Date:21/01/2005 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2005/01/21/stories/2005012104542000.htm

Sport - Squash

Easy day for Saurav Ghosal, Joshna Chinappa

By Our Special Correspondent

CHENNAI, JAN. 20. For the two Indian stars, Saurav Ghosal and Joshna Chinappa it proved a perfect start as their fluent wins marked the opening day's show in the Asian junior squash championship at the ICL-TNSRA courts on Thursday.

While Saurav needed to play only one match, having earned a first round bye, Joshna came on to the court twice and made quick exits for her rivals. One other Indian girl to do well was Dipika Pallikal, who accounted for a Paksitani girl, Aliya Sarfaz to earn a third round passage.

Earlier the championship was declared open by Vice Admiral O P Bansal, Flag Officer Commanding in Chief, Eastern Naval Command. A brief march past of the nine teams preceded the inauguration. Mr N. Ramachandran, Secretary-General, SRFI welcomed the chief guest.

The results:

Boys: (II nd round): Saurav Ghosal (Ind) bt Sung Chul-Woo (Kor) 9-2, 9-0, 9-0; Mohd Afsar (Mal) bt Akitha Gunasekara (SL) 9-1, 9-0, 9-2; Alamzeb (Pak) bt Naishadh Lalwani (Ind) 9-1, 9-0, 9-4; Ali B. Al Ramezi (Kuw) bt Ramit Tandon (Ind) 9-1, 9-1, 9-2; Mohd Nafizwan (Mal) bt Yasir Isadeen (SL) 9-0, 9-5, 9-2; Aquib Hanif (Pak) bt Elvinn Keo (Mal) 9-0, 9-5, 9-2; Anson Kwong (HK) bt Chin Jun -Woo (Kor) 9-1, 9-1, 9-5; Abdullah A. Mezayen (Kuw) bt Erangaq Alwis (SL) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0; (I round): Salem F. Mohammad (Kuw) bt Cyril Khun (Ind) 9-0, 9-1, 9-2; Vivian Rahmanan (Sing) bt Mohammad Hussain Jafari (Irn) 9-0, 9-2, 9-0; Max Lee (HK) bt Falah F. Mohammad (Kiuw) 10-8, 7-9, 0-9, 9-3, 10-8; Yasir Isadeen (SL) bt Saman Tahwildaran (Iran) 9-5, 92, 9-1; Elvinn Keo (Mal) bt Mohammad Amin Alboataefi (Irn) 9-2, 9-1, 9-0; ChinJun-Woo (Kor) bt Manesha Marambe (SL) 9-4, 9-5, 9-6; Anson Kwong (HK) bt Nigel Koh (Sing) 9-1, 9-3, 9-2; Chiu Ho Fai (HK) bt Roahen Nanayakkara (SL) 9-3, 9-0, 9-2; Jin Sung-Woo (Kor) bt Mohammad Amin Saedi (Irn) 9-6, 9-3, 9-0; Leo Au (HK) bt Jayath Jayarathna (SL) 9-2, 9-1, 9-6; Mohd Asyraf (Mal) bt Payamn Saeweshi (Irn) 9-6, 9-2, 9-0; Harinder Pal Singh (Ind) bt Masud Ekhls (Irn) 9-2m, 9-2, 9-5; Hrin Perera (SL) bt Joen Hoon (Kor) 9-6, 9-1, 9-10, 9-1; Ramit Tandon ((nd) bt Marcus Phua (Sing) 9-4, 4-9, 9-3, 9-2; Naishadh Lalwani (Ind) bt Danushka Fernandon (SL) 9-0, 9-1, 9-2; A. Parthiban (Ind) bt Chakkranga Rajapksha (SL) 9-3, 9-1, 9-7; Sulaiman Al Khames (Kuw) bt Mohammad Reza Sadeghpour (Irn) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0; Mohd Asfar (Mal) bt Kenneth Chan (Sing) 9-1, 9-3, 9-1; Sung ChulWoo (Kor) bt Ramin Laeghi (Irn) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0.

Girls: (II nd round): Joshna Chinappa (Ind) bt Siti Munirah (Mal) 9-2, 9-3, 9-1; Low Wee Wern (Mal) bt Leung Shin Nga (HK) 9-5, 9-2 9-3; Delia Arnold (Mal) bt V.Anwesha Reddy (Ind) 9-4, 9-4, 9-1; Joey Chan (HK) bt Maria Toor (Pak) 9-1 9-3, 9-2; Chiu Ka Kei (HK) bt Nirasha Guruge (Sl) 9-1, 9-3, 9-2; Sally Looi (Mal) bt Surbhi Misra (Ind) 9-4, 9-4, 9-0l; Dipika Pallikal (Ind) bt Aliya Sarfaz (Pak) 9-0, 9-3, 9-3; Annie Au (HK) bt Nabilla Ariffin (Mal) 9-3, 9-2, 9-1; (I round): Joshna Chinappa (Ind) bt Vidushi Gurunadha (SL) 9-1, 9-0, 9-1; Siti Munirah (Mal) bt Sung Haw-Young (Kor) 9-3, 9-2, 9-4; Leung Shin Nga (HK) bt Zoya Khalid (Pak) 9-1, 9-0, 9-2; Delia Arnold (Mal) bt Kim Ar-Huyn (Kor) 9-0, 9-1, 9-0; V. Anwesha Reddy (Ind) bt Damindi Udangawa (SL) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0; Maria Toor (Pak) bt Shivangi Paranjpe (Ind) 9-7, 9-3, 9-1; Joey Chan (HK)_ bt Randima Ranaweera (SL) 9-2, 9-0, 9-0; Chiu Ka Kei (HK) bt Sara Awan (Pak) 9-1, 9-1, 9-2; Nirasha Guruge (SL) bt Kwon Sung Eun (Kor) 9-2, 9-1, 9-0; Sally Looi (Mal) bt Lee Seul (Kor) 9-0, 9-3, 9-0; Aliya Sarfaz (Pak) bt Lee Jeong Eun (Kor) 9-6, 9-0, 9-0; Dipika Pallikal (Ind) bt Nicole Chua (Sing) 9-7, 9-0, 9-1; Nabilla Ariffin (Mal) bt Shibani Philip (Ind) 9-1, 9-1, 9-3; Annie Au (HK) bt Charlene Neo (Sing) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0.