Steven Samuel of Otters Club enjoyed a smooth passage to the third round by posting an easy 3-0 (39-9, 48-23, 39-0) victory against Sudhir Pawar in a Second Round match of the Islam Gymkhana organised 9th Pro Snooker Classic Tournament – 2018 for markers.
In another match, Anant Yelve of Goregaon Sports Club lost the first frame but fough back to defeat Santosh Pawar of Khar Gym 3-1 (23-39, 28-24, 39-15, 32-26 to also progress to the third round.
Results – 2nd round: Steven Samuel (Otters Club) bt Sudhir Pawar (Catholic Gym) 3-0 (39-9, 48-23, 39-0); Anant Yelve (GSC) bt Santosh Pawar (Khar Gym) 3-1 (23-39, 28-24, 39-15, 32-26); Yesu Pilley (Pune) bt Anthony Menezes (NSCI 3-2 (28-22, 28-40, 37-25, 12-25, 36-15); Prakash Hate (Club Aquaria) bt Pawan Tambe (Otters Club) 3-1 (41-51, 44-34, 44-16, 38-28); Mohan Jagtap (PYC, Pune) bt Swapnil Khaire (Khar Gym) 3-1 (25-30, 30-9, 28-7, 39-4); Mahendra Dehrikar (DG) bt Chetan Shelar (Pune) 3-2 (39-28, 33-46, 28-38, 51-15, 59-32); Bipin Kapadia (Parsee Gym) bt Atul Satpute (Deccan Gym) 3-2 (34-53, 36-25, 44-32,15-33, 30-11);