Men’s top seed Saurav Ghosal and reigning women’s champion Joshna Chinappa moved to the final of the Asian Individual Squash Championships here on Saturday.
Joshna Chinappa
Kuala Lumpur:
Joshna was the first to appear on court. According to coach Harinder Pal Sandhu, she could not have made a better start to the match, running away with an early lead against Sivasangari. Even though Sivasangari caught up in the second game and drew level at 10 points each, Joshna did not lose control.
The third game saw the Indian at her relentless best as she posted a comfortable win. In the title round, she will face top seed Annie Au of Hong Kong.
Ghosal, previous edition’s finalist, was pitted against Eain. It was the Indian who held the upper hand as he produced accurate returns as against his opponent’s repeated failures. Both enjoyed rallies and many were played at fierce pace but Ghosal made sure most of them finished in his favour.
Considering the intensity of the contest, it was a fine effort by Ghosal to close out the match in 32 minutes. The Indian will take on Leo Au Chun Ming, the fourth seed from Hong Kong in the final on Sunday.
Both the Indian stars registered convincing victories in the semi-final stage of the competition. Second seed Joshna defeated sixth-seeded Malaysian Sivasangari Subramaniam 11-7, 12-10, 11-3, while Ghosal beat seventh seed Eain Yow Ng of Malaysia 11-2, 11-6, 11-4.
Joshna was the first to appear on court. According to coach Harinder Pal Sandhu, she could not have made a better start to the match, running away with an early lead against Sivasangari. Even though Sivasangari caught up in the second game and drew level at 10 points each, Joshna did not lose control.
The third game saw the Indian at her relentless best as she posted a comfortable win. In the title round, she will face top seed Annie Au of Hong Kong.
Ghosal, previous edition’s finalist, was pitted against Eain. It was the Indian who held the upper hand as he produced accurate returns as against his opponent’s repeated failures. Both enjoyed rallies and many were played at fierce pace but Ghosal made sure most of them finished in his favour.
Considering the intensity of the contest, it was a fine effort by Ghosal to close out the match in 32 minutes. The Indian will take on Leo Au Chun Ming, the fourth seed from Hong Kong in the final on Sunday.