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97 Inter Club Squash Championship 2005 - 06
2nd Inter Club Leg 14th to 16th April 2006
Men’s
Open: Dhiraj Nagpal (Khar Gym) bt
Sadiq Madraswala (CCI) 9-2,
9-10, 9-2.
Boys’ u-19: Naishad
Lalwani (CCI) bt Cyrus
Vakil (WSC) 9-1, 5-9, 9-1.
Boys’ u-15: Aadit Zaveri
(Bom Gym) bt Caran
Arora (CCI) 9-4, 9-3.
Men’s Doubles: Sadiq
Madraswala/Naishad Lalwani (CCI) bt Vijay
Waghela / Rajan Rajani (Khar Gym) 9-7, 9-6.
Women’s Open: Shivangi
Paranjpe (Bom Gymkhana) bt Madhura
Paranjpe (Bom Gymkhana)
Speed
97 Inter Club Squash Championship 2005 - 06
1st Inter Club Leg 7th to 9th April 2006
Cricket
Club of India’s Sadiq Madraswala and Naishad Lalwani won double crown of
the Rs three lakh prize money 3 rd Speed 97 Inter-Club Squash
Championship, sponsored by Bharat Petroleum, played at the Willingdon
Sports Club.
In the Men’s final CCI’s Sadiq Madraswala beat Rohit Mare from CCI
only 9-6, 9-7, while in the Boys u-19 final CCI’s Naishad Lalwani beat
Cyrus Vakil from Willingdon Sports Club 9-6, 9-0.
In the double’s final Sadiq and Naishad defeated Rajesh Sonawane and
Bipin Batra from Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana 9-2, 5-9, 9-3.
Finals
Men’s Open: Sadiq Madraswala (CCI) bt Rohit More (CCI) 9-6 9-7.
Boys u-19: Naishad Lalwani (CCI) bt Cyrus Vakil (WSC) 9-6 9-0.
Boys u-15: Caran Arora (CCI) bt Sameer Mistry (Otters) 9-6 9-5.
Men’s Open Doubles: Naishad Lalwani/Sadiq Madraswala (CCI) bt
Rajesh Sonawane/Bipin Batra (WCG) 9-2, 5-9, 9-3.
Ladies Open : Shivangi Paranjpe (Bom Gym) bt
Madhura Paranjpe (Bom Gym) 9-6, 9-3.
Semi-finals
Men’s Open :
Sadiq Madraswala (CCI) bt
Dhiraj Nagpal (Khar Gym) 5-9, 9-4, 9-2;
Rohit More (CCI) bt Sumit Rewari (Bom
Gym) 9-0, 9-1.
Boys u-19 :
Cyrus Vakil (WSC) bt Ajaz Sheikh
(The Club) 9-1, 9-3;
Nishad Lalwani (CCI) bt Joran Diwan CCI) 9-0, 9-3.
Boys u-15 :
Caran Arora (CCI) bt Sanmit
Anand (Otters) 9-2, 9-1;
Samir Mistry (Otters) bt Agustya Shastri (Khar
Gym) 9-0, 9-0.
Ladies Open:
Shivangi Paranjpe (Bom Gym) bt Avani Shetty (Khar Gym) 9-0, 9-1;
Madhura P (Bom Gym) bt Sachika B (Otters) 9-7, 9-0.
Quarter
finals
Men's
Open :
Sumit Rewari (Bom Gym) bt Rajesh Sonawane (WCG)
10-9, 9-8;
}Rohit More (CCI) bt Vijay Waghela (Khar Gym) 9-5, 10-8.
Boys
U-19 :
Cyrus Vakil (WSC)
bt Zair Aibara (Bom Gym) 9-1, 9-0;
Naishad Lalwani (CCI) bt Gautam Shetty
(Club Aquaria) 9-4, 9-3;
Joran Diwan (CCI) bt Virender Pawar (Otters) 9-4,
9-2.
