26.12.2011: Yelve, Parmar storm into quarter-finals

Ajinkya Yelve of Catholic Gymkhana and Hemant Parmar of Tata Sports Club fashioned impressive wins to advance to the quarter-finals of the 4th Pro Classic 6-Red Snooker Tournament for markers, organised and hosted by Islam Gymkhana, on Tuesday.

Yelve, who endured a gruelling five-frame win in the previous round on Monday, once again was taken the distance as he snatched an exciting 23-35, 41-30, 7-44, 34-26, 51-40 win over Sanjay Gamre of Bombay Gymkhana.

Trailing 1-2 yet again, Yelve staged a remarkable recovery to force the decider where he rifled in a brilliant long blue to the top right pocket before slicing in the pink in the bottom right and returning ideally to pot the black, again in the top right to leave Gamre helpless.
 

In contrast, Parmar eased to a 3-0 win to halt Andheri Recreation Club’s Chandrakant Dehrikar’s impressive run.

The other significant pre-quarter-final winners were, Amit Jadhav of Islam Gymkhana and Mahadeo Bhogle of Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana.

Results (Pre-Quarters):

Hemant Parmar (Tata SC) bt Chandrakant Dehrikar (Andheri Recreation Club) 39-13, 33-20, 30-20

Mahadeo Bhogle (JVPG) bt Bapu Gaikwad (BPGC) 43-22, 42-6, 36-14

Amit Jadhav (Islam Gym) bt Santosh Pawar (Khar Gym) 39-16, 16-37, 42-28, 35-21

Ajinkya Yelve (Catholic Gym) bt Sanjay Gamre (Bombay Gym) 23-35, 41-30, 7-44, 34-26, 51-40

26.12.2011: Contrasting wins for Bhogle, Yelve

Mahadeo Bhogle of JVPG and Ajinkya Yelve of Catholic Gymkhana registered contrasting wins before advancing to the pre-quarter-finals, in the 4th Pro Classic 6-Red Snooker Tournament for markers, organised and hosted by Islam Gymkhana, on Monday.

Formidable Bhogle, a semi-finalist at the recently concluded SPG-Park Club billiards tournament, eased to a 3-0 third round win over Suraj Yadav of Vashi that included a significant break of 41 in the opening frame, while Yelve lived dangerously before snatching a 26-35, 29-19, 0-37, 33-22, 46-10 win over Lalit Yadav, also of Vashi, after trailing 1-2.

Another significant third round winner was Manoj Kasare of Khar Gymkhana who beat Changdeo Pachrane of CCI 3-1.

Results (3rd Rd):

Bapu Gaikwad (BPGC) bt Nilesh Kobnak (Willingdon SC) 32-1, 33-20, 40-11

Santosh Chorge (Willingdon SC) bt Deepak Nagvekar (PJ Hindu Gym) 42-11, 38-22, 33-26

Mahadeo Bhogle (JVPG) bt Suraj Yadav (Vashi) 54(41)-4, 38-1, 34-8

Manoj Kasare (Khar Gym) bt Changdeo Pachrane (CCI) 34-24, 34-3, 18-35, 47-4

Ajinkya Yelve (Catholic Gym) bt Lalit Yadav (Vashi) 26-35, 29-19, 0-37, 33-22, 46-10

25.12.2011: Jadhav snatches decider

Amit Jadhav of Islam Gymkhana rallied from 1-2 to snatch the decider in an exciting third round, in the 4th Pro Classic 6-Red Snooker Tournament for markers, organised and hosted by Islam Gymkhana, on Sunday.

After dropping the first and third frames, Jadhav recovered in a tight and crucial fourth frame before winning the decider without much ado to reach the pre-quarter-finals.

The other significant winners who joined Jadhav in the pre-quarter-finals were, Ashok More of Khar Gymkhana and L.S. Mhatre of Tata Sports Club who registered comfortable wins.

More overcame Dilip Rathod of Radio Club 22-54, 39-22, 43-19, 32-13, while Mhatre beat Bajirao Pachrane of CCI 40-6, 39-29, 31-22.

