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STAGE SET FOR ROYAL PREMIER GOLF LEAGUE KNOCKOUTS
Gladstone ( in black ) cheering on
Baazar Kolkata Bashers with the momentum Hettich Patriots just about made the cut Cleantek United blazing the RPGL
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Premier Golf League concluded its group stage matches in February in thrilling fashion at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club . After seven rounds and eight weekend which saw 24 teams battle it out to be crowned the RPGL Champions , eight qualified for the Championship knockouts while the next eight will face off for the Challenge Cup .
The two months of non stop action saw fancied teams losing out on the Championship qualification while a couple of teams made it just by the skin of their teeth .
While three teams were unbeaten at the half way stage , none could maintain their perfect record with joint defending champions Cleantek United & rookies Gladstone winning six out of seven league matches to take the top two positions .
Interestingly , the final round of matches saw
54 GolfPlus MARCH 2021 lots of permutations and combinations in play with Exide White Walkers sinking Devils to a second defeat in as many matches to ensure their qualification . Aces , needing just a point to ensure their qualification with two matches to play lost their two matches to be relegated to the Challenge Cup from a position of strength . Jutify Jets won their must win match against them followed by a heartbreak against Cleantek United .
Hettich Patriots were the biggest beneficiaries of the Aces meltdown as they qualified by just doing enough in the 8th place and will be geared up for the knockouts having gotten a chance to go for glory .
While positions matter at the end of the group stage , it is now all about momentum , which Emami and Baazar Kolkata Bashers will carry into the Championship quarterfinals as Devils and Verdant Colts await .
The top pair of the group stages was NK
Agarwal & Pranshu Poddar of Eagle Eye as they won 5 of their 6 matches . Individually , Jayanta Gohain of Baazar Kolkata Bashers logged in a perfect six out of six wins . The others who clocked six points were Akshay Butta ( Aces ), Rudraksha Bannerjee ( Cleantek