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British Junior Open 2-6 Jan 2009India’s performance at the British Junior Open, regarded as the most prestigious event after the World Championship, is testimony to the nation’s growing stature in international squash. In the past, India’s Saurav Ghosal, Joshana Chinappa (both Under-19) and Dipika Pallikal (Under-17) had won titles at this championship, which is very much like the junior Wimbledon in tennis. This year at the British Junior Open, Mahesh Mangaonkar won the title in the Under-15 section. Mahesh Mangaonkar became only the third Indian male to win the in the British Junior Open title after he defeated Oliver Holland from England in 4 games. Anil Nayar and Saurav Ghosal had lifted the Drysdale Cup (Boys under 19 title) while Mahesh became the first Indian to win the Boys under 15 category. Mahesh played a terrific game, and even though he dropped the third set to his English opponent, he managed to get back and emerge as the champion. Aggressive shots to the front was his forte and Oliver was not able to have an answer to his shots making errors frequently. In the boys’ Under-13 section, Kush Kumar, who had won the Scottish Open earlier, finished runner-up, while in the girls’ Under-19 category, India’s Dipika Pallikal went down in the final to Low Wee Wern of Malaysia in four games. Results Boys Under-15 final: Mahesh Mangaonkar (India) bt Oliver Holland (England) 11-5, 7-11, 11-7, 12-10. Boys Under-13 final: Amr Aboul Souad (Egypt) bt Kush Kumar (India) 11-8, 7-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-7. Girls Under-19 final: Low Wee Wern (Malaysia) bt Dipika Pallikal (India) 11-2, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8. Asian Junior Championships -16 - 23 Jan 2009The 14th biennial Asian Junior Championships held at the ICL Squash Academy, Chennai attracted a total of 10 teams in the men’s event and 9 teams in the women’s event. The individual draw consisted of 51 boys and 42 girls. In the individual event Dipika lost out in a very close 5 set match at the finals of the 14th Asian Junior championship against Low Wee Wern from Malaysia. In the boys event both Aditya Jagtap & Ravi Dixit won a bronze medal.
Boys - Final In the team event the boys gave a good account of themselves by finishing a creditable 2nd to the much superior Malaysian team. The girls were unfortunate not to have entered the finals as our No.1 player Dipika Pallikal retired injured in the semi finals and did not play the rest of the tournament. Final Team Positions With Detailed ResultsBoys Final Malaysia beat India 2-0 Girls Final Malaysia beat Korea 2-0 Bronze Medal Hong Kong and India Final Positions 1. Malaysia 2. Korea 3. Hong Kong 3. India 5. Singapore 6. Sri lanka 7. Japan 8. China 9. Iran Boys 1. Malaysia 2. India 3. hong kong 3. Korea 5. Iran 6. Qatar 7. Japan 8. Sri lanka 9. chinese taipei 10.China Asf Appoints Mr.N.Ramachandran as Patron of AsfThe sterling service of Mr.N.Ramachandran to the Asian Squash Federation for 12 years was recognised by the august assembly of delegates at the 29th ASF AGM in Chennai on 23rd Jan 2009. Just prior to a standing ovation for Ramy (as he is fondly known), several delegates stood up to recount his deeds, and the unquenchable passion with which he served the region. On accepting the appointment, Ramy said that he was humbled by everything that was said and the appointment was something he would respect, honour and cherish. He assured all present that his heart and soul as always would be with the ASF which he took to great heights in his 8 year tenure as President. Later that day Squash Rackets Association of Malaysia President and former WSF Vice President Dato’ A. Sani Karim was elected to succeed Ramy as the 5th President of the ASF. The 3 Vice-Presidents who walked in without an election were incumbent David Mui of Hong Kong, former ASF Secretary General Srivatsan Subramaniam of India and Kuwait Squash Vice President Abdul Aziz. Dato’ Sani sought to close ranks and promised to keep up the good work of his predecessor. In his closing remarks Ramy profusely thanked his three vice