Vaibhav Waingade of Panvel and Akshay Vasani of Andheri Recreation Club scored contrasting wins in the first round matches of the Khar Gymkhana Open Handicap Snooker Tournament 2018, and played at the Khar Gymkhana Billiards Room.
Akshay Vasani (+55) of Andheri Recreation Club scored a 3-0 win against Chembur Gymkhana’s Loukic Pathare in a first round match of the Khar Gymkhana Open Handicap Snooker Tournament
Playing with solid determination, Waingade (+50 handicap) produced a strong fight back to overcome Karan Shetty of Radio Club (+50) by a 3-2 margin. The Panvel player lost the first two frames but bounced back by winning the next three to seal a 77-118, 58-105, 123-104, 112-69 and 127-103 frames victory.
In contrast, Vasani (+55) enjoyed a good roll of the balls and stunned Chembur Gymkhana’s Loukic Pathare (+30) by a clear 3-0 (86-72, 102-54, 92-42) margin.
In another one-sided encounter, Avenish Shah (+25) of Mandpeshwar Civic Foundation easily defeated Dombivali cueist Vinay Pethkar (+55) by a convincing 3-0 (99-85, 114-74, 89-71) win to advance to the second round.
Results – 1st round: Vaibhav Waingade, Panvel (+50) beat Karan Shetty, Radio Club (+50) 3-2 (77-118, 58-105, 123-104, 112-69, 127-103);
Sankalp Mundhada, Thane (+50) beat Rayan Choudhri, Khar Gym (+55) 3-1 (108-58, 109-68, 96-126, 113-80);
Krishna Saraf, JVPG (+45) beat Jayash Chaudhary, Thane (+50) 3-1 (58-99, 99-81, 105-79, 110-83);
Avenish Shah, MCF (+25) beat Vinay Pethkar, Dombivli (+55) 3-0 (99-85, 114-74, 89-71);
Anthony Menezes, NSCNI (+40) beat Prakash Hate, Aquaria (+55) 3-1 (112-88, 54-108, 95-94, 105-68);
Gunmeen Kohli, MIG (+50) beat Girish Shelke, Thane (+55) 3-1 (125-105, 111-103, 94-123, 102-92);
Bhushan Shahade, Dadar Club (+45) beat Arun Kumar, Thane (+20) 3-1 (68-85, 106-48, 89-59, 84-32);
Akshay Vasani, ARC (+55) beat Loukic Pathare, Chembur Gym (+30) 3-0 (86-72, 102-54, 92-42).