Ghosal beats Iskandar to move into pre-quarters of Cairo Open
India`s Saurav Ghosal produced a scintillating performance against Malaysia`s Mohd Azlan Iskandar to earn an unexpected place in the pre-quarterfinals of the Sky Open on the opening day at the Petrosport Club in Cairo.
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New Delhi: India`s Saurav Ghosal produced a
scintillating performance against Malaysia`s Mohd Azlan
Iskandar to earn an unexpected place in the pre-quarterfinals
of the Sky Open on the opening day at the Petrosport Club in
Cairo.
Unseeded Ghosal, ranked 27th in the world, defeated 16th
seeded Iskandar 11-9, 4-11, 11-8, 11-2 in 52 minutes in the USD
1,50,000 PSA championship to achieve his first success in a
Super Series event this year.
Ghosal went into the match against higher ranked Iskandar
following four successive Tour defeats by the Malaysian.
But the rising star from Kolkata, who has become India`s
highest-ranked player of all-time, made his breakthrough
against Iskandar in last month`s Asian Team Championships -
beating the world number 18 for the first time in his career.
Ghosal now goes on to tackle the event`s biggest name,
top seed Ramy Ashour - the world number one looking to earn
his first Super Series crown of the year in his home city.
PTI
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