Presidents and all his supporting staff. He made particular mention of the unwavering contributions of the Director of Coaching Major(R)S.Maniam and the Director of Referees Munir Shah who have both served the Federation for over two decades. He congratulated them as they were inducted into the ASF Hall of Fame for their yeoman service to the ASF. Dato’ Sani echoed Ramy’s sentiments and confirmed that they would continue to serve as directors with the new committee. The AGM attended by delegates from 22 countries contributed actively in discussions which involved promotion and development of the sport in the region and importantly the regions support to the WSF for the Olympic bid. Women’s Liberty Bell Squash Open, Berwyn, USA Jan 18, 2009Joshna defeated second seeded Jaclyn Hawkes of New Zealand a much higher ranked player to reach the finals of the $11,000 WISPA World Tour squash event at Berwyn Squash & Fitness Club in Berwyn, USA. In the final Joshna lost to former World no. 1 Vanessa Atkinson in straight games. A commendable performance by Joshna. ASF Level 1 Coaching Course 2-6 Mar 2009Major Maniam conducted a Level 1 coaching courses for potential coaches in Maharashtra. This was conducted at the Bombay Gymkhana club. 9 coaches participated in the course. Aditya Wins Welsh Junior Mar 9, 2009Aditya Jagtap prevailed in a tough U19 final in the Kane Mailing Welsh Junior Open Squash Championships in Cardiff to celebrate his first successes on the European Squash Federation Junior Circuit in the under 19 category. Jagtap was top seed in the under 19 event - but the 16-year-old from Mumbai, now based at Millfield School in England, had to fight from two games down in the final to overcome second-seeded Englishman Anthony Graham 3-11, 8-11, 11-6, 13-11, 12-10. Nsc Series No.3 (13 March 2009) Kuala LumpurJoshna who won the 5 setter marathon in the quarters by beating Donna Urguhart of Australia lost to Lauren Briggs of England's in the semi finals of the NSC Series No3 Squash Championship at the Bukit Jalil National Squash Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Round One
Donna Urquhart (Aus) beat Dipika Pallika (Ind) 11/3, 7/11, 3/11, 11/4, 11/7
(44m) Quarters Joshna Chinappa beat Donna Urquhart 5/11, 12/10, 10/12 , 11/8, 11/6 (30m) Semi finals Lauren Briggs beat Joshna Chinappa 11/9, 12/10, 11/2 (33m) Psa Indian Challenger # 2, Kolkata 16-21 Mar 2009England's Adrian Grant claimed one of the biggest squash titles of his career when he beat Egyptian Hisham Mohd Ashour in the final of the $ 30,000 3 star PSA Indian Challenger No2 played at Calcutta Racket Club in Kolkata. In the Quarter Finals top seed Ong Beng Hee was taken the full distance before beating local hero Saurav Ghosal in a 73-minute marathon. The Kolkata-born sixth seed twice led Beng Hee - and took the world No11, ranked 23 places higher, to a tie-break in the fourth game before the favourite finally emerged victorious, winning 3-11, 11-8, 8-11, 12-10, 11-6. Results Final Adrian Grant (ENG) bt Hisham Mohd Ashour (EGY) 11-8, 11-5, 11-8 Semi-Finals Hisham Mohd Ashour (EGY) bt Ong Beng Hee (MAS) 6-11, 5-11, 12-10, 11-2, 12-10 Adrian Grant (ENG) bt Mohd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) 11-13, 11-4, 11-5, 11-5 Quarter-Finals
Ong Beng Hee (MAS) bt Saurav Ghosal (IND) 3-11, 11-8, 8-11, 12-10, 11-6 Round One
Saurav Ghosal (Ind) bt Naresh Kumar (Ind) 11-8,13-11,11-0 Kundanmal Jain Memorial Rajasthan Open Squash Tournament 2009The Rajasthan Open Squash Championships were held at Umed Club, Jodhpur from 15th to 19th April 2009. This event was organised by Rajasthan Squash Rackets Association (RSRA). Final results
