The 1st State Ranking Carrom Tournament organized by Wellingdon Catholic Gymkhana began today at Wellingdon Catholic Gymkhana, Santacruz. The tournament is organized with the approval of the Maharashtra Carrom Association and the Mumbai Suburban District Carrom Association.
In the second round of the men's singles category, Hareshwar Betwanshi of Mumbai defeated Sudhir Jadhav of Mumbai 25-3, 25-12, while Dinesh Kedar of Mumbai defeated Pradeep Waingade of Raigad 20-7, 25-4 to advance further.
Earlier in the morning at 9 AM, the tournament was inaugurated by the Jt. Sports Secretary of the Gymkhana, Olympian hockey player Merwyn Fernandes, by cutting a ribbon on the carrom board and playing a board. On this occasion, Vice President of Maharashtra Carrom Association Yatin Thakur, Hon. Secretary Arun Kedar, Treasurer Ajit Sawant, Jt. Secretary Ketan Chikhale and Working President of Mumbai Suburban District Carrom Association Santosh Chavan were present.
Other results of the second round of men's singles are as follows:
Pratap Sawant (Palghar) bt Amar Thorat (Mumbai Suburban) 25-1, 25-8
Girish Jain (Mumbai Suburban) bt Shankar More (Mumbai) 25-2, 25-6
Nishar Shaikh (Mumbai) bt Shaurya Divekar (Mumbai Suburban) 25-11, 25-10
Swapnil Raje Shinde (Ratnagiri) bt Hirak Shah (Mumbai Suburban) 25-1, 25-0
Ramdas Sawardekar (Mumbai) bt Parag Kamble (Mumbai Suburban) 25-12, 25-0
Ayushya Garud (Pune) bt Prathamesh Jadhav (Mumbai) 25-2, 25-6
