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Chotrani
puzzles Cyrus Poncha Manish Chotrani displayed tremendous wristiness while beating his Otter’s Club teammate Cyrus Poncha 14-15, 15-9, 15-6, 15-0 to cause a flutter on the opening day of the Rs.75,000 Transworld Shipping Twin squash tournament at the CCI glassback courts today. Poncha who is a good retriever with plenty of stamina, had no clue to the direction of his opponent’s shots and gave in without a fight in the forth game in which he could not even score a point. Chotrani, in the form, could prove a threat to third seed Rishad Pandole whom he meets tomorrow in the amateur event. Pandole who has been playing U.S. where he is studing, found himself short of stamina during his straight win over Juhu Gymkhana’s Jatin Mehta. Lefthander Vinay Asthana encountered stiff opposition from Chetan Panchal, who harried him with several counter drops and kills from back court. Panchal may have forced the match to the decider for he was leading 12-9 in the forth game when down 1-2. But Asthana produced a stream of drives followed it up with crosscourt drops and made the issue safe with a 15-12, 15-6, 12-15, 15-12 win. Top seed Paul Ferriera beat Niraj Shirgaokar straight and second seed Rishad Billimoria had no problems against Mangesh Nadkarni. In the professionals
events Andheri’s Vijay Sonawane and Willingdon’s Sudhir Ghote played a
thrilling five setter before the former’s crisper play got him a
victory. Vineet,
Pawar emerge champs It was a day to remember for Vineet Asthana and Chandrakant Pawar at the packed CCI’s glass back courts today. The two players were winners in the Amateurs and professionals season respectively, in the first ever Transworld Shipping TWI squash tournament for the Sivaswamy Trophy. Asthana, India’s third ranked junior, but in this tournament on successive days he took in his stride India’s top two, juniors Paul Ferreira yesterday and Rishad Billimoria today in an absorbing final. Asthana made his opponent dance to his tune with superb shots to the baseline, and in the front court where he won several duels with the drop and counter drop. Billimoria kept fighting back but he did not have the space to do so as Asthana covered every part of the court well and towards the later stages did not allow his opponent to hustle him with obstruction’s tactics. In the end Asthana’s greater consistency helped him win 15-11, 7-15, 15-11, 15-11. Pawar won in straight games 15-11, 15-11, 15-12. The score does not indicate the keen tussle for supremacy with Anant More of the CCI wrong footing Pawar with superb shots off the sidewall. But Pawar’s court coverage was much superior and this always gave him the edge. Pawar of The Leela thus had a hat-tric of titles having won the National, then the Monarch and Mudra and this one. Transworld
Shipping to sponsor squash tourneys THE Transworld Shipping Twin Squash Championship for the Sivaswamy Trophy for professionals and amateurs will be held at the CCI squash courts from May 27 to 30 Sponsored by the Transworld Group of Companies, the tournament which will be played on a knockout basis has attracted 20 professionals and 16 amateurs. Five time national Champ Meherwan Daruwalla who is making a comeback to the sport after a year lost due to injuries is the top seed for the amateur event, with National Under-19 champ Paul Ferreira billed No.2. The top two seeds in the professional event are C.S Pawar and Gopi Mohite respectively. The Transworld Group of Companies are sponsoring a sports event for the first time and hope to make the tournament an annual fixture. They also have plans to include an event for women from next year. “We realized that the
thrust the game deserved, the encouragement it merited was lacking,”
said Mr. P.R. Sreenivas, manager of Transworld Shipping Services. “We
can do better in the sport, we can produce a lot more international
players. We certainly have the potential…it just has to be
kindled….therefore we decided to sponsor tournaments for both
professionals and amateurs in squash ,” Mr. Sreenivas added. The tournaments
which offer total prize money of Rs.75,000 provides Rs.9,000 for both
winners and also has prize money allotted for every first round loser. Vineet
