CCI Western India Results 1996 to 2007

64^TH C.C.I. WESTERN INDIA OPEN SQUASH TOURNAMENT
CO – SPONSORED BY LIFEBUOY
13^th November to 18^th November 2007

Joshna Chinappa (Winner-Womens Open) and Ritwik Bhattacharya (Winner Mens Open) with their trophies

Top seeds Ritwik Bhattacharya and Joshna Chinappa lived up to their reputations when they retained the Men's Open and Women's titles, respectively, in the 64th CCI-Western India Open Squash Championship, co-sponsored by Lifebuoy, at the CCI on Sunday.

Formidable Bhattacharya showed who is the boss with a 9-7, 9-1, 9-2 triumph over second seed Sandeep Jangra in a final that lasted just 26 minutes.

Bhattacharya, ranked No. 72 in the world, took time to settle down at the start as Jangra kept pace until the latter half of the opening game. But Bhattacharya was soon focused for the rest of the match as Jangra looked helpless.

Joshna Chinappa overcame England's Mandy Kennedy for the second time in two months following a 3-0 victory in the women's final.

Chinappa, who beat former junior England player Kennedy in the HSBC Maharashtra State Open at the Bombay Gymkhana not too long ago, won 9-5, 9-5, 9-2 in a tie that lasted 35 minutes.

Top seed Saumya Karki lived up to her top billing and helped herself to a double crown. Seeded No.1 in the girls' under-19 and under-15 categories, 14-year-old Karki was the toast of the finals day as she romped to impressive wins for a double delight.

Karki first demolished unseeded Urvashi Joshi 9-1, 9-2, 9-0 for the under-19 title, and later took a little longer to overcome fourth seed Namrata Purohit 9-5, 9-1, 9-3 for the under-15 crown to complete a rewarding day.

Top seed Arun Kochhar did not have it as easy and was forced to toil for the boys' under-13 title in a pulsating championship round against second seed Raghav Mehrotra.

Kochhar, who surged to a comfortable 2-0 advantage and looked set to settle the issue without much ado, surprisingly endured a strong challenge from Mehrotra who brilliantly came back into the match to force the decider.

But Mehrotra lost his way in the fifth and final game as Kochhar took an early lead and held on to seal a 9-5, 9-5, 4-9, 5-9, 9-4 victory.

Men's Open: Ritwik Bhattacharya bt Sandeep Jangra 9-7, 9-1, 9-2.
Women: Joshna Chinappa (Chennai) bt Mandy Kennedy (England) 9-5, 9-5, 9-2.

All Semifinals :
Men's Open :
Sandeep Jangra bt Vikram Malhotra 9-4, 9-0, 9-1;
Ritwik Bhattacharya bt Manish Chotrani 9-1, 9-4, 9-3.

Women :
Joshna Chinappa (Chennai) bt Shweta Yadav 9-0, 9-1, 9-0;
Mandy Kennedy (England) bt Saumya Karki 9-6, 9-4, 9-6.

Boys U-19 :
Aditya Jagtap bt Aditya Gupta 9-2, 9-0, 9-1;
Vikram Malhotra bt Abhinav Sinha 9-0, 9-0, 9-1.

Boys U-15 :
Abhishek Pradhan bt Caran Arora 9-6, 9-0, 9-0;
Mahesh Mangaonkar bt Vrishabh Kotian 9-1, 9-6, 9-1.

Boys U-13 :
Arjun Kochhar bt Yohan Pandole 9-3, 9-4, 8-10, 9-1;
Raghav Mehrotra bt Ishaan Advani 9-3, 9-4, 8-10, 9-3.

Boys U-11 :
Sandeep Paswan bt Rajat Agarwal 3-9, 9-4, 9-7, 10-8;
Yohan Pandole bt Yohan Surti 9-1, 9-0, 9-5.

Girls U-15 :
Saumya Karki bt Vasha Pandey 9-0, 9-0, 9-0;
Namrata Purohit bt Urvashi Joshi 9-2, 9-4, 9-1.

U-9:
Ivan Phillip bt Siddhant Iyer 9-4, 9-10, 9-4, 9-3;
Ben Kennedy bt Dev Variani 9-4, 4-9, 9-7, 9-4.