Under 13 : Vijay Kumar Beat Ranjeet Singh (11-2, 11-4, 11-5) Irish Open 18-25 April 2009India’s top 2 women players Joshana & Dipika participated in the Irish Open held in Dublin. Joshana won her first qualifying round with ease against Carrie Hastings from England 11/4, 11/7, 11/5 in 21 min. However in the 2nd round of qualifications England’s Lauren Siddall scored the best win of her career by upsetting Joshana Chinappa 11-8, 11-9, 11-5 in 24. Minutes Dipika played her first qualification round against home favorite Kerri Lancaster and won in four games 11/8, 11/6, 11/6. In the 2nd round she faced qualifier no1, Manuella Manetha and lost a hard fought match – 11/9,11/7,11/9,7/11, 115. Malaysian Junior (26 May – 2 June 2009)Ravi Dixit from the Indian Squash Academy (ISA) became the first Indian to win the Milo All Star Malaysian Junior Open Boys under 19 title in Kuala Lumpur. Given top billing, Ravi had to go thru 6 rounds before defeating home favourite in the final Jo Wen Ng in 4 games 11-8,6-11,12-10,11-9. In the semi final, Ravi defeated country mate Karan Malik in a closely contested match 11-7, 1-11, 11-8, 12-10 and had it tougher in his quarterfinal defeating Julius Krauss from Australia 11-6,5-11,11-4,4-11, 11-9. This is Ravi’s third international title after winning the Scottish Junior and Penang Junior Open. Last year, Ravi was the runner up in the Boys u17 category at the same event. Karan Malik (ISA) finished in 4th position in the Boys under 19. Ramit Tandon (ISA) secured 3rd position in the Boys under 17 after losing his semi final match to Ng Long Fung from HK 9-11,11-9,3-11,11-8,11-5. Robin Mann finished 3rd one head of Solomon Ravi playing in his maiden international tournament in the Boys under 11.Ravi Dixit, Karan Malik & Ramit Tandon along with coach Gautam Das participated in this event with support from the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sport under the scheme for “Preparation of Indian teams for the CWG 2010″. Penang Junior (31 May – 4 June 2009)Indian Squash Academy (ISA), trainee Solomon Ravi playing in his maiden international tour won the under 11 Penang Junior Open. A week earlier Solomon finished 4th in Kuala Lumpur at the Malaysian Junior Open. It was a great day for the juniors as all the top 3 position in the Boys under 11 went to India. Abhay Singh also from ISA lost in a 5 set marathon against Solomon in the semi finals. In the girls under 11 Ryna Kishanchandani from Mumbai attained the 4th position. Sandeep Ramachandran, ISA finished 4th in the Boys under 13 category. Wispa KL (6-11 July 2009)Indian national champion Joshana chinappa won her 3rd WISPA tour title defeating Low Wee Wern from Malaysian. World Junior Women’s Championships, Chennai 29 July – 7 Aug 2009The Indian girls team comprising Dipika Pallikal, Surbhi Misra, Anaka Alankamony & Aparajitha Balamurukan won a bronze medal at the in World Junior Championships. this is India’s best ever result in a world championship at a team event. Dipika Pallikal also won a bronze medal at the individual event. Chennai Open 2009 (7-12 Sept)Our players had an outstanding performance at this professional tournament held in Chennai. Aparajitha beat the no.1 seed Irine Assal from Russia in the first round and lost in the quarter finals to Indian Surbhi Mishra. Anaka Alankamony put up a great display of quality squash and discipline to win the title and became only the 2nd Indian to win a professional title and the youngest ever in the world to win a professional squash title. In the men’s semi finals unseeded Harinder Pal Singh beat 7th seed Anson Kwong from Hong Kong and 4th seed Siddharth Suchde beat Dylan Bennet the no. 1 seed from Amsterdam to make it to the finals. In the finals Harinder beat Siddharth in a grueling 5 games. It was a great day for Indian squash. Women’s World Open (20 - 27 Sept)Joshna Chinappa became the first Indian women’s professional player to qualify for the world open main draw in Holland. She played brilliant squash in the qualification draw to achieve this accolade. However she was eliminated in the first round when she went down to higher ranked Raneem El Weleily from Egypt. World Men’s Team Championships (29 Sept – 5 Oct)We just completed our participation at the World Men’s Team Championships, which was held in Odense, Denmark from 29 Sep – 5 Oct 2009. We were most unfortunate at this championship. Two of our key players fell to injuries. Our No.2 player Siddharth Suchde tore a ligament in his knee one day before departure and our No.1 player Saurav Ghosal seriously sprained his ankle one day before the start of the championships. Immediately we