Asthana stuns Ferreira Vineet Asthana caused a major upset in the Transworld Shipping's Rs.75,000 Twin Squash Tournament when he beat top seed Paul Ferreira 15-2, 15-12, 15-8 to enter the final. Asthana meets second
seed Rishad Billimoria who mixed up his game well to beat Rishad Pandole
15-11, 15-14, 15-11. It was a remarkable display of control and courtcraft
from the third ranked Indian junior against the reiging junior champion of
the country . Asthana played some superb shots all over the court,
dictated terms for most part. Vinay
overcome stiff challenge grom Panchal VINAY Asthana encountered stiff opposition from Chetan Panchal before he won his first round match in the amateurs event of the Rs.75,000 Transworld Shipping Twin Squash Tounament at the CCI’s glass-back courts here on Thursday. Asthana had to play a rally for practically every point as Panchal picked up every return and countered with deceptive shots. Panchal won the third game after losing the first two . Just when it seemed Panchal would claim the second when he led 12-9, the left-handed Asthana pulled up his socks and played three scorching shots. Asthana was home 15-12, 15-6, 12-15, 15-12. Top seed Paul Ferreira beat his Otter’s Club teammate Niraj Shirgaokar in straight games 15-11, 15-5, 15-2 while Rishad Pandole had problem of stamina switching back to the soft ball game after coming from U.S. where he plays the hard ball game, when playing Jatin Mehta of Juhu Gymkhana 15-5, 15-1, 15-9. In the professionals event Vijay Sonawane and Sudhir Ghote played a keen match full of placements and volleys. Sonawane of Andheri Recreation Club prevailed 15-9, 17-16, 16-17, 12-15, 15-14. Vineet,
Chandrakant emerge champions It was a day to remember for Vineet Asthana and Chandrakant Pawar at the packed CCI’s glass back courts today. The two players were winners in the Amateurs and professionals season respectively, in the first ever Transworld Shipping TWI squash tournament for the Sivaswamy Trophy. Asthana, India’s third ranked junior, but in this tournament on successive days he took in his stride India’s top two, juniors Paul Ferreira yesterday and Rishad Billimoria today in an absorbing final. Asthana made his opponent dance to his tune with superb shots to the baseline, and in the front court where he won several duels with the drop and counter drop. Billimoria kept fighting back but he did not have the space to do so as Asthana covered every part of the court well and towards the later stages did not allow his opponent to hustle him with obstruction’s tactics. In the end Asthana’s greater consistency helped him win 15-11, 7-15, 15-11, 15-11. Pawar won in straight games 15-11, 15-11, 15-12. The score does not indicate the keen tussle for supremacy with Anant More of the CCI wrong footing Pawar with superb shots off the sidewall. But Pawar’s court coverage was much superior and this always gave him the edge. Pawar of The Leela thus had a hat-tric of titles having won the National, then the Monarch and Mudra and this one. Vineet
Asthana stuns Ferreira Vineet Asthana caused a major upset in the Transworld Shippings Rs.75,000 Twin Squash Tournament when he beat top seed Paul Ferreira 15-2, 15-12, 15-8 to enter the final. Asthana meets second seed Rishad Billimoria who mixed up his game well to beat Rishad Pandole 15-11, 15-14, 15-11. It was a remarkable display of control and courtcraft from the third ranked Indian junior against the reigning junior champion of the country . Asthana played some superb shots all over the court, dictated terms for most part. Vinay
makes Vineet sweat THE Asthana twins Vinay and Vineet played an interesting quarter-final in the amateurs event of the Rs.75,000 Transworld Shipping Twin Squash Tournament at the CCI this evening . In the first and third games Vinay was leading initially. But he could not maintain the consistency his brother is noted for and was beaten 17-15, 15-6, 15-12. Vineet meets top seed Paul Ferreira in the semi-final. Ferriera met a player of his own type, Yogesh Panchal, who loves to play a game of fast rallies. It was touch and go and Paul’s better consistency and fewer mistakes in the forth game enable him prevail at 15-10, 13-15, 15-12, 15-6. The professionals matches ran to form with top-seed Chandrakant Pawar and Ramesh More moving into the semi-finals. Vineet
