NEWS LETTER OF THE INDIAN SQUASH PROFESSIONALS                                                           Vol No.5 Issue No.19 

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DIRECTORS: MAHENDRA AGARWAL/ NARENDRA GOUR (I.R.S.) CHANDRAKANT PAWAR. OUR HONORARY MEMBERS NAVNEET SONI(I.R.S.) / BHARAT BHUSHAN (I.R.S.) / SAIFEE JANI (M.D. JANI SALES LTD.) / RAJESH LIHALA( M.D. SHIVA MARKETING LTD) / RAKESH LAKHANPAL (M.D. S.S.KNITTING IND.) MUKESH BABU(CHAIRMAN, MUKESH BABU SECURITIES LTD) HONOURED PATRONS:VIVEK NAIR(VICE CHAIRMAN & MD THE LEELA)/SAJJAN JINDAL VICE CHAIRMAN & M.D.JINDAL GROUP OF COMPANIES)
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Sourav-Joshna-Alisha hold sway Public Courts at Last
India’s juniors are a force to reckon with in Asia at least. This was evident at the Milo Malaysian Jr Squash International. In the main age group events, there were wins for Alisha Mashruwala (under -13), Joshna Chinappa (under – 17), and Saurav Ghoshal (under – 15). Mumbai’s Jay Dalal took fifth place in the boy’s under – 11.In the classic Plate events, Ramit Tondon (under –11), Manek Mathur (under – 13) and Supreet Singh (under – 17) emerged victorious while Chandigarh’s Harinder Pal Singh finished seventh in the Boy’s under – 13. For the third in a row, it was Ghoshal who held the spotlight. Watched by the packed gallery which include Malaysia’s head coach Major S Maniam and elite coach Jamshed Gul, the 14-year-old Kolkata boy outplayed the number two seed Kapil Nesan (Malaysia) 9-4, 9-3, 9-3 in 34 minutes, “it was an impressive win” said Major Maniam, “Saurav was in command. He has proved a lot since last year. Declared the best player in the under – 15, Ghoshal initially did not figure in the top eight seedings Mashruwala was fancied to win the girl’s under – 13. She needed a wake-up call after Malaysia’s Nabilla Ariffin had won the opener. The Mumbai junior showed her mettle, taking the next three games with a stamp of authority 

Sourav Ghosal, who stamped his superiority in Asian events, with Khalid Ansari, the SRAM President

 6-9 9-4 9-0 9-3, the clock stopping at 39 minutes. The all-Chennai clash between Chinappa and Vaidehi Reddy could have gone either way. Chinappa  won the first game over extra points after having trailed  5-8. She drew away form 3-3 in the second and the two game cushion looked comfortable. Like the Kuala Lumpur weather, there came a dramatic transformation. Chinappa began making mistakes and as Reddy grew in confidence, using the down the line passing shots to repeatedly catch her opponent off-guard, the third and fourth games became a different story. The decider saw the national champion put her act together and she went 8-1 up and closed the match with a clinical backhand drop. Chinappa had not been well for the last week. A chest congestion and dehydration had not helped her cause but on the day, she provided the finish when it mattered. It gave India three titles and overall a creditable performance

Results of finals: Saurav Ghoshal beat Kapil Nesan (Malaysia) 9-4, 9-3, 9-3 Girls: Under 13 : Alisha Mashruwala beat Nabilla Ariffin (Malaysia) 6-9, 9-4, 9-0,  9-3. Under – 17 : Joshna Chinappa beat Vaidehi Reddy 10-8, 9-5, 5-9, 1-9, 9-2. Classic Plate:(under–11) Ramit Tandon beat Wong Xi Liang (Singapore) 4-9 9-2 9-0 9-6. Boys U-13 (Classic Plate Final): Manek Mathur beat Sandeep Jangra 8-10 9-7 9-6 9-4. Boys U-17 (Classic Plate Final): Supreet Singh beat Todd Noon (Australia) 9-1 9-0 9-5.
Pay and Play. It’s really in Mumbai. The courts and rackets can be hired at the Shahu Raje Kreeda Sankul (Andheri Sports Complex). The state body, the Squash Rackets Association of Maharashtra had a free coaching camp has June 15 to July 15 with local professional Aadesh Gamre. They had a full house for the first week’s coaching. Three courts are available to the public during certain timings the other two are under repair and should be ready by 15th August. The project has been funded by the Mid-Day Multimedia Group. The Mid – Day A. H. Ansari Squash Academy, named after the father the father of Mid-Day Group Chairman Khalid Ansari, will take shape at this complex. Bombay has just over 50 courts. But if the example of the SRAMis followed, this figure could be doubled.
 Sweeps Milo Squash India

Indian players continued their good form of the Malaysian Open at the Singapore Junior Squash Open which followed in the next week. There were double crowns for Chennai’s youngest ever Indian national champ, 14 year old Joshna Chinappa and Calcutta’s Saurav Ghoshal, with Mumbai’s Alisha Mashruwala making it five titles for the Indians following her straight games win over Fatin Balguis (Malaysia) in the girls under-13. This trio had been successful at the Milo Malaysian Junior Open and added to their collection of silverware with emphatic victories At Kuala Lumpur, Chinappa had struggled to beat her Chennai Colleague but she was faster about court than Reddy winning both the under-17 an under-15 finals in straight games. Ghoshal had defeated Australia’s Ben Reece 


Alisha

 in straight games in Malaysia but had a tougher time.He lost the first game but won well thereafter. Ghoshal also won the under-15 title where he did not allow Australia’s Russel Wegner to trouble the scores.

Results of Finals:
Girls: Under-19: Joshna Chinappa beat Vaidehi Reddy 9-5 9-5 9-0.
Under-17: Joshna Chinappa beat Vaidehi Reddy 9-7 9-2 9-2.
Boys: Under-17: Saurav Ghoshal beat Ben Reece (Australia) 6-9 9-2 9-4 9-2.
Under-15: Saurav Ghoshal beat Russel Wegner (Australia) 9-0 9-0 9-0.
Under-13: Alisha Mashruwala beat Fatin Balguis (Malaysia).
 

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