The handicap, revised after every game depending upon a player's performance, proved to be a great leveller. Thus every match went the full distance. Otters A were seemingly coasting towards victory when Abhijit Kukreja beat Parth Doshi and Gaurav Mittal defeated Mihir Kapoor to put them 2-0 ahead.

However, Otters B fought back to draw level through Vishal Kapoor who beat Sanjay Pawar and Santosh More who overcame Vijay Sonawane at 17-15 in the decider.

Otters A could not be denied though as Gaurav Juneja used his considerable experience to battle a 11-point handicap and Taran Machra and clinch the fifth and final match. His consistency and clever use of the high ball enabled Juneja to force Machra into committing mistakes.

Otters A were rewarded with Rs 6,000in prize-money for their efforts. Otters B received Rs 4,000. It was an exhausting weekend for the 10 teams who had a tough schedule of matches in the league-cum-knock-out format but it was fun as they were able to get away from the hustle and bustle of Mumbai and were provided with board and lodge by Jindal.

Vikas Jangra of Jindal Recreation Centre was adjudged the most promising player and was awarded a trophy.

Results:

Semi-finals: Otters Club B bt Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana 3-2: Parth Doshi lost to Bapin Batra 13-15, 15-14, 10-15; Mihir Kapoor bt Rajesh Sonawane 17-15, 15-13; Santosh More bt Rohan Gracias 9-15, 17-16, 17-15; Taran Machra bt Karan Batra 17-14, 15-13; Vishal Kapoor lost to Aditya Manjrekar 11-15, 17-16, 13-15.

Otters A bt Otters C 3-1: Abhijit Kukreja bt Karan Batti 13-15, 17-15, 15-13; Vijay Sonawane bt Supreet Singh 13-15, 15-14, 15-11; Sanjay Pawar lost to Kabir Kapoor 15-17, 15-13, 13-15; Rohan Juneja bt Shahid Lokhandwala 15-13, 15-13.

Final: Otters A btOtters B 3-2: Abhijit Kukreja bt Parth Doshi 13-15, 17-15, 15-14; Gaurav Mittal bt Mihir Kapoor 12-15, 15-13, 15-13; Sanjay Pawar lost to Vishal Kapoor 15-11, 13-15, 12-15; Vijay Sonawane lost to Santosh More 15-9, 13-15, 15-7; Gaurav Juneja bt Taran Machra 15-13, 14-15, 15-13.

Salvation Parish win

Salvation Parish, Dadar, defeated Model Sports Club 3-0 in the MDFA-conducted Division III-B football league at the St Xavier's ground, Parel, today.

After a goalless first-half, Salvation wrested the lead in the 39th minute when Ryan Fernandes made the most of a pass by Bjorn D'Souza.

Hycliff D'Abreo, who received a pass from Marino Mascarenhas, beat Model goalkeeper Abdul Barodawala with a neat placement.

Cliffton Dias covered good ground down the right flank before beating goalkeeper Barodawala with a powerful shot, to round-off the Salvation tally.

Easy for Etambe

Nagsen Etambe scored an easy 25-0, 25-1 victory over Naresh Solanki in the open singles second-round of the KshatriyaUnion Club Open District Ranking carrom tournament, sponsored by Philips India, Colgate Palmolive, IOC, LIC, Union Bank and Saraswat Bank, at the Vanmali Hall, Dadar, today.

Other results:

Open singles (2nd round): Vinit Dadarkar bt Ramesh Chitti 25-6, 15-12; Arun Kedar bt Sandesh Kamble 25-19, 25-13; Suhas Pomendkar bt Yusuf Mohammed 25-0, 25-6; Dilip Sundge bt Deepak Sant 25-11, 25-16; Allwyn D'Souza bt Suresh Chavan 25-2, 25-2; Vikram Pawar bt Raghunath Sarang 25-10, 18-7; Sandeep Devrukhkar bt Narendra Tupe 25-7, 25-5; Vishwas Mane bt Sanjay Khadpe 18-21, 25-13, 25-4; Devshi Koli bt Shankar Sawardekar 9-25, 25-0, 25-9; Vaibhav Sawant bt Ramesh Chawan 16-21, 25-7, 22-12; Kalloti Das bt Shrikant Pawaskar 11-12, 21-14, 25-7; Purshottam Purubhia bt Datta Vinerkar 6-25, 25-3, 25-3.