INDIA’S ONLY SQUASH E-MAGAZINE PUBLISHED MONTHLY UASH PROFE SQ SS N IO A N I A D L N S I ISP AN NGO FORMED IN 1993 Website : www.ispsquash.com Email: [email protected] Year 21, Issue No. 94 February 2017 Committee Members Follow us on - Facebook : Isp Squash-India Twitter : @IspSquash Instagram : @isp_squash Chief Patron Harshvardhan Patil Ex-Minister, Govt of British Junior Open Maharashtra At Sheffield, England : 6th January 2017 Founder Director Mahendra Agarwal 1st ever title for an Indian as Directors Narendra Gour (IRS) Velavan Senthilkumar emerge Navneet Soni (IRS) as winner in the Under-19 Honored Patrons category Vivek Nair (VC & M.D.The Leela) In the Boys' Under 19 final, played out by Sajjan Jindal unseeded Abhay Singh and Velavan (CMD, JSW Steel Ltd) Senthilkumar [5/8] in what was the first Eric Dastur ever all-Indian final in the tournament's (Chairman, K.M. history. Dastur Reinsurance Brokers Pvt.Ltd) The match promised to be a tight contest between the two, with long early rallies President played out as neither gave the other an inch. Noreena Pereira Singh and Senthilkumar entertained the packed crowd on the all-glass show court at Vice President Abbeydale Rackets and Fitness Club for one Ashish Bhagra hour before Senthilkumar eventually Karan Mehra Secretary General All Boy's Result: [5/8] Velavan Senthilkumar (IND) bt [3/4] Victor Crouin Karanjeet Singh (FRA) 6-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-8 (52m) Final: [2] Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) bt [5/8] Abdalah El Masry (EGY) Organising [5/8] Velavan Senthilkumar (IND) bt Abhay Singh (IND) 16- 9-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-4 (55m) Secretary 14, 11-2, 10-12, 11-7 (59m) Waqar Pathan 2nd round: Ankita Sharma Third place play-off: [9/16] Sébastien Bonmalais (FRA) bt Aryaman Adik (IND) 11- Samir Mistry [9/16] Adithya Raghavan (IND) bt [2] Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) 3, 9-11, 11-3, 11-8 (32m) 6-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-7 (33m) [2] Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) bt Ranjit Singh (IND) 11-7, 11-9, Executive 11-3 (29m) Committee Mem. Semi-finals: Saifee Jani Abhay Singh (IND) bt [9/16] Adithya Raghavan (IND) 12-10, Girl's Result: Rakesh Lakhanpal 11-8, 11-8 (35m) Madhukar Musle [5/8] Velavan Senthilkumar (IND) bt [2] Youssef Ibrahim 2nd Round: (EGY) 11-7, 11-5, 11-9 (28m) [3/4] Nada Abbas (EGY) bt [9/16] Akanksha Salunkhe (IND) Technical Director 11-5, 11-9, 12-10 (28m) Amitoj Inder Singh Quarter-finals: [9/16] Adithya Raghavan (IND) bt [9/16] Andrew Douglas 1st Round: PRO (USA) 10-12, 11-3, 11-8, 14-12 (40m) [3/4] Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) bt Sunayna Kuruvilla Vidhya Rao Abhay Singh (IND) bt [5/8] Kyle Finch (ENG) 5-11, 6-11, 11- (IND) 6-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-5 (28m) 8, 11-7, 11-8 (61m) [5/8] Andrea Lee (MAS) bt Nikita Joshi (IND) 11-3, 11-8, Chief Coach 11-6 (16m) Riaz Mohmd. February 2017 -1- Issue No.94 INDIA’S ONLY SQUASH E-MAGAZINE PUBLISHED MONTHLY Men's / Women's JP Morgan Squash Tournament of Champions at New York 19th January 2017. Mens Results : Final:[2] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) bt [3] Gregory Gaultier (FRA) 6-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-6 (64m) Semi-finals: [3] Gregory Gaultier (FRA) bt [1] Mohamed Elshorbagy (EGY) 12-10, 11-9, 9-11, 4-11, 11-7 (84m) [2] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) bt James Willstrop (ENG) 11-6, 11-8, 11- 6 (42m) Quarter-finals: [1] Mohamed Elshorbagy (EGY) bt [5] Marwan Elshorbagy (EGY) 11-7, 11-7, 11-5 (44m) [3] Gregory Gaultier (FRA) bt Tarek Momen (EGY) 11-3, 8-11, 11-5, 11-7 (60m) James Willstrop (ENG) bt [Q] Paul Coll (NZL) 7-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-8 (82m) [2] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) bt [8] Simon Rösner (GER) 2-11, 11-9, 11-5, [4] Laura Massaro (ENG) bt [11] Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) 11-6, 11-6, 11-8 (52m) 11-9 (40m) 1st round: [Q] Nicolas Müller (SUI) bt Saurav Ghosal (IND) 11-6, 11-8, 13-11 Quarter-finals: [1] Nour El Sherbini (EGY) bt [6] Nicol David (MAS) 11- (47m) 5, 6-11, 11-6, 13-15, 11-8 (64m) [5] Camille Serme (FRA) bt [3] Nouran Gohar (EGY) 11-5, 9-11, 14-12, 1st qualifying round: Campbell Grayson (NZL) bt Vikram Malhotra (IND) 11-6, 11-9 (69m) 11-5, 8-11, 11-5 (43m) [4] Laura Massaro (ENG) bt [8] Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY) 11-4, 12- Gregoire Marche (FRA) bt Ramit Tandon (IND) 11-5, 11-5, 7-11, 9-11, 11-9 10, 11-6 (35m) (81m) [11] Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) bt [2] Raneem El Welily (EGY) 11-7, 12- Leo Au (HKG) bt Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) 11-7, 11-6, 11-7 (46m) 10, 10-12, 5-11, 11-5 (56m) Women's Result: 2nd round: [5] Camille Serme (FRA) bt [13] Joshna Chinappa (IND) 11- 8, 11-7, 11-3 (36m) Final: [5] Camille Serme (FRA) bt [4] Laura Massaro (ENG) 13-11, 8-11, 4- [2] Raneem El Welily (EGY) bt Dipika Pallikal Karthik (IND) 15-17, 11-8, 11, 11-3, 11-7 (73m) 11-6, 11-8 (44m) Semi-finals: [5] Camille Serme (FRA) bt [1] Nour El Sherbini (EGY) 11-7, 7- 1st round: [13] Joshna Chinappa (IND) bt [Q] Fiona Moverley (ENG) 9- 11, 11-6, 11-6 (49m) 11, 11-6, 11-5, 6-11, 15-13 (57m) Century Bangalore Masters 2017 at Banglore Club, Bengaluru 29th January 2017. Men’s O-35 Runner up : Vaman Apte Winner : Rishad Pandole Runner up : Amit Kohli Ladies Men’s O-40 Winner : Anusuya Alva Runner up : Ujjwala Winner : Rishad Pandole Runner up : Karan Mirchandani Girl’s U-17 Men’s O-45 Winner : Avishi Jain Winner : Anil Bhagat Runner up : Diya Yadav Runner up : Sanjay Rajpal Boys U-17 Men’s O-50 Winner : Abhinav Gupta Winner : Diwakar Rao Runner up : Parth Tikmani Runner up : Arun Rabindranath Men's open