Heavyweights Rohan Jambusaria (-350 handicap) of Mandpeshwar Civic Foundation and Bombay Gymkhana’s Nalin Patel (-450 handicap), both came up with solid performances and registered comfortable wins in their respective round-robin group matches of the Chembur Gymkhana Handicap Billiards Tournament 2018, and played at the Chembur Gymkhana billiards hall.
Rohan Jambusaria (-350 handicap) of MCF Borivalieasily defeated Chandresh Shah (-150) of Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana 200-113 in a Group-G match of the Chembur Gymkhana Handicap Billiards Tournament 2018
Jambusaria who hit the balls quite consistently underlined his superiority over veteran cueist Chandresh Shah (-150) of Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana as he stormed to a 200-113 victory in a Group-G match. He managed to compile a couple of decent breaks of 98, 49, 42, 46, 39 and 40, while Shah who was not in the best of form could only make small breaks of 48, 35 and 30,
Seasoned pro Patel enjoyed a good roll of the balls and with some steady play constructed six substantial runs of 53, 84, 91, 78, 86 and 60 as he eased past the less experienced Shailesh Rao (-30) of Matunga Gym by a convincing 200-122 points margin in a Group-F encounter.
Nalin Patel
In a closely contested Group-H match, Kreishh Gurbaxani (-225) of Khar Gymkhana managed to overcame a spirited challenge from club mate Sahil Kakkad (-70) by snatching a tight 200-193 win.
Results –
Round-robin league – Group-A: Murali Krishnan (Chembur Gym, -40) beat Rishabh Kumar (Bombay Gym, -250) 200-108;
Group-B: Loukic Pathare (Chembur Gym, -275) beat Raj Khandwala (CCI, -165) 200-97;
Raj Khandawala (CCI, -165) beat Nikhil Lalwani (Chembur Gym, -50) 200-150;
Group-C: Sunil Jain (ECC, -150) beat Shekhar Krishnan (Chembur Gym, -50) 200-179;
Group-D: Rayaan Razmi (ECC, -190) beat Sagar Madan (Chembur Gym, -40) 200-140;
Group-E: Ankit Thakkar (Matunga Gym, -120) beat Carl Serrao (Dadar Club, -190) 200-129.
Group-F: Nalin Patel (Bombay Gym, -450) beat Shailesh Rao (Matunga Gym, -30) 200-122;
Group-G: Rohan Jambusaria (MCF, -350) beat Chandresh Shah (JVPG, -150) 200-113;
Group-H: Kreishh Gurbaxani (Khar Gym, -225) beat Sahil Kakkad (Khar Gym -70) 200-193.