75-yr-old Vijay Ved shocks Marathe in billiards first round

Mumbai, Aug 8 (UNI) Seventy-five-year-old Vijay Ved fashioned the upset of the day when he stunned fancied Umesh Marathe in billiards first round action in the Kotak Mahindra Bank-Wilson Jones Open Handicap Billiards&Snooker Championship at the P J Hindu Gymkhana here today.

Playing cue sports since the '50s, P J Hindu Gymkhana's Ved (+100) was the toast of the day as he came up with a brilliant performance for a shock 200-133 win over the dangerous Marathe (+90) of Dadar Club.

Ved rolled back the years as he enjoyed home conditions on a familiar top to take a substantial lead. He sustained the pressure with remarkable consistency as Marathe cracked under duress.

There were upsets in the second round of snooker competition as Harish Mirchandani (+35) stunned Rovin D'Souza (+30) 106-45, 67-94, 91-77 in a tight contest between quality players.

In another close second round tie, Matunga Gymkhana's Ajay Deware (+60) shocked Suresh Hetampuria (+55) of Spring Club in straight frames.

Results: Snooker: 2nd Rd: Ajay Deware (+60) bt Suresh Hetampuria (+55) 114-98, 101-89; Sahil Khan (+55) bt Karan Divgikar (+60) 108-75, 125-75; Deivesh Gangwani (+50) bt Chirag Mehta (+60) 117-63, 116-109; L S Mhatre (+50) bt Naresh Sadarangani (+50) 94-101, 101-63, 109-65; Harish Mirchandani (+35) bt Rovin D'Souza (+30) 106-45, 67-94, 91-77.

1st Rd: Dhruv Choksi (+60) bt Prathamesh Sawant (+55) 116-88, 110-99.

Billiards: 2nd Rd: Samuel Selven (+80) bt Luise Fernandes (+90) 200-171; 1st Rd: Ramesh Sadarangani (+70) bt Rajni Mashru (+100) 200-150; Jatinder Daver (-10) bt A.M. Vashani (+90) 200-146; Bhushan Shahade (+40) bt Ajit Kobnak (+100) 200-173; Vijay Ved (+100) bt Umesh Marathe (+90) 200-133; Shekhar Surve (+50) bt G.D. Rane (+80) 200-189.

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