Displaying solid resilience Radio Club’s Rayaan Razmi fought back from the jaws of defeat to overcome Carl Serrao of Dadar Club 3-2 in a keenly contested Senior Billiards best-of-5-frames (race to 100 points) Group-D league match of the Maharashtra State Senior Snooker & Billiards Selection (leg-1) Championship 2018 and played at the Poona Club and Deccan Gymkhana.
Rayaan Razmi
The Maharastra junior number one ranked billiards & snooker player Rayaan was engaged in a grim battle for supremacy and closely lost the opening two frames. But he fought back and staged a great recovery by winning the next three frames on the trot to clinch a deserving win with the frames scores reading 97-100, 79-100 , 100-80, 100-82 and 100-42 in his favour.
Pune qualifier Vignesh Sanghvi produced a brilliant steady performance and outplayed Rajeev Sharma of Malabar Hill Club, Mumbai 3-0 (100-57, 100-44, 100-73) in his opening Group-D encounter.
Kreish Gurbaxani
Meanwhile, qualifier Kreishh Gurbaxani of Khar Gymkhana won both his matches in Group-A. He first defeated Otters Club’s Rishabh Thakkar 3-2 (100-63, 35-100, 48-100, 100-50, 100-69). Kreishh later returned to the table and tamed Anand Raghuvanshi of Hindu Gymkhana 3-0 100-64, 100-68, 100-90) and is assured of qualifying for the knockout phase of the competition.
Raghuvanshi had earlier suffered a 1-3 defeat at the hands of Amit Sapru of Park Club. Sapru played well to pull off a 100-77, 97-100, 100-64 and 100-81 frames scores victory.
Results – Round-robin league: Kreishh Gurbaxani (Khar Gym) beat Rishabh Thakkar (Otters Club) 3-2 (100-63, 35-100, 48-100, 100-50, 100-69);
Amit Sapru (Park Club) beat Anand Raghuvanshi (Hindu Gym) 3-1 (100-77, 97-100, 100-64, 100-81);
Vignesh Sanghvi (Pune) beat Rajeev Sharma (MHC) 3-0 (100-57, 100-44, 100-73);
Chandu Kansodaria (MCF) beat Sumehr Mago (Khar Gym) 3-0 (100(69)-38,100-25, 100-65);
Rishabh Kumar (Garware) beat Sanjeev Bijlani (Park Club) 3-0 (100-99, 100-17, 100-23);
Rayaan Razmi (Radio Club) beat Carl Serrao (Dadar Club) 3-2 (97-100, 79-100 , 100-80, 100-82, 100-42);
Kreishh Gurbaxani (Khar Gym) beat Anand Raghuvanshi (Hindu Gym) 3-0 100-64, 100-68, 100-90).
Vishal Gehani (Park Club) beat Chandu Kansodaria (MCF) 3-2 (47-102, 100-78, 73-100, 100-83, 10073);
Hitesh Kotwani (Hindu Gym) beat Sumehr Mago (Khar Gym) 3-0 (100-84, 100-79, 102-14).