flew down the reserve player Gaurav Nandrajog, and had to player the entire championship with only 3 players. Despite the strenuous matches, we could not rest any of them for the matches, which was a real pity. We finished 18th out of 28 teams. Our previous position was 8th in 2007. Psa #4 & Wispa #2 Chennai (5-10 October 2009)Joshana lost in the final after defeating country mate Dipika in the semis. Anwesha Reddy made it to the quarter finals stage. In the men’s event both Harinder and Gaurav lost in the first round main draw. China Open (27 Oct – 1 Nov 2009)Siddharth Suchde playing after a month lay off due to injury, lost in the quarter finals at the China Squash Open, held at Shanghai, China. In his 1st round he defeated eighth seed James Snell. The 24-year-old then lost to Australia’s Matthew Karwalski in the quarter-finals 6-11, 11-9, 6-11, 11-9, 11-3 (56m). Women’s Carol Weymuller US Open, New York (1-5 Nov 2009)At the prestigious USD 42,450 event ISA trainee Joshna Chinappa defeated Julie Carullo (USA) 6-11, 11-5, 11-4, 12-10 in the first round of qualification and in the final qualifying she defeated Manuela Manetta (Ita) 11-8, 11-8, 10-12, 11-9.However she lost in straight sets, 2-11 9-11 15-17 to fifth seed Laura Massaro in the 1st round. World Open, Kuwait (1-7 Nov 2009)World number 34 and former ISA trainee Saurav Ghosal beat Frenchman Mathieu Castagnet 0-11 11-6 11-8 11-5 in the opening round of the USD 277,500 World Squash Open and for the first time in his career made it to the second round of the premier event. However he lost 4-11 5-11 9-11 1-11 to top seed and world No.1 Karim Darwish in 40 minutes. Psa #5 & Wispa #3 Chennai(16-21 Nov 2009)The men’s PSA Indian Challenger No5, a $6,000 PSA World Tour championship, saw 20-year-old Sandhu, a former trainee at the ISA, return home to a hero’s welcome. Third seed Sandhu, defeated Egypt’s top seed Andrew Wagih Shoukry in the semi-finals and in the final, the world No102 faced Englishman James Snell, the second seed. Spurred on by local fans, Sandhu dispatched Snell 11-6, 13-11, 11-7 in 38 minutes. The triumph marks the second Tour title of Sandhu’s career – and his second on his former home courts in Chennai. Meanwhile Gaurav Nandrajog, Naresh Kumar and junior Ravi Dixit lost at the quarter final stage. Aparajitha Balamurukan, Anaka Alankamony, and Anwesha Reddy made it to the quarter finals stage in the Women’s WISPA Indian Challenger No3. Qatar Classic Nov 2009Dipika Pallikal earned surprise places in the main draws of one of the year's biggest men's and women's international squash circuit events. Dipika Pallikal, the world No48 from Chennai, became the youngest player to line up in the main draw of the women's $74,000 WISPA World Tour championship. The 18-year-old dispatched Malaysian Sharon Wee, ranked 31 in the world, 11-5, 9-11, 11-1, 11-2 in 27 minutes. National Championship, New Delhi 15-20 Dec 2009Top ranked Saurav Ghosal and Joshna Chinappa crowned themselves national champions for the 5th and 9th time resp. after notching up contrasting wins in the Senior National Squash tournament held at Delhi Gymkhana. Ghosal, maintaining his good form in the event, did not break much sweat and ended the challenge of Harinder Pal Singh 11-2 11-5 11-3 in straight games. In the third place play-off, local-lad Gaurav Nandrajog had a walkover against Maharashtra’s Siddharth Suchde. In the women’s section, ISA trainee Joshana Chinappa overcame a second game lapse to beat Anaka Alankamony also from ISA 11-7 9-11 11-7 11-5 in 37 minutes. Aparajitha Balamurukan fineshed in 3rd place ahead of Saumya Karki.
Open –FIinal Saurav Ghosal {TN} beat Harinder Pal Singh {TN} 11-2 11-5 11-3 (29m) Scottish Junior Open, Edinburgh 28-31 Dec 2009Indian wins 2 titles at the Scottish junior Open. Abhishek Pradhan (Boys u17) & Roshan Kanna (Boys u13) won their maiden international titles. The other finals positioning were: Boys U 11
Adithya Raghavan – 2nd Girls U11
Vedika Arun – 3rd Boys U13
Roshan Kumarkanna – 1st Boys U15 Kush Kumar – 5th Boys U17
Abhishek Pradhan – 1st Girls U17 Ankita Sharma – 3rd
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