Men's Over
35 :
Raj
Arora (CCI) bt Rajesh Rajani (Khar Gym) 9-2 9-0;
Jay Thapa (WCG) bt Sameer
Shah (CCI) 9-0 9-2.
Boys
u-15 :
Caran Arora (CCI) bt Ajan Jayant (Bom Gym) 9-7
9-3;
Sanmit Anand (Otters) bt Ishan Advani (CCI) 9-5, 9-3;
Agustya Shastri (Khar Gym) bt Aadit Zaveri (Bom Gym) 9-0, 9-0;
Sameer Mistry (Otters) bt
Dipesh Borhade (Khar Gym) 9-0 9-0.
Ladies
Open :
Sachika Balwani (Otters) bt Kiran Mirpuri (Kar
Gym) 9-4 9-4;
Madhura Paranjpe (Bom Gym) bt Vandana Carvalho (WCG) 9-0
9-0;
Shivangi Paranjpe (Bom Gym) bt Anushka Patel (WSC) 9-0 9-0;
Avani
Shetty (Khar Gym) bt Namrata Purohit (Otters) 9-4 9-2.
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Mega
Finals of 2nd Speed 93
Inter Club Squash Championship 2005
At the Otters Club, Bandra from 1st to 3rd April 2005
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Winner
: Otters Club
Runner up : Cricket
Club of India
Men's Open
: Manish Chotrani (Otters) bt Rohan Gracious (Khar Gym)
9-5, 9-1, 2-9, 9-1
Women's Open : Deepali
Anvekar (Otters) bt Shahnaz Dastur (WSC)
9-2, 9-1, 9-1
Boys u-19 :
Vikram Malhotra (Otters) bt Cyrus Vakil (WSC)
9-1, 9-0, 9-2
Men's over-45 : Vaman Apte (Bombay Gym) bt Prakash Yelve (WSC)
9-0,9-4,9-0
Men's over-35 : Darius
Surti (CCI) bt Gopi Mohite (Bombay Gym)
9-2,9-5,9-0
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Speed 93
Intra-Club Squash Championship
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2nd
Speed 93 Inter Club Squash Championship
The culmination of the
first Inter Club leg of the 2nd Speed 93 Inter Club Squash Championship
saw Rohan Gracious and Vikram Malhotra chart out slightly different
courses for victory as they asserted their supremacy in the men’s open
and boys under-19 categories respectively at the Willingdon Sports Club,
Mahalaxmi.
Maintaining his superb
run of form, Gracious, who earlier in the month had stamped his class in
the ISP Mumbai Open Squash tournament at Khar Gymkhana, made short work of
Rohit More in the men’s open final, scripting an authoritative 9-4, 9-1,
9-6 victory.
Meanwhile, in the boys
under-19 segment, Vikram Malhotra, who thwarted a spirited challenge from
Dhiraj Nagpal in the last four stage, was not exactly proficient
in his approach, encouraging enough for Naishadh Lalwani to stay in the
contest.
However in the final
analysis, Malhotra’s rich repertoire of strokes stood him in good stead
against Lalwani and the former prevailed 9-3, 8-9, 9-1, 9-3.
