HERO HONDA - KHAR GYMKHANA - ISP GOLDEN JUBILEE SQUASH
From 25th Jan  to 1st Feb 2004, at Khar Gymkhana, Mumbai 
 

 
 

All the winners with their trophies from left to right: Sanjay Goyal (ISP),  Manish Chotrani (Winner in Men’s category), Shiv Malhotra (Vice President, Khar Gymkhana), Shivangi Paranjpe (Girls under-15), Noreena ( ISP), Mahendra Agarwal (Founder Director, ISP), Chief Guest Sanjay Nirupam (MP), Pradeep Ajila (Hon. Secretary Khar Gymkhana), Deepali Anvekar (Womens), Vikram Malhotra (Boys under 15), Mahesh Verma (Professionals).  Seated below Mahesh Mangaonkar (Boys under 11), Ankita Sharma (Girls under 11) & Vikas Jangra (Boys under 19)

 
     
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All Results :

All finals
Men’s: 1-Manish Chotrani bt 2-Sahil Vora 15-9, 15-12, 15-7.  
Boys u-19:1-Vikas Jangra (Jindal) bt 2-Sandeep Jangra (Jindal) 15-10, 8-15, 15-12, 13-15, 15-11.  
Boys u-15: 1-Vikram Malhotra bt 2-Laxman Joshi (Jindal) 15-4, 15-5, 15-11.  
Boys u-11: 1-Mahesh Mangaonkar bt 3-Tarun Nambiar 15-7, 15-9, 15-4.  
Boys/Girls u-9: 1-Anirudh Nambiar bt Ishan Advani 15-5, 15-10, 15-5.  
Professionals: 1-Mahesh Verma (Deolali) bt 2-Vijay M. Sonawane 15-7, 15-8, 15-8.  
Over 50: Raj Manchanda bt Ajay Bhandari 15-5, 15-4, 15-6.  
Women’s: 1-Deepali Anvekar bt 2-Madhura Paranjpe 15-5, 15-3, 15-0.  
Girls u-15: 1-Shivangi Paranjpe bt Shaheeda Madraswala 15-9, 9-15, 15-7, 15-2.  
Girls u-11: 2-Ankita Sharma bt 1-Sachika Balwani 17-16, 15-17, 15-12, 15-7.

All Semi finals
Boys u-19: 
 2-Sandeep Jangra (Jindal) bt Ritesh Sharma (Jindal) 15-4, 15-4, 15-7. 
1-Vikas Jangra (Jindal) bt Rushabh Vora 11-15, 15-7, 15-7, 17-15
Boys u-15: 
 1-Vikram Malhotra bt 4-Nitin Chauhan (Jindal) 17-15, 15-6, 15-2; 
2-Laxman Joshi (Jindal) bt Naveen Jangra (Jindal) 15-12, 15-11, 11-15, 15-9. 
Boys u-11: 
 1-Mahesh Mangaonkar bt 4-Caran Arora 15-7, 15-7, 15-8; 5, 15-7; 
3-Tarun Nambiar bt 2-Abhishek Pradhan 14-17, 15-4, 17-15, 15-10. 
Boys/Girls u-9: 
 1-Anirudh Nambiar bt Aviroop 15-7, 15-13, 15-2; 
Ishan Advani bt Nisarg Gagrani 15-6, 15-6, 15-3. 
Professionals: 
 1-Mahesh Verma (Deolali) bt 4-Gopi Mohite 15-8, 15-9, 15-8; 
2-Vijay s. Sonawane bt 3-Sachin Jadhav 14-17, 15-6, 15-9, 15-13. 
Women’s: 
1-Deepali Anvekar bt Sarita Premnarayan 15-2, 15-2, 15-2 ; 
2-Madhura Paranjpe bt Kanika Premnarayan 15-10, 9-15, 15-9, 15-4. 
Girls u-15: 
 1-Shivangi Paranjpe bt Shaheen Madraswala 15-1, 15-9, 15-1; 
Shaheeda Madraswala bt Farzeen Tambal 15-3, 15-0, 15-1. 
Girls u-11: 
 1-Sachika Balwani bt Shriya Khatri 15-4, 15-6, 15-6; 
2-Ankita Sharma bt Saumya Karki 15-8, 16-17, 15-9, 15-9. 
Over 50 : 
Raj Manchanda bt Shyam Wadkar 15-1, 15-2
Ajoy Bhandari bt G.S. Chaddha 11-15, 15-9, 15-8

