Kolkata, August 11: Suraj Kumar Chand showcased his skills in the HCL PSA Challenger Tour, defeating Egypt’s Hassan Menchawi in a thrilling pre-quarterfinal match. The final score was 11-4, 8-11, 11-2, 9-11, 11-8, and the match lasted 73 minutes. Suraj, who previously won the singles title at the World University Squash Championship, demonstrated remarkable resilience.
In another exciting match, Sandeesh Palaniwel Ravikumar made a stunning comeback after trailing 0-2 to defeat sixth seed Ayan Wazirali. The final score was 6-11, 10-12, 11-5, 11-6, 11-7, securing his place in the men’s quarterfinals. In the women’s category, top seed Tanvi Khanna advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating Vasundhara Nangare in straight games.
Earlier, in the men’s singles opening round, Arihant KS triumphed over Switzerland’s Leandro Menhart with a score of 11-6, 9-11, 13-11, 11-4.
In the women’s first-round matches, Pooja Aarti Raghu staged a comeback to defeat Kashvi Mangal 13-15, 11-6, 11-6, 7-11, 11-9. Another Indian player, Ananya Narayanan, won against Ahana Singh with a score of 8-11, 11-2, 11-8, 11-8, while Vasundhara Nangare defeated her compatriot Janet Vidhi 11-8, 11-5, 11-5.
The HCL PSA Challenger Tour has previously hosted events in Indore, Mumbai, and Chennai, and is currently taking place in Kolkata. The tournament features a prize pool of $9,000 for both men’s and women’s categories.
Indian players’ results (pre-quarterfinals):
Men’s category:
– Eighth seed Om Semwal defeated Ravi Dixit 11-6, 12-10, 12-14, 11-2.
– Sandeesh Palaniwel Ravikumar overcame Ayan Wazirali 6-11, 10-12, 11-5, 11-6, 11-7.
– Top seed Mohamed Gohar (Egypt) defeated Arihant KS 12-10, 11-2, 11-6.
– Suraj Kumar Chand triumphed over Hassan Menchawi (Egypt) 11-4, 8-11, 11-2, 9-11, 11-8.
– Second seed Ahmed Said Sobhi (Egypt) defeated Deepak Mandal 11-9, 12-10, 6-11, 11-4.
– Hossam Hazem (Egypt) won against Rahul Baitha 6-11, 13-11, 11-3, 11-5.
– Third seed Saif Refai (Egypt) defeated Fabian Egelbrink (Germany) 11-1, 11-3, 11-4.
– Shaurya Bawa overcame seventh seed Islam Kauritam (Egypt) 8-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-3.
Women’s category:
– Third seed Sohaila Hazem (Egypt) defeated Anjali Semwal 11-4, 12-10, 11-5.
– Ananya Narayanan won against Rani Gupta 11-4, 11-1, 11-5.
– Top seed Tanvi Khanna defeated Vasundhara Nangare 11-3, 11-6, 11-7.
– Nirupama Dubey triumphed over Vyomika Khandelwal 11-8, 11-5, 11-4.
– Fourth seed Karolina Sramkova (Czech Republic) defeated Riva Nimbalkar 11-4, 11-2, 12-10.
– Second seed Menna Walid (Egypt) won against Anika Dubey 12-10, 11-6, 12-10.
– Unnati Tripathi defeated Sahana Kalaiwanan 11-1, 11-3, 11-5.
– Rathika Seelan triumphed over Pooja Aarti Raghu 11-1, 11-2, 11-3.
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