Results:
Final :
Boys U-19 : Vikram Malhotra bt Naishadh Lalwani 9-3, 8-9, 9-1, 9-3;
Semi-finals :
Vikram Malhotra bt Dhiraj Nagpal 9-4, 5-9, 5-9, 9-0, 9-0;
Naishadh Lalwani bt Mohammed Merchant 9-10, 9-7, 2-9,9-0, 9-0;
Final :
Men’s Open: Rohan Gracious
bt Rohit More 9-4, 9-1, 9-6;
Semi-finals :
Rohan Gracious bt Amar Haskar 9-4, 9-0, 9-7;
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Winners
List :
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CRICKET
CLUB OF INDIA ( From 10th to 13th Oct 2004)
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MEN'S
OPEN
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Rishad
Pandole
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WINNER
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Rushabh
Vora
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RUNNER
UP
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Manek
Mathur
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SEMIFINALIST
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Naishadh
Lalvani
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SEMIFINALIST
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MEN'S
OVER 35
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Darius
Surti
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WINNER
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Deepak
Kochar
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RUNNER
UP
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Chetan
Ladiwala
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SEMIFINALIST
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Raj
Arora
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SEMIFINALIST
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LADIES'
OPEN
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Shaheda
Madraswala
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WINNER
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Shaheen
Madraswala
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RUNNER
UP
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Deepika
Chandrathreya
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SEMIFINALIST
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Sachi
Mehta
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SEMIFINALIST
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BOY'S
UNDER 19
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Rushabh
Vora
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WINNER
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Manek
Mathur
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RUNNER
UP
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Naishadh
Lalvani
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SEMIFINALIST
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Sadiq
Madraswala
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SEMIFINALIST
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MEN'S
OVER 45
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Neville
Billimoria
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WINNER
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Vimal
Shah
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RUNNER
UP
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Chetan
Desai
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SEMIFINALIST
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Ramesh
Kotecha
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SEMIFINALIST
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Otters
Club (From 6th to 9th Oct 2004)
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MEN'S
OPEN
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MANISH
CHOTRANI
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WINNER
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NIKHIL
BEHL
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RUNNER
UP
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SANDEEP
LALWANI
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SEMIFINALIST
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AVINASH
BHAVNANI
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SEMIFINALIST
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MEN'S
OVER 35
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SHAILESH
BHOOLABHAI
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WINNER
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RAJIV
PURI
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RUNNER
UP
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NIRAJ
MAHESHWAR
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SEMIFINALIST
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INDERJEET
CHAUHAN
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SEMIFINALIST
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LADIES'
OPEN
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DEEPALI
ANVEKAR
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WINNER
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SACHIKA
BALWANI
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RUNNER
UP
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NAMRATA
PUROHIT
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SEMIFINALIST
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BAHAR
DHAVAN
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SEMIFINALIST
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BOY'S
UNDER 19
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VIKRAM
MALHOTRA
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WINNER
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DHIRAJ
NAGPAL
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RUNNER
UP
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RAHUL
D'CUNHA
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SEMIFINALIST
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MOHAMMED
MERCHANT
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SEMIFINALIST
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MEN'S
OVER 45
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KHALID
LAIJI
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WINNER
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SUNIL
GUPTA
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RUNNER
UP
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NIKHIL
MAKHIJA
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SEMIFINALIST
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BHARAT
SHAH
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SEMIFINALIST
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Willingdon
Catholic Gymkhana (From 8th to 11th Oct 2004)
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MEN'S
OPEN
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RAJESH
SONAVANE
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WINNER
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BIPIN
BATRA
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RUNNER UP
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ASHISH
MEHRA
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SEMIFINALIST
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PROSHANT
MEHRA
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SEMIFINALIST
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MEN'S
OVER 35
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JAY
THAPPA
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WINNER
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DOUGLAS