All Quarterfinals :
Boys u-15 : 
 1-Vikram Malhotra bt Kartik Kishore 15-2, 15-6, 15-2; 
Naveen Jangra (Jindal) bt 3-Anup Sharma 15-13, 15-11, 15-11; 
2-Laxman Joshi (Jindal) bt Aditya Menon 15-5, 15-11, 15-7; 
4-Nitin Chauhan (Jindal) bt Karan Singh 15-12, 15-9, 15-3. 
Boys u-19 :
1-Vikas Jangra (Jindal) bt Kunwarpal Singh 15-8, 15-9, 15-9;
3-Rushabh Vora bt Sadiq Madraswala 15-6, 15-11, 15-9;
2-Sandeep Jangra (Jindal) bt Mohammad Merchant 15-9, 15-6, 15-10,
4-Ritesh Sharma (Jindal) bt Dhiraj Nagpal 15-11, 3-15,15-14, 13-15, 15-11.  
Boys u-11 :
1-Mahesh Mangaonkar bt Vivek Dhuan 15-4, 15-4, 15-3;
4-Caran Arora bt Sameer Mistry 15-12, 14-15, 15-5, 15-7;
2-Abhishek Pradhan bt Aditya Kochhar 15-1, 15-1, 15-3;
3-Tarun Nambiar bt Agastya Shastri 15-1, 15-1 15-0.  
Women’s : 
 Deepali Anvekar bt Mugdha Kulkarni 15-1, 15-1, 15-3; 
Sarita Jethwani bt Avani Shetty 15-6, 15-10, 15-11; 
Madhura Paranjpe bt Parineeta Chaudhary 17-15, 15-9, 15-10.
Boys/Girls u-9 :
1-Anirudh Nambiar bt Arjun Kochhar 15-2, 15-5, 15-7;
Aviroop Ghosal bt Aditya Khatri 15-10, 15-2, 15-6;
2-Nisarg Gagrani bt Shubham Lad 15-8, 15-7, 15-5.   
Girls u-15 :
1-Shivangi Paranjpe bt Raghini Girdhar 15-3, 15-0, 15-3;
3-Shaheeda Madraswala bt Rinki Soni 15-11, 15-6, 15-7;
Shaheen Madraswala bt Poonam Singh 15-0, 15-2, 15-2.
Girls u-11 :
4-Shriya Khatri bt Namrata Purohit 15-5, 5-15, 15-11, 15-4;
3-Saumya Karki bt Anju Sharma 15-3, 15-3, 15-3;
2-Ankita Sharma bt Sachi Jain 15-0, 15-0, 15-4.

 

 
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Press Articles of the tournament
 

Success for Shiv Sena MP on squash court
(Article in Asian Age, Mumbai : 26/1/2004)

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Nirupam, playing his first competitive tournament after taking to the game in the past two years, overcome his first hurdle, winning his qualifying round match in the Rs.2 lakh prize money Hero Honda Khar Gym-ISP Golden Jubilee Squash Tournament at the Khar Gymkhana, on Sunday. Nirupam defeated Sunil Shroff 15-13, 13-15, 15-12 to enter the main draw of the  men’s over-35 category. 

In other main draw first round matches, Shaheen Madraswala and Rinki Soni advanced in the girls under-15 age group, defeating Sudha Pandey and Shasha Sahani 15-7, 15-6 and 15-7 respectively.

 

Jangra going the distance at Khar
(Article in Mid-Day, Mumbai : 28/1/2004)

Vikas Jangra, who has made it a habit of winning each and every squash tournament.  He features in stayed on course to maintain his unblemished run as he entered the boys under-19 quarterfinals of the Rs.2 lakh prize money Hero Honda Khar Gym-ISP Golden Jubilee Squash Tournament at the Khar Gymkhana yesterday. 

