16/09/2009
INDIAN CHALLENGER
Harinder Pal Sandhu & Anaka Alankamony Win Historic Indian Titles
Indian
Challenger #3 2009
Men's Draw
07-12 Sep, Chennai, India, $6k |
Round One
09 Sep |
Quarters
10 Sep |
Semis
11 Sep |
Final
12 Sep |
[1] Dylan Bennett
(Ned)
11-5, 8-11, 11-6, 9-11, 11-7 (45m)
Naresh Kumar (Ind) |
Dylan Bennett
11-2, 11-5, 15-13 (32
Ahmed Hawas |
Dylan Bennett
11-8, 11-3, 2-1 rtd (20m)
Siddarth Suchde |
Siddarth Suchde
11-13, 10-12, 11-8, 14-12, 11-5 (111m)
Harinderpal Sandhu |
[5] Ahmed Hawas (Egy)
13-11, 11-0, 11-7 (24m)
[Q] Vikas Jangra (Ind) |
[4] Siddarth Suchde (Ind)
11-0, 11-5, 11-8 (21m)
[Q] Naveen Jangra (Ind) |
Siddarth Suchde
11-2, 11-5, 11-9 (57
Aqeel Rehman |
[6] Aqeel Rehman
(Aut)
11-9, 11-6, 13-15, 11-9 (56m)
[Q] Sandeep Jangra (Ind) |
Ravi Dixit (Ind)
11-5, 11-9, 22-8 ?? (30m)
[7] Anson Kwong (Hkg) |
Anson Kwong
12-10, 9-11, 11-4, 11-8 (45m)
Leo Au |
Anson Kwong
8-11, 11-7, 12-10, 12-10 (45)
Harinderpal Sandhu |
Leo Au
(Hkg)
11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 12-10 (70m)
[3] James Snell (Eng) |
Gaurav Nandrajog (Ind)
12-10, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9 (54m)
[8] Harinderpal Sandhu |
Harinderpal Sandhu
10-12, 11-5, 11-6, 11-5 (47m)
Mazen Gamal |
[Q] Maekawa Kouske (Jpn)
11-0, 11-5, 11-0 (20m)
[2] Mazen Gamal (Egy) |
Indian Challenger #1 2009
Women's Draw
07-12 Sep, Chennai, India, $4k |
Round One
09 Sep |
Quarters
10 Sep |
Semis
11 Sep |
Final
12 Sep |
[1] Irina Assal (Rus)
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Irina Assal
11-3, 10-12, 11-9, 11-9
Aparajitha Balamurkan |
Aparajitha Balamurkan
11-6, 9-11, 11-6,
6-11, 11-3 (34m)
Surbhi Misra |
Surbhi Misra
11-8, 11-8,
12-10 (29m)
Anaka Alankamony |
[7] Aparajitha Balamurkan (Ind)
w/o
Saumya Karki (Ind) |
[4] Surbhi Misra (Ind)
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Surbhi Misra
11-7, 12-10, 6-11, 12-10 (33m)
Harita Omprakesh |
[8] Ankita Sharma (Ind)
14-12, 11-8, 5-11, 11-4 (35
Harita Omprakesh (Ind) |
Shria Khatri (Ind)
11-4, 11-9, 11-3 (19
[5] Anwesha Reddy (Ind) |
Anwesha Reddy
11-5, 12-14, 11-9, 11-3 (47m)
Carmen Lee |
Anwesha Reddy
11-7, 11-8, 11-7 (23m)
Anaka Alankamony |
[3] Carmen Lee (Hkg) |
[6] Anaka Alankamony (Ind) |
Anaka Alankamony
11-9, 11-6, 14-12
Pushppa Devi |
[2] Pushppa Devi (Mas) |
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Harinder Pal Sandhu & Anaka Alankamony Win Historic Indian Titles
Harinder Pal Sandhu
and Anaka Alankamony won the PSA Indian Challenger No3
and WISPA Indian Challenger No1 titles, respectively, in the
Indian Challenger squash series at the Indian Squash Academy
in Chennai.
The
championships were supported by the Indian Ministry of Youth
Affairs and Sports - and for the first time in Indian squash
history, there was an all-Indian line-up in both finals.
The
climax of the men's $6,000 PSA World Tour Super Satellite
event between Harinder Pal Sandhu and Siddharth Suchde was a
tense affair, with three of the five games going to tie-breaks.
Eighth
seed Sandhu was the deserving winner, coming from two games down to
beat Suchde, the No4 seed, 11-13, 10-12, 11-8, 14-12, 11-5 in a
marathon 111 minutes.
The
climax of the $4000 WISPA World Tour event saw Anaka
Alankamony defeat Surbhi Misra to become the youngest winner
on the WISPA Tour. The 15-year-old from Chennai was playing in her
first tournament as a WISPA member.
The
youngster's exceptional skill, speed and control over her
19-year-old opponent led Alankamony to an 11-8, 11-8, 12-10 victory
in 29 minutes.
"I wish
to thank the federation, my coaches, my family and sponsors for all
their support," said the delighted Alankamony, a home grown girl and
a trainee of the Indian Squash Academy.
Srivatsan Subramanian,
Secretary General of the Squash Rackets Federation of India, added:
"An excellent achievement for Indian squash - I wish to congratulate
all the Indians for a great showing. This tournament would not have
been possible without the support from the Union Ministry, for whom
we are very grateful." |
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