Sitwala prevails

MUMBAI, March 13: Dhruv Sitwala 35 had a narrow escape in his match against S B Vengurlekar 55. Sitwala, who was down by a frame, won when his opponent fouled on the black in the decider. Sitwala won the second-round encounter at 61-115, 107-75, 114-106 in the Anthony D8217;Cruz Open handicap snooker tournament, sponsored by TBZ Jhaveri Bazar and Bharat Petroleum, at Catholic Gymkhana, today.

Other results: Second-round: Ronnie Balsara 55 bt G Bansal 60 100-94, 81-119, 124-92; S S Ghadi 60 bt K Haricharan 55 112-97, 93-110, 114-78; W Saldanha 55 bt M R Deokar 55 122-74, 101-72; Nikhil Ootam 40 bt M Jhariwala 50 90-80, 103-67; Adi Kalyaniwala 50 bt K Gandhi 45 103-68, 95-104, 111-76.