Mithil Shinde of Thane played with a never-say-die attitude to come from behind to overcome Vaibhav Waingade of Kamote 3-2 in a well contested best-of-5-frame second round match of the BSAM Grassroot Snooker Challenge 2018 and played at the Garware Club House billiards room.
The Thane cueist Shinde started on the wrong foot and dropped the first two frames and was on the brink of making an exit. But he showed exemplary fighting qualities and went on to pocket the next three frames on the trot to secure a satisfying 44-57, 24-64, 60-54, 65-40 and 59-50 success to sneak into the third round.
In another second round match which went the distance, Yash Babani of Otters Club beat back a strong challenge from Vashi’s Prashant Chavan by pulling through by a tight 3-2 frame scoreline. Babani and Chavan shared the first four frames before the Otters Club cueist came good in the deciding frame which he won quite comfortably to close out a 52-34, 18-66, 65-22, 23-53 and 48-17 victory.
Meanwhile, Karan Chuganee of Bombay Gymkhana carved out a tight 3-2 win against Sunil Khaturia of Garware Club House in another second round clash. Chuganee managed to come out trumps by a 48-18, 49-56, 61-63, 65-36 and 55-33 frame scores.
Results – 2nd round: Sandeep Teli (Hindu Gym) beat Sohail Petiwala (Mazgoan) 3-1 (63-74, 48-33, 54-21, 56-43); Mithil Shinde (Thane) beat Vaibhav Waingade (Kamote) 3-2 (44-57, 24-64, 60-54, 65-40, 59-50); Karan Chuganee (Bombay Gym) beat Sunil Khaturia (Garware CH) 3-2 (48-18, 49-56, 61-63, 65-36, 55-33); Joseph Menezes (Otters Club) beat Anuj Soni (MIG) 3-1 (5-58, 55-23, 61-16, 61-22); Ranjeet Negi (Vashi) beat Sharad Sharma (Garware CH) 3-1 (59-44, 41-53, 60-25, 53-38); Yash Babani (Otters Club) beat Prashant Chavan (Vashi) 3-2 (52-34, 18-66, 65-22, 23-53, 48-17); Anant Mehta (NSCI) beat Avinash Gaikwad (Kharghar) 3-0 (62-24, 57-18, 52-39); Vishal Gehani (Park Club) beat Ronak Dedhia (NSCI) 3-2 (43-52, 59-38, 37-59, 61-40, 58-6); Jagdish Khade (Thane) beat Karan Bakliwal (Mazgoan) 3-0 (68-27, 69-15, 59-53); Pratik Thakkar (Thane) beat Saurabh Mehrotra (Radio) 3-0 (55-29, 66-56, 70-34); Bakirao Pacharne (CCI) beat Uves khakhu (IG) 3-0 (59-22, 61-31, 63-30); Divesh Gangwani (JVPG) beat Manjeet Singh (NIA) 3-0 (50-27, 55-23, 58-25); Haji Usman (Islam Gym) beat James Barnad (GSC) 3-2 (50-36, 21-61, 32-52, 56-44, 58-41); Anuj Mahajan (Radio Club) beat Rishabh Panchamia (MCF) 3-2 (36-65, 51-44, 63-43, 15-82, 55-43); Omkar Shinde (Pot Black) beat Bapu Gaikwad 3-1 (39-31, 23-48, 52-23, 41-40).