Pune Cueists Deshmukh and Sancheti Advance in Malabar Hill Club State Ranking Snooker Tournament

 

Pune Cueists Deshmukh and Sancheti Advance in Malabar Hill Club State Ranking Snooker Tournament

Mumbai, November 17: Pune cueists enjoyed a successful and rewarding day at the Malabar Hill Club State Ranking Snooker Tournament 2024, with Gaurav Deshmukh and talented youngster Aarav Sancheti winning their concluding Group-L league matches to qualify for the knockout round.

Deshmukh recorded his third successive win in the group, defeating Mumbai’s Aakash Ramteke 3-0 (68-38, 96-78, and 58-32) in a best-of-5-frame ‘15-Red’ snooker round-robin match played at the MHC billiards hall on Sunday.

On an adjacent table, Sancheti also delivered a commanding performance, outplaying Nagpur’s Anshul Tandekar 3-0 (71(30)-24, 62-45, and 58-9). With three wins, Deshmukh finished in pole position in Group-L, while Sancheti secured second place.

Meanwhile, Mumbai’s seasoned cueist Cherag Ramakrishnan displayed glimpses of his former brilliance, blanking Chetan Rajarwal of Marathwada 3-0 (60-51, 78-21, and 66-26) to advance to the knockout stage.

Nagpur's Zubair Sheikh also impressed, defeating Mumbai’s Sunil Jain 3-1 (58-26, 59-51, 34-74, and 69(48)-14). Zubair and Cherag finished first and second in Group-K, respectively, to progress to the next round.

In another strong performance, Abhijeet Ranade of Pune defeated Abhishek Bajaj 3-0 (75(44)-51, 62-36, and 71-29) in a Group-I league match. Both Ranade and Bajaj secured the top two spots in the group, advancing to the knockout phase.

Other Results – 15-Red Snooker Round-Robin League:

• Gaurav Deshmukh (Pune) beat Aakash Ramteke (Mumbai) 3-0 (68-38, 96-78, 58-32)
• Aarav Sancheti (Pune) beat Anshul Tandekar (Nagpur) 3-0 (71(30)-24, 62-45, 58-9)
• Cherag Ramakrishnan (Mumbai) beat Chetan Rajarwal (Marathwada) 3-0 (60-51, 78-21, 66-26)
• Zubair Sheikh (Nagpur) beat Sunil Jain (Mumbai) 3-1 (58-26, 59-51, 34-74, 69(48)-14)
• Sumer Mago (Mumbai) beat Rushabh Jain (Mumbai) 3-0 (57-49, 76-32, 49-5)
• Abhijeet Ranade (Pune) beat Abhishek Bajaj (Pune) 3-0 (75(44)-51, 62-36, 71-29)
• Rohit Rawat (Pune) beat Krishna Tohgaonkar (Thane) 3-2 (9-59, 60-52, 48-32, 39-63, 64-44)
• Aditya Shandilya (Mumbai) beat Anant Mehta (Mumbai) 3-1 (83-17, 62-49, 54-61, 74-42)