Sunday, November 11, 2018

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At $28K Men's Kolkata International 2018, India (PSA 30)

[R1] (1) Saurav Ghosal (IND,11) bye
[R1] Abhay Singh (IND,112) l (9/16) Mohd Syafiq Kamal (MAS,84) 3-11, 11-8, 11-6, 9-11, 13-15
[R1] (WC) Aadit Zaveri (IND,205) l (9/16) Christopher Gordon (USA,85) 6-11, 6-11, 11-13
[R1] (9/16) Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND,64) bt Guhan Senthilkumar (IND,274) 11-1, 11-5, 11-3
[R1] Aditya Jagtap (IND,127) l (9/16) Carlos Cornes (ESP,96) 3-11, 16-14, 5-11, 9-11
[R1] (8) Ramit Tandon (IND,68) bye
[R1] (7) Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu (IND,59) bye

[R2] (1) Saurav Ghosal (IND,11) bt (9/16) Mohd Syafiq Kamal (MAS,84) 11-9, 11-7, 11-1
[R2] (9/16) Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND,64) l (6) Nathan Lake (ENG,49) 6-11, 8-11, 8-11
[R2] (8) Ramit Tandon (IND,68) l (9/16) Carlos Cornes (ESP,96) 11-7, 11-4, 5-11, 6-11, 7-11
[R2] (7) Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu (IND,59) bt (9/16) Ahmed Hosny (EGY,86) 11-1, 12-10, 12-14, 5-11, 11-8

[QF] (1) Saurav Ghosal (IND,11) bt (5) Karim El Hammamy (EGY,51) 11-5, 11-7, 11-2
[QF] (7) Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu (IND,59) l (2) Zahed Salem (EGY,27) 11-7, 4-11, 11-9, 8-11, 4-11

[SF] (1) Saurav Ghosal (IND,11) bt (4) Todd Harrity (USA,48) 11-4, 11-7, 11-3 (41m)

[F] (1) Saurav Ghosal (IND,11) vs (2) Zahed Salem (EGY,27)

As expected Saurav is in the final of the Kolkata International ... He won his matches in straight games and facing the 2nd seed Egyptian, Zahed Salem, for the title ... But other hands other Indians failed to take advantage of the home court.

At $11K Men's APM Kelowna Open 2018, Canada (PSA 10)

[R1] (2) Vikram Malhotra (IND,66) bye
[R2] (2) Vikram Malhotra (IND,66) bt (9/16) Hugo Varela (ESP,182) 11-9, 11-5, 11-4 (25m)
[QF] (2) Vikram Malhotra (IND,66) bt (5) Leonel Cardenas (MEX,110) 9-11, 12-10, 15-13, 13-11 (68m)

[SF] (2) Vikram Malhotra (IND,66) bt (9/16) Leandro Romiglio (ARG,165) 10-12, 11-8, 11-4, 11-9 (60m)

[F] (2) Vikram Malhotra (IND,66) vs Robertino Pezzota (ARG,76)

Vikram continues with his good run in the North American tournaments ... He is in the final and facing the Argentine, Robertino Pezzota ... In the semis he defeated another Argentine Romiglio after losing the first game ... In the quarters, the 18 yrs Mexican kid, Cardenas gave him a tough time.

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