Boricha, Arun face tough time

MUMBAI, MAY 3: Harji Boricha and Arun Kedar had to work hard for their victories, taking three games to defeat their opponents in the fou...

MUMBAI, MAY 3: Harji Boricha and Arun Kedar had to work hard for their victories, taking three games to defeat their opponents in the fourth round of the Dilip Kakodkar Memorial Ranking Carrom Tournament, organised by Worli Sports Club here today.

Boricha lost the second game 15-25 before he recovered in the decider to win against Ganesh Patankar while Kedar lost the first game against Nitin Boricha before he rallied to victory.

RESULTS

Open singles (fourth round): Harji Boricha bt Ganesh Patankar 17-15, 15-25, 25-6; Jitendra Kale bt Dinesh Boricha 25-10, 25-19; Nagsen Etambe bt Dilip Sosa 25-12, 25-11; Chakor Salve bt Rajiv Patil 25-17, 25-5; Liyaqat Nagarji bt Amit Mohite 22-17, 18-14; Dilesh Khedekar bt Vilas Dalvi 25-5, 25-0; Arun Kedar bt Nitin Boricha 11-25, 25-5, 25-0; Shamji Padaya bt Prakash Thosar 25-5, 11-13, 25-9.

Women’s singles (2nd round): Anupama Kedar bt Sunanda Ghosalkar 25-0, 25-0; Sangeeta Chandorkar bt Manjiri Soman 25-0, 25-0; Monaz Tantra bt Bhakti Wadekar 25-0,25-0; P Nirmala bt Supriya Harsha 25-0, 25-5.