GOUDINHO
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RUNNER UP
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VIKRAM
D'SOUZA
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SEMIFINALIST
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JOSEPH
D'SOUZA
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SEMIFINALIST
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LADIES'
OPEN
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SHEETAL
SUDHIR
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WINNER
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PARINEETA
CHAUDHARY
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RUNNER UP
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SASHA
SAHANI
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SEMIFINALIST
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SREEYA
SEN
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SEMIFINALIST
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BOY'S
UNDER 19
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PRATIK
ZAVERI
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WINNER
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PRATIK
SELARKA
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RUNNER UP
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HARSHVARDHAN
GUPTA
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SEMIFINALIST
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SUNJAY
BAJAJ
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SEMIFINALIST
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Khar
Gymkhana (From 13th to 17th Oct 2004)
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MEN'S
OPEN
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ROHAN
GRACIOUS
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WINNER
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VIJAY
WAGHELA
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RUNNER
UP
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SURAJ
SHETTY
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SEMIFINALIST
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SANJAY
GOYAL
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SEMIFINALIST
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MEN'S
OVER 35
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SHIV
MALHOTRA
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WINNER
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ASHISH
GUPTA
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RUNNER
UP
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MUKESH
KHUBCHANDANI
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SEMIFINALIST
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PREM
JUMANI
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SEMIFINALIST
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LADIES'
OPEN
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AVANI
SHETTY
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WINNER
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KANIKA
PREMNARAYAN
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RUNNER
UP
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KIRAN
MIRPURI
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SEMIFINALIST
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NEHA
T
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SEMIFINALIST
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BOY'S
UNDER 19
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ADITYA
SHASTRI
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WINNER
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ADITYA
JAGTAP
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RUNNER
UP
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DIPESH
BORHADE
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SEMIFINALIST
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ANISH
GUPTE
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SEMIFINALIST
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MEN'S
OVER 45
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KISHAN
BORHADE
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WINNER
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GURDEEP
CHADDHA
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RUNNER
UP
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INDRU
DEVNANI
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SEMIFINALIST
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C
N S SHETTY
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SEMIFINALIST
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Speed 93
Intra-Club and Inter-Club Squash Championship
Grandfinals
From 9th to 11th April 2004 at CCI, Mumbai
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Squash:
Three defeats will not deter Vora
By:
Sudheendra Tripathi
April 12, 2004
It must have been a feeling of déjà vu
for Sahil Vora. For, the 19-year-old, pitted against former national
champion Manish Chotrani in the men’s final of the Speed 93 intra-club
and inter-club squash championship, which concluded at the Cricket Club of
India yesterday, had to settle for the second spot for the third
successive time this season.
Despite going down 15-17, 1-15, 15-12, 16-17, Vora is confident that he
can conquer his nemesis. “It won’t be long before I defeat him. It
will be in the next tournament,” he said with confidence.
The tall claims that Vora made after the match though, were not propelled
by a brashness-of-youth kind of an attitude. But is backed by strength of
character.
“I used to tire out towards the death
of the match in the previous occasions that I lost. Today though, stamina
was not the cause of defeat.
We fought hard and I made a few mistakes that cost me the match,” he
noted. “But now I have covered that (stamina) aspect. I see no reason
why I can’t win now,” he added.
Meanwhile, Chotrani, who returned from the South Asian Federation Games
that concluded in Islamabad, Pakistan, recently, suggested that it would
not be easy for Vora to dethrone him.
“The conditions in Pakistan were not as severe as they are here. It was
very hot and humid as a result of which I was finding it a bit difficult.
But that won’t be the case always,” he cautioned.
RESULTS (All finals)
Women: Deepali Anvekar (Otters Club) beat Madhura Paranjpe (Bombay
Gym) 15-4, 15-3, 15-3.
Men: Manish Chotrani (Otters Club) beat Sahil Vora (CCI) 17-15,
15-1, 12-15, 17-16.
Men’s over 35: Darius Surti (CCI) beat Gopi Mohite (Bombay Gym)
15-4, 15-8, 15-8.
Men’s over 45: Chandrakant Pawar (Otters Club) beat Vaman Apte
(Bombay Gym) 15-6, 14-15, 9-15, 15-2, 15-2.
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Speed 93
Intra-Club and Inter-Club 3rd leg Squash Championship
On 28th & 29th Feb 2004 at Otters Club, Mumbai |
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Chotrani,
Anvekar lead Otter’s charge.
Players from Otters Club claimed four of the
five titles on offer in the third leg of the Speed 93 intra-club and
inter-club squash championship at the Otters Club glass-back courts
late on Sunday night.
Former national champion Manish Chotrani and
Deepali Anvekar led the Otters charge as they both bagged their
second consecutives titles when they won the men’s and women’s
crowns respectively.
Chotrani encountered initial resistance before
he brushed aside a spirited challenge from Sahil Vora of CCI to
record a 17-15, 15-10, 13-15, 15-5 victory in the men’s final.
