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gathering,
in earning his most convincing title till date.
“It
has been a good season. I should have won a few more matches at the
international level, and figured in the early 20s rather than the late 20s
in the rankings, but overall am happy with my game”, said Saurav, even as
he quickly conceded that he deserved a 10-day break from the circuit, to
recoup for the more challenging season ahead.
The
women's final provided a little more drama, as the top-seeded Joshna won her
ninth National title with a 11-7, 9-11, 11-7, 11-5 victory over Anaka
Alankamony.
To
her credit, Anaka pulled hard from 6-6 in that second game, as she sent
Joshna sprawling on the floor and smacked a couple of winners to be up 9-6.
Joshna did fight back with smart shots, but Anaka pulled it off for a well
deserved game.
Joshna
played a more solid game thereafter even though Anaka latched on to her, at
least in the third game.
“Definitely
it did not go the way I had planned. She played well, in that second set.
Once I started focusing on my game, I was not worried about what she was
doing”, said Joshna, who won her seventh National title on the trot.
“It
is just another National title”, said Joshna, who knows that Bhuvaneshwari
Kumari holds the record with 16 titles.
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Indian Players in International Events
Siddharth loses to Delasaux In BC Open (29/11/09)
Final:
[Q] Laurence Delasaux (ENG) bt [3] Siddharth
Suchde (IND) 12-10, 11-3, 11-1
Semi-finals:
[3] Siddharth Suchde (IND) bt [5] Eddie
Charlton (ENG) 11-9, 16-14, 11-5
Quarter-finals:
[3] Siddharth Suchde (IND) bt [7] Lewis
Walters (ENG) 11-2, 12-10, 11-6
1st round:
[3] Siddharth Suchde (IND) bt [Q] Justin
Todd (CAN) 11-8, 11-4, 11-5
PSA Indian Squash Challenger No5, Chennai, India
(25/11/2009)
Final:
[3] Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) bt [2] James Snell
(ENG) 11-6, 13-11, 11-7
Semi-finals:
[3] Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) bt [1]
Andrew Wagih Shoukry (EGY) 11-5, 11-8, 12-10
Quarter-finals:
[3] Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) bt Gaurav
Nandrajog (IND) 13-11, 7-11, 14-16, 11-9, 11-4
[5] Ahmed Hawas (EGY) bt Ravi Dixit (IND) 1-11, 11-5,
11-7, 9-11, 11-9
[2] James Snell (ENG) bt [6] Naresh Kumar (IND) 13-11,
11-4, 11-8
Men's 1st round:
[7] Choong Kam Hing (MAS) bt [Q] Vikas
Jangra (IND) 11-4, 11-6, 12-10
[3] Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) bt [Q] Abhishek Pradhan (IND)
7-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-7, 11-8
Gaurav Nandrajog (IND) bt [8] Basem Makram (EGY) 11-8,
11-5, 11-5
[5] Ahmed Hawas (EGY) bt [Q] Sandeep Jangra (IND) 8-11,
7-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-8
Ravi Dixit (IND) bt [4] Aqeel Rehman (AUT) 11-9, 9-11,
5-11, 11-9, 11-9
[6] Naresh Kumar (IND) bt Jo Wen Ng (MAS) 9-11, 11-13,
11-7, 11-2, 11-3
[2] James Snell (ENG) bt Ramit Tandon (IND) 14-12,
11-6, 11-6
Women's WISPA Indian Challenger No3, Chennai, India
Quarter-finals:
[1] Siti Munirah Jusoh (MAS) bt [8]
Aparajitha Balamurukan (IND) 11-7, 11-7, 11-6
[4] Zoe Petrovansky (AUS) bt [6] Anaka Alankamony (IND)
11-8, 11-6, 2-11, 11-8 (29m)
[2] Fiona Moverley (ENG) bt [7] Anwesha Reddy (IND)
