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Saudi Men’s World Open: 7/12/2010
Saurav loses in 1st round
Former World Number 10 Borja Golan beat 25th seeded Saurav Ghosal in the first round of the $327,500 Saudi PSA World Open Squash Championship richest ever event on the PSA World Tour at Sunset Beach Resort in the Saudi Arabian city of Al-Khobar.
Spaniard Golan is a former world No10 making a comeback after a long layoff following a knee injury - and had to play at his best to overcome the new world No25 in 53 minutes. Earlier he beat another Indian Siddharth Suchde in the qualifying round. Qualifying finals: Borja Golan (ESP) bt Siddharth Suchde (IND) 8-11, 11-3, 10-12, 11-1, 11-8 (92m) First Round:
Borja Golan (Esp) beat Saurav Ghosal
11/4, 7/11, 11/9, 11/5 (53m)
Pallikal
Powers To Historic Tour Title In Nepal (17/11/2010) India's Dipika Pallikal made her mark in squash history by winning the Women's Nepal Open, the first Tour event to be staged in Nepal. The $10,900 WISPA World Tour championship was held at the Nepal Squash Academy in the country's capital Kathmandu - and attracted international players from Pakistan, Switzerland, South Africa, New Zealand, and top seed Pallikal from India. Nepal's first
international squash tournament was inaugurated by Prachanda Man Shrestha,
CEO of Nepal Tourism Board, who said that the event had played a significant
role in promoting the sport as well as tourism in the country. Amar Keshar Simha, President of the Nepal Squash Rackets Association, also delivered his welcome note and shared good wishes with all the players. Nepalese interest was extinguished in the quarter-finals, with the two top seeds Pallikal and Kylie Lindsay, the second seed from New Zealand, prevailing in the semis to contest the expected final. And Lindsay, the world No47 from Matamata celebrating her fourth Tour final appearance this year, took the opening game against her higher-ranked opponent. But teenager Pallikal,
the 19-year-old world No36 from Chennai, battled back to beat the Kiwi
10-12, 11-2, 11-1, 11-5 to claim the second Tour title of her career. RESULTS: Final: Semi-finals: Quarter-finals: Source WISPA |
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Saurav
Ghosal bows out in first round of Super series in Egypt (20/10/2010) The Indian challenge in the inaugural edition of El Gouna International squash open came to an end after National champion Saurav Ghosal went down fighting to Gregory Gaultier of France in the first round of the PSA Super Series event in Alexandria, Egypt. World No. 26 and the country's top-ranked player, Ghosal lost 5-11, 6-11, 2-11 to the fourth-seeded Frenchman in 45 minutes in the $142,500 event at the Alexandria Sporting Club. The 24-year-old Ghosal was featuring in his first tournament after the Commonwealth Games |
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Commonwealth
Games Squash Championships, Delhi (09/10/2010) Joshna & Saurav enters quarters of Commonwealth Games
[11] Sandeep Jangra & Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) bt Michael Kawooya & Ian Rukunya (UGA) 8-11, 11-4, 11-3 (27m) [11]
Sandeep Jangra & Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) bt Shopon Pervez & Masud
Rana (BAN) 11-2, 11-3 (12m) [8] Gaurav Nandrajog & Siddharth Suchde (IND) bt Hartaj Bains & Hardeep Reel (KEN) 11-6, 11-9 (23m)
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Mohd Azlan Iskandar & Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) bt [8] Gaurav Nandrajog
& Siddharth Suchde (IND) 11-9, 11-7 (56m) Anaka Alankamony & Surbhi Misra (IND) bt Safina Madhani & Khaaliqa Nimji (KEN) 11-2, 11-4 (11m) 3rd & final qualifying round:
[3] Jenny Duncalf & Laura Massaro (ENG)
bt Anaka Alankamony & Surbhi Misra (IND) 11-6, 11-1 (18m)
Nicol David Finally Wins Commonwealth Games GoldAt her fourth attempt, after competing in Squash's maiden appearance in the Commonwealth Games in her home country in 1998 when just 15, Malaysia's world number one Nicol David finally claimed gold when she beat England's Jenny Duncalf, the world No2, in a convincing straight games victory in today's women's final at the Siri Fort Complex in Delhi. David, who picked up a record-equalling fifth world title only two weeks ago and this month celebrated her 54th month as world No1, traded points with her WISPA Tour rival in the early exchanges - but, from three-all, the event favourite won eight points in a row to take the opening game. After taking the second for five points, the Malaysian had to handle a late surge by Duncalf as the 27-year-old from Harrogate in Yorkshire battled to stay in the game. But, after some inspiring rallies from both players, Nicol served for the match for the first time only to win the point on a stroke - thus giving the long-awaited gold medal to the Malaysian superstar for the first time. The packed crowd screamed and whistled as Nicol David did a 'lap of honour' around the spectacular all-glass showcourt with the Malaysian flag draped around her shoulders. "I'm so excited right now - it's just so wonderful," said the jubilant David after her 11-3, 11-5, 11-7 triumph. "Jenny didn't play her best today - but I had to take my opportunities. "At match ball I just knew that I had to be ready to play the longest rally I've ever played. It wasn't the best way to finish - but it meant winning gold! I was just on another planet." Was there a sense of relief in her win? "Yes - but at the same time I knew I had a great week, coming in from my success at the worlds - I had to be true to my game." And did she feel under pressure? "There will always be that, whatever I do - I feel I always have