New Delhi: Unseeded Indian Siddharth
Suchude moved into the quarterfinals of the Rhode Island Open
squash tournament in the US, beating Malaysia's Muhd Asyraf
Azan in a tough five-game affair.
However, it was curtains for ace players Saurav Ghosal
and Dipika Pallikal in the Qatar Squash Classic Open in Doha
after the duo made first round exit in the men's and women's
event respectively.
Suchde, a Harvard graduate now based in the UK, had to
overcome a stiff challenge from sixth seeded Azan but
eventually came out victorious 12-10, 11-7, 7-11, 8-11, 11-6 in
the pre-quarterfinals of the USD 10,000 event.
The 24-year-old from Mumbai will now face fourth seeded
Liam Kenny of Ireland.
Meanwhile in the Qatar Squash Classic in Doha, both the
qualifiers -- Ghosal and Pallikal failed to carry on their
form and went down without a fight against their higher ranked
opponents.
Ghosal was trounced by sixth seeded Englishman James
Willstrop 10-12, 10-12, 4-11 in just 44 minutes in the USD
147,500 men's event while Pallikal was no match for seventh
seed Laura Massaro of England 9-11, 5-11, 10-12 in the USD
74,000 women's section.
Bureau Report
First Published: Saturday, November 21, 2009, 15:29