BSAM Presents OTTERS CLUB Mumbai Snooker League 2017
Sparsh, Ishpreet excel in KG ‘Dirty Half Dozen’ win
12-Aug-2017
Sparsh Pherwani
Mumbai: Talented cueists Sparsh Pherwani and Ishpreet Chadha, the young heavyweights in the KG ‘Dirty Half Dozen’ (Khar Gymkhana) side held centre stage with some excellent potting display which enabled their team cruise to a comfortable 3-1 win against IG ‘Warrior’ (Islam Gymkhana) in a round of 32 match of the Otters Club-Mumbai Snooker League (MSL) – 2017, conducted by the Billiards and Snooker Association of Maharashtra (BSAM).
Sparsh (+35 handicap) set the balls rolling for Khar Gymkhana by neatly compiling a break of 38 to outshine Sahil Khan (+25) 103-35 in the first frame. Islam Gymkhana came back with Abdur Rehman and Adil Khan (+23) scoring over the KG duo of Harsh Pherwani and Nikhil Saigal by a 70-41 points in the second frame, which was a doubles affair.
In the third frame, Khar Gymkhana’s Ishpreet made light of his light +5 handicap and with some clean potting rattled in a break of 76 to tame Juzer Master (+50) 103-61 before Sparsh returned to the table for the fourth frame which he won convincingly. He ran up a break of 38 to dash the hopes of Abdur and coast to a 81-28 win to wrap up the match for the Khar side. Sparsh was later declared as the ‘Player of the Match’ and received a Trophy from Yasin Merchant, a former two-time Asian Snooker champion.
KG ‘Pocket Rockets’ the second team from Khar Gymkhana also tasted success and advanced to the pre-quarter-finals. They defeated PJHG ‘Golmaal’ (P.J. Hindu Gymkhana) 3-1. Kavish Jhaveri (PJHG ‘Golmaal’), won the Player of the Match’ award.
In the third match of the evening, ECC ‘Elfies Hornets’ overcame GCH ‘Cue Ball Artists’ (Garware Club House) by an identical 3-1 margin. The ‘Player of the Match’ award went to Vilas Upsham (ECC ‘Elfies Hornets’).
Results (round of 32): KG ‘Dirty Half Dozen’ beat IG ‘Warriors’ 3-1 (Sparsh Pherwani (+35) bt Sahil Khan (+25) 103(38)-35; Harsh Pherwani/ Nikhil Saigal (+23) lost to Abdur Rehman/Adil Khan (+23) 40-71; Ishpreet Chadha (+5) bt Juzer Master (+50) 103(76)-61; Sparsh Pherwani (+35) bt Abdur Rehman (+20) 81(37)-28). Player of the match: Sparsh Pherwani (KG ‘Dirty Half Dozen).
ECC ‘Elfies Hornets’ beat GCH ‘Cue Ball Masters’ 3-1 (Farhad Tengra/ Pramod Pol (+32) lost to Maulik Shah/ Varun Bagri (+32) 32-69; Vilas Upsham (+40) bt Darshak Jhaveri (+50) 100-59; Rushabh Gohil (+55) bt Vivek Shah (+50) 124-88; Vilas Upsham (+40) bt Varun Bagri (+45) 114-83). Player of the match: Vilas Upsham (ECC ‘Elfies Hornets’).
KG ‘Pocket Rockets’ beat PJHG ‘Golmaal’ 3-1 (Rohan Sahani (+35) lost to Kavish Jhaveri (+50) 88-95; Akash Asrani (+45) bt Uday Shah (+60) 118-88; Sagar Kanjania/Sumehr Mago (+30) bt Sumit Parikh/Dharmesh Parekh (+32) 70-33; Rohan Sahani (+35) bt Kavish Jhaveri (+50) 102-91) .Player of the match: Kavish Jhaveri (PJHG ‘Golmaal’).