
Nandkumar Ghosalkar of CCI rallied to a thrilling 3-2 win over Ajay Jadhav of Islam Gymkhana in the second round of the 2nd Islam Gymkhana Pro Snooker Classic Tournament for markers, at the Islam Gymkhana on Wednesday.
Jadhav surged to a comfortable 2-0 lead and looked set to snatch victory in the best-of-five frames contest, but the experienced Ghosalkar stormed back to win the next three frames for an exciting 5-28, 28-46, 41-11, 43-12, 44-36 win.
Results 2nd round: Harishchandra Jevan Wellington SC bt Kashinath Dhotre Bombay Gym 22-24, 37-11, 48-0, 28-0; Naresh Rathod Radio Club bt Vishal Yelve United Services 32-21, 46-19, 18-30, 28-19; M Dehrakar Dombivali Gym bt Deepak Nagvekar PJ Hindu Gym 39-32, 37-32, 31-4; Walter Vaz Bombay Gym bt Pravin Jadhav Wellington Sports Club 43-19, 39-1, 39-32; Satish K Mayavanshi Grant Medical Gym bt Ankush Bainkar PJ Hindu Gym 17-30, 32-23, 36-16, 36-12; Suresh Mahadik Goregaon Sports Club bt Pradeep Mayavanshi Elphinstone Gym 43-17, 43-19, 42-13; Nandkumar Ghosalkar CCI bt Ajay Jadhav Islam Gym 5-28, 28-46, 41-11, 43-12, 44-36; Dashrath Sable Garware bt Santosh Chorge Wellington 13-43, 36-28, 40-9, 36-13.