Results (3rd Rd):

Amit Jadhav (Islam Gym) bt Samuel Selven (Otters Club) 13-50, 31-20, 17-43, 35-24, 35-4

Ashok More (Khar Gym) bt Dilip Rathod (Radio Club) 22-54, 39-22, 43-19, 32-13

Santosh Pawar (Khar Gym) bt Jagdish Khade (Thane) 3-38, 43-8, 34-14, 27-9

L.S. Mhatre (Tata SC) bt Bajirao Pachrane (CCI) 40-6, 39-29, 31-22

24.12.2011: Dehrikar stretches Kobnak

Ajit Kobnak of PJ Hindu Gymkhana was taken the distance before advancing to the pre-quarter-finals, in the 4th Pro Classic 6-Red Snooker Tournament for markers, organised and hosted by Islam Gymkhana, on Saturday.

In one of the closest matches of the day, Kobnak led 2-1 against Vasant Dehrikar of Royal Bombay Yacht Club who forced the decider with a brilliant recovery in the crucial fourth frame before losing his way.

Joining Kobnak in the pre-quarter-finals were Sudhakar Kemble of Matunga Gymkhana, Sanjay Gamre of Bombay Gymkhana and Chandrakant Dehrikar of Andheri Recreation Club.

In a second round tie that stretched into the decider, Santosh Pawar of Khar Gymkhana beat Kamlakar Khade of Bombay Gymkhana 15-35, 10-24, 33-11, 49-9, 34-13 in an exciting contest, after trailing 0-2.

Results (3rd Rd):

Hemant Parmar (Tata SC) bt Anand Patil (Chembur Gym) 43-13, 46-22, 39-9

Chandrakant Dehrikar (Andheri Recreation Club) bt Milind Divekar (PJ Hindu Gym) 24-42, 38-13, 36-15, 36-12

Sanjay Gamre (Bombay Gym) bt Sunil Shedge (PJ Hindu Gym) 33-3, 32-21, 34-20

Ajit Kobnak (PJ Hindu Gym) bt Vasant Dehrikar (Yacht Club) 35-6, 31-41, 46-13, 18-38, 47-15

Sudhakar Kemble (Matunga Gym) bt Sunil Khude (MIG) 32-38, 36-14, 33-27, 28-25

Santosh Mane (Santacruz Gym) bt Pankaj Mayavanshi (Radio Club) 17-33, 44-20, 42-15, 35-5

Results (2nd Rd):

Amit Jadhav (Islam Gym) bt Naresh Chengale (Matunga Gym) 42-4, 16-33, 38-15, 42-28

Vasant Dehrikar (Yacht Club) bt Malik Patel (CCI) 28-6, 3-31, 34-25, 34-21

Santosh Pawar (Khar Gym) bt Kamlakar Khade (Bombay Gym) 15-35, 10-24, 33-11, 49-9, 34-13

23.12.2011: Kobnak halts Baikar

Nilesh Kobnak of Willingdon Sports Club halted P.J. Hindu Gymkhana’s Ankush Baikar with an exciting 3-2 win to advance to the third round, in the 4th Pro Classic 6-Red Snooker Tournament for markers, organised and hosted by Islam Gymkhana, on Friday.

Kobnak trailed 1-2 after dropping a tight opening frame and losing the third on the pink. But pink turned out to be his favourite colour after he forced the decider and snatched an impressive win on the penultimate ball in the fifth and final frame.

Ashok More of Khar Gymkhana, Bapu Gaikwad of BPGC, Sunil Shedge of PJ Hindu Gymkhana and Chandrakant Dehrikar of Andheri Recreation Club were the other significant second round winners.

Results (2nd Rd):

Mahadeo Bhogle (JVPG) bt Deepak Ahire (Dadar Parsi Colony Gym) 54-7, 41-18, 29-8

Ashok More (Khar Gym) bt Pramod Ruke 4-31, 32-26, 38-24, 35-27

Sunil Khude (MIG) bt Hitesh P. (Elphinstone CC) 31-10, 41-1, 50-3

Nilesh Kobnak (Willingdon SC) bt Ankush Baikar (PJ Hindu Gym) 29-36, 28-17, 33-38, 35-24, 38-32

Suraj Yadav (Vashi) bt Subhash Walgaonkar (CCI) 36-30, 35-12, 28-19

Bapu Gaikwad (BPGC) bt Sanjay Dhane (Jolly Gym, Vidyavihar) 29-30, 43-29, 40-28, 35-21

