Badami and Raja Storm into Quarters at Malabar Hill Club Senior 15-Red Snooker Tournament

 

Badami and Raja Storm into Quarters at Malabar Hill Club Senior 15-Red Snooker Tournament

 

Mumbai, November 19: Mumbai’s seasoned cueist Hasan Badami utilized his vast experience to halt the dream run of Nagpur’s Zubair Sheikh, clinching a 4-1 victory (69-3, 21-78(59), 62-23, 70(70)-0, and 65-52(40)) in a pre-quarter-final match of the Senior 15-red Snooker second round at the Malabar Hill Club State Ranking Snooker Tournament 2024, held at the MHC billiards hall on Tuesday.

 

In other second-round encounters, Adit Raja (Mumbai) defeated Anuj Agarwal 4-0 (59-6, 63-42, 89(41)-17, 54-41), while Gaurav Jaisinghani (Vashi) caused a shock by beating Anurag Bagri (Mumbai) 4-2 (38-67, 43-11, 15-53, 62-29, 60-6, 59-56).

 

Meanwhile, Thane’s Krishna Tohgaonkar handed Mumbai’s Nikhil Saigal a 4-2 defeat (93(59)-10, 16-58, 57-51, 28-71, 66(47)-38, 66-18) in a first-round encounter.

 

Results – Senior 15-Red Snooker

First Round:

• Amardeep Ghodke (Pune) beat Sumit Ahuja (Ulhasnagar) 4-1 (21-67, 67-58, 41-54, 47-73, 62-42).
• Zubair Sheikh (Nagpur) beat Siddharth Tembe (Pune) 4-2 (63-52, 40-56, 63-23, 60-23, 21-49, 71-59).
• Krishna Tohgaonkar (Thane) beat Nikhil Saigal (Mumbai) 4-2 (93(59)-10, 16-58, 57-51, 28-71, 66(47)-38, 66-18).
• Sumit Ahuja (Ulhasnagar) beat Amardeep Ghodke (Pune) 4-2 (67-21, 58-67, 54-41, 73-47, 20-62, 75-42).

Second Round:

• Adit Raja (Mumbai) beat Anuj Agarwal 4-0 (59-6, 63-42, 89(41)-17, 54-41).
• Gaurav Jaisinghani (Vashi) beat Anurag Bagri (Mumbai) 4-2 (38-67, 43-11, 15-53, 62-29, 60-6, 59-56).
• Hasan Badami (Mumbai) beat Zubair Sheikh (Nagpur) 4-1 (69-3, 21-78(59), 62-23, 70(70)-0, 65-52(40)).