More Results of Tournaments 1997

• DEC 97: NATIONAL SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIP, CHENNAI

• DEC 97: INTER COLLEGIATE SQUASH (MUMBAI)

• 20-12-97: THE LEELA-SWITCHER SQUASH MASTERS (HOTEL THE LEELA, MUMBAI)

• 7-12-97: MAHINDRA INTERNATIONAL MUMBAI

• NOV 97: MAHARASTRA STATE OPEN (BOMBAY GYMKHANA)

• 15-11-97: CCI-WESTERN INDIA OPEN SQUASH (MUMBAI)

• 4-10-97: CENTRAL INDIA SQUASH (INDORE)

• 1-10-97: LITTLE MASTERS SQUASH (WILLINGDON SPORTS CLUB, MUMBAI)

• SEPT 97: KINGFISHER DIET SQUASH, MUMBAI

• 14-9-97: STEELMADE JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP (INTER SCHOOL JR. TOURNAMENT) OTTERS CLUB

• 9-9-97: UDAI SINGH WIN SINGAPORE TITLE

• 1-9-97: JINDAL’S HANDICAP TEAM EVENT SQUASH (SHAHAPUR, THANE)

• 15-8-97: SERVICES SQUASH 

• 27-8-97: BODYSCAPE CORPORATE SQUASH (HOTEL RESORT, MUMBAI)

• 4-7-97: VIDEOCON SQUASH CLASSIC (OTTERS CLUB, MUMBAI) 

• AUG 97: BIKRAM UBEROI WINS HONGKONG OPEN

• MARCH 97: DEWAN HOUSING SQUASH CHALLENGE (OTTERS CLUB, MUMBAI)

• APRIL 97: 8TH JUNIORS SQUASH (CHENNAI)

• MARCH 97: CHANDIGARH OPEN (CHANDIGARH)

• MARCH 97: DSM NORTHERN INDIA (DELHI)

• 9-2-97: EASTERN INDIA SQUASH (CALCUTTA)

• JAN 97: THE LEELA  SQUASH  SPECTACULAR (HOTEL THE LEELA, MUMBAI)

JAISWAL WINS COLLEGIATE TITLE

AVISH JAISWAL OF SYDENHAM COLLEGE CLAIMED THE INTER COLLEGIATE SQUASH TOURNAMENT ORGANIZED BY MUMBAI UNIVERSITY. JAISWAL DEFEATED SIDDHARTH THAKKER OF GOVERNMENT LAW COLLEGE 14-17, 15-0, 15-2, 15-2. 

IN THE SEMIFINALS, JAISWAL OVERCAME KAPIL TEDARWAL OF H.R. COLLEGE IN STRAIGHT GAMES TO WIN 15-4, 15-12, 15-13.  WHILE SIDDHARTH GOT A WALK OVER FROM NUMERO UNO AKHIL BEHL OF SYDENHAM .  THE OPENING GAME WAS EVENLY CONTESTED.

MAHINDRA INTERNATIONAL (7-12-97)

SEMI-FINALS: 
PETER NICOL BEAT MARK CHALONER 15-5, 6-15, 15-11, 15-11.
JANSHER KHAN BEAT JONATHAN POWER 15-8, 12-15, 10-15, 15-13, 15-7
FINALS:
NICOL BEAT JANSHER 9-15,15-9, 9-15, 15-12, 15-5

KINGFISHER DIET SQUASH (SEPT 97)

BOYS UNDER-19: RITWIK BHATTACHARYA BEAT AWISH JAISWAL 9-3, 9-4, 9-2
BOYS UNDER-16: ABHIJIT KUKREJA BEAT JUNAID NATHANI 9-0, 9-1, 9-1
BOYS UNDER-14: SIDDHARTH SUCHDE BEAT AULOKE MATHUR 9-4, 9-7, 10-9
BOYS UNDER-12: KARANPAL SETHI BAT VISHAL JHANGRA 9-0, 9-2, 9-0
CLASSIC: AKHIL BEHL BEAT PAUL FERREIRA 9-6, 4-9, 9-3, 9-2
MEN'S: RAJ ARORA BEAT JANAK MADHAVDAS 9-2, 9-2, 9-5
MASTER'S (OVER 35): VAMAN APTE BEAT ANANT MORE 9-3, 9-0, 9-5
WOMEN'S: AISHA SHAH BEAT KARISHMA JUNEJA 9-1, 9-4, 1-9, 9-3 

UDAI SINGH  WIN SINGAPORE  TITLE (9-9-97)

INDIA'S NUMBER TWO SQUASH PLAYER UDAI SINGH WON THE SINGAPORE NATIONAL SQUASH TITLE BEATING THE HOST COUNTRY'S TOP PLAYER LIM JIT WEI IN A FIVE-GAME THRILLER 9-7, 9-6, 5-9, 3-9, 9-3.

IT WAS THE FIRST TIME FOREIGNERS WERE PERMITTED TO PLAY IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

BIKRAM UBEROI WINS HONGKONG OPEN (AUG 97)

BIKRAM UBEROI IS GOING GREAT GUNS THIS SEASON.  THE 15-YEAR OLD SENSATION FROM MUMBAI WON THE UNDER-16 TITLE IN THE HONG KONG OPEN AND FINISHED THIRD IN THE MILO DUNLOP MALAYSIAN OPEN, IN AUGUST. 

ON BOTH OCCASIONS HE BEAT CITY MATE ABHIJIT KUKREJA  3-1.  UBEROI HAS IMPROVED VASTLY AFTER HIS COACHING STINT WITH JANSHER'S MANAGER, SATINDER BAJWA LAST YEAR.  THIS YEAR ROBERT EDWARDS PUT HIM THROUGH HIS PACES DURING A THREE WEEK STINT IN WALES IN JUNE.