BSAM Presents OTTERS CLUB Mumbai Snooker League 2017
Otters Club maintain winning form to advance into final
19-Aug-2017
Rishabh Thakkar
Mumbai: Otters ‘Rockets’ (Otters Club) players once again produced commendable performances to maintain the team’s fine winning run as they blanked KG ‘Pocket Rockets’ (Khar Gymkhana) 3-0 en route to making the final of the Otters Club- Mumbai Snooker League – 2017, conducted by the Billiards and Snooker Association of Maharashtra (BSAM).
In the summit clash, Otters Club will take on ECC ‘Elfies Hornets’ (Elphinstone Cricket Club) who defeated another Khar Gymkhana side KG ‘Dirty Half Dozen’ in the second semi-final.
Meanwhile, Abhimanyu Gandhi (+20) who is in impressive form once again played the lead role for Otters Club. He dished another brilliant effort constructing a break of 44 which helped him to score over Rohan Sahani (+35) 93-58 in the first frame before the Otters Club doubles combination of Zenul Arsiwala and Yudhishthir Jaising (+27) defeated Sagar Kanjani and Akash Asrani (+35) 79-35 to extend the lead 2-0.
Otters Club finished off the match when Rishabh Thakkar (+30) tamed young Sumehr Mago (+50) by a comfortable 102-72 points. Rishabh Thakkar won the ‘Player of the Match’ award.
In the other last four match, Vilas Upsham was the star player. First, Upsham teamed up with skipper Farhad Tengra (+20) to beat Khar Gymkhana’s duo of Nikhil Saigal and Kreish Gurbaxani (+20) 64-25 in the first frame.
But, Khar Gymkhana went on win the second with Sparsh Pherwani (+35) prevailing over Rushabh Gohil (+55) by a close 95-83 points to level the scores. However, Pramod Pol (+50) pulled off a decisive win against formidable Yasin Merchant (scratch) 106-70 before Vilas Upsham returned to the table and clinched a 106-70 win against Sparsh Pherwani to complete ECC’s win. Upsham was declared ‘Player of the Match’.
Results (semi-finals): ECC ‘Elfies Hornets’ beat KG ‘Dirty Half Dozen’ 3-1 (Farhad Tengra/Vilas Upsham (+20) bt Nikhil Saigal/Kreish Gurbaxani (+20) 64-25; Rushabh Gohil (+55) lost Sparsh Pherwani (+35) 83-95; Pramod Pol (+50) bt Yasin Merchant (Scr) 106-70; Vilas Upsam (+40) bt Sparsh Pherwani (+35) 100-76). Player of the Match: Vilas Upsham (ECC Elfies Hornets).
Otters ‘Rockets’ bt KG ‘Pocket Rockets’ 3-0 (Abhimanyu Gandhi (+20) bt Rohan Sahani (+35) 93(44)-58; Zenul Arsiwala/Yudhishthir Jaising (+27) bt Sagar Kanjani/Akash Asrani (+35) 79-35; Rishabh Thakkar (+30) bt Sumehr Mago (+50) 102-72). Player of the Match: Rishabh Thakkar (Otters Rockets).