National Circuit Squash: unseeded Naresh knockts out top seed Adith
Unseeded Naresh Singhva of Maharashtra pulled off the biggest win of his career when he knocked out top seed Adith Achpal of TN in the boys Under-19 pre-quarter-finals of the 6th Cello NSCI Open National Circuit squash tournament, hosted by NSCI at their glass backed squash courts, here, on Saturday. The tournament is co-sponsored by Rubicon Consumer Healthcare and Hbits.
Singhva, an Adivasi lad from Kalote, in Khopoli, ranked No. 64 in the country, trains at the Start Squash Academy in Khopoli, a free training facility under the mentorship of former India No. 1 Ritwick Bhattacharya. Singhva retrieved every ball the top seed, Achpal, India No. 8, could hit at him and finally wore down the resistance to win the grueling five-game encounter 11-9, 8-11, 14-12, 6-11, 11-7.
In other upsets, unseeded Sharan Punjabi defeated MP’s Adarsh Banodha (5/8) 11-3, 11-4, 11-5, while unseeded Suraj Chand of Maharashtra knocked out Vedash Kushwaha (9/16) 11-3, 11-5, 11-7 in the men’s pre-quarter-finals.
Meanwhile, top seed Rahul Baitha and Janet Vidhi (3/4) of Maharashtra advanced into the quarter-finals with no-fuss wins in the men’s and women’s singles respectively. Baitha defeated Secundrabad’s Ajit Sharma 11-8, 11-7, 11-7, while Janet got the better of Mona Chauhan 11-7, 11-5, 11-3.
Results:
Men’s (Round of 16): Rahul Baitha (1) (MH) bt Ajit Sharma (SC) 11-8, 11-7, 11-7; Shaan Dalal (MH) bt Aran Thawani (MH) 12-10, 11-5, 11-9; Sharan Punjabi (MH) bt Adarsh Banodha (5/8) (MP) 11-3, 11-4, 11-5; Veer Chotrani (MH) bt Harshit Jain (DL) 11-5, 11-4, 11-6; Vaibhav Chauhan (3/4) (SC) bt Kunal Singh (MP) 11-9, 11-4, 11-3; Jamal Sakib (SC) bt Yashwir Singh Hooda (9/16) (CH) 11-5, 11-7, 11-5; Vikas Mehra (5/8) (TN) bt Avinash Sahani (MH) 11-6, 11-8, 11-6; Suraj Chand (MH) bt Vedansh Kushwaha (9/16) (MH) 11-3, 11-5 11-7.
Women’s (Round of 16): Janet Vidhi (3/4) (MH) bt Mona Chauhan (MH) 11-7, 11-5, 11-3; Nirupama Dubey (MH) bt Khushi Puranik (DL) 11-7, 11-2, 11-2; Anjali Semwal (5/8) (MH) bt Reiva Nimbalkar (MH) 12-10, 11-6, 11-8; Sunita Patel (MH) bt Khushi Jaspal (MH) 11-5, 11-2, 11-3; Mehak Gupta (MH) bt Mahak Talati (MP) 11-9, 12-1, 11-9;Bijali Darvada (5/8) (MH) bt Chazerina Benjamin (MP) 11-8, 11-5, 11-5; Anahat Singh (DL) bt Nanki Grewal (MH) 11-0, 11-2, 11-1.
Boys U-19 (Round of 16): Naresh Shingva (MH ) bt Adith Achpal (1) (TN) 11-9, 8-11, 14-12, 6-11, 11-7; Tavneet Singh Mundra (9/16) (MP) bt Dhairya Shah (MH) 11-5, 11-7, 11-7; Hunarpal Kohli (5/8) (MH) bt Narayan Manohar Lachka (MH) 11-3, 11-5, 11-6; Bhagwan Das (9/16) (MH) bt Rachit Kumar Shailya (UP) 11-9, 11-8, 11-8; Adhish Kancharla (9/16) (MH) bt Vivaan Bhatia (MH) 11-5, 7-11, 11-9, 11-9; Yuvraj Wadhwani (MH) bt Prakash Aujhi (MH) 11-9, 11-4, 11-2; Krish Dembla (MH) bt Raaed Kotwal (MH) W.O.
Boys U-17 (Round of 16): Aditya Chandani (1) (MH) bt Shravin Jain (TN) 11-4, 11-4, 11-3; Vedant Chheda (9/16) (MH) bt Rudra Lakhani (MH) 11-8, 5-11, 11-9, 11-3; Priyaan Thakker (5/8) (MH) bt Vedan Maheshwari (MH) 11-1, 11-3, 11-2; Ayush Verma (9/16) (MH) bt Popat Jainu Darvada (MH) 11-3, 11-5, 11-7; Arjun Somani (3/4) (MH) bt Ravi Lachka (MH) 11-6, 11-8, 11-4; Dev Sharma (MH) bt Mitansh Jain (9/16) (MH) 12-14, 13-11, 11-4, 15-13; Raj Yadav (5/8) (UP) bt Anshuman Jaising (MH) 11-4, 11-7, 15-13; Aryaveer Dewan (DL) bt Rachit Shah (MH) 7-11, 11-5, 11-3, 11-3.
Boys U-15 (Round of 16): Ishaan Dabke (MH) bt Aaditya Ghodke (9/16) (MH) 11-3, 11-9, 11-8; Aatik Yadav (5/8) (MH) bt Ramesh Datta Shingava (MH) 14-12, 11-5, 12-10,Purav Rambhia (3/4) (MH) bt Agastya Rajput (MH) 11-9, 11-3, 11-2; Siddharth Narang (MH) bt Ketan Sambare (MH) 11-0, 11-1, 11-3; Mihir Bopana (TN) bt Rohan Kejriwal (MH) 11-9, 11-7, 11-3; Kamlesh Dama Dore (5/8) (MH) bt Mithun Mahadu Darvada (MH) 11-5, 12-10, 11-8; Saharsh Shahra (MP) bt Shayon Roy (9/16) (MH) 11-4, 11-5, 11-4, Arjun Morey (MH) bt Kavanpal Kohli (9/16) (MH) 11-3, 11-6, 11-3.