Top seeded Jangra defeated Ravi Pandey 15-6, 15-8 to set up a last eight clash with Kunwarpal Singh, who was a 15-8, 15-11 winner over Gauraj Shah. Also having an easy ride into the last four was girls under-15 top seed Shivangi Paranjpe, who defeated Raghini Girdhar 15-3, 15-10, 15-3.

 

Easy for Seeds
(Article in Mid-Day, Mumbai : 1/2/2004)

The top seeded players Deepali Anvekar and Madhura Paranjpe lived up to their billing as they set up a clash for the  women’s title and the cash prize of Rs.10,000 in the Rs.2 lakh prize money Hero Honda Khar Gym-ISP Golden Jubilee Squash Tournament. 

The top seed Anvekar showed superb touch and great form in brushing aside Sarita Jethwani in a semi-final tie at the Khar Gymkhana Squash courts on Saturday. 

Anvekar did not spend too much time on the court as she coasted to fluent 15-2, 15-2, 15-2 Victory in just 20 minutes. In contrast, Paranjpe had a fight on her hands before she staved off the spirited challenge offered by Kanika Premnarayan to come out triumphs in the second semi-final. 

Paranjpe faced initial resistance from her opponent, who after losing the first game fought back to win the second and level the scores. But, thereafter, Paranjpe seemed to have found her touch and rather easily wrapped up the next two games to clinch a 15-10, 9-15, 15-9, 15-4 victory and a place in the title round. 

In the boys under-11 semi final match the third seed Tarun Nambiar rallied strongly to score an upset win over second seed Abhishek Pradhan winning in four games at 14-7, 15-4, 17-15, 15-10. 

In the final Tarun will meet National Champion and number one seed Mahesh Mangaonkar, who beat fourth seed Caran Arora in the other semi-final 15-7, 15-7, 15-8.

 

Jangra’s day out at Khar Gym
(Article in Times of India, Mumbai : 31/1/2004)

It was the Jangra family show at the Rs.2 lakh Hero Honda Khar Gymkhana ISP Golden Jubilee Tournament. While unseeded Naveen Jangra caused a stunner upsetting third seed Anup Sharma in the boys under-15 cousins Vikas and Sandeep Jangra won their respective matches in the under-19 category to advance to the semi finals. 

Naveen upstage the more experienced Anup 15-13, 15-11, 15-11 to advance to the semi finals. Top seed Vikas Jangra polished off Kunwarpal Singh 15-8, 15-9, 15-9 in the under-19 quarterfinals while Sandeep accounted for Mohammad Merchant 15-9, 15-6, 15-10. 

Another family to excel was the Vora brothers. While second seed Sahil made short work of Rohan Gracious 15-4, 15-10, 15-9, younger brother Rushabh breezed past Sadiq Madraswala 15-6, 15-11, 15-9. 

Sahil is on course for a final date with top seed Manish Chotrani. He was in majestic form on Friday, playing a number of forceful volleys from the forecourt. Gracias mad the second seed fight hard in the second and third game but Sahil had plenty left in the tank to go through.

 

Jangra powers into Khar Gym squash quarters
(Article in Asian Age, Mumbai : 28/1/2004)

Vikas Jangra, who has made it a habit of winning each and every squash tournament he features in stayed on course to maintain his unblemished run as he entered the boys under-19 quarter finals of the the Rs.2 lakh prize money Hero Honda Khar Gymkhana ISP Golden Jubilee Tournament at the Khar Gymkhana, on Tuesday. The top seeded Jangra defeated Ravi Pandey 15-6, 15-8 to set up a last eight clash Kunwarpal Singh, who was a 15-8, 15-11 winner over Gauraj Shah. Also having an easy ride into the last four was girls under-15 top seed Shivangi Paranjpe, who defeated Raghini Girdhar 15-3, 15-10, 15-3.

 

Deepali cruises along smoothly
(Article in Mid-Day, Mumbai : 29/1/2004)

Deepali Anvekar, the top seed among the women, kept herself on course to lift the singles title and the top purse of Rs.10,000, brushing aside unseeded Mugdha Kulkarni 15-1, 15-1, 15-3 in the Rs.2 lakh prize money Hero Honda Khar Gymkhana ISP Golden Jubilee Tournament yesterday. 