Anvekar, who had beaten Bombay Gymkhana’s
youngster Shivangi Paranjpe in the final of the second leg at the
Bombay Gym last month, repeated her victory with another solid
performance. She was in
total control against her young opponent and cruised to a fluent
15-0, 15-3, 15-1 victory.
Vikram Malhotra provided some more cheer for
the home club when he put an end to the fine winning streak of
CCI’s Rushbah Vora, who had won the first two legs, to lift the
boy’s under-19 legs, to lift the boy’s under-19 title. Malhotra
overcame Vora in four games, prevailing 15-9, 13-15, 15-9, 15-6.
Later, Chandrakant Pawar claimed the men’s
over-45 title, beating Prakash Yelve of Willingdon Sports Club 15-2,
15-5, 15-7.
Darius Surti of CCI denied Otters from making
it clean sweep as he won the men’s over-35 title. He defeated club
mate Chetan Ladhiwala in straight game at 15-6, 15-5, 15-11.
Finals:
Men’s: Manish Chotrani (Otters Club) bt Sahil Vora (CCI) 17-15,
15-10
Women’s: Deepali Anvekar (Otters) bt Shivangi Paranjpe (Bombay
Gym) 15-0, 15-3, 15-1
Over-35: Darius Surti (CCI) bt Chetan Ladhiwala (CCI) 15-6, 15-5,
15-11
Over-45: C. S. Pawar (Otters) bt Prakash Yelve (WSC) 15-2, 15-5,
15-7
Boys U-19: Vikram Malhotra (Otters) bt Rushabh Vora (CCI) 15-9,
13-15, 15-9, 15-6
Results:
(Semi-finals):
Men’s :
Manish Chotrani (Otters Club) bt Avinash Bhavnani (Otters) 15-4,
15-3, 15-11;
Sahil Vora (CCI) bt Rajesh Sonavane (WCG) 15-6, 15-8, 15-3;
Women’s:
Deepali Anvekar (Otters) bt Madhura Paranjpe (Bombay Gym) 15-5,
15-3, 15-1;
Shivangi Paranjpe (Bombay Gym) bt Parneeta Choudhary (Khar
Gym)15-12, 13-15, 15-10, 15-10,
Over-35:
Chetan Ladhiwala (CCI) bt Anuj Bhagwati (WSC) 17-15, 13-15, 15-10,
11-15, 17-15;
Darius Surti (CCI) bt Sunil Bhulabhai (Otters) 15-10, 15-8,
15-6,
Over-45:
Prakash Yelve (WSC) bt V Paranjpe (Bombay Gym) 15-11, 15-3,
15-9;
CS Pawar (Otters) bt Sunil Gupta (Khar Gym) 10-15, 15-6, 15-9, 15-10
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Speed 93
Intra-Club and Inter-Club 2nd leg Squash Championship
(19-1-2004)
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Chotrani
wins Speed squash title
By:
A Mid Day Correspondent
January 19, 2004
Former National champion Manish Chotrani
of Otters Club showed great touch as he easily won the men’s title in
the second leg of the Speed 93 Intra-Club and Inter-Club Squash
Championship at the Bombay Gymkhana yesterday.
Chotrani, who missed the first leg held at the Cricket Club of India (CCI)
last month, brushed aside the challenge from Bipin Batra of Bombay
Gymkhana winning the final in three straight games.
The Otters Club players faced initial resistance from his opponent before
he coasted to a 15-13, 15-12, 15-7 victory.
Deepali Anvekar made it a grand double for Otters Club as she bagged the
women’s crown. In the final Anvekar proved far too strong for Shivangi
Paranjpe as she scored a 15-4, 15-5, 15-3 win in a little over 20 minutes.
Earlier, Anvekar tamed Shivangi’s elder sister, Madhura, who had won the
first leg, in a semi-final encounter. In the other semi-final Shivangi
scored a fluent victory over Shaheeda Madraswala of CCI.