to win and in my mind I want to go for it. "A Commonwealth Games gold medal is one of my highest achievements so far. The fact that it's in a multi-sport event, which means so much for Malaysia, makes it even more important for me," concluded the 27-year-old from Penang. Duncalf admitted to mixed feelings about the outcome: "It's a strange feeling - you come into a final hoping to win. But at the same time, winning a silver medal is one of my highest achievements. To get a silver medal is truly precious. "I don't think Nicol did a lot wrong - she didn't really give me a look in. All credit to her - she's a deserved winner." The third-place play-off match did not take place after England's third seed Alison Waters was forced to withdraw following an Achilles injury sustained in the semi-final against Duncalf - giving the bronze medal to Australia's sixth seed Kasey Brown. "I'm pretty gutted," said 26-year-old Londoner, who learned that she moved to a career-high world No3 in the women's rankings today. "I had a scan today and have a slight tear on the Achilles tendon in my left leg. I'll be out for a couple of weeks so I'm pretty disappointed. "Having not lost to Kasey, I'd have felt confident against her - but she's playing well at the moment. And in the doubles I had chances of medals in both events. "But we've got strength in the team - we'll still be pushing for medals. "I'll be staying here till the end - I'll be their No1 supporter! "And at least I've had some good news today by going to No3 in the world rankings," added Waters. RESULTS: Women's
final: Bronze
medal play-off: Men's
semi-finals: Women's
semi-finals: Men's semi-final
line-up: Women's semi-final
line-up: Men's quarter-finals: Women's
quarter-finals: Men's 3rd round: Women's 3rd round: For more info, visit the
WSF's dedicated Commonwealth Games site www.cwgsquash.com. |
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Joshna,
Dipika exits in World open qualifiers Both the Indian squash stars lost in the qualifying finals against Egyptian players in The Soho Square Women's World Open Squash Championship the premier WISPA World Tour squash event in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Soho Square at Sharm El Sheikh. Nour El Sherbini, the 14-year-old from Alexandria who last week became the youngest winner of a WISPA World Tour title, took her place in the main draw after defeating India's Dipika Pallikal 11-9, 11-5, 11-2. Kanzy Emad El-Defrawy also from Egypt beat Joshna Chinappa 11-4, 11-7, 5-11, 11-9. RESULTS: Qualifying finals:
Hopes of home success in the ROWE British Grand Prix Squash Championship rest exclusively with James Willstrop after the fifth-seeded Yorkshireman beat his Pontefract club-mate and Indian number one Saurav Ghosal in straight games to claim a semi-final berth in the $92,500 PSA Super Series event - the biggest squash tournament in Europe this year which is being staged at the National Squash Centre in Manchester. RESULTS: Semi-finals: [5] James Willstrop (ENG) bt [14] Saurav Ghosal (IND) 11-7, 11-5, 11-4 (37m) Qualifying
finals: 1st qualifying round:
Joshna loses in the semis of El-Kersh Heliopolis Open in Cairo (13/08/2010) Joshna beat Farah of Egypt in the first round of the El-Kersh Women's Heliopolis Open to secure a place in the quarter-finals of the $25,300 WISPA World Tour squash event at the Heliopolis Sporting Club in the Egyptian capital Cairo. RESULTS: Final: [5] Nour El Sherbini (EGY) bt [1] Rachael Grinham (AUS) 6-11, 9-11, 5-6 ret. (21m) Semi-finals: Quarter Finals: 1st round: |
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Siddharth
Suchde lost in qualifying finals of Saudi PSA World Open, Weybridge, England Results Qualifying
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World
Masters held in Cologne, Germany in August 2010
Indians participated at World Masters held at Germany, from left to right: Vaman Apte, Mumbai (Mens 50-54), Mohanish Sawant, Pune (Mens 40-44), Rohit Thawani, Pune (Mens 45-49) Results: First Round : Second Round : Third Round : |
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UP
State Open Squash Championship The newly renovated Squash Complex in Noida Stadium was the host of one of the most popular squash events in the region over the weekend. The event saw the presence of all the top players in Northern India converging for the event with a record 358 entries in nine categories ( Women – 3 and Men -6 ) ranging from Under 13 to over 40 for men with representation from Allahabad, Varanasi, Kanpur, Bareilly, Dhampur, Chandigarh, Delhi and the NCR. The event was held under the aegis of the UP State Squash Association (UPSRA) and was organized by the District Gautam Budh Nagar Squash Racket Association (DGBNSRA). The 4 glass back courts complex with a wide viewing gallery within a stadium complex is an excellent facility and we must be thankful to Noida administration for having given these facilities stated Dr NK Pandey Secretary UPSRA. The Noida Centre for Squash under the mentorship of Lalit Verma, Wg Cdr Bir Singh & nationally acclaimed squash coach Puneet Singh is attracting young talent even from Delhi and many of the children are seeded among the top 8 in the country including two national champions in a short span of less than two years stated Dr Tarun Sahni President of the DGBNSRA. The
Mens & Womens Final was a closely fought event followed by the Prize
Distribution carried out by Mr Pramod Aggarwal IAS Director Sports
MOS&YA, Shri CB Singh Deputy CEO Noida and Dr Bharatinder Singh Chief
Medical Officer for the Commonwealth games. Mens
Open :
Karm
Kumar beat Amjad Khan (11-7, 11-4, 11-8) - (3-0) |
