GSC All India Open Squash | Rohit Kadam beats Saurabh Kumar to qualify for quarter-finals

GSC All India Open Squash | Rohit Kadam beats Saurabh Kumar to qualify for quarter-finals

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Maharashtra’s Rohit Kadam got the better of Saurabh Kumar from Uttar Pradesh in an exciting game to qualify for the men’s top eight at the GSC-All India Squash Open. Top seed Abhishek Pradhan, Aishwary Singh, Abhishek Agarwal, Anuj Unadkat and Mahul Kumar, have also qualified for the quarters.

Rohit Kadam had a strong lead of 2-0 at one stage but Saurabh Kumar ensured a brilliant comeback in the pre-quarterfinal game. However, that was not enough to ensure a win for Saurabh as the Maharashtra squash player won the match 11-6, 11-6, 9-11, 11-6 at the Goregaon Sports Club.

In another match in the top 16 round, Deepak Tiwari and second seed Abhishek Agarwal were involved in another nail-biting battle. Agarwal remained firm till the end of the match and won against Tiwari by 11-8, 11-9, 11-8. On the other hand, after losing the first game, Aishwary Singh came hard at Pradeep Amar Singh to register a 5-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-6 win to book a place in the last eight.

Results

Men (pre-quarterfinals): (1)- Abhishek Pradhan (MH) bt Ravi Dixit (DL) 11-6, 11-6 (ret); Mahul Kumar (SER) bt Divit Poojary (MH) 11-4, 11-6, 11-7; Anuj Unadkat (SER) bt Soumik Banerjee (MH) 11-7, 11-3, 11-5; Aishwary Singh (MH) bt Pradeep Amar Singh (MH) 5-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-6; Jamal Sakib bt Arun Sharma (MH) 0-0 (ret); Rohit Kadam (MH) bt Saurabh Kumar (UP) 11-6, 11-6, 9-11, 11-6; Rutnik Rau (MH) bt Gautam Atmakur (KA) 11-3, 11-7, 11-3; (2)- Abhishek Agarwal (MH) bt Deepak Tiwari (MH) 11-6, 11-9, 11-8.

Boys U-19: (pre-quarterfinals): (2)- Avinash Yadav (MH) bt Arfyan Steve Ryan (TN) 11-6, 11-5, 12-10; Shlok Makhia (MH) bt R J Isreel Titus Raja (TN) 11-5, 11-5, 11-7; Avinash Sahani (MH) bt Niraj Kubna (MH) 10-12, 11-1, 11-4, 11 -5; Prithi Singh (CH) bt Mohnish Mohunta (RJ) 11-7, 11-1, 11-4; Jaideep Singh (DL) bt Sampuran Baneree (WB) 11-7, 11-0, 11-13, 11-7; Advait Adik (MH) bt Karan Singh Jakhar (RJ) 11-2, 11-2, 11-3; Krish Shah (MH) bt Ajay Deshmukh (MH) 11-8, 11-9, 12-10; (1)- Araash Mehta (MH) bt Vishal Rajbhar (MH) 11-6, 13 -10, 11-0.

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