Rushbah Vora of CCI produced another sterling performance to overcome
Cyrus Vakil of Wellingdon Sports Club and claim his second successive
title in the boy’s under-19 event. Vora, who had defeated Sadiq
Madraswala in the first leg, had things going his own way as he romped to
a 15-11, 15-12, 15-13 win.
Vaman Apte of Bombay Gymkhana also won his second title when he got the
better of club mate Shankar Basu in the men’s over 45 final. Apte
rallied strongly after losing the first game to record a 10-15, 15-3,
17-15, 15-7 triumph.
Gopi Mohite of Bombay Gymkhana lifted the men’s over 35 title beating
Rajesh Rajani of Khar Gymkhana 15-4, 15-7, 15-14.
Result (all finals)
Men's: Manish Chotrani beat Bipin Batra 15-13, 15-12,
15-7,
Over-35: Gopi Mohite (Bombay Gymkhana) beat Rajesh Rajani (Khar
Gym) 15-9, 15-7, 15-14,
Over 45: Vaman Apte (Bombay Gym) beat Shankar Basu (Bombay Gym)
10-15, 15-3, 17-15, 15-9, Women's: Deepali Anvekar (Otters Club)
beat Shivangi Paranjpe (Bombay Gymkhana) 15-4, 15-5, 15-3, Boy's
under-19: Rushabh Vora (CCI) beat Cyrus Vakil (Wellingdon Sports Club)
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Speed 93
Intra-Club and Inter-Club 1st
leg Squash Championship (29-12-2003)
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Vora
stretched
Mid-day :
December 29, 2003
For Rushabh Vora, it seemed this was the
worst day to be on a squash court.
The effects of a lazy Sunday afternoon looked obvious as he stuttered his
way to a win in the final over Sadiq Madraswala in the first leg of the
Squash Racquets Association of Maharashtra-Speed 93 Intra-Club and
Inter-Club Squash Championship at the Cricket Club of India.
Vora, ranked in the top five under-19 players in the country, suffered due
to an inconsistent game and was stretched all the way before a 10-15,
15-10, 10-15, 15-11, 15-10 victory.
“I played badly at times and Sadiq played really well. I was expecting
an easy match but in the end struggled to win it,” Vora said.
The fast-improving Madraswala looked the better player for the first three
games, but down 1-2 Vora focused himself to win the next two games.
“He was dominating and in the middle of the fourth game, I just took a
minute and thought about the match. Then I slowed down the pace of the
game,” said Vora who was also given a shouting by his elder brother,
Sahil after he won the fourth game.
“He told me I have to win this match and that I was not going to throw
it away,” said Vora who recently attended a 22-day selection camp for
the Indian team to the World Junior Championship to be held next year.
“The camp was really tough and they have short listed a few names. They
haven’t declared the names as yet, but I think I am one of them. There
will be one more camp and then the team will be selected.”
With Vora’s win, CCI dominated the first leg of the tournament as Sahil
won the men’s event and Darius Surti claimed the over-35 title.
The second leg will be played from January 17 at Bombay Gymkhana.
Results (all finals)
Women’s: Madhura Paranjpe beat Saheeda Madraswala 15-7, 15-6,
15-3.
Men’s: Sahil Vora beat Karan Bhatty 15-7, 15-12, 15-9.
Boy’s under-19: Rushbabh Vora beat Sadiq Masdraswala
10-15,15-10, 10-15, 15-11,15-10.
Men’s over 35: Darius Surti beat Rajesh Rajani 15-13,
15-7,15-4.
Men’s over 45: Vaman Apte (Bombay Gymkhana) beat
Shankar Basu 15-7, 10-15, 15-4, 15-9 |
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Squash Racquets
Association of Maharashtra -Speed 93
Intra-Club and Inter-Club 3rd leg Squash Championship
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Chotrani,
Anvekar lead Otter’s charge.
Players from Otters Club claimed four of the
five titles on offer in the third leg of the Speed 93 intra-club and
inter-club squash championship at the Otters Club glass-back courts
late on Sunday night.
