Michael
Ferreira (Former world amateur billiards champion), Faraaz Patel & Niraj
Shirgaokar (Otters "B"), Mahendra
Agarwal (Founder Director, ISP), Rajeev Dube & Subhash
Wali (Director, ISP) at the prize distribution function held at lawns
of Haveli Restaurant, Juhu, Mumbai
Otters ‘B’ defeated Otters Club ‘A’ by two matches to
one in the final of the third Annual Handicap Team Squash Championship
sponsored by Continental Contractors, Monarch and Haveli Restaurant at the
glass back court of Otters Club on Wednesday. The winner’s picked up
Rs.8,000 in the Rs.21,000 event in which 20 teams participated. The losers
had to be content with Rs.6,000.
In the tussle for the third place (Rs.4,000), Otter’s
‘C’ beat Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana 2-1. The losers received Rs.30,000.
Michael Ferriera, the former world amateur billiards
champion, was the guest of honour and released the souvenir of the Indian
Squash Professionals.
OTTERS Club ‘B’ scored over Otters Club ‘A’ by two matches
to one in the final of the third annual Handicap Team Squash Championship,
at the glass-back court of Otters Club here last night. The winners picked
up Rs.8,000 in the Rs.21,000 event in which 20 teams participated. The
losers had to be content with Rs.6000.
In the tussle for the third place
(Rs.4,000) Otters ‘C’ beat Willingdon
Catholic Gymkhana, 2-1, the losers receiving Rs.3,000.
Otters Club ‘B’ scored over Otters Club ‘A’ by two matches to one in the
final of the third annual Handicap Team Squash Championship, sponsored by
Continental Contractors and Monarch and Haveli Restaurant at the glass-back
court of Otters Club here last night.
The winners picked up Rs.21,000 event in which 20 teams participated.
The losers had to be content with Rs.6,000.
In the tussle for the third place (Rs.4,000) Otters ‘C’ beat Willingdon
Catholic Gymkhana 2-1, the losers receiving Rs.3,000.
Michael Ferriera, the former World billiards champion was the guest of
honour.
In an all Otters final, their ‘B’ team turned the tables on their ‘A’
team to claim the third Inter-club handicap squash championship, sponsored
by Continental Contractors and Monarch and Haveli Restaurant at their
glass-back court on Tuesday. The win was worth Rs.8,000, while the
runners-up claimed Rs.4,000 in this Rs.21,000 tournament.
Otters made it a
1-2-3 as their ‘C’ team beat debutants Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana 2-1 for
the third place.
In this tournament each player enjoys a certain points handicap against
a superior opponent. A point is deducted from that handicap for the next set
if the favoured wins the set. Niraj Shirgaokar, who began with a three point
handicap, put Otter’s ‘B’ one up, upsetting international Paul Ferriera in
five grueling sets 15-10, 11-15, 15-8, 11-15, 15-9.
Cyrus Warden followed it up with a 15-14, 15-14,
13-15, 14-15, 15-10 win
over Mangesh Nadkarni. In the inconsequent third tie, Vinay Bajaj lost to
Nikhil Behl 12-15, 14-9, 4359v b15, 15-11, 14-15. Faraaz Patel, who had
played a key role in Otters ’B’ team triumphs, could not play the final
because of a knee problem.
Chief guest billiards ace Michael Ferriera said sponsorship and exposure
was needed to boost Indian sportspersons. He added, however, that nothing
could be done if one sport continued to draw all others.
Ferriera released on that occasion a souvenir brought out by the Indian
Squash Professionals to raise funds, nearly Rs.2.5 lakhs, for the welfare of
the professionals.
Mangesh Nadkarni ran himself to a standstill as he beat Sanjay Goyal in
five grueling games to pave for Otters ‘C’ a 2-1 success over Juhu Centaur
in the Continental.
Contractors and Monarch handicap squash tournament. Nadkarni won 132-15,
13-15, 17-15, 15-12, 17-16. International Paul Ferriera had opened up the
path for Otters ‘C’ beating Centaur’s Professional Riaz Shaikh 15-11, 15-12,
15-11.
Others to move up in this weekend tournament which has Rs.21,000 in
prize money were Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana, Otters ‘B’ and Otters ‘D’
MUMBAI: OTTERS Club ‘B’ pulled off a major upset by
defeating their senior outfit Otters Club ‘A’ by two matches to one in the
final of the third annual Handicap Team Squash Championship, sponsored by
Continental Contractors and Haveli Restaurant, at the glass-back court of
the Otters Club here late on Tuesday night.
The winners for their effort picked up Rs.8,000/- the
championship purse in the Rs.21,000/- event in which 20 teams participated.
The losers had to be contend with the runners-up prize-money of Rs.6,000/-.
In the tussle for the third place Otters Club ‘C’ got
the better of Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana 2-1 and pocketed Rs.4,000/-,
while the losers earned Rs.3,000/-.
Michael Ferreira, former world amateur billiards
champion, was the quest of honour and he released a souvenir of the Indian
Squash Professionals.
WCG UP (Article in Time of India, Mumbai : 23/06/1996)
WCG UP: Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana reached the third
round of the Continental Contractors and Monarch handicap squash tournament
but not before encountering stiff opposition from Khar Gymkhana’s women’s
team.
Playing in the deciding third tie, WCG’s Rohit Colaco was taken to the
decider by Sarita Jetwani before he won 12-15, 9-15, 17-15, 15-13, 15-12.
17th
Tournament Organised by ISP
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