PUNE, Aug 12: Poona Club `C' got the better of Hirabaug `A' with a closely fought 865-737 dismissal on the penultimate league day of the 15th Le Meridien Inter-Club Billiards and Snooker championship at the former's home tables here today.Veteran Shanti Sanghvi got the ball rolling for Poona Club `C' when he defeated A Badrinath with a comprehensive margin of 300-184. The only loss for the team was Sanjay Didhi who went down fighting to Hirabaug's Mukund Gadgil at 265-300, but the issue was quickly made safe by Kapil Punjabi who outwitted A Chitale to take the frame at 300-253.
Results
Deccan Gymkhana `C' bt Turf Club `A' 900-558 (Jayant Natu bt Hector 300-175; V Kulkarni bt Meenaz Cassum 300-208; Surendra Deshmukh bt B Ahluwalia 300-175).
Poona Club `C' bt Hirabaug `A' 865-737 (Shanti Sanghvi bt A Badrinath 300-184; Sanjay Didhi lost to Mukund Gadgil 265-300; Kapil Punjabi bt A Chitale 300-253).
Turf Club `A' lost to RSI `A' 537-886 (Hector bt AK Sehgal 300-286; Meenaz Cassum lost to Deepak Lamba 237-300; B Ahluwalia lost to M Pintoo 0-300 w/o).
Hirabaug `A' bt Residency `A' 826-540 (A Chitale lost to Jahid 226-300; Mukund Gadgil bt Joy Gill 300-253; A Badrinath bt Dinesh Mehtani 300-287).
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