Ronald Chauhan and Suryakant More advance at Bandra carrom tournament

Ronald Chauhan of Thane held off Mumbai’s Amit Kadam in three sets at the 4th State Ranking Carrom Tournament at MIG Cricket Club in Bandra, winning 23-10, 8-23, 16-10 to reach the second round.

Mumbai player Suryakant More also needed three sets, recovering after losing the first to Govind Churi of Mumbai Suburban. More won 8-23, 25-11, 20-13.

Other first-round winners included Nashik’s Santosh Dokhe, who beat Ajay Amre of Mumbai 25-16, 25-0, and Mumbai’s Praful Rathod, who defeated Chandrakant Tuplondhe of Mumbai Suburban 25-5, 25-7. Thane’s Aslam Chikte beat Mumbai’s Jaywant More 24-18, 25-15.

The tournament is organised by MIG Cricket Club and has approval from the Maharashtra Carrom Association and the Mumbai Suburban District Carrom Association. Ninad Borkar, the club’s indoor secretary, inaugurated the competition.