Royal Strikers, Rrockets storm into quarters

MUMBAI: Royal Strikers and Rrockets registered their third wins in Groups A and B respectively to make the quarterfinals of the LIC-Snooker Premier League at the

MUMBAI: Royal Strikers and Rrockets registered their third wins in Groups A and B respectively to make the quarterfinals of the LIC-Snooker Premier League at the Garware Club House.

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RESULTS

Group A: Royal Strikers bt Mumbai Stars 3-1 (S Kothari bt IS Chadha 2-0; A Kumar bt R Sachdev 2-0; N Dossa/S Jain lost to A Agrawal/A Shandilaya 37-61); H Badami bt R Joshi 2-1. Group B: Rrockets bt Ottoman Army 3-1 (S Gulati bt B Sissodiya 2-1.

NIGEL OVERCOMES WASIM

Top seeded Nigel D’Sa pulled off a 15-10, 10-15, 15-10 win over Pune’s Wasim Sheikh to make the men’s pre-quarterfinals in the Safal 1st Maharashtra senior state selection badminton tournament at the Chembur Gymkhana.

RESULTS

N D’Sa bt W Sheikh 15-10, 10-15, 15-10; A Kulkarni bt S Pardeshi 15-10, 15-13; V Kuvale bt H Jagdhane 15-10, 15-12; A Raut bt A Nair 15-6, 15-7; G Rege bt H Zade 15-3, 15-9; A Bari bt A Kshatriya 15-14, 15-10; V Dandawate bt Rohit More 15-11, 15-10.