Jakarta : India on Thursday assured itself at least a bronze medal in the squash competition as the country’s top ranked squash player Saurav Ghosal will play compatriot Harinder Pal Sandhu in the men’s singles quarte-finals at the 18th Asian Games here.
In the women’s singles, both Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal Karthik also made it to the quarter-finals. Ghosal thrashed Sri Lankan opponent Mohomed Ismail Mukthar Wakeel in straight games 11-2, 11-2, 11-1. Sandhu followed by downing Ko Youngjo of Korea 11-8, 11-3, 11-5. However, in the second round, Ghosal beat Pakistan’s Aslam Tayeb 11-5, 11-3, 11-13, 11-8, while Sandhu came back to oust the Philpino Garcia Robert Andrew 11-4, 2-11, 12-10, 15-13.
In comparison, both Chinappa and Pallikal gave little chance to their respective opponents. Chinappa beat Aribado Jemyca of Philippines 11-2, 11-8, 12-10 while Pallikal beat Rohmah Yeni Seti of Indonesia 11-6, 11-5, 11-5.
