Friday, October 19, 2007

Tennis News -
At $50K Calabasas Challenger, CA

[Q1] (1) AMRITRAJ Stephen (IND)/ DAVIDSON Adam (USA) l LIN Denis (USA)/ ROSHAN Nima (USA) 36 57

[R1] (LL) AMRITRAJ Stephen (IND)/ DAVIDSON Adam (USA) bt (1) RAM Rajeev (USA)/ REYNOLDS Bobby (USA) 63 64

[QF] (LL) AMRITRAJ Stephen (IND)/ DAVIDSON Adam (USA) bt (WC) FRANCIS Alberto (USA)/ SMYCZEK Tim (USA) 36 63 10(4)

[SF] (LL) AMRITRAJ Stephen (IND)/ DAVIDSON Adam (USA) vs (4) KENDRICK Robert (USA)/ MAMIIT Cecil (PHI)
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At $25K Gympie Challenger, Australia

[SF] Tara Iyer (IND)/ Nungnudda Wannasuk (THA) l (2) Monique Adamczak (AUS)/ Jade Curtis (GBR) 76(2) 67(3) (5)10
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At $15K+H India F9, Bellary, Karnataka

Singles Semi Finals -
Ashutosh Singh (IND,657) l (3) Rainier Eitzinger (AUT,412) 46 36
(4) Ivan Cerovic (CRO,463) bt Philipp Oswald (AUT,693) 76(6) 75

Doubles Final -
Vivek Shokeen (IND)/ Ashutosh Singh (IND) bt (2) Rainier Eitzinger (AUT)/ Philipp Oswald (AUT) 76(4) 36 10(5)

Ashutosh Singh's impressive run in singles ended in semis but still creditable performance from him in this tough field.

But what a amazing performance by Ashutosh and Vivek in doubles to clinch title as unseeded pair ... Importantly they defeated top seeds pair in quarters, 3rd seeds pair in semis and 2nd seeds pair in final to win this $15K+H futures doubles title.
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Squash News -
At $6K Ciutat de Barcelona de Squash, Spain

[QF] (2) Ritwik Bhattacharya (IND,68) bt Campbell Grayson (NZL,124) 11-5 11-9 11-13 11-8

[SF] (2) Ritwik Bhattacharya (IND,68) vs Jesse Engelbrecht (SAF,100)
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Hockey News -
At Singapore International Hockey Challenge,

Pool A -
India, Pakistan and Hong Kong

India bt Hong Kong 11-0
Pakistan bt Hong Kong 14-0

Pool B -
Australia, Singapore and Malaysia

Australia bt Singapore 3-0
Australia bt Malaysia 4-2

There r 2 pools and top team from each pool moves to the final ... So with 2 wins Australia in the final from Pool B, so last match between Malaysia and Singapore is only academic interest.

But otherhand tomorrow's match between India and Pakistan decide other finalist ... As now Indians need to win match to reach the final as Pakistan having better goal difference.

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Badminton News -
At $50K Yonex Dutch Open GP, Almere

[QF] (6) Saina Nehwal (IND,27) l (3) Li Li (SIN,21) 22-24 9-21
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Golf News -
At Portugal Masters, Vilamoura - First Round (European Tour)

T18 KAPUR Shiv 67 - 5
T61 SINGH Jeev Milkha 70 - 2
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At Chattanooga Classic - First Round (Nationwide Tour)

T69 Arjun Atwal 70 - 2

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