Defending champions CCI Snooker Kings crashed out of the competition at the conclusion of the league phase,in the fifth week of the BSAM World Zoroastrian Organisation Trust Mumbai Snooker League 2013. Snooker Kings,who were leading Group J with 11 points,were left helpless when Park Club Samurais and NSCI Wolverines,who were on seven points,registered stunning bonus point wins in their concluding league ties to end up with 12 points each and qualify for the knock out. While Samurais beat Elphinstone Cricket Club Diplomats home and away,Wolverines overcame MCF Tough Men in similar fashion to end the group engagements in an exciting finish. In Group C,Khar Gymkhana Challengers also snatched a crucial bonus point with home and away wins against MCF Young Guns that saw them top the group with 14 points to qualify along with Elphinstone CC Bappachibum who finished second with 11 points. With Radio Club Dickras close on their heels,Islam Gymkhana Dabbangg also snatched a thrilling bonus point win over Mumbai Port Trust Reynolds Rainbow to qualify from Group D along with table toppers Wodehouse Gymkhana Woody Woodpeckers,as both finished with 17 points. Desperate for a bonus point win that would have seen them through at the expense of CCI Rockets,MbPT Reynolds Titanic won their home tie but lost the away match to Rockets who finished second on 14 points to qualify along with Group F toppers Bombay Gymkhana Phantoms. The top two teams from 12 groups qualified for the knock out that will be hosted by the Dadar Parsee Colony Gymkhana from September 26. Of the 24 teams the top eight with the highest number of points earn a bye into the pre-quarter-finals,while the other 16 will contest to qualify for the pre-quarter-finals. The final is slated for October 6. PJ Hindu Gymkhana Oceans Seven,Bombay Gymkhana Wizards,Matunga Gymkhana Gentlemen,Dadar Parsee Colony Gymkhana Matka Kings,Wodehouse Gymkhana Woody Woodpeckers,Bombay Gymkhana Phantoms,Dadar Club Stalwarts and Shivaji Park Gymkhana Magicians earned a direct bye into the pre-quarter-finals by earning the highest points.
