KHAR GYMKHANA - HERO HONDA 
SQUASH CLASSIC
20th Feb 2005, at Khar Gymkhana, Mumbai
(Men’s Open Boys under-19, Men’s over-35 & Women’s Handicap Event)

     
 

 


At the prize distribution ceremony held at Khar Gymkhana from left to right: Ashish Gupta (PRO, SRAM), Mahendra Agarwal (Founder Director, ISP), Amarjit Chadda (Secretary, Khar Gymkhana), Khalid A-H Ansari (Chairman Emeritus, SRAM), Sandeep Jangra (Winner in Under-19 Event), Kiran Mirpuri (Winner in Women’s Event), Darius Surti (Winner in over-35 category), Navneet Soni (Director, ISP) & Shiv Malhotra (Secretary General, SRAM).


Jangra powers to U-19 crown
   By: Rohan L Alvares
   February 21, 2005 : Mid-day 

I always felt in control,” smiled Sandeep Jangra after seeing off a spirited challenge from 15-year old Vikram Malhotra in straight sets to win the Khar Gymkhana – Hero Honda squash classic Boys U-19 trophy at Khar Gymkhana yesterday.

The top seed won the slightly over 30 minutes contest, 11-3, 11-6, and 11-7 against an opponent who is certainly on the rise.

The experienced Jangra didn’t take too much time to show everybody just why he was the odds on favourite to lift the title.

In the first game, it was all out power from the 16-year-old and his excellent ability at covering the court didn’t give the underdog much respite between shots.

Once could sense Malhotra starting to come to terms with the pace of Jangra in the second, but the latter mixed his stroke play majestically to gain a stranglehold on the contest. In the final game, the fourth seed provided glimpses of his unquestionable talent and it was neck to neck at one stage at 5-5. However, the class of Jangra once again surfaced as he took advantage of some unforced errors by his junior opponent to take the game and the match. “I still have a long way to go, although I am satisfied that I reached the final and gave him (Jangra) a good fight,” said Malhotra later.

Following are the results:

Finals :

Men’s : Manish Chotrani bt Rohan Gracious 11-5, 11-5, 13-11.
Women’s (Handicap) : Kiran Mirpuri bt Shaheda Madraswala 11-7, 8-11, 11-8, 6-11, 11-7.
Boys under-19: Sandeep Jangra bt Vikram Malhotra 11-3, 11-6, 11-7.
Men’s over-35: Darius Surti bt Deepak Moolani 11-6, 5-11, 11-3, 11-8.

Semifinals :

Men’s Open :
1-Manish Chotrani bt 4-Vikram Malhotra 11-6, 11-6, 11-8;
2-Rohan Gracious bt Cyrus Vakil 11-9, 11-4, 11-7.

Women’s Open :
1-Saheeda Madraswala bt Namrata Purohit 11-7, 11-7, 11-9;
Kiran Mirpuri bt Ruchi Gupta 11-6, 8-11, 11-6, 4-11, 11-7.

Boys u-19 :
1-Sandeep Jangra (Jindal) bt 2-Laxman Joshi (Jindal) 11-4, 11-8, 11-5;
4-Vikram Malhotra bt 3-Ritesh Sharma 7-11, 12-10, 11-4, 11-6.

Over 35 :
Darius Surti bt Sanjay Goyal 11-5, 11-3, 11-6;
Deepak Moolani bt Gopi Mohite 11-9, 11-9, 7-11, 8-11, 11-9.

Quarter finals:
Manish Chotrani bt A I Singh 11-7,11-7, 11-8;
Rohan Gracious bt Kunal Jani 11-9, 11-1,11-4;
Cyrus Vakil bt Sachin Jadhav 11-8, 8-11, 11-9,11-9.

All quarter finals :

Men’s Open :
Manish Chotrani beat A.I.Singh 11-7, 11-9, 11-7
Vikram Malhotra bt Harjinder Singh 11-5, 9-11, 11-5, 11-5.
Cyrus Vakil beat Sachin Jadhav 11-8, 3-11, 11-8, 11-8
Rohan Gracias beat Kunal Jani 11-9, 11-1, 11-4

Boys u-19 :
4-Vikram Malhotra bt Naveen Jangra (Jindal) 11-9, 11-9, 11-8;
1-Sandeep Jangra (Jindal) bt Mohammad Merchant 11-3, 11-5, 11-5;
3-Laxman Joshi (Jindal) bt Joran Diwan 11-3, 11-8, 11-8;
2-Ritesh Sharma bt Cyrus Vakil 11-4, 7-11, 11-3, 11-8.

Women’s Open :
1-Shaheeda Madraswala bt Neha Nirmakani 11-7, 11-7, 11-5;
Ruchi Gupta bt Leena Basrur 9-11, 11-2, 12-14, 11-8, 11-7;
Namrata Purohit bt Avani Shetty 11-7, 11-7, 11-9.

Over 35 :
Darius Surti beat Shiv Malhotra 11-7, 13-11, 11-4
Jai Thappa lost to Sanjay Goyal 7-11, 7-11, 6-11
Gopi Mohite beat Rajesh Rajani 11-6, 11-7, 11-2
Deepak Moolani beat Riaz Mohammed 11-8, 11-4, 11-8

Total Prize Money : 1,00,000/-

Events

Mens Open

Womens Handicap

Junior Boys U-19

Mens Over-35

Winners

16,000

5,000

8,000

7,000

Runners-up

10,000

3,000

6,000

5,000

3rd place

7,500

2,000

4,000

3,000

4th place

5,000

1,500

3,000

2,000

 

Khar Gymkhana Ex officio members: Hari Mehra, Shiv Malhotra, Amar Bachani, Amarjit Chadda

Tournament Committee :  Rajesh Rajani,  Girish Jadhwani, Douglas Gudhino, Vicky Kalludi, Kishore Wanwari  Riaz Mohammed  Mahendra Agarwal 
Tournament Co-Ordinator : Ashok Nagpal        Tournament Director : Aashish Gupta

SRAM Observer : Sanjay Goyal             Tournament Referee : A.I.Singh

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