Merchant mauls Parekh

For a player of Yasin Merchant8217;s class, it was like just another session devoid of much pressure and tension, as he delighted the diehard followers of the green baize with some terrific potting in the PJ Hindu Gymkhzna-Wilson Jones All India Open Handicap Snooker championships on Wednesday.

For a player of Yasin Merchant8217;s class, it was like just another session devoid of much pressure and tension, as he delighted the diehard followers of the green baize with some terrific potting in the PJ Hindu Gymkhzna-Wilson Jones All India Open Handicap Snooker championships on Wednesday.

Yasin, who was on scratch, did not waste much time while notching breaks of 60 in the first frame and then followed it up with 45 in the second to beat the hosts8217; Kirti Parekh 116-73, 97-56.

How the game is becoming younger by the day can be gauged from the fine show by another junior, a 13-year-old Sumeet Parekh, who practices at the gymkhana.

On Tuesday, a 12-year-old boy Ishprit Chadha caught the eye and today, it was Sumeet, who though beaten, was pretty impressive as he went down to Rahul Bhatnagar 111-87, 104-114, 112-94. Tata Sports Club8217;s Arun Kotian 50 played steadily as he got the better of BCA8217;s Nishit Shah 55 95-78, 107-84.

RESULTS: Snooker 2nd round: Abhiraj Meenawala 60 bt Bhushan Shahade 45 110-70, 65-108, 118-79; Harish Pahuja 50 bt Umesh Mayawanshi 60 128-80, 116-72. 1st round: Yasin Merchant Scr bt Kirit Parekh 55 116 60 -73, 97 44 8211; 56; Ramesh Bobade 55 bt Rishab Pandya 15 96-55, 57-73, 90-78; Amit Saboo 15 bt Biren Shah 60 90-77, 99-69; Sumit Shedge 60 bt Dharmesh Shah 60 117-65, 102-112, 115-103; Dhruv Chocksey 45 bt Gopal Punjabi 55 131-69, 123-99; Rishab Kumar 40 bt Sanjay Patil 55 66-76, 105-81, 112-65; Gaura Bhatia 50 bt Chintak Thakkar 65; Dheeraj Dhaval 60 bt Chirag Parekh 65 126-101, 147-84; Sarang Shah 60 bt Dhawal Jani 99-124, 106-79, 119-80; Rahul Bhatnagar 45 bt Sumeet Parekh 65 111-87, 104-114, 112-94; Ravindra Sawant 55 bt Rohan Jambusaria 60 130-110,118-74; Sunil Jain 40 bt R.B.Kathe 60 103-74, 102-89; Vimal Mariwala 45 bt Anil Sagar 60 111-73, 97-115, 103-95; A.K.Kotian bt Nishit Shah 107-84, 95-78; K.Talib 55 bt Raj Rathod 60 68-106, 104-102, 120-95.