GSC- ALL INDIA SQUASH OPEN
Arun Sharma made a brilliant rally from 0-2 to put out his Maharashtra state-mate Tejas Sathare 9-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-3 to storm into men’s pre-quarterfinals of the GSC-All India squash Open,hosted by Goregaon Sports Club, under the auspices of Squash Rackets Federation of India, here today. Likewise, Services’ Mehul Kumar down 1-2, fought back to overpower stiff challenge from Miheer Prakash (MH) 11-9, 4-11, 3-11, 11-3, 11-4 to join Arun in l.ast 16..
However, the top two seeds, Abhishek Pradhan and Abhshek Agarwal, both from Maharashtra, were in their element, as they routed their respective rivals in straight games to advance into pre-quarters without much ado. So too, the boys under-17 top two seeds , Abhishek Kumar from Chandiragh and Mohit Bhatt from Maharashtra stormed into quarterfinals with straight games wins.
Results (Round of 32):
(2)- Abhshek Agarwal (MH) bt Sumit Kumar (DL) 11-4, 11-2, 11-7; Deepak Tiwari (MH) bt Rounak Yadav (SER) 11-5, 13-11, 2-11, 11-6; Rutvik Rau (MH) bt Awdesh Yadav (SER) m7-11, 11-2, 11-4, 11-4; Rohit Kadam (MH) bt Souvik Banerjee (MH) 11-7, 11-7, 11-5; Arun Sharma (MH) bt Tejas Sakhare (MH) 9-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-3; Jamal Sakib (SER) bt Vikas Lath (MH) 11-5, 11-3, 11-3; Mehul Kumar (SER) bt Miheer Prakash (MH) 11-9, 4-11, 3-11, 11-3, 11-4; Soumik Banerjee (MH) bt Abhinav Thyagarajan (MH) 13-11, 11-8, 11-5; P Amar Singh (MH) bt Rahul Vasishtha (DL) 11-9, 11-6, 11-7; Ravi Dixit (SER) bt Puneet Pareek (MH) 11-3, 11-4, 11-8;(1)-Abhishek Pradhan (MH) bt Shanay Dharod (MH) 11-1. 11-7, 11-2.
BOYS U-17: (Pre-quarterfinals): (1)- Abhishek Kumar (CH) bt Shreyansh Agarwa; (MH) 11-3, 11-3, 11-8; Jay Vaknallim(MHY) bt Amaan Habibulla (MH) bt 11-1, 11-8, 11-3; Gaurav Kumar (UP) bt Ahaan Bhansali (MH)9-11, 11-3, 13-15, 11-4, 11-8; Arman Darukhanwalla (MH) bt Pratinav Deb (MH) 11-7, 11-6, 11-4; Arnav Mandhana (MH) bt Arnav Khot (MH) 11-4, 11-8, 11-9; Jeb Pandole (MH) bt Rohan Potdar (MH) 11-3, 11-8, 11-4; Nakashtra Sharma (RJ) bt Shaan Singh (RJ) 11-8, 11-7, 7-11, 11-7; (2)- Mohit Bhatt (MH) bt Sunny Yadav (MH) 11-7, 11-6, 11-4.
Clock for TUESDAY
SQUASH – 7 a.m. onwards – GSC – AII India Open, Goregaon Sports Club.