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5th ICL Chennai Open 2007
11 - 16 Jun, Chennai, India, $6k |
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15-Jun, Final:
[1] Saurav Ghosal (Ind) bt [2] Wai Hang Wong (Hkg)
11/3, 11/2, 11/3 (21m)
Ghosal Takes Chennai Open Title
Indian favourite Saurav Ghosal was in devastating form in the
final of the ICL Chennai Open in Chennai where he crushed his
second-seeded opponent Wai Hang Wong in just 21 minutes to keep
the title in domestic hands for the third year in a row.
The 20-year-old from Chennai beat Hong Kong's Wong, thus making up
for the disappointment of a runners-up finish in the event three
years ago, and marking the Indian National champion's second PSA
title success - his first being at the Otters Open in Mumbai last
September.
Full report from the Hindu |
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Saurav receives
his trophy from Chief Guest Mr. Atulya Misra, IAS, - Member
Secretary, Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu and Mr. N.
Ramachandran, Secretary General, SRFI |
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15-Jun, Semis:
[1] Saurav Ghosal (Ind) bt Mohammed [5] El Shorbagy (Egy)
11/9, 12/10, 12/10 (31m)
[2] Wai Hang Wong (Hkg) bt [3] Dick Lau (Hkg)
7/11, 11/4, 11/9, 9/11, 11/6 (45m) |
14-Jun, Quarters:
Saurav makes Chennai semis
The quarter finals of the 5th ICL Chennai Open saw a good
beginning for the home fans today at the ICL Squash Academy.
Indian number one Saurav Ghosal sailed smoothly as expected
without any hitches and won the 35 minutes match against Indian
counterpart Naresh Kumar in four games.
However there was disappointment when Parth Sharma, in spite of
his lead in the first, could not sustain the performance against
Dick Lau who is currently ranked 117 in the world. The last
prospect for India was Gaurav Nandrajog whose racquets skills
displayed ample professionalism but failed to make an impact
against second seed Wai Hang Wong of Hong Kong. Like Parth, Gaurav
took the first game but Wai Hong Wong took over soon by winning
the next three.
Apart from these, the quarter finals also saw Egyptian player
Mohammed El Shorbagy taking out Neil Hitchens of England to
qualify for Friday's semi finals.
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 5th
ICL Chennai Open 2007
11-16 Jun, Chennai, India, $6k |
Round One
13 Jun |
Quarters
14 Jun |
Semis
15 Jun |
Final
16 Jun |
[1] Saurav Ghosal (Ind)
11/1, 11/9, 11/9 (35m)
[Q] B Balamurugan (Ind) |
Saurav Ghosal
11/5, 5/11, 11/4, 11/6 (35m)
Nareesh Kumar |
Saurav Ghosal
11/9, 12/10, 12/10 (31m)
Mohamed El Shorbagy |
Saurav Ghosal
16.00
Wai Hang Wong |
[8] Nareesh Kumar (Ind)
11/7, 11/8, 9/11, 11/5 (30m)
Colin Ramasra (Tri) |
[4] Neil Hitchens (Eng)
11/4, 11/3, 11/7 (28m)
[Q] Ramit Tandon (Ind) |
Neil Hitchens
9/11, 11/5, 11/9, 11/13, 11/4 (52m)
Mohamed El Shorbagy |
[5] Mohamed El Shorbagy (Egy)
11/8, 11/8, 16/14 (33m)
Parthiban Avappan (Ind) |
Parth Sharma (Ind)
11/5, 9/11, 11/9, 11/7 (36m)
[6] Yasunori Ishiwata (Jpn) |
Parth Sharma
5/11, 11/5, 11/4, 12/10 (38m)
Dick Lau |
Dick Lau
7/11, 11/4, 11/9, 9/11, 11/6 (45m)
Wai Hang Wong |
[Q] Sujat Barua (Ind)
11/1, 11/6, 11/6
[3] Dick Lau (Hkg) |
Max Lee (Hkg)
8/11, 12/10, 8/11, 11/7, 11/4 (53m)
[7] Gaurav Nandrajog (Ind) |
Gaurav Nandrajog
5/11, 11/9, 11/5, 11/7 (33m)
Wai Hang Wong |
[Q] Ravi Dizit (Ind)
11/3, 7/11, 11/8, 12/10 (46m)
[2] Wai Hang Wong (Hkg) |
Qualifying:
Ravi Dixit bt Paramit Singh 8-11,
11-6, 16-14, 11-5
Ramit Tandon bt Karan Malik 11-8, 11-8, 11-4
Sujat Barua bt Shakti Singh 11-6, 7-11, 11-5,
12-10
B. Balamurugan
bye
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Sharma shakes up
Chennai Open seedings
Parth Sharma provided unexpected additional local interest in the
quarter-finals of the ICL Chennai Open when he upset sixth seed
Yasunori Ishiwata in thefirst round of the PSA Tour event at ICL
Squash Academy in Chennai.
The 18-year-old from Chennai, in only his maiden year on the Tour,
beat his seeded Japanese opponent in 36 minutes - and will now
face Hong Kong's Dick Lau for a place in the last four. Third seed
Lau despatched local qualifier Sujat Barua.
Top seed Saurav Ghosal celebrated the return to his Chennai base
with victory over fellow countryman B Balamurugan. The 20-year-old
world No42, currently a student at Leeds University in the UK,
will now meet eighth seed Naresh Kumar, also from India, who beat
Trinidad & Tobago's Colin Ramasra.
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Fifth time in Chennai
Cyrus Poncha reports
The qualifying round of the 5th ICL Chennai Open, a US$
6,000 event, took place today at the ICL Squash Academy in
Chennai.
The star attraction is local boy and World No. 42 Saurav Ghosal
who is the top seed of this event.
The Indian juniors, 4 of them who returned from Kuala Lumpur last
night, had an opportunity to qualify for the event. Ravi Dixit and
Ramit Tandon grabbed the opportunity as they defeated Paramit
Singh and Karan Malik respectively. The upset of the day was when
Sujat Barua played a tight and consistent game to defeat Shakti
Singh.
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