PUNE, Aug 9: Defending champions Poona Club `A' defeated Turf Club by a comprehensive 3-0 margin in the second round billiards play at the 15th Inter-Club Billiards and Snooker championship organised by Hotel Le Meridien.Playing on home tables in the morning session, team captain set the tone, defeating Bittoo Ahluwalia 300-177. Taking the issue even further was Maharashtra no. four Vignesh Sanghvi, who routed Yash Batliwala 300-74, while Sanjay Bajaj completed the clean sweep, taking Minaj Kassum 300-166.
Reserve player Neval Darukhanawala was the only loss on the side of Parsee Gymkhana `A', as he went down to Hirabaug `A' cueist Mukund Gadgil 153-300. Prem Farid and A Chitale, both with frames of 300, however, assured Parsee Gymkhana `A' a 2-1 win. In the third match of the session, Poona Club `B' swept past RSI `A' 3-0, after the latter's Deepak Lamba failed to show up.
Poona Club `A' bt Turf Club 3-0 (Sl Handa bt B Ahluwalia 300-177; V Sanghvi bt Y Batliwala 300-74; S Bajaj bt M Kassum 300-166). Parsee Gymkhana `A' bt Hirabaug `A' 2-0 (Nl Darukhanawala lost to M Gadgil 153-300; P Farid bt A Chitale 300-287; D Narayan bt K Badrinath 300-126). Poona Club `B' bt RSI `A' 3-0 (R Bagga bt D Lamba 300-0; Dr Sajanpawar bt AK Sehgal 300-197; R Khandke bt M Pintoo 300-298).
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