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Playing in familiar surroundings,Manav Panchal touched peak form while easily winning both his Group-E league matches in the senior snooker event of the Malabar Hill Club-Maharashtra State Selection billiards and snooker tournament on Wednesday. Panchal showed absolutely no qualm in adjusting to the tables,immediately getting into rhythm to sideline Manoj Gadgill 3-1 (30-62,67-8,58-23,65-42) in a best-of-five frame round-robin league encounter played at the Malabar Hill Club billiards hall on Wednesday morning.
Panchal then returned to the table and produced an improved display as he blanked Shahbaaz Khan 3-0 (66-24,96-4,64-12) to virtually seal a berth in the pre-quarter-final knockout round from Group E. Bombay Gymkahnas Rovin DSouza also showed great touch as he faced little difficulty in putting across Anand Raguvanshi 3-1 (62-41,45-61,60-51,64-54) in Group-H. DSouza continued to be in his elements as he brushed aside Sumit Saldurkar 3-1 (91-12,29-60,47-25,76-46). He is now assured of a place in the last 16 in the tournament,which is being organized by the Billiards & Snooker Association of Maharashtra (BSAM).
Meanwhile,Hasan Badami also enhanced his chances of making the next round as he tamed Mukund Bhardia 3-1 (57-54,57-43,13-63,52-31) for his second win in the tournament. He had earlier defeated Yogesh Lohiya of Pune 3-2 (82(46)-01,48-50,13-45,61-20,56-22).
Results: Senior snooker (round-robin league): Group-A: Nikhil Ootum bt Satish Karad 3-0 (64-44,48-34,44-39); Satish Karad bt Yogesh Sharma 3-2 (60-45,71-35,40-56,18-56,70-24); Group-B: Sarang Shroff bt Jayant Sajgure 3-1 (65-33,42-63,73-16,63-22); Zubin Lelinwala bt Jayant Sajgure 3-0 (64(47)-41,61-16,65-26); Group-C: Rushabh Pandya bt Ajinkya Mehta 3-0 (68-9,107(46)-7,63-32); Farhad Tengra bt Ajinkya Mehta 3-0 (69-19,63-15,63-25); Group-D: Yash Deshpande bt Raj Khandwala 3-2 (51-26,28-50,41-19,62-53,62-43); Group-E: Manav Panchal bt Manoj Gadgill 3-1 (30-62,67-8,58-23,65-42); Panchal bt Shahbaaz Khan 3-0 (66-24,96-4,64-12); Rushabh Jain bt Manoj Gadgill 3-1 (58-30,57-73,61-45,60-54); Group-F: Shivraj Mohite bt Pratyush Somayajula 3-2 (53-52,69-43,43-76,41-49,70-34); Hitesh Kotwani bt Shivraj Mohite 3-2 (57-46,29-53,68-08,69-78,78-25); Group-G: Mukund Bharadia bt Yogesh Lohiya 3-0 (65-24,64-13,65-44); Hasan Badami bt Mukund Bhardia 3-1 (57-54,57-43,13-63,52-31); Group-H: Rovin DSouza bt Anand Raguvanshi 3-1 (62-41,45-61,60-51,64-54); Rovin D’Souza bt Sumit Saldurkar 3-1 (91-12,29-60,47-25,76-46).
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