Delhi boy Sankalp Anand created the first big jolt in the U-19 boys section when he ousted the experienced and ever a front runner.
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Sankalp came into his own with a fighting display. Although he was outplayed initially, he soon settled down to hit back whatever Tushar had to offer.
Points went neck and neck and finally it was the ability to be resolute in the final moments that paid richly for Sankalp.
There were no upsets elsewhere as top seed Utkarsh Baheti and second seed Yash Fadte sailing across comfortably.
In the U-17 section, top seed Arnaav Sareen was the first to enter the semi-final with an easy 11-4, 11-6, 11-4 win over Sanath Sha.
Tushar Shahani 5-11, 12-10, 12-10, 12-10 for a semi-final berth in the Southern Slam junior squash, a SRFI national five -star rating event here on Tuesday.
Sankalp came into his own with a fighting display. Although he was outplayed initially, he soon settled down to hit back whatever Tushar had to offer.
Points went neck and neck and finally it was the ability to be resolute in the final moments that paid richly for Sankalp.
There were no upsets elsewhere as top seed Utkarsh Baheti and second seed Yash Fadte sailing across comfortably.
In the U-17 section, top seed Arnaav Sareen was the first to enter the semi-final with an easy 11-4, 11-6, 11-4 win over Sanath Sha.