PSA/WISPA INDIAN CHALLENGER SERIES

Harinder Pal and Anaka Alankamony win 
historic Indian titles 

Harinder Pal Sandhu and Anaka Alankamony won the PSA Indian Challenger No3 and WISPA Indian Challenger No1 titles, respectively, in the Indian Challenger squash series at the Indian Squash Academy in Chennai.

The championships were supported by the Indian Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports - and for the first time in Indian squash history, there was an all-Indian line-up in both finals.

The climax of the men's $6,000 PSA World Tour Super Satellite event between Harinder Pal Sandhu and Siddharth Suchde was a tense affair, with three of the five games going to tie-breaks. 

Eighth seed Sandhu was the deserving winner, coming from two games down to beat Suchde, the No4 seed, 11-13, 10-12, 11-8, 14-12, 11-5 in a marathon 111 minutes.

The climax of the $4000 WISPA World Tour event saw Anaka Alankamony defeat Surbhi Misra to become the youngest winner on the WISPA Tour. The 15-year-old from Chennai was playing in her first tournament as a WISPA member.

The youngster's exceptional skill, speed and control over her 19-year-old opponent led Alankamony to an 11-8, 11-8, 12-10 victory in 29 minutes.

"I wish to thank the federation, my coaches, my family and sponsors for all their support," said the delighted Alankamony, a home grown girl and a trainee of the Indian Squash Academy.
PSA Indian Squash Challenger No3, Chennai, India 

Final: Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) bt Siddharth Suchde (IND) 11-13, 10-12, 11-8, 14-12, 11-5 
Semi-finals: 
Siddharth Suchde (IND) bt Dylan Bennett (NED) 11-8, 11-3 ret.
Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) bt Anson Kwong (HKG) 8-11, 11-7, 12-10, 12-10 
Quarter-finals:
Dylan Bennett (NED) bt Ahmed Hawas (EGY) 11-3, 11-5, 15-13 
Siddharth Suchde (IND) bt Aqeel Rehman (AUT) 11-2, 11-5, 11-9 
Anson Kwong (HKG) bt Leo Au (HKG) 12-10, 9-11, 11-4, 11-8 
Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) bt Mazen Gamal (EGY) 10-12, 11-5, 11-6, 11-5 

Women's WISPA Indian Challenger No1 

Final: Anaka Alankamony (IND) bt Surbhi Misra (IND) 11-8, 11-8, 12-10
Semi-finals:
Surbhi Misra (IND) bt Aparajitha Balamurukan (IND) 11-6, 9-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-3
Anaka Alankamony (IND) bt Anwesha Reddy (IND) 11-7, 11-8, 11-7
Quarter-finals:
Aparajitha Balamurukan (IND) bt Irina Assal (RUS) 11-3, 10-12, 11-9, 11-9
Surbhi Misra (IND) bt Harita Omprakash (IND) 11-7, 12-10, 6-11, 12-10
Anwesha Reddy (IND) bt Carmen Lee (HKG) 11-5, 12-14, 11-9, 11-3
Anaka Alankamony (IND) bt Pushppa Devi (MAS) 11-9, 11-6, 14-12
INTERNATIONAL RESULTS ALL FINALS

27/09/2009 : Forexx Women's World Open, Amsterdam, Holland
Nicol David bt Natalie Grinham 3-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-8 

23/09/2009 : Sky Open 2009, Sky Petrosport Club, Cairo, Egypt
Karim Darwish bt Gregory Gaultier 11-6, 7-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-3 

19/09/2009 : Cabls Squashtime Open 2009, Eindhoven
Annelize Naudé bt Kanzy El Defrawy 3-15, 11-6, 11-8, 11-6

13/09/2009 : Merritt Properties Baltimore 2009, Baltimore
Julian Illingworth bt Eric Galvez 11-7, 11-5, 11-8 

17/09/2009 : SANNOIS OPEN, Sannois, France 
Mathieu Castagnet bt Grégoire Marche 11-3, 12-10, 5-11, 3-11, 11-6 

07/09/2009 : US Open 2009, Chicago, USA
Amr Shabana bt Ramy Ashour 11-7, 11-2, 7-11, 14-12, 11-8

07/09/2009 : Wolverhampton Open 2009, Wolverhampton,
Jonathan Kemp bt Alister Walker 11-4, 11-6, 11-9

06/09/2009 : Ecuador Open 2009, Quito, Ecuador
Rafael Alarcon bt Jorge Ferreira 11-9, 8-11, 5-11, 12-10, 11-7 

30/08/2009 : Colombian Open 2009, Bogota, Colombia
David Palmer bt Borja Golan 12-10, 11-13, 12-10, 5-11

Men's ranking October 2009

RANK PLAYER COUNTRY
1 Karim Darwish EGY 
2 Gregory Gaultier  FRA 
76 Ritwik Bhattacharya  IND
103 Siddharth Suchde IND
111 Harinder Pal Sandhu IND
153 Naresh Kumar  IND
198 Gaurav Nandrajog  IND
292 Ravi Dixit IND
377 Karan Malik  IND
402 Ramit Tandon  IND
404 Aditya Jagtap  IND
404 Mahesh Mangaonka IND
404 Abhishek Pradhan IND

Women's ranking October 2009

RANK PLAYER  COUNTRY
1 Nicol David  MAS
2 Natalie Grinham  NED
33 Joshna Chinappa  IND 
54  Dipika Pallikal IND 
127 Anaka Alankamony  IND
146 Surbhi Misra IND
157 Anwesha Reddy  IND
182 Aparajitha B.  IND
215 Shria Khatri IND
215 Ankita Sharma IND

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