Quarter Final 3: Prashanth/Vidya vs Anu/Saujanya
Toss: Anu/Saujanya
Match Report:
Fasten the seat belts. Hold on. This match is sure to throw you off the balance. It will revolutionize the way carom would be played from now on. Curious?? Read on.
Vidya had been meticulous in her practice over the weekend. She showed off some newly acquired skills like putting a “due” on rebound. Prashanth being Prashanth was ready for a fight. One cant help wondering whether he is playing in a kabaddi match or carom match. Anu preferred to be silent partner and let Sau hog the limelight. IamME had played a practice game with Sau earlier in the day and learnt how to aim at a pawn and not hit it. :P
As the game was about to start, Prashanth received a call informing him to collect a parcel. On further investigation it was found that he had ordered a book titled “How to beat Sau at Carom” written by an expert panel consisting of 4 members – Ashish Mishra, Ashish Mishra, Ashish Mishra and Ashish Mishra. There was a gleam of confidence in his eyes as he came back and took his position.
The match started off in a quiet way with both the teams keeping a low profile. Sau made her intentions clear by drawing the first blood for her team as she had two pawns to her credit. But very soon she was back to being herself as she missed one chance after another to touch a pawn though she did aim properly each time. Anu was in the accumulation mode, hitting all the straight pawns. Not to forget Prashanth here, with each shot displaying his muscle power, the crowd was on their toes to avoid the pawns flying out of the board in regular intervals. To give an analogy - remember the flying molten rocks due to volcanic eruption scene in the movie “2012”? Prashanth’s actions produced a similar effect! Vidya played some superb shots but seemed distracted and constantly kept looking at her phone (probably waiting for someone’s call whose name starts with __ J).
Prashanth/Vidya were leading throughout by a point or two. Sau produced a “direct touch” and everyone thought it would be just a matter of time before Vidya/Prashanth advance to the semis. But Vidya had other ideas and returned the favour with her“direct touch”. Never the one to miss an opportunity, Anu cleverly finished off 2 pawns and decided to count on Sau’s expertise in tackling the pressure situation, whereas Vidya counted on Sau’s natural expertise of not hitting the pawn so that her team has one more chance at redemption. Wrong assumption!! The red was right at the middle of the opposite border for Sau. Sau pulled off a trick never ever seen in carom before - the “SauSCOOP”. The Red was hit bang on, the impact being such that it flew(literally!) into the pouch to its left from the point of strike. The crowd was stunned into silence and soon enough there were wild cheers and everyone almost forgot the follow up. Can Sau do it was the question as she took the strike again. In one fluent motion, the white was sent smoothly into the pocket much to the disbelief of Sau herself thereby ending the match in 10min 41sec. Sau was speechless as everyone congratulated her. Anu's eyes welled up with tears of happiness.
Anu/Saujanya have done it again. No one gave them a chance and now they are 2 steps away from glory. Can they do it again? Whom will they meet in the semis? How much of a game changer will the “SauSCOOP” prove to be? With these unanswered questions we move into the final QF for the season.
Winners: Anu/Saujanya
PS: The term “SauSCOOP” was coined by the charismatic Tejas.
How did they reach QF?
Prashanth/Vidya
Anu/Saujanya
Compiled by IamME
Toss: Anu/Saujanya
Match Report:
Fasten the seat belts. Hold on. This match is sure to throw you off the balance. It will revolutionize the way carom would be played from now on. Curious?? Read on.
Vidya had been meticulous in her practice over the weekend. She showed off some newly acquired skills like putting a “due” on rebound. Prashanth being Prashanth was ready for a fight. One cant help wondering whether he is playing in a kabaddi match or carom match. Anu preferred to be silent partner and let Sau hog the limelight. IamME had played a practice game with Sau earlier in the day and learnt how to aim at a pawn and not hit it. :P
As the game was about to start, Prashanth received a call informing him to collect a parcel. On further investigation it was found that he had ordered a book titled “How to beat Sau at Carom” written by an expert panel consisting of 4 members – Ashish Mishra, Ashish Mishra, Ashish Mishra and Ashish Mishra. There was a gleam of confidence in his eyes as he came back and took his position.
The match started off in a quiet way with both the teams keeping a low profile. Sau made her intentions clear by drawing the first blood for her team as she had two pawns to her credit. But very soon she was back to being herself as she missed one chance after another to touch a pawn though she did aim properly each time. Anu was in the accumulation mode, hitting all the straight pawns. Not to forget Prashanth here, with each shot displaying his muscle power, the crowd was on their toes to avoid the pawns flying out of the board in regular intervals. To give an analogy - remember the flying molten rocks due to volcanic eruption scene in the movie “2012”? Prashanth’s actions produced a similar effect! Vidya played some superb shots but seemed distracted and constantly kept looking at her phone (probably waiting for someone’s call whose name starts with __ J).
Prashanth/Vidya were leading throughout by a point or two. Sau produced a “direct touch” and everyone thought it would be just a matter of time before Vidya/Prashanth advance to the semis. But Vidya had other ideas and returned the favour with her“direct touch”. Never the one to miss an opportunity, Anu cleverly finished off 2 pawns and decided to count on Sau’s expertise in tackling the pressure situation, whereas Vidya counted on Sau’s natural expertise of not hitting the pawn so that her team has one more chance at redemption. Wrong assumption!! The red was right at the middle of the opposite border for Sau. Sau pulled off a trick never ever seen in carom before - the “SauSCOOP”. The Red was hit bang on, the impact being such that it flew(literally!) into the pouch to its left from the point of strike. The crowd was stunned into silence and soon enough there were wild cheers and everyone almost forgot the follow up. Can Sau do it was the question as she took the strike again. In one fluent motion, the white was sent smoothly into the pocket much to the disbelief of Sau herself thereby ending the match in 10min 41sec. Sau was speechless as everyone congratulated her. Anu's eyes welled up with tears of happiness.
Anu/Saujanya have done it again. No one gave them a chance and now they are 2 steps away from glory. Can they do it again? Whom will they meet in the semis? How much of a game changer will the “SauSCOOP” prove to be? With these unanswered questions we move into the final QF for the season.
Winners: Anu/Saujanya
PS: The term “SauSCOOP” was coined by the charismatic Tejas.
How did they reach QF?
Prashanth/Vidya
Anu/Saujanya
Compiled by IamME
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