Qualifying Round One, 13-Jun:
Mohd Nafizwan (Mas) bt Ramit Tandon (Ind) 11/6, 11/4, 11/10 (18m)
Gaurav Nandrajog (Ind) bt Vikram Malhotra (Ind) 11/7, 11/1, 11/7 (24m)
Nafzahizam Adnan (Mas) bt Ravi Dixit (Ind) 5/11, 11/3, 11/3, 11/1 (20m)
Harinderpal Singh (Ind) bt Supreet Singh (Ind) 11/8, 11/7, 8/11, 11/10 (82m)
Vikras Jangra (Ind) bt Sandeep Jangra (Ind) 11/3, 11/9, 11/9 (22m)
Neil Hitchens (Eng) bt Shakti Singh (Ind) 11/5, 11/5, 11/7 (20m)
Naresh Kumar (Ind) bt Parth Sharma (Ind) 11/6, 11/7, 11/7 (25m)
Shahril Shahidan (Mas) bt Balamurugan (Ind) 8/11, 11/4, 11/6, 11/7 (30m)
Qualifying Finals, 14-Jun:
Gaurav Nandrajog (Ind) bt Mohd Nafizwan (Mas) 11/7, 11/7, 6/11, 11/7 (30m)
Harinderpal Singh (Ind) bt Nafzahizam Adnan (Mas) 9/11, 11/9, 11/9, 11/10 (51m)
Neil Hitchens (Eng) bt Vikras Jangra (Ind) 11/5, 11/8, 11/8, 11/7 (36m)
Naresh Kumar (Ind) bt Shahril Shahidan (Mas) 10/11, 10/11, 11/7, 11/6, 11/7 (51m)
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Ritwik Bhattacharya and Saurav Ghosal will represent local interest in the quarter-finals of the 4th ICL Chennai Open after comfortable first round wins at the ICL Squash Academy in Chennai in India.
Second seed Bhattacharya had no trouble in disposing of Rob Sutherland of Wales in 26 minutes. The 26-year-old from New Delhi will now face Pakistan's Yasir Butt, the No5 seed, for a place in the semi-finals.
Ghosal, the No4 seed, had to work harder to earn his victory against compatriot Gaurav Nandrajog, taking 46 minutes to win in straight games. The UK-based 19-year-old from Chennai will now meet England's Tom Richards, the seventh seed who ended Indian Parthiban Ayappan's run in straight games.
The closest battle of the day saw Dutchman Dylan Bennett overcome Malaysia's Timothy Arnold 7-11, 11-8, 11-9, 9-11, 11-7 in 44 minutes.
Yasir Butt (Pak) bt Harinderpal Singh 11-5, 11-6, 11-7
Wai Hang Wong bt Marton Szaboky (Hun) 11-8, 11-3, 11-3
Ritwik Bhattacharya bt Rob Sutherland (Wal) 11-9, 11-4, 11-6
Dylan Bennett (Ned) bt Timothy Arnold (Mas) 7-11, 11-8, 11-9, 9-11, 11-7
Majid Khan (Pak) bt Neil Hitchens (Eng) 11-6, 11-7, 11-7
Tom Richards bt Parthiban Ayappan 11-9, 11-7, 11-5
Saurav Ghosal bt Gaurav Nandrajog 11-5, 11-10 (2-0), 11-5
Khayal Muhammad Khan (Pak) bt Naresh Kumar 11-6, 11-10 (5-3), 11-7
Second seed Bhattacharya had no trouble in disposing of Rob Sutherland of Wales in 26 minutes. The 26-year-old from New Delhi will now face Pakistan's Yasir Butt, the No5 seed, for a place in the semi-finals.
Ghosal, the No4 seed, had to work harder to earn his victory against compatriot Gaurav Nandrajog, taking 46 minutes to win in straight games. The UK-based 19-year-old from Chennai will now meet England's Tom Richards, the seventh seed who ended Indian Parthiban Ayappan's run in straight games.
The closest battle of the day saw Dutchman Dylan Bennett overcome Malaysia's Timothy Arnold 7-11, 11-8, 11-9, 9-11, 11-7 in 44 minutes.
