Top seed Akanksha sails into 2nd round


India’s top seeded Akanksha Salunkhe defeated compatriot Tanvi Khanna 11-3, 11-8, 8-11, 8-11, 12-10 in a women’s secod-round match of the 79th WesternIndiaSlam, a USD 9,000 prize-money  Professional Squash Association (PSA) Challenger event and played at the CCI courts on Thursday.

Hong Kong’s Bobo Lam at Western India Squash

Meanwhile Hong Hong’s Bobo Lam sored a shock win over 4th seed Malta’s Colette Sultana 9-11, 11-3, 11-2, 11-9.

In Men’ competition, Serbia’s top seed Viktor Byrtus defeated India’s Suraj Kumar Chand (IND) 11-6, 11-7, 11-4.

Top seed Viktor Byrtus (CZE) bt. Suraj Kumar Chand (IND) 11-6, 11-7, 11-4;

Results –

Women (round 2): Bobo Lam (HKG) bt. 4-Colette Sultana (MLT) 9-11, 11-3, 11-2, 11-9;

5-Jana Swaify (EGY) bt. Janet Vidhi (IND) 11-1, 11-3, 11-2;

1-Akanksha Salunkhe (IND) bt. Tanvi Khanna (IND) 11-3, 11-8, 8-11, 8-11, 12-10;

Sze Wing Wai (HKG) bt. 7-Tamara Holzbauerová (CZE)3-0: 12-10, 11-4, 11-9;

Sunita Patel (IND) bt. Mahak Talati (IND) 11-1, 11-2, 11-1;

Pooja Arthi Raghu (IND) bt. Mehak Dinesh Gupta (IND) 11-2, 11-1, 11-1.

Men (round 2): 1-Viktor Byrtus (CZE) bt. Suraj Kumar Chand (IND) 11-6, 11-7, 11-4;

[7-Wailok To (HKG) bt. Tay Jun Qian (MAS) 11-6, 12-10, 11-4;

Abhishek Pradhan (IND) bt. Shamil Wakeel (SRI) 4-11, 12-10, 11-7, 11-7;

Rahul Baitha (IND) bt. 8-Shing Fung Lam (HKG) 4-11, 12-10, 17-15, 11-3;

4-Rowan Damming (NED) bt. Lap Man Au (HKG) 11-2, 12-10, 7-11, 11-5;