Sunil Shedge (PJ Hindu Gym) bt Pravin Jadhav (Willingdon SC) 34-14, 28-39, 38-28, 40-7

Chandrakant Dehrikar (Andheri Recreation Club) bt Mahadev Kamble (JVPG) 40-26, 22-31, 35-15, 43-8

22.12.2011: Mhatre, Divekar survive scare

Formidable L.S. Mhatre of Tata Sports Club and Milind Divekar of PJ Hindu Gymkhana endured stiff challenges before advancing to the third round, in the 4th Pro Classic 6-Red Snooker Tournament for markers, organised and hosted by Islam Gymkhana, on Thursday.

Mhatre needed time to find his rhythm before surging to a 2-1 lead with an impressive break of 40 in the third frame against Anand Yelve of Jolly Gymkhana, Vidyavihar. Yelve, who surprised Mhatre by snatching the opening frame convincingly, replied with a break of 32 in the crucial fourth to force the decider. But Mhatre took it away with a substantial lead in the fifth and final frame as he romped to a 1-32, 35-5, 40-0, 6-59, 35-5 win.

Divekar lived dangerously after going ahead on two occasions against Rajesh Mayavanshi of Malabar Hill Club in another exciting second round tie. Mayavanshi recovered brilliantly to force the decider but lost his way.

Samuel Selven of Otters Club was another significant second round winner after getting the better of Sanjay Joshi of PJ Hindu Gymkhana 3-1.

In a first round encounter, Suraj Yadav of Vashi recovered from a 0-2 deficit to stun Naresh Mayavanshi of Radio Club 3-2 after snatching the decider on the black ball in a nail-biting finish.

Results (2nd Rd):

L.J. Mhatre (Tata SC) bt Anand Yelve (Jolly Gym, Vidyavihar) 1-32, 35-5, 40(40)-0, 6-59(32), 35-5

Samuel Selven (Otters Club) bt Sanjay Joshi (PJ Hindu Gym) 12-20, 30-18, 40-6, 30-13

Sanjay Gamre (Bombay Gym) bt Prakash Solanki (MbPT) 33-1, 35-8, 33-9

Milind Divekar (PJ Hindu Gym) bt Rajesh Mayavanshi (Malabar Hill Club) 39-27, 6-29, 34-13, 4-32, 30-4

Santosh Chorge (Willingdon SC) bt Suraj Shirke (MIG) 39-7, 7-34, 25-18, 42-6

Sudhakar Kamble (Matunga Gym) bt Santosh Abnave (CCI) 37-28, 46-18, 29-24

Results (1st Rd):

Suraj Yadav (Vashi) bt Naresh Mayavanshi (Radio Club) 21-54, 22-32, 34-27, 44-33, 37-30

21.12.2011: Vaz sinks Menezes in thriller

Walter Vaz of Bombay Gymkhana beat Joseph Menezes of Otters Club 3-2 in a thriller to advance to the third round, in the 4th Pro Classic 6-Red Snooker Tournament for markers, organised and hosted by Islam Gymkhana, on Wednesday.

In the most riveting match of the day, Vaz lived dangerously before escaping to a nail-biting 34-21, 30-37, 35-28, 29-31, 37-30 win, on an action-packed day of five-frame thrillers. Vaz dropped the second frame in a black-ball tie and the crucial fourth on the black before snatching the deciding fifth again in a pulsating black-ball tie to spice up the competition.

Changdeo Pachrane of CCI endured a similar journey en route to a 32-31, 52-20, 10-36, 15-33, 31-24 win over Vilas Arondekar of Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana in another second round match. After snatching the opening frame on the black, the formidable Pachrane surged to a 2-0 lead. But Arondekar refused to give up as he came back into the match to force the decider where he went down narrowly.

In other ties that went the distance, Pankaj Mayavanshi of Radio Club beat Vishal Yelve of Dadar Parsi Colony Gymkhana 15-28, 30-25, 15-40, 37-30, 38-32, while Santosh Mane of Santacruz Gymkhana overcame Pranay More of Malabar Hill Club 39-30, 37-23, 27-31, 32-42, 28-11.

