CCI,ECC teams enter quarterfinals

In another pre-quarter-final,Bappachibum coasted to a 3-0 win over Matunga Gymkhana Gentlemen.

Written by Express News Service
October 2, 2013 12:22 AM IST

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CCI Rockets and Elphinstone Cricket Club Bappachibum registered impressive wins to enter the quarter-finals,in the BSAM World Zoroastrian Organisation Trust Mumbai Snooker League 2013,at the Dadar Parsee Colony Gymkhana.

After Rajeev Adani upset Himanshu Jain in the opening singles,Rockets rallied to a 3-1 win over Dadar Club Stalwarts,with Nitin Dossa and N. Hemdev combining to win the second doubles tie and Rishabh Pandya making it 2-1 before Jain returned for the crucial fourth singles tie to avenge his earlier loss with a narrow 81-69 win over Adani.

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In another pre-quarter-final,Bappachibum coasted to a 3-0 win over Matunga Gymkhana Gentlemen. Farhad Tengra and Mahesh Jagdale won the opening doubles tie before Siddharth Shah snatched the second singles in an exciting black ball finish and Sunil Jain overcame a gritty Shailesh Rao 105-82 in a tight third singles.

Playing with a +50 handicap,Rao was under pressure to keep Gentlemens hopes alive. But Jain,playing with a +30 handicap,potted brilliantly and marked his effort with a stunning blue cannon to take the match away.