Jindal Invitation Cup Handicap Team Event 

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Final:

Otters club ‘A’ beat Otters Club ‘B’ 3-2
Abhijit Kukreja beat Parth Doshi 13-15, 17-15, 15-14;
Gaurav Mittal beat Mihir Kapoor 12-15, 15-13, 15-13;
Sanjay Pawar lost to Vishal Kapoor 15-11, 13-15, 12-15;
Vijay Sonawane lost to Santosh More 15-9, 13-15, 15-17;
Gaurav Juneja beat Taran Machra 15-13, 14-15, 15-13.

Semi-finals: 

Otters Club ‘B’ beat Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana 3-2
Parth Doshi lost to Bipin Batra 13-15, 15-14, 10-15;
Mihir Kapoor beat Rajesh Sonawane 17-15, 15-13;
Santosh More beat Rohan Gracias 9-15, 17-16, 17-15;
Taran Machra beat Karan Batra 17-14, 15-13;
Vishal Kapoor lost to Aditya Manjrekar 11-15, 17-16, 13-15.

Otters Club ‘A’ beat Otters Club ‘C’ 3-1
Abhijit Kukreja beat Karan Bhatty 13-15, 17-15, 15-13;
Vijay Sonawane beat Supreet Singh 13-15, 15-14, 15-11;
Sanjay Pawar lost to Kabir Kapoor 15-17, 15-13, 13-15;
Rohan Juneja beat Shahid Lokhandwala 15-13, 15-13.

Quarterfinals :

Otters 'A' beat Jindal 'A' 4-1
Gaurav Juneja beat Arvind Singh 15-11, 15-12
Rohan Juneja beat Deepak Yadav 15-12, 15-13
Abhijeet Kukreja beat Vijay Jangra 10-15, 15-9, 17-15
Gaurav Mittal beat Sunil Verma 6-15, 15-10, 15-14
Vijay Sonawane lost to Aashish Bhagra 11-15, 11-15

Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana beat The Leela 3-2
Karan Batra lost to Priyanka Yadav 12-15, 14-17
Bipin Batra lost to Sameer Wali 16-17, 15-12, 14-15
Aditya Manjrekar beat C.S.Pawar 13-15, 15-11, 15-9
Rohan Gracias beat Riaz Shaikh 15-12, 7-15, 17-16
Rajesh Sonawane beat Hillary 15-9, 15-13

Otters Club C beat Khar Gymkhana 3-2
Saket Wali beat Suraj Shetty 15-12, 10-15, 15-11
Supreet Singh beat Viren Shah 15-13, 17-16
Karan Bhatty beat Gautam Acharya 15-10, 15-12
Kabir Kapoor lost to Kunal Jani 13-15, 11-15
Siddharth Samantray conceded the last match.

Otters B beat Jindal B 3-2
Taran Machra lost to Anil Verma 15-8, 16-17, 12-15
Santosh More beat Ashwini Bhosle 15-7, 9-15, 17-16
Vishal Kapoor beat Vikas Jangra 12-15, 15-8, 17-15
Parth Doshi lost to Satbir Singh 10-15, 11-15
Mihir Kapoor beat Nitin Bhosle 15-13, 15-11

Press Articles of tournament : 

Kukreja downs Jangra, Juneja twins back to winning ways
(Article in Mid-Day : 4/7/1999)

Abhijit kukreja clinched a keen encounter against Vijay Jangra 10-15, 15-9, 17-15 as Otters Club A shut out host Jindal Cup Handicap Squash team tournament, organized by the Professional Squash Association, at the Jindal Recreation Centre, Vasind, on Saturday.

The match saw the return of the talented Juneja twins, Gaurav and Rohan who are studying in the United States. Both had a good lung-opener against Arvind Singh and Deepak Yadav respectively.

The surprise of the day was provided by 14 year old Satbir Singh who  defeated Parth Doshi 15-10, 15-11. The result enabled Jindal B level scores against Otters B at 2-2 but Mihir Kapoor clinched the issue for Otters B by defeating Nitin Bhosle 15-13, 15-11.

In three other matches that saw fortunes fluctuate, Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana defeated The Leela, Jindal A beat Jindal C. Otters C overcame Khar Gymkhana and Jindal B edged out Navi Mumbai Sports Association. Aditya Manjrekar was another outstanding performer, the u-16 players scoring a significant victory over seasoned pro Chandrakant Pawar 13-15, 15-11, 15-9 as Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana put out The Leela, 3-2.

Otters ‘A’ score splendid victory
(Article in The Daily, Mumbai : 4/7/1999)

Abhijit Kukreja clinched a keen encounter against Vijay Jangra,  10-15, 15-9, 17-15, as Otters Club ‘A’ shut out hosts Jindal ‘A’, 4-1, on the opening day of the Rs.10,500 Jindal Cup Handicap Squash Tournament, organised by Indian Squash Professionals.

The match saw the return of the talented Juneja  twins, Gaurav and Rohan, who are studying in the US Both had a good lung-opener against Arvind Singh and Deepak Yadav, respectively.

The surprise of the day was provided by 14 year old Satbir Singh who  defeated Parth Doshi 15-10, 15-11. The result enabled Jindal B level scores against Otters B at 2-2 but Mihir Kapoor clinched the issue for Otters B by defeating Nitin Bhosle 15-13, 15-11.

Otters Club A bag squash title
(Article in Indian Express, Mumbai : 6/7/1999)

Otters Club A beat back a strong challenge from their second string to win the Professional squash Association’s Jindal Cup handicap team event at the Jindal Recreation Centre, Vasind, about 35km from Mumbai, yesterday evening.

The handicap, revised after every game depending upon a player’s performance, proved to be a great leveler. Thus every match went the full distance. Otters were seemingly coasting to the victory when Abhijit Kukreja beat Parth Doshi and Gaurav Mittal defeated Mihir Kapoor to put them 2-0 ahead.

However, Otters B fought back to draw level through Vishal Kapoor who beat Sanjay Pawar and Santosh More who overcame Vijay Sonawane at 17-15 in the decider.

Otters A could not be denied though as Gaurav Juneja used his considerable experience to battle a 11 points handicap and Taran Machra and clinch the fifth and final match. His consistency and clever use of the high ball enabled Juneja to force Machra into committing mistakes.

Otters A were rewarded with Rs.6,000 in prize-money for their efforts. Otters B received Rs.4,000. It was an exhausting weekend for the 10 teams who had a tough schedule of matches in the league-cum-knock-out format but it was fun as they were able to get away from the hustle and bustle of Mumbai and were provided with board and lodge by Jindal.

Vikas Jangra of Jindal Recreation Centre was adjudged the most promising player and was awarded a trophy.

29th Tournament Organised by ISP