Services Squash Championship (Oct 1999)
 
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The XXXIX Services Squash Championships were held in the state of art, Western Naval Command glass backed Squash courts,  located  in the beautiful seaside IMSC Complex. It was the fifth time in as many years that Maj Rajdeep Brar, who is a paratrooper from the Army Ordinance Corps, beat off spirited challenge from Capt Navneet Narain and Capt Anuj Kalia, both Armoured Corps officers. In a riveting 5 setter, Brar beat Narain to lift the field Marshall Sir Birdwood Trophy and also led the Army Red Team to victory in the team event. The Services team was selected for the National Squash circuit and comprises of:-
 Major Rajdeep Brar        Captain
 Capt N Narain // Capt A Kalia //  Capt AS Chonkar // Capt R Teotia // Capt M Khurana//     Capt S Rajamani//  Lt P Singh//   Lt V Mahinder (Potential)
Lt Col  LK Agnihotri Manager 
Results of Services Championships:  
Open – Semis:
Major Brar bt Capt Chonkar 3-1
Capt Narain bt Capt Kalia   3-2
Finals:
 Major Brar bt Capt Narain     3-2   
Team positions:

  1. Army Red
  2. Army Green
  3. Navy
  4. Air Force

37th SERVICES CHAMPIONSHIP (10-8-98)
 
THE XXXVIITH SEVICES SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIP, FEATURING A GALAXY OF STARS OF NATIONAL LEVEL INCLUDING REIGINING THREE-TIME CHAMPION,AND COACH MAJOR RAJDEEP BRAR, CAPT NAVNEET NARAIN, CAPT ANUJ KALIA, CAPT S. RAJAMANI AND CAPT M. KHURANA WAS HELD DURING AUGUST AT THE BEAUTIFUL SEASIDE LOCATION OF WESTERN NAVAL COMMAND IMSC SQUASH COMPLEX.  

THE CHAMPIONSHIPS WERE DOMINATED BY THE ARMY PLAYERS WHO WERE TOO GOOD FOR THEIR INDIAN NAVY AND IAF OPPONENTS.  IN THE END IT WAS A STRAIGHT CONTEST BETWEEN THE MAROON BERET PARATROOPERS' MAJOR BRAR AND CAPT RAJAMANI AND THE ARMOURED CORPS TANKMEN CAPT NARAIN AND CAPT KALIA.  THE PARATROOPERS REIGNED SUPREME, GETTING PAST THE TANKMEN IN WELL CONTESTED SEMIFINALS OF THE PRESTIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL EVENT.  

IN THE FINAL THE SENIOR PARATROOPER, MAJOR BRAR, WAS TOO EXPERIENCED FOR CAPT RAJAMANI, ROMPING HOME AN EASY 9-1, 9-6, 9-1 WINNER.  MAJOR BRAR LIFTED THE GLITTERING FIELD MARSHAL SIR BIRDWOOD CUP (INSTITUTED IN 1927) FOR THE FOURTH STRAIGHT YEAR.  HE ALSO LED THE ARMY RED TEAM TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE TEAM EVENT.

SERVICES SQUASH (15-8-97)
 
ARMY RED RETAINED THE TITLE IN THE SERVICES SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIP AHEAD OF RUNNERS-UP ARMY GREEN AND THIRD PLACED NAVY AND AIR FORCE WHO WERE PLACED FOURTH.  

THE EVENT WAS CONDUCTED BY THE INS ANGRE.  THE INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP WAS CLINCHED BY MAJOR RAJDEEP BRAR, WHO PREVAILED OVER MAJOR R. MALIK

IN A KEENLY CONTESTED FINAL AT THE DHANUSH INTEGRATED MESS SPORTS COMPLEX AT NAVY NAGAR.  BRAR, IN HIS SEMI-FINAL, HAD SURVIVED SEVEN MATCH POINTS AGAINST SUPREMELY FIT,  LT. A. KALIA. WHILE MALIK USED ALL HIS GUILE TO OUTWIT CAPT.  NARIAN IN FIVE GAMES. 

VICE ADMIRAL A. R. TANDON, THE FLAG OFFICER COMMANDING-IN-CHIEF WESTERN NAVAL COMMAND, WHO WAS THE CHIEF GUEST, GAVE AWAY THE PRIZES.
INTERSERVICES SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIP 8-8-96  
 

CAPT. RAJDEEP BRAR RETAINS INTER SERVICES TITLE BEATING CAPT. NAVNEET SINGH   3-0

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