Gendlal Vaidya (R) of Dainik Bhaskar receiving the trophy at
the hands of guests Sameer Meghe (2R) and Anil Ahirkar (2L)
as AICF Vice-President Prabhjit Singh Bachher looks on.
Title winners pose with the guests.
The Hitavada’s Marulklar-Lokhande reign supreme in doubles
Dainik Bhaskar’s Gendlal Vaidya, who upset last year’s winner Paritosh Pramanik of The Hitavada in the pre-quarters, defeated Jeevak Gajbhiye of Deshonnati for the singles title in a match which went down the wire. in the carrom tournament for mediapersons organised by the Sports Journalists’ Association of Nagpur at the Nagpur Union of Working Journalists Hall on Thursday.
In the doubles competition, The Hitavada’s second seeded combination of Ramesh Marulkar and Kartik Lokhande reigned .
Vaidya started the final in a grand style pocketing the first 13-0 in no time. Gajbhiye composed himself and bounced back to claim a keenly-contested second set 5-4 which saw fortunes fluctuating every now and then.
The deciding set was also a treat to watch. The tension of playing the last four boards of the title match was visible on the faces of both players. Vaidya won the first board 8-0, Gajbhiye reduced the margin picking two points in the second board (8-2). Vaidya committed some silly mistakes and Gajbhiye executed some brilliant shots to score seven points in the third board to gain a one-point lead (9-8) going in for the final board of the final match.
Vaidya kept his cool when it mattered the most to score five points to make it 13-9 in his favour. The final score read 13-0, 4-5, 13-9.
In the doubles final, Marulkar (popularly known as Tiger among journalists since he covers the forest beat), who had lost the final last year with Pramanik, extracted revenge upsetting the top seeds Chittaranjan Nagdevte-Shekhar Mahule combination of the Lokmat.
Marulkar teamed up with Kartik Lokhande this time and The Hitavada pair won the first set 14-0 giving no chance whatsoever to their opponents. The top seeds tried their best in the keenly contested second set but lost 5-6 to go down in straight sets. In the hard-liners final, The Hitavada combine of Amol Deokar and Anupam Soni lost to Sakaal’s Nikhil Gotmare and Anand Deshpande 3-11, 6-9. Deokar was at the receiving end in the singles match for the third place as Nagdevte beat him 8-5, 16-2.
Sameer Meghe, Chairman, Tirupati Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd was the chief guest of the prize distribution function. Anil Ahirkar of Anil Kumar Tea Company presided over.
Dr Ram Thakur, President, SJAN delivered the introductory speech.
Prabhjit Singh Bachher, Secretary, Vidarbha Carrom Association and Yashwant Chintaley, former carrom player were felicitated on the
occasion. Bachher, who hails from Akola, was elected as the Vice-President of the Indian Carrom Federation recently. Chintaley has been promoting the game of carrom since decades.
SJAN Vice-President Naresh Shelke conducted the proceedings while Tresurer Kishor Bagde proposed a vote of thanks. Tirupati Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd was the sole sponsors of the event for consecutive second year. Technical support was provided by the Nagpur District Carrom Association.
SJAN's FIRST
PRABHJIT Singh Bachher, Vice-President, Indian Carrom Federation, while replying to his felicitation informed the gathering that the Sports Journalists’ Association of Nagpur (SJAN) became the first association in India to conduct a carrom tournament applying the new rules framed by the International Carrom Federation.
Dainik Bhaskar’s Gendlal Vaidya, who upset last year’s winner Paritosh Pramanik of The Hitavada in the pre-quarters, defeated Jeevak Gajbhiye of Deshonnati for the singles title in a match which went down the wire. in the carrom tournament for mediapersons organised by the Sports Journalists’ Association of Nagpur at the Nagpur Union of Working Journalists Hall on Thursday.
In the doubles competition, The Hitavada’s second seeded combination of Ramesh Marulkar and Kartik Lokhande reigned .
Vaidya started the final in a grand style pocketing the first 13-0 in no time. Gajbhiye composed himself and bounced back to claim a keenly-contested second set 5-4 which saw fortunes fluctuating every now and then.
The deciding set was also a treat to watch. The tension of playing the last four boards of the title match was visible on the faces of both players. Vaidya won the first board 8-0, Gajbhiye reduced the margin picking two points in the second board (8-2). Vaidya committed some silly mistakes and Gajbhiye executed some brilliant shots to score seven points in the third board to gain a one-point lead (9-8) going in for the final board of the final match.
Vaidya kept his cool when it mattered the most to score five points to make it 13-9 in his favour. The final score read 13-0, 4-5, 13-9.
In the doubles final, Marulkar (popularly known as Tiger among journalists since he covers the forest beat), who had lost the final last year with Pramanik, extracted revenge upsetting the top seeds Chittaranjan Nagdevte-Shekhar Mahule combination of the Lokmat.
Marulkar teamed up with Kartik Lokhande this time and The Hitavada pair won the first set 14-0 giving no chance whatsoever to their opponents. The top seeds tried their best in the keenly contested second set but lost 5-6 to go down in straight sets. In the hard-liners final, The Hitavada combine of Amol Deokar and Anupam Soni lost to Sakaal’s Nikhil Gotmare and Anand Deshpande 3-11, 6-9. Deokar was at the receiving end in the singles match for the third place as Nagdevte beat him 8-5, 16-2.
Sameer Meghe, Chairman, Tirupati Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd was the chief guest of the prize distribution function. Anil Ahirkar of Anil Kumar Tea Company presided over.
Dr Ram Thakur, President, SJAN delivered the introductory speech.
Prabhjit Singh Bachher, Secretary, Vidarbha Carrom Association and Yashwant Chintaley, former carrom player were felicitated on the
occasion. Bachher, who hails from Akola, was elected as the Vice-President of the Indian Carrom Federation recently. Chintaley has been promoting the game of carrom since decades.
SJAN Vice-President Naresh Shelke conducted the proceedings while Tresurer Kishor Bagde proposed a vote of thanks. Tirupati Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd was the sole sponsors of the event for consecutive second year. Technical support was provided by the Nagpur District Carrom Association.
SJAN's FIRST
PRABHJIT Singh Bachher, Vice-President, Indian Carrom Federation, while replying to his felicitation informed the gathering that the Sports Journalists’ Association of Nagpur (SJAN) became the first association in India to conduct a carrom tournament applying the new rules framed by the International Carrom Federation.
