VIIIth Maharashtra State Ranking Carrom  Tournament 2015-16

Organised by : Shivaji Park Gymkhana, Shivaji Park, Dadar,  Mumbai – 28.
Under the Auspices of : Mumbai District Carrom Association 
& Maharashtra Carrom Association
 Vijay Marpelli, Jitendra Kale, Nasir Shaikh, Amol Shinde advance 

Shri. Jayraj Pathak-Former Municipal Commissioner & Shri. Ramakant Birajdar-Asst. Municipal Commissioner & Former Test Cricketer Shri. Pravin Amre-President SPG Inaugurating the VIIIth Maharashtra State Ranking Carrom Tournament organised by Shivaji Park Gymkhana by playing on the carrom Board. Also seen in the picture Shri. Avinash Kamat-Chairman, Shri. Sanjiv Khanolkar- Gen. Secretary, Shri. Sunil Ramchandran - Asst. Gen. Secretary, Shri. Pradeep Bhide-Indoor Games Secretary SPG, Shri. Arun Kedar-Secretary, MCA, Shri. Yatin Thakur-Secretary, MDCA & other Dignitaries. 

Shri. Jayraj Pathak-Former Municipal Commissioner & Shri. Ramakant Birajdar-Asst. Municipal Commissioner & Former Test Cricketer Shri. Pravin Amre-President SPG Inaugurating the VIIIth Maharashtra State Ranking Carrom Tournament organised by Shivaji Park Gymkhana by playing on the carrom Board. Also seen in the picture Shri. Avinash Kamat-Chairman, Shri. Sanjiv Khanolkar- Gen. Secretary, Shri. Sunil Ramchandran – Asst. Gen. Secretary, Shri. Pradeep Bhide-Indoor Games Secretary SPG, Shri. Arun Kedar-Secretary, MCA, Shri. Yatin Thakur-Secretary, MDCA & other Dignitaries. 


Vijay Marpelli of Mumbai knocked out Sudhir Khopkar of Ratnagiri in a straight games encounter 25-7, 25-0 to enter second round of the Men Singles event in the 8th Maharashtra State Ranking Prize Money Carrom Tournament 2016 organised by Shivaji Park Gymkhana, Dadar, Mumbai under the auspices of Mumbai District Carrom Association, and Maharashtra Carrom Association at Shivaji Park Gymkhana, Dadar. 
In another two game encounter Hitendra Patel of Mumbai blanked Datta Vinerkar also of Mumbai 25-0, 25-6 to enter second round. Siddhant Vadwalkar of Mumbai overcame Shrikant Koli of Thane 25-6, 25-19 in straight games encounter. Irfan Shaikh of Thane blanked Pandurang Patil of Raigad 25-4, 25-0 in straight games encounter to enter 2nd round. In another first round match Nasir Shaikh of Mumbai blanked Shashikant Chalke of Satara 25-0, 25-6 to advance in to second round. In another match Jaichand Betvanshi of Mumbai easily prevailed over Mayuresh More also of Mumbai in straight games 25-9, 25-1 to advance further. 
First Break to Finish of this tournament was scored by Vishwanath Deorukhkar & First Black to Finish was scored by Vaibhav Korgaonkar. 
For the opening ceremony Shri. Jayraj Pathak-Former Municipal Commissioner, Shri. Ramakant Birajdar-Asst. Municipal Commissioner-G-North, Former Test Cricketer Shri. Pravin Amre were the chief guests. Which was presided over by  Shri. Arun Kedar-Secretary, MCA, Shri. Yatin Thakur-Secretary, MDCA, Shri. Sanjeev Khanolkar-General Secretary, Shri. Sunil Ramchandran-Asst. General Secretary, Shri. Pradeep Bhide- Secretary Indoor Games, Shivaji Park Gymkhana and other dignataries were present. 

Important Results
Men Singles First Round : 
01) Hitendra Patel (Mumbai) bt. Datta Vinerkar (Mumbai) 25-6, 25-0
02) Nasir Shaikh (Mumbai) bt. Shashikant Chalke (Satara) 25-0, 25-6
03) Vikrant Kamble (Mumbai) bt. Nilansh Chiplunkar (Mumbai) 25-14, 25-4
04) Irfan Shaikh (Thane) bt. Pandurang Patil (Raigad) 25-4, 25-0
05) Amol Shinde (Mumbai) bt. Amar Wadhwa (Mumbai) 25-0, 25-1
06) Roshan Nimje (Pune) bt. Thomas Lawrence (Mumbai-Sub.) 25-0, 25-0
07) Siddhant Vadwalkar (Mumbai ) bt. Shrikant Koli (Thane) 25-6, 25-19
08) Jitendra Kale (Mumbai) bt. Aslam Shaikh (Raigad) 25-0, 25-4
09) Jaichand Betvanshi (Mumbai) bt. Mayuresh More (Mumbai) 25-9, 25-1
10) Vijay Marpelli (Mumbai) bt. Sudhir Khopkar (Raigad) 25-7, 25-0
11) Aeshad Shaikh (Mumbai-Sub. ) bt. Rajendra Kadam (Mumbai) 25-9, 25-4

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Sachin Murdeshwar
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