Yasir Butt (Pak) bt Harinderpal Singh 11-5, 11-6, 11-7
Wai Hang Wong bt Marton Szaboky (Hun) 11-8, 11-3, 11-3
Ritwik Bhattacharya bt Rob Sutherland (Wal) 11-9, 11-4, 11-6
Dylan Bennett (Ned) bt Timothy Arnold (Mas) 7-11, 11-8, 11-9, 9-11, 11-7
Majid Khan (Pak) bt Neil Hitchens (Eng) 11-6, 11-7, 11-7
Tom Richards bt Parthiban Ayappan 11-9, 11-7, 11-5
Saurav Ghosal bt Gaurav Nandrajog 11-5, 11-10 (2-0), 11-5
Khayal Muhammad Khan (Pak) bt Naresh Kumar 11-6, 11-10 (5-3), 11-7
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An Indian finalist is guaranteed in the 4th ICL Chennai Open, after Ritwik Bhattacharya and Saurav Ghosal both recorded 3/1 victories in their quarter-finals to set up an all Indian semi-final.
In the other quarterfinals, Majid Khan upset his fellow-Pakistani top seed Khayal Mohammed Khan in 5 sets. Majid meets thrid-seeded Dutchman Dylan Bennett for a place in the final.
Majid Khan (Pak) bt [1] Khayal Mohammed (Pak) 11/10(2-0), 8/11, 11/3, 5/11, 11/5
[3] Dylan Bennett (Ned) bt Wai Hang Wong (Hkg) 11/4, 11/8, 10/11(0-2), 11/7
[4] Saurav Ghosal (Ind) bt Tom Richards (Eng) 6/11, 11/7, 11/10(7-5), 11/5
[2] Ritwik Bhattacharya (Ind) bt Yasir Butt (Pak) 9/11, 11/3, 11/7, 11/3
In the other quarterfinals, Majid Khan upset his fellow-Pakistani top seed Khayal Mohammed Khan in 5 sets. Majid meets thrid-seeded Dutchman Dylan Bennett for a place in the final.
Majid Khan (Pak) bt [1] Khayal Mohammed (Pak) 11/10(2-0), 8/11, 11/3, 5/11, 11/5
[3] Dylan Bennett (Ned) bt Wai Hang Wong (Hkg) 11/4, 11/8, 10/11(0-2), 11/7
[4] Saurav Ghosal (Ind) bt Tom Richards (Eng) 6/11, 11/7, 11/10(7-5), 11/5
[2] Ritwik Bhattacharya (Ind) bt Yasir Butt (Pak) 9/11, 11/3, 11/7, 11/3
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[3] Dylan Bennett (Ned) bt Majid Khan (Pak) 11/4, 11/8, 10/11(1-3), 11/7 (54m)
[2] Ritwik Bhattacharya (Ind) bt [4] Saurav Ghosal (Ind) 8/11, 11/7, 11/6, 11/7 (55m)
Results from the semis....
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[2] Ritwik Bhattacharya (Ind) bt [4] Saurav Ghosal (Ind) 8/11, 11/7, 11/6, 11/7 (55m)
Results from the semis....
Details at www.squashsite.co.uk/chennai_open.htm
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Thanks Dhruv for the news about the squash tournament in Chennai. It is good to know that Ritwik and Saurav have done well in this tournament.
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Good to see Ritwik in the final and now having opportunity to defend his last year's title.
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Ritwik wins
Last year, Ritwik beat Dylan in the semis. I recall that Dylan behaved rather badly (he was being thrashed by Ritwik) and managed to upset Ritwik's rhythm. I hope this time around Ritwik beats him in straight sets. Here is what happened last year in Chennai:
Last year
Ritwik Bhattacharya (Ind) bt Dylan Bennett (Ned) 11-9, 11-5, 6-11, 11-3.
Well, I didn't realise that the final is done with. Here is this year's result:
Ritwik Bhattacharya (Ind) bt Dylan Bennett (Ned) 11-4, 11-2, 11-7 in 25 minutes.
See Cyrus Poncha's report here:
http://www.squashsite.co.uk/chennai_open.htm
Suresh
Last year
Ritwik Bhattacharya (Ind) bt Dylan Bennett (Ned) 11-9, 11-5, 6-11, 11-3.
Well, I didn't realise that the final is done with. Here is this year's result:
Ritwik Bhattacharya (Ind) bt Dylan Bennett (Ned) 11-4, 11-2, 11-7 in 25 minutes.
See Cyrus Poncha's report here:
http://www.squashsite.co.uk/chennai_open.htm
Suresh