Mumbai: Former world champion Prashant More of Reserve Bank continued his impressive run in the 23rd Mumbai Mayor’s Cup District Ranking Carrom Tournament by defeating Indian Oil’s Mohammed Ghufran in a hard-fought three-set quarter-final clash at the Lokmanya Mandal Banquet Hall in Matunga.
Prashant lost the opening set 14-25 but staged a remarkable comeback in the second set with dominant white slams on the fourth and sixth boards to register a commanding 25-1 victory and level the match.
In the deciding set, the experienced campaigner maintained complete control and once again defeated Ghufran 25-1 to book his place in the semi-finals.
In the women’s singles category, Mithali Pathak, Simran Shinde, Ayesha Sajid Khan and Sonali Kumari advanced to the semi-finals after convincing performances.
Other Quarter-Final Results
Men’s Singles
- Siddhant Wadwalkar (DKCC) beat Hareshwar Betvanshi (AKF) 25-4, 25-6
- Rahul Solanki (Shivtara C.C.) beat Nilansh Chiplunkar (AKF) 25-22, 25-13
- Vikas Dharia (Mumbai Municipal Corporation) beat Girish Tambe (Mumbai Municipal Corporation) 25-6, 19-7
Women’s Singles
- Mithali Pathak (Jain Irrigation) beat Rosina Godad (M. Ka. K. Centre) 25-0, 20-15
- Simran Shinde (Shivtara C.C.) beat Anjali Siripuram (LIC) 24-14, 21-14
- Ayesha Sajid Khan (Jain Irrigation) beat Mamta Kumari (PORC) 23-9, 24-2
- Sonali Kumari (AKF) beat Shaila Jadhav (LIC) 25-4, 25-5
