Men's
top seed Siddharth Suchde earned his maiden State Open crown, while
Saumya Karki helped herself to a triple in the 36th Bombay Gymkhana-HSBC
Maharashtra State Open Squash Championship that concluded at the
Gymkhana's courts here.
Playing his opponent for the first time, India no. 2 Suchde beat second seed Mahesh Mangaonkar 11-3, 11-9, 11-8 in 45 minutes, in a well contested final to earn Rs 1,40,000 for his effort. |
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After
racing ahead in the opening set in the best-of-five championship round,
Suchde, ranked no. 64 in the world, fell behind on three occasions with
rare blemishes in the second set as world junior no. 3 Mangaonkar led
9-7 with flashes of brilliance.
But Suchde's experience came to the fore when he snatched four points in a row to lead 2-0 and never looked back, as he warmed up for his next campaign in the Qatar Open. |