One of the tournament’s oldest cueists Deepak Nagvekar rallied from the loss of the opening frame, which he lost on the black, to coast to an impressive 34-35, 40-2, 44-16, 44-5 win over Satish Mayavansi of Grant Medical College Gymkhana.

Results (2nd Rd):

Ajinkya Yelve (Catholic Gym) bt Jeet Gawde (SPG) 17-38, 30-15, 31-8, 2-40, 52-17

Changdeo Pachrane (CCI) bt Vilas Arondekar (JVPG) 32-31, 52-20, 10-36, 15-33, 31-24

Manoj Kasare (Khar Gym) bt Uday Gawde (Wodehouse Gym) 43-0, 43-21, 38-18

Deepak Nagvekar (PJ Hindu Gym) bt Satish Mayavansi (Grant Medical College Gym) 34-35, 40-2, 44-16, 44-5

Hemant Parmar (Tata SC) bt Sunil Jadhav (PJ Hindu Gym) 28-4, 25-16, 41-13

Walter Vaz (Bombay Gym) bt Joseph Menezes (Otters Club) 34-21, 30-37, 35-28, 29-31, 37-30

Pankaj Mayavanshi (Radio Club) bt Vishal Yelve (Dadar Parsi Colony Gym) 15-28, 30-25, 15-40, 37-30, 38-32

Santosh Mane (Santacruz Gym) bt Pranay More (Malabar Hill Club) 39-30, 37-23, 27-31, 32-42, 28-11

Lalit Yadav (Vashi) bt Govind Rathod (Radio Club) 37-8, 42-14, 42-11

Dilip Rathod (Radio Club) bt Ravi Kate (Dahanu Club) 33-31, 12-36, 29-3, 31-41, 34-10

Jagdish Khade (Thane) bt Suresh Sawant (MCF) 32-23, 45-23, 1-35, 47-14

Suresh Mahadik (Goregaon SC) bt Jackie Sorain (Khar Gym) 33-1, 42-13, 34-6

20.12.2011: Kobnak, Malik advance

Ajit Kobnak of PJ Hindu Gymkhana and Malik Patel of CCI registered contrasting wins to advance in the 4th Pro Classic 6-Red Snooker Tournament for markers, organised and hosted by Islam Gymkhana, on Tuesday.

Formidable Kobnak beat Arvind Achrekar of Central Railway Mumbai Institute 3-0 in the second round, while Patel rallied from 1-2, after winning the opening frame, to beat Vilas Gaikwad of Bombay Presidency Golf Club (BPGC) 29-3, 13-34, 39-47, 43-39, 30-19 in an exciting first round tie.

In another tight first round encounter that stretched into the decider, Bapu Gaikwad of BPGC survived a scare before prevailing over Naresh Mayavanshi of Elphinstone Cricket Club 22-30, 32-8, 31-6, 24-35, 41-5. Gaikwad led 2-1 after dropping the opening frame when Mayavanshi snatched the crucial fourth to force the decider where he lost his way.

Results (2nd Rd):

Ajit Kobnak (PJ Hindu Gym) bt Arvind Achrekar (CRMI) 35-8, 42-15, 33-26.

Results (1st Rd):

Bapu Gaikwad (BPGC) bt Naresh Mayavanshi (Elphinstone CC) 22-30, 32-8, 31-6, 24-35, 41-5

Santosh Mane (Santacruz Gym) bt Nilesh Kadam (Elphinstone CC) 43-9, 38-1, 40-3

Pranay More (Malabar Hill Club) bt Sandeep Telli (PJ Hindu Gym) 29-19, 6-42, 35-22, 42-19

Malik Patel (CCI) bt Vilas Gaikwad (BPGC) 29-3, 13-34, 39-47, 43-39, 30-19

Milind Divekar (PJ Hindu Gym) bt Pradip Boynar (Vashi) 35-5, 35-1, 36-6

Sanjay Gamre (Bombay Gym) bt Raja Shinde (North Indian Assn) 36-25, 38-9, 29-10

Walter Vaz (Bombay Gym) bt Rashid Shaikh (Vashi) 26-6, 34-7, 45-15

19.12.2011: Solanki, Dehrikar scrape through

Prakash Solanki of Mumbai Port Trust and Chandrakant Dehrikar of Andheri Recreation Club snatched exciting 3-2 wins to enter the second round of the 4th Pro Classic 6-Red Snooker Tournament for markers, organised and hosted by Islam Gymkhana, on Monday.

