ECC All India Open 6 Red Snooker Tournament 2018.
Agrawal, Rawat work hard to make semis
15-Aug-2018
Laxman Rawat
Home contender Aditya Agrawal and Bombay Gymkhana’s Laxman Rawat pulled off hard-fought victories from their respective best-of-9-frame quarter-final matches of the ECC All India Open 6-Red Snooker Tournament 2018, and played at the Elphinstone Cricket Club billiards room.
Agrawal playing on home tables recovered brilliantly after training 1-4 to overcome Hasan Badami of Cricket Club of India in an absorbing contest. After the first two frames were shared, Badami won the next three to enjoy a solid 4-1 lead. But, Agrawal showed great character as he clawed his way back and pocketed the subsequent four frames to complete a satisfying 4-41, 53-26, 27-33, 23-43, 17-33, 44-13, 34-9, 38-4 and 41-14 victory to march into the semi-finals.
In another semi-final encounter that went the distance, Laxman Rawat of Bombay Gymkhana played solidly to sideline Shahbaz Khan also of CCI 5-4 (34-0, 12-50, 13-39, 6-28, 36-17, 62-2, 34-7, 32-41, 40-8) to set up a clash with Agrawal in the last four round.
Siddhrath Parikh of Hindu Gymkhana and Mohd. Hissain Khan of Railway will contest the second semi-final.
Results – Quarter-finals: Laxman Rawat (Bombay Gym) beat Shahbaz Khan (CCI) 5-4 (34-0, 12-50, 13-39, 6-28, 36-17, 62-2, 34-7, 32-41, 40-8);
Aditya Agrawal (ECC) beat Hasan Badami (CCI) 5-4 (4-41, 53-26, 27-33, 23-43, 17-33, 44-13, 34-9, 38-4, 41-14);
Mohd. Hissain Khan (Railway) beat Anurag Giri (MP) 5-4 (14-39, 49-38, 35-31, 15-47, 39-5, 14-40. 44-17, 31-11);
Siddharth Parikh (Hind Gym) beat Faizal Khan (Khar Gym) 5-3 (5-59, 0-60(60), 41-0, 10-40, 39-9, 35-32, 38-27, 39-16).