THE 1^ST NSCI OPEN SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIP 2011
From November 20 to 24, 2011
To be played at the NSCI Squash Courts Worli, Mumbai – 400 018.
Tel : (022) 24938813  Fax : (022) 2494 0073 Email : nscimum@vsnl.net
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Double delight for Harinder Pal, 
Saumya, Urvashi, Vrishab, Aditi and Madhav shines in the final

Top seed and India No. 3 Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu helped himself to a double crown in the 1st NSCI Open Squash Championship 2011 at the National Sports Club of India, Worli. 

Sandhu, the CCI-Western India runner-up, beat Sandeep Jangra of the Services 12-10, 11-9, 11-8 in an exciting championship round that lasted an hour. Jangra came up with a surprise challenge to make every set a close contest as Sandhu held on to take it away. 

Later, Sandhu added the doubles crown along with state mate Ravi Dixit as the pair beat cousins Sandeep and Vikas Jangra in straight sets. 

Saumya Karki, who won a double at the CCI-Western India last week, continued to dominate the circuit by winning the women’s title with an exciting 9-11, 11-5, 11-3, 11-9 victory over arch-rival Urvashi Joshi of Jindal Squash Academy, after surprisingly dropping the opening set and enduring a tight fourth set. 

But the toast of the day was CCI lad Ness Billimoria who lit up the finals after going down fighting to top seed Vrishab Kotian of Tamil Nadu in a four-set thriller in the under-19 final. 

Trailing 1-2, Billimoria gave the favourite a scare in the crucial fourth set that went down to the wire with Kotian snatching a nail-biter at 17-15. 

While Akanksha Salunkhe of Goa completed a rewarding campaign by winning the girls under-13 crown, it was a rich haul for Tamil Nadu’s talented posse of players as Adithya Raghavan, Sandeep Ramachandran, Mayuri N. and Professional Aiyappan Parthiban emerged victorious in their respective categories. 

Results (All Finals): 
Doubles: Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu/Ravi Dixit (TN) bt Sandeep Jangra/Vikas Jangra (Services) 11-3, 11-5. 
Men:  Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu (TN) bt Sandeep Jangra (IAF) 12-10, 11-9, 11-8. 
Women: Saumya Karki (Hiranandani Club) bt Urvashi Joshi (Jindal) 9-11, 11-5, 11-3, 11-9.
Professionals: Aiyappan Parthibhan (TN) bt Sanjay Pawar (Otters Club) 11-5, 12-10, 11-7. 
Under-9: Neel Joshi (Otters Club) bt Tanay Punjabi 11-3, 11-8, 11-8 
Boys U-11: Tushar Shahani bt Advait Adik (Otters Club) 11-2, 9-11, 11-8, 11-7.
Boys U-13: Adithya Raghavan (TN) bt Dev Vazirani (Khar Gym) 11-7, 11-8, 11-5.
Boys U-15: Sandeep Ramachandran (TN) bt S. Velavan (TN) 11-9, 12-10, 11-9.
Boys U-17: Madhav Dhingra (Otters Club) bt Arjun Kochhar (CCI) 11-6, 11-7, 11-9.
Boys U-19: Vrishab Kotian (TN) bt Ness Billimoria (CCI) 11-8, 7-11, 11-9, 17-15. 
Girls U-11: Aditi Raheja (Otters Club) bt Megha Bhatia 7-11, 11-7, 11-13, 11-4, 11-8.
Girls U-13: Akanksha Salunke (Goa) bt Nikita Joshi (Otters Club) 8-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-8. 
Girls U-15: Mayuri N. (TN) bt Aishwarya Nambiar (Country Club) 13-11, 5-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8.
Girls U-17: Urvashi Joshi (Jindal) bt Aishwarya Nambiar (Country Club) 11-4, 11-5, 7-11, 11-6. 

Results (All Semi-finals):
Doubles:
Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu/Ravi Dixit (TN) bt Rishad Pandole/Abhinav Sinha 11-10, 11-10; 
Sandeep Jangra/Vkas Jangra (Services) bt Vrishab Kotian/Karan Malik 3-11, 11-3, 11-7.

Women:
Urvashi Joshi (Jindal) bt Ruchi Mishra (Jindal) 11-3, 11-5, 11-4;
Saumya Karki (Hiranandani Club) bt Aishwarya Kulkarni (Hiranandani Club) 11-8, 11-0, 11-1.

Men:
Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu (TN) bt Vikas Jangra (Navy) 11-5, 14-12, 4-1 (conceded);
Sandeep Jangra (IAF) bt Vrishab Kotian (TN) 11-3, 11-5, 11-7.

Professionals:
Aiyappan Parthibhan (TN) bt Baban More (Bombay gym) 11-1, 11-8, 11-4;
Sanjay Pawar (Otters Club) bt Sachin Jadhav (JVPG) 11-9, 11-6, 11-8.

Under-9:
Neel Joshi (Otters Club) bt Megha Bhatia 11-4, 11-2, 11-1;
Tanay Punjabi bt Yash Salunke (Goa) 11-1, 11-1, 11-2.