Solanki overcame a stiff challenge from a gritty Vishnu Shirpurkar of Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana before registering a 16-49, 27-24, 32-11, 18-22, 41-20 win. After winning the opening frame Shirpurkar recovered from 1-2 to force the decider. He was still in contention in the final frame while trailing 20-29 with the blue, pink and black remaining. But Solanki held on while capitalizing on a foul and potting the blue and taking it away with the pink.

In another tight first-round tie that stretched into the decider, Dehrikar rallied from 1-2 to beat Ratilal Mayavanshi of Radio Club 39-20, 16-29, 13-35, 41-18, 29-16, while Satish Mayavanshi of Grant Medical College Gymkhana beat Sachin Rajput of Otters Club 3-1.

Results (1st Rd):

Lalit Yadav (Radio Club) bt Uttam Dahikamble (JVPG) 38-19, 29-21, 41-30

Chandrakant Dehrikar (Andheri Recreation Club) bt Ratilal Mayavanshi (Radio Club) 39-20, 16-29, 13-35, 41-18, 29-16

Satish Mayavanshi (Grant Medical College Gym) bt Sachin Rajput (Otters Club) 38-2, 31-33, 29-16, 46-16

Prakash Solanki (MbPT) bt Vishnu Shirpurkar (JVPG) 16-49, 27-24, 32-11, 18-22, 41-20

18.12.2011: Mhatre, Baikar escape to victory

L.S. Mhatre of Tata Sports Club and Ankush Baikar of PJ Hindu Gymkhana registered narrow 3-2 wins to advance to the second round of the 4th Pro Classic 6-Red Snooker Tournament for markers, organised and hosted by Islam Gymkhana, on Sunday.

Formidable Mhatre lived dangerously as he overcame Mahendra Deherikar of Dombivili Gymkhana 49-35, 1-36, 41-10, 9-41, 40-20 after taking a 2-1 lead and being forced into the decider.

Baikar rallied from a 1-2 deficit to beat Arvind Jadhav of Islam Gymkhana 44-31, 41-42, 14-31, 41-20, 32-13 after dropping the second frame in a black-ball finish. Jadhav squandered the advantage he enjoyed and lost his way as Baikar staged a spectacular recovery in the latter half of the best-of-five frames contest.

The other significant first round winners were Amit Jadhav of Islam Gymkhana and Deepak Nagvekar of PJ Hindu Gymkhana.

Results (1st Rd):

Sanjay Dhane (Jolly Gym, Ghatkopar) bt Laxman Sonawane (Elphinstone CC) 36-13, 44-24, 31-39, 29-20

L.S. Mhatre (Tata SC) bt Mahendra Deherikar (Dombivili Gym) 49-35, 1-36, 41-10, 9-41, 40-20

Amit Jadhav (Islam Gym) bt Satish Surti (Radio Club) 33-9, 45-38, 38-27

Ankush Baikar (PJ Hindu Gym) bt Arvind Jadhav (Islam Gym) 44-31, 41-42, 14-31, 41-20, 32-13

Nilesh Kobnak (Willingdon SC) bt Bipin Kapadia (Parsee Gym) 25-15, 17-31, 45-19, 28-17

Rajesh Mayavanshi (Malabar Hill Club) bt Girish Premana (Bombay Gym) 42-22, 28-6, 18-26, 39-7

Govind Rathod (Radio Club) bt Dipesh Jodha (Acres Club) 48-11, 42-21, 31-20

Deepak Nagvekar (PJ Hindu Gym) bt Vithal Sontake (Vashi) 39-32, 33-18, 6-42, 23-20

17.12.2011: Jadhav, Karande crash out

Favourites Ajay Jadhav and Prakash Karande frittered away 2-0 leads to crash out in the first round, on a dramatic day of upsets, in the 4th Pro Classic 6-Red Snooker Tournament for markers, organised and hosted by Islam Gymkhana, on Saturday.

Santosh Abnave of CCI caused the first upset of the tournament when he rallied from a 0-2 deficit to shock Ajay Jadhav of Islam Gymkhana 19-29, 14-38, 38-4, 39-21, 31-24 in a thriller that went down to the wire and ended in a black-ball finish.