Former national champion Manish Chotrani and
Deepali Anvekar led the Otters charge as they both bagged their
second consecutives titles when they won the men’s and women’s
crowns respectively.
Chotrani encountered initial resistance before
he brushed aside a spirited challenge from Sahil Vora of CCI to
record a 17-15, 15-10, 13-15, 15-5 victory in the men’s final.
Anvekar, who had beaten Bombay Gymkhana’s
youngster Shivangi Paranjpe in the final of the second leg at the
Bombay Gym last month, repeated her victory with another solid
performance. She was in
total control against her young opponent and cruised to a fluent
15-0, 15-3, 15-1 victory.
Vikram Malhotra provided some more cheer for
the home club when he put an end to the fine winning streak of
CCI’s Rushbah Vora, who had won the first two legs, to lift the
boy’s under-19 legs, to lift the boy’s under-19 title. Malhotra
overcame Vora in four games, prevailing 15-9, 13-15, 15-9, 15-6.
Later, Chandrakant Pawar claimed the men’s
over-45 title, beating Prakash Yelve of Willingdon Sports Club 15-2,
15-5, 15-7.
Darius Surti of CCI denied Otters from making
it clean sweep as he won the men’s over-35 title. He defeated club
mate Chetan Ladhiwala in straight game at 15-6, 15-5, 15-11.
Finals:
Men’s: Manish Chotrani (Otters Club) bt Sahil Vora (CCI) 17-15,
15-10
Women’s: Deepali Anvekar (Otters) bt Shivangi Paranjpe (Bombay
Gym) 15-0, 15-3, 15-1
Over-35: Darius Surti (CCI) bt Chetan Ladhiwala (CCI) 15-6, 15-5,
15-11
Over-45: C. S. Pawar (Otters) bt Prakash Yelve (WSC) 15-2, 15-5,
15-7
Boys U-19: Vikram Malhotra (Otters) bt Rushabh Vora (CCI) 15-9,
13-15, 15-9, 15-6
Results:
(Semi-finals):
Men’s :
Manish Chotrani (Otters Club) bt Avinash Bhavnani (Otters) 15-4,
15-3, 15-11;
Sahil Vora (CCI) bt Rajesh Sonavane (WCG) 15-6, 15-8, 15-3;
Women’s:
Deepali Anvekar (Otters) bt Madhura Paranjpe (Bombay Gym) 15-5,
15-3, 15-1;
Shivangi Paranjpe (Bombay Gym) bt Parneeta Choudhary (Khar
Gym)15-12, 13-15, 15-10, 15-10,
Over-35:
Chetan Ladhiwala (CCI) bt Anuj Bhagwati (WSC) 17-15, 13-15, 15-10,
11-15, 17-15;
Darius Surti (CCI) bt Sunil Bhulabhai (Otters) 15-10, 15-8,
15-6,
Over-45:
Prakash Yelve (WSC) bt V Paranjpe (Bombay Gym) 15-11, 15-3,
15-9;
CS Pawar (Otters) bt Sunil Gupta (Khar Gym) 10-15, 15-6, 15-9, 15-10
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Squash Racquets
Association of Maharashtra -Speed 93
Intra-Club and Inter-Club 2nd leg Squash Championship
Chotrani
wins Speed squash title
By:
A Mid Day Correspondent
January 19, 2004
Former National champion Manish Chotrani
of Otters Club showed great touch as he easily won the men’s title in
the second leg of the Speed 93 Intra-Club and Inter-Club Squash
Championship at the Bombay Gymkhana yesterday.
Chotrani, who missed the first leg held at the Cricket Club of India (CCI)
last month, brushed aside the challenge from Bipin Batra of Bombay
Gymkhana winning the final in three straight games.
The Otters Club players faced initial resistance from his opponent before
he coasted to a 15-13, 15-12, 15-7 victory.
Deepali Anvekar made it a grand double for Otters Club as she bagged the
women’s crown. In the final Anvekar proved far too strong for Shivangi
Paranjpe as she scored a 15-4, 15-5, 15-3 win in a little over 20 minutes.
