Mulund Commerce best chess team

MUMBAI, SEPT 22: Mulund Commerce MCC have bagged the Mumbai University inter-college chess title with a round to spare. MCC had notched...

MUMBAI, SEPT 22: Mulund Commerce MCC have bagged the Mumbai University inter-college chess title with a round to spare. MCC had notched 22.5 points after six rounds at close of play today, having beaten Vivekanand Engg and NM Commerce 4-0 and 3-1 in the fifth and penultimate sixth round respectively. That gave them an unassailable 7.5 points lead over second-placed Pendharkar 15.

The silver medals are up for grabs, as NM Commerce 14 trail Pendharkar by only a point. The competition is being held at DAV, Bhandup and is conducted by Bombay Chess Association.

In the women8217;s individual event, second seed Devashri Mhatre 5.5 of Vartak, Vasai gained the lead after defeating Parinita Malkhede CHM in the sixth round. Top seed Malti Vhatwar abd Manisha Tawde are in joint second place, with five points each. The top two seeds face each other in the final round tomorrow, with Devashree needing just a draw.

St Andrew8217;s score

St Andrew8217;s College, Bandra, defeated NR Swamy 25-15 26-24 to advance to the fourth round in the Mumbai University Inter-college volleyball tournament, held at Somaiya College today.

RESULTS

Men 3rd round: Andrew8217;s bt NR Swamy 25-12 26-24, Burhani bt Saboo Siddik 25-9 25-16, Thakur bt Tolani 25-9 25-13, Mithibai bt Sydenham 25-13 25-17, Sathaye bt PD Lions 25-11 25-11, Sardar Patel bt Ruia 25-12 25-14, Bhavan8217;s w/o Vaze.

Shalmali, Rujuta eye double

Shalmali Inamdar and Rujuta Rege were in line for a double each as the MIG District ranking table tennis tournament wound its way to the closing rounds. While Shalmali entered the finals of the girls and women8217;s events, Rujuta made it to the summit of the girls and sub-junior girls categories.

RESULTS

Men PQF: Eric Fernandes bt Tarun Gupta 21-11 21-16 17-21 13-21 21-14; G Bhivandkar bt Sachin Shetty 21-12 21-7 21-14; Mitesh Puranik bt Jigar Rambhia 21-14 21-13 21-11; Shashank Juvekar bt Nilesh Pandirkar 18-21 16-21 22-20 22-20 21-13; Nachiket Chawathe bt Vasajit Mestha 21-9 14-21 21-9 14-21 21-16; Nishant Kulkarni bt Arjit Nath 21-14 21-9 21-14; Ankur Mahajan bt Bijal Desai 21-14 21-17 23-21; Zuben Panthaki bt Kunal Solanki.

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Boys QF: Ankur Mahajan bt Vasajit Meshta 21-9 21-8 21-17; Mitesh Puranik bt Dhuru Lakhani 21-10 21-11 21-15; Eric Fernandes bt Anand Nagarkatti 21-17 21-7 21-16; Shashank Juvekar bt Omkar Torgalkar 21-10 21-13 21-18.

Sub-junior boys QF: Omkar Torgalkar bt Sunil Shetty 21-16 21-18 21-14; Shishir Juvekar bt Shivam Nayak 15-21 21-12 26-21 21-18; Sohil Kothari bt Pinak Kulkarni 22-24 21-19 21-8 19-21 21-10; Sujan Narvekar bt Chinmay Bal 21-14 19-21 21-12 22-20; Semis: Omkar Torgalkar bt Shishir Juvekar 21-7 21-16 21-14.

Women semis: Shalmali Mhatre bt Jahnavi Deshpande 21-18 21-15 21-17; Shalmali Inamdar bt Rujuta Rege 21-17 21-11 21-18.

Girls semis: Shalmali Inamdar bt Shivali Nayak 21-10 21-7 20-22 21-7; Rujuta Rege bt Bhavana Suvarna 21-12 18-21 21-15 21-17.

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Sub-junior girls semis: Rujuta Rege bt Rucha Datar 21-6 21-12 21-9; Juili Inamdar bt Bela Mehta 21-19 21-18 21-18.