Boys U-11:
Advait Adik (Otters Club) bt Neel Joshi (Otters Club) 11-8, 11-6, 11-9;
Tushar Shahani bt Yash Fadte (Goa) 9-11, 11-7, 11-6, 10-12, 13-11.

Boys U-13:
Dev Vazirani (Khar Gym) bt Aryan Parekh (Matunga Gym) 13-11, 8-11, 11-4, 11-7;
Adithya Raghavan (TN) bt Siddhant Iyer (Jindal) 11-6, 6-11, 11-4, 14-12.

Boys U-15:
S. Velavan (TN) bt Aishwarya Singh (Jindal) 8-11, 11-9, 4-11, 12-10, 11-8;
Sandeep Ramachandran (TN) bt Yohann Surti 11-8, 11-5, 12-10.

Boys U-17:
Arjun Kochhar (CCI) bt Ishaan Advani (Bombay Gym) 11-8, 11-4, 11-4;
Madhav Dhingra (Otters Club) bt S. Guhan 11-6, 11-8, 11-7.

Boys U-19:
Ness Billimoria (CCI) bt Shashi Pandey (Jindal) 11-9, 11-7, 12-10;
Vrishab Kotian (TN) bt Madhav Dhingra (Otters Club) 11-1, 7-11, 11-8, 11-7.

Girls U-11:
Aditi Raheja (Otters Club) bt Alisha Vohra 11-2, 11-1, 11-5;
Megha Bhatia bt Navmi Sharma 11-4, 11-7, 11-4.

Girls U-13:
Akanksha Salunke (Goa) bt Ashita Bhengra (TN) 11-9, 11-8, 9-11, 11-7;
Nikita Joshi (Otters Club) bt Neharika Balamurgan (TN) 11-7, 11-6, 9-11, 11-5.

Girls U-15:
Aishwarya Nambiar (Country Club) bt Nikita Joshi (Otters Club) 11-8, 11-7, 5-11, 12-10;
Mayuri N. (TN) bt Akanksha Salunke (Goa) 11-4, 12-10, 9-11, 14-12.

Girls U-17:
Aishwarya Nambiar (Country Club) bt Aishwarya Kulkarni (Hiranandani Club) 11-4, 11-8, 11-9; 
Urvashi Joshi (Jindal) bt Mayuri N. (TN) 12-10, 12-14, 11-4, 11-4.

(All Quarter-finals): 

Doubles: 
Vikas Jangra/Sandeep Jangra (Services) bt Gopi Mohite/Devdas Tambe (Bombay Gym) 11-6, 11-7; 
Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu/Ravi Dixit (TN) bt Saumya Karki/ Deerav Moolani 11-1, 11-4.

Women: 
Aishwarya Kulkarni bt Varsha Pandey 11-0, 12-10, 11-9; 
Urvashi Joshi (Jindal) bt Simar Singh 11-0, 11-4, 11-3.

Men: 
Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu (TN) bt Karan Malik 11-9, 11-3, 11-3; 
Vrishabh Kotian (TN) bt Gaurav Nandrajog (Delhi) 11-6, 11-8, 4-11, 11-9.

Under-9: 
Yash Salunke (Goa) bt Vivaan Shah 11-1, 11-0, 11-3; 
Tanay Punjabi bt Arjun Chougale 11-6, 11-1, 11-0; 
Neel Joshi (Otters Club) bt Arman Darukhanwala 11-6, 11-3, 11-6; 
Megha Bhatia bt Siddhanth Sinha 11-6, 11-1, 11-6.

Boys U-11: 
Neel Joshi (Otters Club) bt Sahanay Sanghvi 11-7, 12-14, 11-6, 11-7; 
Advait Adik (Otters Club) bt Jash Chheda (Matunga Gym) 11-9, 11-4, 11-6; 
Yash Fadte (Goa) bt Shlok Makhija 6-11, 11-4, 11-13, 11-7, 11-7; 
Tushar Shahani bt Ahaan Nalavadi 11-4, 11-2, 11-4.

Boys U-13: 
Siddhant Iyer (Jindal) bt Rahil Peris (Goa) 11-6, 11-7, 11-9; 
Dev Vazirani (Khar Gym) bt Ansh Shetty 11-4, 11-3, 11-8; 
Adithya Raghavan (TN) bt Rutvik Rau 11-4, 11-3, 11-7; 
Aryan Parekh (Matunga Gym) bt Rahul Rajak 11-7, 13-11, 11-4.

Boys U-15: 
S. Velavan (TN) bt Sandeep Paswan (Jindal) 11-7, 11-7, 11-2; 
Sandeep Ramachandran (TN) bt Adithya Raghavan (TN) 11-6, 17-15, 11-0; 
Aishwarya Singh (Jindal) bt Raghuveer Reddy 11-9, 11-3, 11-6.

