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 The finals of the men's doubles saw a major upset
with Parth Sharma and Naresh Kumar defeating Saurav Ghosal and Harinder
Pal in a five-setter thus providing a surprise finish to the squash
National Championship carnival taking place since July 17 at the ICL
Academy.
It was surely the day of ICL trainees, Parth and Naresh,
who could would not let defeat overcome them. Saurav and Harinder played
well but lost the match due to some unforced errors and loose shots. Though
the first two sets saw Saurav and Harinder triumph, their performance
levels dropped with the generally fast-paced Harinder playing some
unimpressive shots and was at times not fully focused. Parth, on the
contrary, made a strong impact with slow but steady shots and gradually
climbing up the score chart.
The winner of the Men's Doubles event took home Rs
30,000, while the runner-up, 3rd and 4th place winners carried Rs
16,500, Rs 9,000, and Rs 6,000.
The inter-state championship saw Tamil Nadu 'A' beat
Tamil Nadu 'B' with great ease. Parth, who played against Ravi Dixit,
seemed to enjoy every shot, perhaps feeling on cloud nine after his superb
performance in the Men's Doubles. Saurav, who took over the next match of
the inter-state, played a tactical game and brought Tamil Nadu ‘A’ to the
forefront of the championship with no requirement for further matches.
The winners of the inter-state earned Rs 25,000 while the runner-up and
third winner will be richer by Rs 15,000 and Rs 10,000.
3rd National Doubles Squash Championship 2007
Men's Doubles - Finals:
Naresh Kumar & Parth Sharma (TN) beat Saurav Ghosal & Harinder Pal Sandhu
(TN) 10-11 (0-2) 6-11 11-7 11-9 11-9 Men's Doubles -
3rd/4th Place Play-off:
Vikram Malhotra & Niraj Shirgaokar (MAH) beat Vikas Jangra & Capt
Shakti Singh (SSB) 7-11 11-9 11-10 (2-0) 1-11 11-9 Sr.
Inter-state Squash Championships 2007 - Chennai - Men's Semi-Finals -
Finals
(3) Parth Sharma (Tamil Nadu 'A') beat (2) Ravi Dixit (Tamil Nadu 'B') 9-7
9-4 9-5
(1) Saurav Ghosal (Tamil Nadu 'A') beat (1) Ayyapan Parthiban (Tamil Nadu
'B') 9-1 9-1 9-2
TAMIL NADU 'A' beat TAMIL NADU 'B' 2-0
Men's Semi-Finals - 3rd/4th Place Play-off:
(2) Shakti Singh (Services) beat (3) Sohail Kapur (Delhi 'A') 9-3 9-3 9-1
(1) Vikas Jangra (Services) lost to (1) Gaurav Nandrajog (Delhi 'A') 7-9
9-3 8-10 2-9
(3) A Choudhary (Services) lost to (4) Karm Kumar (Delhi 'A') 8-10 5-9 3-9
Services lost to Delhi 'A' 1-2 R Rangaraj
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