Rovin qualifies for knock out

Former Maharashtra state junior champion Rovin D'Souza won his second Group D tie to seal a place in the knock out phase of the NSCI-BSAM All India Under-25 Snooker Challenge 1 at the National Sports Club of India today.
D'Souza's win over Mumbai city rival Hardik Vyas in straight frames helped him top the group with two straight wins, where Karan Chugh of the host club also registered two wins from as many ties to make it to the knock out by finishing second behind D'Souza.
D'Souza was joined in the last 16 by suburban Khar Gymkhana trio Laxman Rawat, Ishpreet Singh Chadha and Pawan Kohli, Jaiveer Dhingra of PJ Hindu Gymkhana, Kabil Badami of Bombay Gymkhana and Zubin Leninwala of Indian Snooker Academy (ISA).

Kishor Maguluri of Hyderabad went down 1-3 to Ishpreet Singh Chadha of Khar Gymkhana in Group C for his first loss in two matches and he will be up against Dhariya Bhandari of ISA in their concluding round robin tie where the winner will snatch the second spot and qualify for the knock out.
Pranit Ramchandani of Chennai kicked off his campaign in the competition with a 3-0 win over Vishesh Sahgal of NSCI in Group H.
Pune lads Rajwardhan Joshi and Nimish Kulkarni of PYC Hindu Gymkhana lost their second group ties and their progress rests on the concluding ties on the morrow.