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Mumbai, Oct. 7: Thirteen-year-old Saumya Karki of Hiranandani School, Thane, bagged the girls under-19 and girls under-15 titles at the Rs 1.30 lakh prize money and JSW Steel Ltd. Sponsored, JSW All-India Schools & Junior College Championship, being played at the Jindal Squash Academy, Vasind, on Sunday. Also Kalyan's Agarwal College Laxman Joshi finished the boys under-19 champion beating H R College, Cyrus Vakil comprehensively 9-4, 9-2, 9-4. Fifteen year old Abhishek Pradhan, from Don Bosco, Borivli, bagged the Boys under-17 & under-15 titles. Saumya Karki, who was the top seed in the girls under-19 age group, beat easily second seed Anju Sharma by Jindal Vidya Mandir 9-3, 9-2, 9-2. This was the Saumya's second title in the girls u-19 in 2007. Last month she won the u-19 title in the All India Little Masters Squash Championship. In the Girls u-15 final also she beat Anju Sharma 9-2, 9-0, 9-2. This was the Saumya's fifth u-15 title of the year. Saumya pocketed Rs 8000 for her win in the girls under-15 category and Rs 10,000 for winning the girls under-19 category. The boys under-19 final was a straight forward affair with Laxman Joshi outclassing Cyrus Vakil. Joshi, seeded one, was head and shoulders above his opponent Vakil, seeded two. Vakil managed to sneak in four points in the first game but after that Joshi took control to romp home 9-4, 9-2, 9-4. Joshi emerged richer by Rs 10,000 while Vakil was handed Rs 5,000. The Chief guest of the evening R. C. Sharma (Vice President, JSW Steel Ltd.) give away the prizes of all the winners. Following are the results: All Final : Boys u-19 : 1-Laxman
Joshi (Agarwal College, Kalyan) bt 2-Cyrus Vakil (H R College) 9-4, 9-2,
9-4. All Semifinals : Boys u-19 : Boys u-17 : Boys u-15 : Boys u-13 : Boys u-11 : Girls u-19 : Girls u-15 : Girls u-13 : Open u-9 : All Quarterfinals :
Boys U-17:
Boys U-15 :
Boys U-13 : Boys U-11 : Boys &
Girls Open U-9:
Girls U-19 : Girls U-15 : Latest Results as on 5th October 2007 Boys U-17 Open U-9 Second
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U-11 Girls u-13 Boys U-13 First
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Girls U-15 Boys U-15 Second
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Laxman Joshi, a new kid on the block Article in Times of India, Mumbai : 6th October 2007 Mumbai: Are there more at the Jindal squash stables where Sandeep and Vikas Jangra came from? The answer is yes. At the JSW All-India Inter-School and Junior College Squash Championship, which commenced on Friday at the Jindal Sports Complex in Vasind — 75 km from Mumbai, the cynosure of all eyes was Laxman Joshi. Young kids marvelled at his ability to pick up every ball. “I used to take part in field events during my young days. I do cross-country running thrice a week, almost 12-20 km. That prepares me for the hard work of chasing the ball on court,’’ said Laxman. Laxman also has a lot of chasing to do off the courts. Like a two-hour travel every day to Agarwal College in Kalyan. And to tournaments in Mumbai, which is easily 150 km every day. Inspite of that his spirit is high, particularly so as he has begun winning titles. He won the under-19 at the Little Masters and then the State Open at Bombay Gymkhana. Asked about his best shot, Laxman says: “My forte is chasing the ball rather than playing the winners.’’ Laxman is doing squash-related activities from 3 to 6 pm everyday. Then, he is on the road at the lovely countryside beside the academy. The only problem is studies. “My eyes shut when I open my books at night. That leaves me only the classroom time to study. The first two years in college I was hardly present in class but now it’s different.’’ Laxman has his board exams this year and his mind is busy managing time between studies and the Junior Nationals which will send him to the trials to pick the India side for the World Juniors in 2008. That’s the goal he has set for himself. After that it is the PSA circuit for Laxman. Playing professionally is the only road for him, he says. Finances are taken care of by Jindal. “Whenever our MD Sajjan Jindal is here he keeps asking us what more we want so that we can play better squash. It’s a great feeling,’’ he says. Coach Sunil Verma, when asked who has been his upcoming product, says: “The best is yet to come.’’ Laxman is
now targetting the Junior Nationals at Mayo College in Ajmer later this
month. “India need good squash players to follow in the footsteps of
Saurav Ghoshal. I will try and emulate him,’’ Laxman signed off. |
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Squash caravan moves to Jindal academy Article in Times of India, Mumbai : 5th October 2007 Mumbai: After
Willingdon Sports Club and Bombay Gymkhana in downtown Mumbai, the squash
caravan will travel 75 km away to Vashind in Thane district where the JSW
all-India school and junior college squash championship will be held. The
October 5-7 tourney will carry a prize money of Rs 1.3 lakhs. Four slick glass-back
courts will await some 170 children from various parts of the state. It is
a culmination of the dream of Sajjan Jindal, MD of JSW, to create
top-class facilities in line with their steel plants so that champions can
be produced. Sajjan was hooked on to squash at Willingdon Sports Club and
The Leela where he met Mahendra Agarwal of Indian Squash Professionals,
who organised a handicap event at the Jindal Sports Complex in 1994. Playing that event was
Nashik’s Sunil Verma, who was persuaded by Sajjan’s wife Sangeeta and
Willingdon pro Prakash Yelve, to join the academy. For four years the
players’ only exposure to quality squash was watching squash queen
Mekhala Subedar who trained there. They would travel some 75 km to
tournaments in Mumbai, only to lose in early rounds and travel back. In
1998, they reached the finals of the Steelmade Furniture inter-school
event at Otters Club. They won a few titles in 1999 and have never looked
back since. In 2004, the Squash Rackets Federation of India chose Jindals’
Vikas Jangra, Sandeep Jangra, Ritesh Sharma and Sarvesh Chauhan in the
provisional squad for the World Juniors in 2004. Verma’s hard work has
seen 15 state-level and two World junior level players emerge. The recent
final of the State Open was an all-Jindal affair between Sandeep Jangra
and cousin Vikas, now with the Navy. Laxman Joshi and Saumya Karki claimed
the juniors titles. Laxman was runner-up in the Milo Open in Kuala Lumpur. Col ML Bhandari,
corporate and HR manager, JSW, said they were looking to buy land and
expand the academy. A Jindal scion, Parth, was also looking at setting up
a table tennis academy which will boost the sport in Thane district. Laxman Joshi has been
given top billing in the boys under-19 category and Saumya Karki in the
girls. Abhishek Pradhan will try for a double in the boys u-15 and u-17
age groups. The boys u-19 winner will take home Rs 10,000, while the girls u-19 winner will be richer by Rs 9,000. About 10 outstation entries have also been received from players in Pune and Nashik. |
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