Earlier, Anvekar tamed Shivangi’s elder sister, Madhura, who had won the
first leg, in a semi-final encounter. In the other semi-final Shivangi
scored a fluent victory over Shaheeda Madraswala of CCI.
Rushbah Vora of CCI produced another sterling performance to overcome
Cyrus Vakil of Wellingdon Sports Club and claim his second successive
title in the boy’s under-19 event. Vora, who had defeated Sadiq
Madraswala in the first leg, had things going his own way as he romped to
a 15-11, 15-12, 15-13 win.
Vaman Apte of Bombay Gymkhana also won his second title when he got the
better of club mate Shankar Basu in the men’s over 45 final. Apte
rallied strongly after losing the first game to record a 10-15, 15-3,
17-15, 15-7 triumph.
Gopi Mohite of Bombay Gymkhana lifted the men’s over 35 title beating
Rajesh Rajani of Khar Gymkhana 15-4, 15-7, 15-14.
Result (all finals)
Men's: Manish Chotrani beat Bipin Batra 15-13, 15-12,
15-7,
Over-35: Gopi Mohite (Bombay Gymkhana) beat Rajesh Rajani (Khar
Gym) 15-9, 15-7, 15-14,
Over 45: Vaman Apte (Bombay Gym) beat Shankar Basu (Bombay Gym)
10-15, 15-3, 17-15, 15-9, Women's: Deepali Anvekar (Otters Club)
beat Shivangi Paranjpe (Bombay Gymkhana) 15-4, 15-5, 15-3, Boy's
under-19: Rushabh Vora (CCI) beat Cyrus Vakil (Wellingdon Sports Club)
15-11, 15-12, 15-13 |
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Squash Racquets
Association of Maharashtra -Speed 93
Intra-Club and Inter-Club 1st
leg Squash Championship
Vora
stretched
Mid-day :
December 29, 2003
For Rushabh Vora, it seemed this was the
worst day to be on a squash court.
The effects of a lazy Sunday afternoon looked obvious as he stuttered his
way to a win in the final over Sadiq Madraswala in the first leg of the
Squash Racquets Association of Maharashtra-Speed 93 Intra-Club and
Inter-Club Squash Championship at the Cricket Club of India.
Vora, ranked in the top five under-19 players in the country, suffered due
to an inconsistent game and was stretched all the way before a 10-15,
15-10, 10-15, 15-11, 15-10 victory.
“I played badly at times and Sadiq played really well. I was expecting
an easy match but in the end struggled to win it,” Vora said.
The fast-improving Madraswala looked the better player for the first three
games, but down 1-2 Vora focused himself to win the next two games.
“He was dominating and in the middle of the fourth game, I just took a
minute and thought about the match. Then I slowed down the pace of the
game,” said Vora who was also given a shouting by his elder brother,
Sahil after he won the fourth game.
“He told me I have to win this match and that I was not going to throw
it away,” said Vora who recently attended a 22-day selection camp for
the Indian team to the World Junior Championship to be held next year.
“The camp was really tough and they have short listed a few names. They
haven’t declared the names as yet, but I think I am one of them. There
will be one more camp and then the team will be selected.”
With Vora’s win, CCI dominated the first leg of the tournament as Sahil
won the men’s event and Darius Surti claimed the over-35 title.
The second leg will be played from January 17 at Bombay Gymkhana.
Results (all finals)
Women’s: Madhura Paranjpe beat Saheeda Madraswala 15-7, 15-6,
15-3.
Men’s: Sahil Vora beat Karan Bhatty 15-7, 15-12, 15-9.
Boy’s under-19: Rushbabh Vora beat Sadiq Masdraswala
10-15,15-10, 10-15, 15-11,15-10.
Men’s over 35: Darius Surti beat Rajesh Rajani 15-13,
15-7,15-4.
Men’s over 45: Vaman Apte (Bombay Gymkhana) beat
Shankar Basu 15-7, 10-15, 15-4, 15-9 |
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