Diwakar Singh Ousts Top Seed Baitha at Squash Tournament
Fifth-seededDiwakar Singh of Uttar Pradesh fought back from the brink to shocktop seed Rahul Baitha of Maharashtra and advance to the boys under-19 semi-finals of the Otters Club Open Squash Tournament here on Thursday.
Mumbai, Aug 8 (PTI) Fifth-seededDiwakar Singh of Uttar Pradesh fought back from the brink to shocktop seed Rahul Baitha of Maharashtra and advance to the boys under-19 semi-finals of the Otters Club Open Squash Tournament here on Thursday.
Diwakar won 7-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-,9, 11-4 to enter the last four.
In another boys' under-19 quarter-final tie, lower- ranked Advait Adik of Maharashtra stunned third-seeded statemate Suraj Chand11-7, 11-4, 11-1 to advance to the semis.
Second seeded junior Tushar Shahani of Maharashtra lived up to his billing and tamed Avinash Yadav, also of Maharashtra, 11-2, 11-7, 11-5 victory to alao seal a place in the semi-finals.
Results: Boys U-19 (Quarter finals): Diwakar Singh [5/8] bt Rahul Baitha [1] 7-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-4; Tarun Mammen [9/16] bt Yohann Poncha 11-6, 9-11, 13-11, 8-11, 11-6; Advait Adik [9/16] bt Suraj Chand [3/4] 11-7, 11-4, 11-1; Tushar Shahani [2] bt Avinash Yadav [5/8] 11-2, 11-7, 11-5.
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