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Maharashtra State Ranking Billiards & Snooker Tournament 2008
26 August - 17 September 2008
Chandu, Arun to fight for top honour
Having been
around the baize table for over two decades, top seeded Chandu Shah, of P. J.
Hindu Gymkhana, knew how and when to turn in screws as notched up two
impressive wins in the billiards semifinal 4-player league of the Malabar Hill
Club-State senior snooker/Billiards Selection tournament, hosted by Malabar Hill
Club on Tuesday.
First to come under Chandu’s onslaught was North India Association’s Mahesh
Jagdale, who just failed to reproduce the form that has helped him to overcome
home favourite Rajeev Sharma in the quarterfinals. Chandu’s mesmerizing
display first saw him beating Mahesh 150-61, 150-96, 150-69, 150-122 and then
with consistent breaks of 40s and 50s, he ended Vishal Madan, of Chembur
Gymkhana, good run with a 75-150, 150-45, 150-59, 1561-29, 152-104 win.
Arun Agarwal, seeded second, on the other hand, was just unstoppable. Poor
Mahesh could do nothing much to prevent Arun for scoring a comprehensive win.
The only time Mahesh appeared to be making a match of it was in the fourth
frame when he made a break of 43, but then it proved to be just a small
consolation for him as Arun ran away with the help of a couple of breaks of
over 50 plus a century one in the second frame to romp home with a 150- 25, 150
-14, 153 -69, 152)-111 win. Earlier, however, Arun did face some tough time
against Chembur Gymkhana’s Vishal Madan, who after down 0-3, fought back to grab
the fourth frame. But like Mahesh, Vishal’s resistance crumbled in the following
frame as Arun just did not given him much scope for a fight back.
Results
SENIOR BILLIARDS (4-Player league):
Chandu Shah bt Mahesh Jagdale 150-(65)-61, 150 (51)-96, 150 (49)-69, 150 (68)- 122 (59)
Chandu Shah bt Vishal Madan 75- 150(52), 150 (48)-45, 150-59, 151 (66)-29, 152 (45)-104
Arun Agarwal bt Mahesh Jagdale 150(43, 32, 46 Uf)-25, 150 (129)-14, 153 (30, 51 Uf)-69, 152 (58)-111 (43)
Arun Agarwal bt Vishal Madan 151(38)-84, 150 (63,52)-89, 150 (70)-81 (44), 116 (33, 38)-150 (70), 150 (45)-13.