Jadhav relaxed his grip after surging comfortably to an early lead and looked set to win in straight frames. But Abnave changed the script with a brilliant recovery. He chose to believe in himself while welcoming the openings that were offered by Jadhav.

After drawing level and forcing the decider, Abnave led 18-15 in the fifth and final frame after earning eight crucial points following a foul-and-a-miss on two occasions. But Jadhav returned to cannon the brown in the top right pocket in spectacular fashion and potted the blue to snatch a vital 24-18 lead. But his elbow quivered while missing the simple pink in the left centre pocket. Abnave seized the opportunity and sank in the pink and black in a nail-biting finish to storm into the second round.

In another riveting contest, Samuel Selven of Otters Club overcame Prakash Karande of CCI 18-32, 10-35, 37-24, 43-33, 51-12 in a match between quality cueists. Karande had his moments in the crucial fourth frame but Selven held on to join Abnave in the second round.

Results (1st Rd):

Santosh Abnave (CCI) bt Ajay Jadhav (Islam Gym) 19-29, 14-38, 38-4, 39-21, 31-24

Santosh Chorge (Willingdon SC) bt Mukesh Wadekar (Radio Club) 45-29, 50-43, 41-13

Samuel Selven (Otters Club) bt Prakash Karande (CCI) 18-32, 10-35, 37-24, 43-33, 51-12

Anand Yelve (Jolly Gym, Ghatkopar) bt Baban Solanki (Dadar Parsi Colony Gym) 42-1, 44-23, 26-6

Arvind Achrekar (CRMI) bt Gyaneshwar Sawant (Matunga Gym) 40-12, 23-15, 33-25

Changdeo Pachrane (CCI) bt Alpesh Patel (Radio Club) 46-17, 30-14, 27-9, 36-26

Joseph Menezes (Otters Club) bt Ravindra Shetty (JVPG) 39-5, 28-21, 37-7

Jeet Gawde (SPG) bt Arun Poddar (MCF) 32-9, 39-18, 36-9

Dilip Rathod (Radio Club) bt Dinesh Surti (Parsee Gym) 36-15, 47-12, 35-32

Sudhakar Kemble (Matunga Gym) bt Mahipat Nitore (PJ Hindu Gym) 13-36, 30-11, 45-5, 28-18

Suresh Sawant (MCF) bt Manish Gaikwad (Catholic Gym) 33-18, 25-16, 39-28

16.12.2011: Sorain, Shedge rally

Formidable Jackie Sorain of Khar Gymkhana and Sunil Shedge of PJ Hindu Gymkhana rallied to 3-1 wins to enter the second round, in the 4th Pro Classic 6-Red Snooker Tournament for markers, organised and hosted by Islam Gymkhana, on Friday.

Stunned by the loss of the opening frame in the best-of-five frames tie against Ramesh Kasare of Khar Gykhana, Shedge found his rhythm in time to race to a 27-39, 38-6, 46-38, 41-9 win, on a day of close encounters.

In another tight first round tie, Sorain beat Jagan Mayavanshi of Chembur Gymkhana 40-25, 18-45, 32-11, 38-30 after losing his grip in the second frame and snatching the crucial fourth in a thrilling black-ball finish.

Vishal Yelve of Dadar Parsi Colony Gymkhana and Ajinkya Yelve of Catholic Gymkhana were the others to advance to the second round following 3-1 wins.

Results (1st Rd):

Sunil Shedge (PJ Hindu Gym) bt Ramesh Kasare (Khar Gym) 27-39, 38-6, 46-38, 41-9

Ajinkya Yelve (Catholic Gym) bt Dinesh Dhumal (Matunga Gym) 47-8, 31-40, 26-8, 53-27

Vishal Yelve (Dadar Parsi Colony Gymkhana) bt Pravin Surti (Dahanu Club) 24-13, 42-19, 23-41, 31-24

Sunil Khude (MIG) bt Sudhir Pawar (Catholic Gym) 44-21, 48-29, 36-21

Pankaj Mayavanshi (Radio Club) bt Upendra Ruke (Wodehouse Gym) 34-1, 40-26, 40-20

Jackie Sorain (Khar Gym) bt Jagan Mayavanshi (Chembur Gym) 40-25, 18-45, 32-11, 38-30