Men’s O-55 Winner : Aditya Jagtap Runner up : Gaurav Nandrajog Winner : Arun Rabindranath February 2017 -2- Issue No.94 INDIA’S ONLY SQUASH E-MAGAZINE PUBLISHED MONTHLY All India Chhattisgarh Open at Raipur, Chhattisgarh : 12th January 2017 FINALS: MENS OPEN: Ravi Dixit [1] bt Abhishek Agarwal [3/4] 11-4,11-5,11-8 PRO COACH: Parmeet Singh [1] bt Sanjay Pawar [3/4] 11-8,11-9,11-5 WOMENS OPEN: Akanksha Salunkhe [1] bt Urwashi Joshi [2] 2-11,11-4,5-11,11- 7,11-9 GIRLS U-11: Nayna Taneja [5/8] bt Unnati Tripathi [3/4] 11-5,11-7,9-11,12-10 BOYS U-13:Jaivir Singh Dhillon [1] bt Paarth Ambani [3/4] 11-9,11-4,3-11,4-11,11-8 GIRLS U-13: Yuvna Gupta [1] bt Aasya Patel [2] 11-6,11-6,9-11,11-6 Nour El Sherbini BOYS U-15:Diwakar Singh [3/4] bt Arnaav Sareen [3/4] 10-12,11-3,11-4,11-7 GIRLS U-15:Megha Bhatia [1] bt Anannya Morey [2] 5-11,11-6,11-8,11-8 BOYS U-17: Aryan Parekh [1] bt Rahul Baitha [2] 11-8,11- BOYS U-19: Ranjit Singh [1] bt Vikas Mehra [3/4] 11-8,11-8,11-5 7,8-11,11-9 BOYS U-11: Rohan Arya Gondi [1] bt Arihant Ks [3/4] 11-4,11-6,11-7 GIRLS U-17: Sanya Vats [1] bt Rathika Suthanthira Seelan [2] 11-3,11-5,14-12 Men's Malaysian Tour No1 at Malaysia WORLD RANKINGS OF INDIAN PLAYERS 27 January 2017 MENS - FEBRUARY 2017 Final: [1] Wong Chi Him (HKG) bt [2] Chris Fuller (ENG) 11-2, 7-11, 4-11, 11- 24 Saurav Ghosal 365 Ashish Keskar 1, 11-4 (67m) 67 Vikram Malhotra 365 Guhan Senthilkumar 70 Mahesh Mangaonkar 408 Velavan Senthilkumar 1st round: [7] Chris Lo (HKG) bt [Q] Vijay Kumar (IND) 11-8, 9-11, 11-7, 9-11, 99 Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu 423 Deerav Moolani 12-10 (59m) 155 Kushkumar 425 Varun Johnny 161 Sandeep Ramachandran 437 Sandeep Jangra Qualifying finals: Vijay Kumar (IND) bt David Pelino (PHI) 11-1, 11-4, 11-7 182 Ravi Dixit 440 Abhay Singh 1st qualifying round:Vijay Kumar (IND) bt Hafiz Zhafri (MAS) 11-4, 12-14, 11- 306 Vijay Kumar 440 Ramit Tandon 7, 11-7 341 Supreet Singh WORLD RANKINGS OF INDIAN PLAYERS Women's Delaware Squash Open at WOMENS - FEBRUARY 2017 22 Jan. 2017 Wilmington, Delaware, USA: 14 Joshna Chinappa 170 Harshit Jawanda Qualifying finals: 22 Dipika Pallikal Karthik 209 Sunayna Kuruvilla Julia Ward (USA) bt Janet Vidhi (IND) 5-11, 11-9, 10-12, 11-7, 11-8 79 Sachika Ingale 96 Janet Vidhi 139 Akanksha Salunkhe UASH PROFE Editorial Board: Mahendra Agarwal, Bruno Goveas, Noreena Pereira, Vidhya Rao SQ SS N IO IA N A Click our website www.ispsquash.com for latest news regarding squash in India/World D L N S I ISP Indian Squash Professionals, B-705, 7th floor, Raylon Arcade, Next to Pidilite, Kondivita Lane, Andheri - East, Mumbai 400 059, India Tel : 9122-28314425/6 Fax : 9122-28314427 Email: [email protected] News Magazine: "PROSQUASH" E-Magazine : http://ispsquash.com/Prosquash.htm AN NGO FORMED IN 1993 Website : www.ispsquash.com Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/isp100squash February 2017 -4- Issue No.94.