Matunga-Playing on the home tables Naresh Sadarangi of Matunga Gymkhana advanced to the second round by defeating Madhadeo Karande 3-1 in a first-round match of the Matunga Gymkhana 9-Red Open Handicap Snooker Tournament 2017, which is sponsored and hosted by Matunga Gymkhana.
In the other first round matches, Surajit Shirke and Jayesh Patel won their respective first round matches by identical 3-2 margins.
Meanwhile, Kartikeya Sharma playing with a low handicap of +18 played steadily and did not give many chances to his opponent Suman Bhattacharya (+39) and went on to score a 3-0 win.