Saurav Ghoshal thread - PB WR # 10 in Apr 2019

[Omkara]

101 minutes in a squash court

[jaydeep]

He is known on squash circuit as a marathon man but here importantly he is winning match against WR#4 Miguel Angel Rodriguez.

[sameerph]

Saurav could not continue his good work and lost in the final.

At Abierto Colombiano Squash tournament

[F] [6] Saurav Ghosal (IND) l. [Q] Alfredo Avila (MEX) 9-11, 11-8, 4-11 , 8-11 (55m)

He tweeted -

Lost 3-1 today wasn't meant to be unfortunately. Didn't have enough left in the legs after yesterday. Very sad but will come back strong!

[jaydeep]

Saurav Ghosal lifts $35K International title in his hometown with very convincing win over top-seed Egyptian Marwan Elshorbagy ... Before that in the semis Saurav scored dominating win over 2nd seed South African Stephen Coppinger ... Saurav wins this tournament without losing a single game ... Before this last week in Mumbai he was runner-up at $35K CCI International ... There he lost to top-seed Spanish opponent Borja Golan in four games, 6-11, 4-11, 12-10, 5-11 (68m) ... These performances will going to help him to push his ranking upwards in coming weeks.

At $35K Men's JSW Kolkata RC International 2015, India

[R1] (3) Saurav Ghosal (IND,15) bt (Q) Nathan Lake (ENG,116) 11-9, 11-3, 11-5 (47m)
[R1] (7) Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND,52) bt Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu (IND,56) 6-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 11-6 (75m)
[R1] (5) Zahed Mohamed (EGY,36) bt (Q) Kush Kumar (IND,115) 11-9, 11-8, 11-4 (38m)

[QF] (3) Saurav Ghosal (IND,15) bt (7) Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND,52) 11-7, 11-3, 11-7 (35m)

[SF] (3) Saurav Ghosal (IND,15) bt (2) Stephen Coppinger (RSA,14) 11-4, 11-4, 11-2 (45m)

Singles Final
(3) Saurav Ghosal (IND,15) bt (1) Marwan El Shorbagy (EGY,12) 11-7, 11-2, 11-7 (43m)

[kaustav]

He definitely is going to break top 10 very soon..This is a good title on his home town which will give him a good toast at coming Durga Puja

[PKBasu]

Nice to see Ghoshal lift a title in our hometown (his grandparents live in the same building as my parents!). But is he ranked #15 or is his SF opponent ranked 15 (as shown above)? Or are they joint-15th??

[prasen9]

Coppinger is #14.

[kaustav]

Nice to see Ghoshal lift a title in our hometown (his grandparents live in the same building as my parents!). But is he ranked #15 or is his SF opponent ranked 15 (as shown above)? Or are they joint-15th??

Really PKB Is it near Gariahat/Ballygunj cuz thought he used to stay near by only...

[jaydeep]

Saurav lose in straight games against Gaultier ... In the third game Saurav had comfortable lead which he failed to utilize.

At $150K Men's US Open 2015, Philadelphia, USA

[R1] Saurav Ghosal (IND,16) l (3) Gregory Gaultier (FRA,3) 5-11, 6-11, 10-12

[jaydeep]

Saurav participated in World championship In 2nd week of November ... After winning the first round he lost against his training partner and former WR #1 James Willstrop.

At $325K Men's World Squash Championships 2015, Bellevue, Washington, USA

[R1] (16) Saurav Ghosal (IND,17) bt Ryan Cuskelly (AUS,20) 7-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-3

[R2] (16) Saurav Ghosal (IND,17) l James Willstrop (ENG,24) 7-11, 7-11, 7-11 (41m)

[jaydeep]

Saurav having match against top-15 South African Coppinger, whom he defeated earlier.

At $150K Men's Hong Kong Open 2015, Hong Kong China

[R1] Saurav Ghosal (IND,17) vs Stephen Coppinger (RSA,14)

[jaydeep]

Saurav scores very tight five games win over higher ranked South African Stephen Coppinger ... After losing the first game Saurav made strong comeback to win the second comfortably ... In the third both players were neck to neck but Saurav won it in extra points but Coppinger won close fourth game ... Saurav recovered to win the decider after close fight ... Next he is facing WR #1 Mohamed Elshorbagy.

At $150K Men's Hong Kong Open 2015, Hong Kong China

[R1] Saurav Ghosal (IND,17) bt Stephen Coppinger (RSA,14) 9-11, 11-3, 12-10, 9-11, 11-9 (76m)

[R2] Saurav Ghosal (IND,17) vs (1) Mohamed Elshorbagy (EGY,1)

[jaydeep]

Saurav Ghosal's withdrawal from his match due to injury.

At $150K Men's Hong Kong Open 2015, Hong Kong China

[R2] Saurav Ghosal (IND,17) l (1) Mohamed Elshorbagy (EGY,1) w/o

[jaydeep]

Saurav scored hard fought win over Egyptian qualifier Omar Meguid in five games ... In this match Omar showed creditable sportsmanship as he called his ball down on match ball when umpire awarded point to him ... Next Saurav ifaced world top-4 Omar Mosaad but after winning the first game he failed to keep onslaught from Omar.

At $150K Men's Windy City Open 2016, , Chicago, USA

[R1] Saurav Ghosal (IND,20) bt (Q) Omar Abdel Meguid (EGY,33) 11-13, 11-8, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8 (73m)

[R2] Saurav Ghosal (IND,20) l (3) Omar Mosaad (EGY,4) 15-13, 1-11, 7-11, 1-11 (50m)

[jaydeep]

In main-draw Saurav having tough match against former WR #1 Egyptian Ramy Ashour.

At $150K Men's Hong Kong Open 2016,

[R1] Saurav Ghosal (IND,17) vs Ramy Ashour (EGY,12)