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Double
delight for Saurav
The Hindu : 22nd August 2005
CHENNAI: Once their contests used to be
close affairs but the current National champion Saurav Ghosal's
improvement over time has been such that his rival in the final, Gaurav
Nandrajog of Delhi never proved a match. The local boy emerged an easy
winner at 9-3, 9-1, 9-3 to sign off in style in the Southern India squash
championship which concluded here on Sunday.
Saurav and partner Harinderpal Singh, the
reigning champion, retained the title for another year in the National
doubles championship which was held concurrently.
A double crown is wonderful parting
present for Saurav, who is soon leaving India to further his studies (and
squash too) in England. Even though he plans not to miss any major
domestic events in India, this much is clear: Saurav will be missed at the
academy. Such is his popularity with the trainees. And the way they egged
him on in the final it was clear they wanted him to leave as a champion.
Not that Gaurav posed much problem. There
were rallies but when the initial freshness vanished and stretches became
frequent, Gaurav began to show the after effects. Saurav did not allow his
rival to settle, switching his returns from flank to flank and punctuating
with an occasional drooping drop shot, aimed at the corners. The points
came easily.
In the doubles too resistance was there
only initially but with Harinder proving an able foil, Saurav could work
the downfall of Gaurav and Niraj Shirgaokar in straight games.
Capt S.S. Virk, Secretary, Services
Sports Control Board, was the chief guest and gave away the prizes.
Final:
Boys: Under-17: Parth Sharma (TN) bt Cyril Kuhn (TN) 10-8, 5-9, 5-9,
9-2, 9-0;
Under-15: Sujat Barua (TN) bt Karan Mallik (TN) 9-3, 5-9, 9-7, 9-2;
Under-13: Akshay Deepak (TN) bt Yaksh Dawar (TN) 9-7, 9-5, 9-3;
Under-11: Sharavan Kaul (TN) bt Varish Sawlani (TN) 1-9, 9-0, 9-2,
9-6.
Girls: Under-17: Dipika Pallikal (TN) bt V. Anwesha (TN) 9-3, 9-0,
6-9, 9-4;
Under-13: A. Anaka (TN) bt B. Aparajitha (TN) 9-1, 9-5, 9-3.
Men over 35: S. Maniam (TN) bt Srivatsan Subramaniam (TN) 9-2, 9-0,
9-2;
Professionals: B. Balamurugan (TN) bt Hari Om (TN) 9-1, 9-1, 9-5.
Semifinals :
Men: Saurav Ghosal (TN) bt
Harinderpal Singh (TN) 10-8, 9-0, 9-4;
Gaurav Nandrajog (Del) bt Supreet Singh (Mah) 9-2, 9-3, 6-9, 9-6.
Over-35: Srivatsan Subramaniam (TN) bt Ganesan (TN) 9-5, 9-2, 9-5;
S. Maniam (TN) bt Rajiv Reddy (TN) 9-2, 4-9, 9-3, 9-5.
Professionals: B. Balamurugan (TN) bt Vijay Kumar Singh (Del) 9-1,
9-1, 9-3;
Hari Om (TN) bt R. Desappan (TN) 10-8, 0-9, 3-9, 9-5, 9-4.
Boys: Under-17: Parth Sharma (TN) bt Ashwin Sridhar (TN) 9-2, 9-3,
9-6;
Cyril Kuhn (TN) bt Cyrus Vakil (Mah) 9-4, 9-6, 9-6.
Under-15: Sujat Barua (TN) bt Ishan Sethi (Del) 9-5, 2-9, 9-5, 9-1;
Karan Malik (TN) bt Varun Prakash (Del) 3-9, 9-3, 9-7, 9-1.
Under-13: Akshay Deepak (TN) bt Sidharth (TN) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0.
Under-11: Sharavan Kaul (TN) bt Prateek Sharma (TN) 5-9, 9-7, 9-6,
9-5;
Varish Sawlani (TN) bt Roshan Kanna (TN) 9-2, 9-3, 9-3.
Girls: Under-17: Dipika Pallikal (TN) bt Harita Omprakash (TN) 9-3,
9-1, 9-1;
V. Anwesha (TN) bt Jesheila Mani (TN) 9-3, concd.
Under-13: A. Anaka (TN) bt Swarnalatha Sundar (TN) 9-4, 9-0, 9-2;
B. Aparajtha (TN) bt Shruti Dugar (TN) 9-2, 9-0, 9-0.
All quarterfinals :
Boys: Under-11: Shravan Kaul (TN)
bt Sibi Shekar (TN) 9-0, 9-0, 9-2;
Prateek Sharma (TN) bt George Thomas (TN) 9-3, 9-0, 9-3;
Roshan Kanna (TN) bt Rohan Mundra (TN) 9-7, 9-5, 9-6;
Varish Sawlani (TN) bt Shravan Prashanth (TN) 9-1, 9-1, 9-2.
Under-15: Sujat Barua (TN) bt Harman Singh (Del) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0;
Ishan Sethi (Del) bt Ashish Gupta (Del) 10-8, 9-6, 9-6;
Varun Prakash (Del) bt Suneesh Kaul (TN) 9-0, 9-4, 10-9.
Under-17: Parth Sharma (TN) bt Vipul Mehta (TN) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0;
Ashwin Sridhar (TN) bt Girish Sawlani (TN) 9-3, 9-1, 9-5;
Cyril Kuhn (TN) bt Ravi Dixit (Del) 9-1, 9-6, 9-2;
Cyrus Vakil (Mah) bt Kalimuthu (TN) 9-1, 9-5, 9-1.
Girls: Under-13: Anaka A (TN) bt Likhitta Dugar (TN) 9-1, 9-1, 9-0;
Swarnalatha Sundar (TN) bt Priyal Saraf (TN) 9-2, 9-0, 9-0;
Aparajitha B (TN) bt Kruthika Kariappa (TN) 9-6, 9-1, 9-2.
Under-17: Dipika Pallikal (TN) bt Nadia Pereira (TN) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0;
Harita Omprakash (TN) bt Neha Shah (TN) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0;
Jesheila Mani (TN) bt Sruti Ashok (TN) 9-7, 2-9, 10-8, 9-2;
Anwesha V (TN) bt Akshara R (TN) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0.
Men: Sourav Ghosal (TN) bt Amjad Khan (Del) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0;
Harinderpal Singh (TN) bt Vikas Jangra (Mah) 9-1, 6-9, 7-9, 9-6, 10-9;
Supreet Singh (Mah) bt Parthiban Ayyappan (TN) 9-6, 9-0, 9-4;
Gaurav Nandrajog (Del) bt Sandeep Jangra (Mah) 5-9, 9-2, 9-5, 9-2.
Over-35: Maniam S (TN) bt Imtiaz Ahmed (TN) 9-4, 10-8, 9-0;
Rajiv Reddy (TN) bt Manan Mashruwala (Mah) 10-9, 9-0, 10-9;
Srivatsan Subramaniam (TN) bt Raj B Singh (TN) 9-1, 9-3, 9-1.
Professionals: Balamurugan B (TN) bt Sivakumar (TN) 9-4, 9-7, 9-0;
Vijay Kumar Singh (Del) bt Vinodhkumar (TN) 9-5, 6-9, 9-3, 9-2;
Desappan R (TN) bt Gautam Sood (ND) 9-2, 9-4, 9-3;
Hari Om (TN) bt Kamalakannan (TN) 9-4, 2-9, 10-8, 9-3.
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