All Quarterfinals :
Men’s Open :
Vikram Malhotra bt Dhiraj Nagpal 9-2, 9-4, 9-6;
Women :
Saumya Karki bt Shaheen Madraswala 9-3, 9-3, 9-0;
Boys U-19 :
Laxman Joshi bt Mahesh Mangaonkar 9-2, 9-1, 9-3;
Aditya Jagtap bt Akhilesh Nayak 9-0, 9-6, 9-4;
Abhinav Sinha bt Cyrus Vakil 9-5, 9-4, 9-2.;
Boys U-17 :
Aditya Gupta bt Javed Mohd. 9-10, 1-9, 9-4, 10-8, 9-2;
Abhishek Pradhan bt Anuj Chauhan 9-2, 9-0, 9-5;
Aditya Jagtap bt Vrishabh Kotian 9-0, 9-3, 9-1;
Boys U-15 :
Vrishabh Kotian bt Shashi Pandey 9-10, 9-7, 9-6, 9-10, 9-5;
Caran Arora bt Ness Billimoria 9-5, 9-0, 9-3;
Abhishek Pradhan bt Samir Mistry 9-5, 9-2, 9-2;
Mahesh Mangaonkar bt Rahil Fazelbhoy 9-0, 9-0, 9-0;
Boys U-13 :
Yohan Pandole bt Mishal Advani 9-0, 9-3, 0-9, 6-9, 9-1;
Ishaan Advani bt Nishikant Khapre 9-1, 9-0, 9-5;
Arjun Kochhar bt Akhilesh Yadav 9-5, 4-9, 9-4, 9-2;
Raghav Malhotra bt Armaan Shaikh 9-3, 9-6, 9-0;
Boys U-11 :
Sandeep Paswan bt Kshiteej Prasad 1-9, 9-2, 7-9, 9-2, 9-5;
Yohan Pandole bt Aashaya Kejriwal 9-2, 9-5, 9-0;
Yohan Surti bt Aryan Hemdev 9-2, 9-6, 9-0;
Girls U-19 :
Namrata Purohit bt Sudha Pandey 9-3, 9-1, 9-1;
Saumya Karki bt Tanya Arora 9-0, 9-0, 9-0;
Girls U-15 :
Varsha Pandey bt Sanjana Merchant 9-6, 9-7, 10-8;
Saumy Karki Bt Ruchi Mishra 9-0, 9-0, 9-0;
Urvashi Joshi bt Rhea Advani 9-0, 9-1, 9-0;
Professionals :
Rohit More bt Sanjay Pawar 6-9, 5-9, 10-8, 9-7, 9-0;
C. Gomez (Mexico) bt Sachin Jadhav 9-3, 9-3, 9-0

63rd C.C.I. Western India Open Squash Tournament 2006
31st October to 4^th November 2006

Top seeds Ritwik Bhattacharya and Joshna Chinappa retained the men's and women's Open titles in the 63rd CCI-Indiabulls Western India Squash Championship at the Cricket Club of India here.

Bhattacharya, the highest ranking Indian in the world at number 38, taught Chennai's Harinderpal Singh some lessons with a convincing 9-5, 9-1, 9-5 victory in the men's final that lasted one hour.

The young player from Chennai, playing his maiden men's title round, ignored his much fancied opponent's reputation with a good start as he raced to a 5-1 lead in the opening game. But, Ritwik warmed up to level at 5-all and never looked back since.

Ritwik earned Rs 75,000 for his effort, while Harinderpal pocketed Rs 40,000.

In the women's final, favourite Joshna Chinappa denied Shivangi Paranjpe a double after fashioning a 9-3, 9-3, 9-0 win and earned a cheque of Rs 25,000.

Among the juniors, Vikram Malhotra and Mahesh Mangaonkar of Mumbai enjoyed a rewarding day when they helped themselves to deserving double crowns.

Malhotra of HR College and Otters Club won the boys' under -19 and under-17 titles in contrasting fashion. He enjoyed an easy tie while beating Chennai's Cyril Kuhn 9-5, 9-1, 9-5 in the under-17 final, but had to endure dogged resistance from the formidable Sandeep Jangra before escaping to a thrilling 10-8, 4-9, 10-9, 5-9, 9-0 victory in the under-19 final.

Mangaonkar too won in contrasting styles in Under-13 qnd Under-15. He eased to a9-3, 9-2, 9-3 victory over CCI's Caran Arora in the under-13 final, and later overcame a dour Aadit Zaveri 9-4, 2-9, 9-2, 9-4 in an exciting under-15 championship round.

Ankita Sharma ended a prolonged title drought when she bagged the girls under-15 title with an impressive 9-7, 9-3, 7-9, 9-5 win over Sachika Balwani.

And, Shivangi Paranjpe denied Balwani in the girls under-19 final with a 9-2, 9-1, 9-4 win.

Results (All finals):
Men's Open: Ritwik Bhattacharya bt Harinderpal Singh (Chennai) 9-5, 9-1, 9-5.
Women: Joshna Chinappa (Chennai) bt Shivangi Paranjpe 9-3, 9-3, 9-0.
Boys U-19: Vikram Malhotra bt Sandeep Jangra 10-8, 4-9, 10-9, 5-9, 9-0.
Boys U-17: Vikram Malhotra bt Cyril Kuhn (Chennai) 9-5, 9-1, 9-5.
Boys U-15: Mahesh Mangaonkar bt Aadit Zaveri 9-4, 2-9, 9-2, 9-4.
Boys U-13: Mahesh Mangaonkar bt Caran Arora 9-3, 9-2, 9-3.
Boys U-11: Raghav Mehrotra bt Kunj Rawani 9-4, 9-5, 9-6.
Girls U-19: Shivangi Paranjpe bt Sachika Balwani 9-2, 9-1, 9-4.
Girls U-15: Ankita Sharma bt Sachika Balwani 9-7, 9-3, 7-9, 9-5.
Professionals : Sanjay Pawar bt Sachin Jadhav 9-1, 9-0, 9-4.