Mumbai: Maharashtra’s Rohit Kadam was made to sweat hard by UP’s Saurabh Kumar before he advanced into men’s quarterfinals of the GSC-All India squash Open, hosted by Goregaon Sports Club, here on Tuesday. Rohit led 2-0 before Saurabh put up terrific fight to take the third game only to lose the next meekili. Rohit triumphed 11-6, 11-6, 9-11, 11-6.
Results
Men: (1)- A Pradhan (MH) bt R Dixit (DL) 11-6, 11-6 (ret); M Kumar (SER) bt D Poojary (MH) 11-4, 11-6, 11-7; A Unadkat (SER) bt S Banerjee (MH) 11-7, 11-3, 11-5; A Singh (MH) bt P A Singh (MH) 5-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-6; J Sakib bt A Sharma (MH) 0-0 (ret); R Kadam (MH) bt S Kumar (UP) 11-6, 11-6, 9-11, 11-6; R Rau (MH) bt G Atmakur (KA) 11-3, 11-7, 11-3; (2)- A Agarwal (MH) bt D Tiwari (MH) 11-6, 11-9, 11-8. Over-35: (1)- Al Kohli (MH) bt A Mehta (MH) 11-3, 11-6, 11-9, A Gajna (MH) bt P Sial (MH) 7-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-4; A Pawar (MH) bt P Belawala (MH) 11-7, 11-4, 11-9; R Arora (MH) bt S Rao (MH) 8-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-7; S Nayar (CH) bt K Mohandas (MH) 11-5, 11-2, 11-2; A Bhagat (DL) bt K Subedar (MH) 11-3, 11-4, 11-5; S Pawar (MH) bt Amit Chopra (MH) 11-2, 11-4,11-8; Karan Mirchandani (MH) bt Abheek Datta (MH) 11-6, 11-6, 11-6. Boys (U-19): (2)- A Yadav (MH) bt A S Ryan (TN) 11-6, 11-5, 12-10; S Makhia (MH) bt R. J. I T Raja (TN) 11-5, 11-5, 11-7.
- FPJ Sports Desk