11-4, 11-7, 11-5
1st round:
[8] Aparajitha Balamurukan (IND) bt Maggy
Marshall (AUS) 11-5, 11-6, 1-11, 12-10
Saurav Ghosal loses in 2nd round of Kuwait Men's World
Open Squash (3/11/2009)
2nd round:
[1] Karim Darwish (EGY) bt [29] Saurav
Ghosal (IND) 11-4, 11-5, 9-11, 11-1
1st round:
Saurav Ghosal beat Mathieu Castagnet (FRA)
0-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-5
Saurav and Deepika loses in the 1st round of Cathay
Pacific Gale Well Hong Kong Open (14/10/2009)
Men's 1st round:
[4] Ramy Ashour (EGY) bt [Q] Saurav
Ghosal (IND) 11-6, 11-4, 11-9
Women's 1st round:
[16] Raneem El Weleily (EGY) bt [Q] Dipika Pallikal (IND)
11-8, 9-11, 11-7, 11-7
Men's qualifying finals:
Saurav Ghosal (IND) bt Nicolas
Mueller (SUI) 11-7, 11-9, 11-9
Women's qualifying finals:
Dipika Pallikal (IND) bt
Joelle King (NZL) 14-12, 11-5, 11-5
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PSA Indian Challenger No: 4 and WISPA Indian Challenger No:2 Chennai
(10/10/2009)
Finals: WISPA :
[3] Orla Noom (NED) bt [2] Joshna
Chinappa (IND) 11-8, 11-4, 12-10
Semifinals:
Joshna Chinappa (Ind) bt Dipika Pallikal (Ind)
11-8,11-7,11-8
Quarterfinals:
Dipika Pallikal (Ind) bt Jenna Gates
(Eng) 11-2,11-8,11-4
Joshna Chinnappa (Ind) bt Laura Pomportes (Fra) 11-5,
11-5, 11-6.
First round:
PSA: Mazen Gamal (Egy) bt Gaurav Nandrajog
(Ind) 11-9, 6-11, 11-7, 11-9;
Mathieu Castagnet (Fra) bt Harinder Pal Sandhu (Ind)
7-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7, 12-10;
Shamsul Islam Khan (Pak) bt Naresh Kumar (Ind) 11-9,
11-9, 9-11, 11-7;
Second round (qualifying):
PSA: Naresh Kumar (Ind) bt
Vikas Jangra (Ind) 6-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-9;
Gaurav Nandrajog (Ind) bt Ravi Dixit (Ind) 11-8, 12-10,
11-6;
WISPA 1st round:
Answesha Reddy (Ind) bt Lucie Fialova
(Cze) 11-9, 5-11, 11-6, 8-11,11-5;
Orla Noon (Ned) bt Aparajitha Balamurukan (Ind)
11-1,11-6, 11-2;
Dipika Pallikal (Ind) bt Jenna Gates (Eng) 11-7, 11-5,
11-4;
Elise Ng (HKG) bt Anaka Alankamony (Ind) 7-11, 11-7,
10-12, 11-8, 11-8;
Joshna Chinappa (Ind) bt Coline Aumard (Fra) 11-8,
11-5, 11-3.
WISPA 2nd round qualifying:
Anaka Alankamony (Ind) bt
Shria Khatri (Ind) 11-4, 11-2, 11-3;
Aparajitha Balamurukan (Ind) bt Zephanie Curgenven
(Eng) 11-8, 5-11, 11-7,4-11, 11-7
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Saurav and Deepika lose in the 1st round of Qatar Squash Classic, Qatar
(23/11/2009)
Men's 1st round:
[6] James Willstrop (ENG) bt [Q] Saurav
Ghosal (IND) 12-10, 12-10, 11-4
Men's qualifying finals:
Saurav Ghosal (IND) bt Mansoor
Zaman (PAK) 11-4, 11-6, 11-6
Men's qualifying 1st round:
Saurav Ghosal (IND) bt
Danish Atlas Khan (PAK) 11-5, 11-4, 11-3
Women's 1st round:
[7] Laura Massaro (ENG) bt [Q]
Dipika Pallikal (IND) 11-9, 11-5, 12-10
Women's qualifying finals:
Alana Miller (CAN) bt Joshna
Chinappa (IND) 5-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-9
Dipika Pallikal (IND) bt Sharon Wee (MAS) 11-5, 9-11,
11-1, 11-2
Siddharth loses in the quarterfinals of Rhode Island
Squash Open, USA (22/11/2009)
Quarter-final:
[4] Liam Kenny (IRL) bt Siddharth Suchde
(IND) 11-6, 5-11, 11-6, 11-1
1st round:
Siddharth Suchde (IND) bt [6] Muhd Asyraf
Azan (MAS) 12-10, 11-7, 7-11, 8-11, 11-6
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