Seasoned campaigner Anurag Bagri (-170 handicap) of Elphinstone Cricket Club eased past club mate Sunil Jain (-130) by romping to a 200-106 victory in a Round of 16 match of the BSAM-Maharashtra Challenger Tour (Billiards 2019).
The tournament has been organised by the Billiards and Snooker Association of Maharashtra.
Anurag played confidently and hit up two substantial efforts of 70 and 62 as he smoothly crossed the finish line and set up a quarter-final meeting with Sidhraj Shah of Cricket Club of India.
Sidhraj (-50) also enjoyed an easy outing as he comfortably got past Raj Khandwala (-130) also from CCI by a huge 200-78 points margin.
Results Round of 16 (race to 200 points): Sparsh Pherwani (-225) beat Dharmesh Mistry (-100) 200(54, 53, 42)-60; Neville Razmi (-70) beat Nikhil Lalwani (-50) 200-176; Anurag Bagri (-170) beat Sunil Jain (-130) 200(70,62)-106; Sidhraj Shah (-50) beat Raj Khandwala (-130) 200-78; Sumehr Mago (-80) beat Manav Panchal (-130) 200-90; Amit Sapru (-170) beat Ankit Thakkar (-150) 200-197; Chandu Kansodaria (-150) beat Sagar Desai (-80) 200-102; Hasan Badami (-190) beat Sandeep Teli (-50) 200(52,37)-162.
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