stuns Ferreira Vineet Asthana caused a major upset in the Transworld Shipping’s Rs.75,000 Twin Squash trournament when he beat the top seed, Paul Ferriera 15-2, 15-12, 15-8 to enter the final. Asthana meets second seed Rishad Billimoria who mixed up his game well to beat Rishad Pandole 15-11, 15-14, 15-11. It was a remarkable display of control and court craft from the third ranked Indian junior against the reiging junior champion of the country. Asthana played some superb shots all over the court, dictated terms for the most part and upset his opponent with a variety of drops and counter drops. Ferriera’s only moment of some dominance was when he led 5-4 in the second games but otherwise he had to play second fiddled to the country’s under 16 champion whose improvement over the last few days has to be seen to be believed. There was upset in the professionals event too. Gopi Mohite second seeded from Bombay Gymkhana was beaten in five close fames by Anant More of Cricket Club of India. Playing on his home court, more was encourage by his club mates and thus fought back after being two games down. Some fine trick shots helped More gain ground over his fitter rival and turn virtual defeat into victory. More meets the top seed Chandrakant Pawar six times Indian Professional Champion who put it across Ramesh More in Straight games. Vineet
to clash with Paul Ferriera It was a happy Birthday for the Asthana twins, Vinay and Vineet today but with an inevitable touch of disappointment do one of them. The reasons: both met each other in the quarter-finals of the Rs.75,000 Transworld Shipping Twins Squash Tournament and one of them had to lose. It was Vinay’s lot to fall by the wayside. Vinay is the elder of the twins by thirty seconds but is down by a rung in the ratings. Vineet is third ranked India Junior and Vinay fourth. But this season Vinay had beaten Vineet in the State Open under-16 final. Today, he raised visions of repeating the triumph when he led 12-8 in the opening game. But consistency was not Vinay’s forte. He committed far to many mistakes playing a little too soft and playing more crosscourts than necessary. Vineet kept the ball in play volleyed unerringly and won in a straight games 17-15, 15-6, 15-12 to enter the semi-final where he meets top seed Paul Ferriera. Ferriera was up against it when 15-12 to enter the semi-final where he meets top seed Paul Ferriera. Ferriera was up against it when Yogesh Panchal kept a up a stream of drives and kept his opponent moving. But Ferriera played exceptionally well in the forth game which was crucial to the match and won 15-10, 13-15 , 15-12, 15-6. In the professionals event, Ramesh More, the Bombay Gymkhana player made the fullest use of his experience while quelling the challenge of Prakash Yelve, of Willingdon, who played an all court game. Vineet,
Pawar are champs VINNET Asthana capped some fine performances over the past few days by beating Rishad Billimoria and claiming the amateur’s title of the Rs.75,000 Transworld Shipping Twins Squash Tournament before a packed hall at the CCI’s glass-back courts this evening. Vineet won the top prize of Rs.9,000 with a 15-11, 7-15, 15-11, 15-11 triumph. The professional’s title and an equal amount of Rs.9,000 was claimed by The Leela’s Chandrakant Pawar who kept his concentration in the face of some tricky play from the CCI’s Anant More with a 15-11, 15-11, 15-12 score line. Vineet Asthana gas been playing in the shadow of Paul Ferriera and Rishad Billimoria in the junior’s ranks. But, after returning from the Asian junior championships, Asthana has been working hard at his game. And the results were there fore all to see. It was a triumph of tactics as Asthana dictate the pace. This he achieved with a superb display of drops. Volleys into the nick and consistent shots to length from where Billimoria found it hard to control the match. After sending Billimoria sprawling with a superb crosscourt drive to win the opening game Asthana shricked a battle cry and the message was loud and clear for his rival, who lost the second game even though he did control a portion of it. The forth was touch and
go with Asthana showing his fighting. Vineet
Asthana impresses
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