Boys U-17: 
Madhav Dhingra (Otters Club) bt Aishwarya Singh (Jindal) 11-8, 11-9, 11-3; 
S. Guhan bt Sandeep Ramachandran (TN) 10-12, 11-8, 11-4, 11-9; 
Ishaan Advani (Bombay Gym) bt Akhilesh Yadav (Jindal) 9-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-9; 
Arjun Kochhar (CCI) bt Numair Sani 11-4, 11-9, 14-12.

Boys U-19: 
Vrishab Kotian (TN) bt Tushar Kothari 12-10, 11-2, 11-5; 
Shashi Pandey (Jindal) bt S. Guhan 11-8, 11-5, 13-11; 
Madhav Dhingra (Otters Club) bt Samir Mistry 11-0, 7-11, 11-7, 11-7.

Girls U-11: 
Alisha Vohra bt Janya Gugnani 11-5, 11-0, 11-2; 
Navmi Sharma bt Diyaa Udani 11-2, 11-2, 11-2; 
Megha Bhatia bt Uditi Mittle 11-0, 11-1, 11-0.

Girls U-13: 
Akansha Salunke (Goa) bt Diya Joukani 11-2, 11-3, 11-7; 
Nikita Joshi (Otters Club) bt Aditi Prasad 11-3, 11-1, 11-4; 
Neharika Balamurgan (TN) bt Vedika Arun 11-8, 11-6, 11-9; 
Ashita Bhengra (TN) bt Koel Shankar 11-7, 9-11, 11-7, 11-6.

Girls U-15: 
Aishwarya Nambiar (Country Club) bt Ashita Bhengra (TN) 11-4, 11-3, 11-7; 
Mayuri N. (TN) bt Anushka Nair (Country Club) 11-8, 11-5, 11-2; 
Akansha Salunke (Goa) bt 2-Jui Kalgutkar (Bombay Gym) 11-4, 11-6, 11-7.

Girls U-17: 
Aishwariya Kulkarni (Hiranandani Club) bt Anushka Nair (Country Club) 11-7, 11-9, 11-7; 
Aishwarya Nambiar (Country Club) bt Ruchi Mishra 11-6, 11-5, 11-3; 
Mayuri N. (TN) bt Varsha Pandey 11-7, 11-8, 11-0.

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TOURNAMENT  RULES  

1. The S.R.F.I. rules shall apply unless otherwise provided. Players should note the code of conduct regulations, which will be enforced.
2. Players are requested to report at the NSCI Squash Courts at least THIRTY minutes before the scheduled starting time of their match. Failure to do so may result in a walk over. The Tournament Committee shall be the final authority regarding walkovers.
3. Matches will commence at 9.00 a.m.
4. All matches shall be best of FIVE games, and on 11 points per game point a rally scoring (PARS).
5. Participants must be under their age category as on November 24, 2011. All the participants must compulsorily furnish documentary proof of age (photocopy) alongwith the entry form, failing which their entries will not be accepted.
6. Squash balls shall be provided by the Tournament Committee.
7. The Tournament Committee reserves the right of refusing any entry without giving any reasons. The decision of the Tournament Committee will, in all matters be final, including discipline and match adjudication.
8. Copies of the draws and each day’s programme will be posted on the notice board of the Squash Courts.
9. Players are permitted to wear coloured clothing while on court. Sleeveless vests / shirts are not allowed for men / boys. Shoes should strictly be with non marking gum soles only.
10. Players/Parents are warned not to air their opinion on any controversial issues nor to make any derogatory remarks about fellow competitors, Officials, Referees or any related parties. Players may be disqualified. Players must be required to make themselves available to meet reasonable request for interviews by the media.
11. Eye protection is mandatory for all Junior players.
12. A player can enter only in TWO categories. Depending upon the circumstances players will have to play matches both morning and evening. The Committee may decide to allow only the top 8 players of a category to play a higher category.
13. A minimum of 8 entries for each category is required for conducting tournaments in any category. In case less than 8 entries are received the event maybe cancelled. The decision of the Tournament Director will be final and binding on these issues.
14. Players are expected to advise the officials in advance of their inability to play for any reason whatsoever. A very serious view would be taken of players violating this code.
15. Direct entries only from Maharashtra State will be accepted, together with the entry fee of Rs.300 per event per person  at NSCI  squash courts. Entries from outside Maharashtra must be sent, along with the entry fee of Rs 300 per event per person to The Squash Racquets Federation of India. A consolidated demand draft of the entry fee must be sent by each affiliated state association /  associate member payable to the SRFI at the time of sending the entries.
16. Draws would be put-up at the NSCI Squash Courts by 4.00 p.m. on  November 18, 2011.

Conducted by  : THE NATIONAL SPORTS CLUB OF INDIA  

Under the aegis of S.R.F.I.  and auspices of SRAM  

Tournament Committee : Shail Shah, Bhavesh Shah, Kamak Wadhwa, Mayank Dugar, Poonam Mashru, Nihar Shah  

Tournament Director : Chetan Mehrotra

SRFI Observer : Rustom Dalal

SRAM Observer : Sanjay Goyal  

Entries from outside Maharashtra must be sent to :

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Nandanam, Chennai – 600 035. India .
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