Patankar rallies to beat Palnitkar 2-1
   Date :09-Jan-2021

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Abhijit Patankar used all his experience as he rallied to beat Ashwin Palnitkar 2-1 in the ongoing Woodshot Open Snooker Tournament under way at Woodshot Pool ‘N’ Snooker Club in Himalaya Harmony, Pratap Nagar Square.
 
After going down in the first frame, Patankar accepted the challenge from Palnitkar and went on to win the next two to move into the next round of the competition.
 
Palnitkar took the first frame 51-40 to give some jitters to Patankar. But the seasoned player bounced back with a thumping 82-16 win in the second frame.
 
He continued his rich form and took the third from and match with a scoreline of 88-39.
 
In another match, Anshul Tandekar beat Roshan Uikey 2-1 to move up.
 
After losing the first frame 27-52, Tandekar took the second frame 41-31 and then the third 77-33 to record an exciting win.
 
In another match, Udit Choukade defeated Atharva Khasnis 2-0. It was an easy win for the youngster Choukade who took the first frame 53-34 and the second76-39.
 
In another three-frame game, Sagar Maheshwari beat Sameer Pendam 2-1 with a score of 55-23, 14-78, 59-26.