Deepali meets Sarita Jethwani in the round of four, who was a 15-6, 15-10, 15-11 winner over Avani Shetty. 

In contrast, second seed Madhura Paranjpe had a fight on her hands before getting the better of Parineeta Chaudhary 17-15, 15-9, 15-10. 

The boys under-15 first round matches saw Jindal lads Laxman Joshi, the second seed and third seed Anup Sharma also advance with ease, scoring straight game victories over Nitin Mishra and Rikin Sampat respectively. 

 

Manish, Deepali emerge victorious
(Article in Free Press Journal, Mumbai : 2/02/2004) 

National champion Manish Chotrani and Deepali Anvekar won the men’s and women’s title in the Rs.2 lakh prize money Hero Honda Khar Gym-ISP Golden Jubilee squash tournament at the Khar Gymkhana. Here, on Sunday. 

Top seeded Anvekar beta the second seed Madhura Paranjpe in three sets 15-5, 15-3, 15-0 to pick up the winner’s booty of Rs 10,000 along with an attractive trophy. While Madhura took home Rs.5, 000. 

Manish Chotrani beat the Sahil Vora for the top prize of Rs.20, 000. While the runner-up had to settle for half that sum. 

In the boy’s under-19 final the two relatives Vikas Jangra and Sandeep Jangra played an arduous five-set battle before Vikas. The more experienced and elder Jangra emerged victorious with a 15-10, 8-15, 15-12, 13-15, 15-11 scoreline. Vikas pocked Rs. 15,000 while Sandeep had to rest content with Rs.7, 500. 

 

Nambiar shocks Pradhan
(Article in Times of India, Mumbai : 1/02/2004)

Mumbai: Both players heights were barely above the tin, they played with a lot of heart. In an engrossing boys under-11 semifinals, third seed Tarun Nambiar caused a minor upset when he put out second seed Abhishek Pradhan 14-17, 15-4, 17-15, 15-10 in the Hero Honda Khar Gymkhana-Indian Squash Professional (ISP) Golden Jubilee tournament. 

 

Action speak louder than words
(Article in Mid Day, Mumbai : 31/01/2004)

The Hero-Honda Khar Gymkhana-ISP Golden Jubilee Squash tournament received a great boost on Sunday, the opening day, when Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Nirupam stepped on court to play a qualifying match. Nirupam, who ha taken to the game about three years ago, and known for his direct approach, must have realized that actions speak louder than words and there would be no other better way of recognize the efforts of the Indian Squash Professionals than actually stepping on to court and playing the game. 

For the record, Nirupam won his match against Sunil Shroff 15-13, 13-15, 15-12 and would have loved to test his skills in the main draw but was unable to do so due to prior engagements. 

Mahendra Agarwal and Chandrakant Pawar, the pillars of ISP received many a laudatory note, right from the prime Minister, Dy Prime Minister, sports Minister etc but they will definitely treasure memories of a top-ranking politician actually taking time off and going through the rigors of playing a squash match. 

 

Shivangi, Sheheeda storm into semis
(Article in Free Press Journal, Mumbai : 28/01/2004) 

Top seed Shivangi Paranjpe and Shaheeda Madraswala stormed into the semifinals of the girl under-15 event in the Rs.2 lakh prize money Hero-Honda Khar Gym-ISP Golden Jubilee Squash Tournament at the Khar Gymkhana on Tuesday. 

Shivangi cruised to a comfortable victory against Raghini Girdhar winning the quarter-final encounter in three straight games at 15-3, 15-0, and 15-3. 

In the other quarterfinal match third seed Shaheeda also had an easy outing as she defeated Rinki Soni 15-11, 15-6, 15-7 to make the semi-finals.

Top seed Vikas Jangra from Jindal advanced to the quarterfinals in the boys’ under-19 category. Vikas overcome Ravi Pandey in two games 15-6, 15-8 in a pre-quarter-final match.

  
 
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