Jeevan exits

But the favourite, who has the competition8217;s highest break of 51 to his credit, surprisingly lost his way in the next three frames though he ran Dehrikar close in the second frame. Jeevan8217;s surprise exit overshadowed Sunil Jadhav8217;s pulsating 3-2 win over Milind Divekar in an all-PJ Hindu Gymkhana contest. Jadhav, who lost a close opening frame and the fourth, snatched the deciding fifth frame by one point to surge to a thrilling 32-39, 42-10, 35-4, 21-51, 41-40 win in the closest match of the day. Bernard James of Sher-e-Panjab Gymkhana halted the run of Matunga Gymkhana8217;s Naresh Shingale.

Results PQF: M. Dehrakar Dombivali Gym bt Harishchandra Jeevan Wellington Club, Mahalaxmi 11-44, 32-20, 31-15, 28-16; Suresh Mahadik Goregaon SC bt Nandkumar Ghosalkar CCI 27-17, 39-25, 34-41, 26-16; Sunil Jadhav PJ Hindu Gym bt Milind Divekar PJ Hindu Gym 32-39, 42-10, 35-4, 21-51, 41-40; LS Mhatre Tata SC bt Jayesh Patel Bombay Gym 38-17, 43-20, 48-0; Chandrakant Dehrikar Andheri RC bt Dilip Rathod Radio Club 28-33, 31-24, 34-18, 30-7; Anthony Menezes NSCI bt Phoolchand Bhagwan Tata Steel 52-38, 32-24, 48-11; Umesh Mayavanshi Country Club bt Prakash Karande CCI 18-43, 39-16, 37-26, 47-23; Bernard James Sher-e-Panjab Gym bt Naresh Shingale Matunga Gym 7-35, 46-12, 30-11, 30-20.