The 6th Cello NSCI Open National Circuit squash competition kicked off with intense action as two seeded players faced early exits in the men’s round of 32 matches. Pradeep Chaudhari and Avinash Yadav, both seeded in the 9/16 division, succumbed to Delhi’s Harshit Jain and Maharashtra’s Aran Thawani respectively, due to the challenging conditions caused by excessive humidity. Meanwhile, top seed Rahul Baitha effortlessly defeated Dhruv Jaitly. In the Girls U-11 category, Rahini Chheda, an unseeded player from Maharashtra, caused an upset by defeating Delhi’s India Karan Vadehra in a gruelling five-game match. The tournament showcased gripping battles and surprises at the NSCI’s glass-backed squash courts.
Seeded players make an exit
At the 6th Cello NSCI Open National Circuit squash competition, which was hosted by NSCI at their glass-backed squash courts, here on Saturday, it was high-octane action as two seeded players were eliminated in the men’s round of 32 matches.
Both Karnataka’s Pradeep Chaudhari and Maharashtra’s Avinash Yadav, who were seeded in the 9/16 division and lost to Delhi’s unseeded Harshit Jain and Maharashtra’s Aran Thwani respectively, made early exits from the competition due to the difficulty of their tasks due to the excessive humidity. Chaudhari put up a valiant fight against Jain, but errors at critical moments cost him a close match at 12-14, 17-19, 11-7, and 11-13. The battle between Yadav and Thawani lasted five games before Thawani won 11-9, 12-10, 6-11, 9-1, and 11-7. Rahul Baitha, the top seed for Maharashtra, defeated Dhruv Jaitly by scores of 11-5, 11-5, and 11-8 despite barely breaking a sweat.
Rahini Chheda, an unseeded player from Maharashtra, upset India Karan Vadehra of Delhi in a gruelling five-game match to claim the Girls U-11 title.
India, a Delhi-based player seeded in the 9/16 bracket, appeared to be headed for victory after rallying from two games down to tie the match, but Rahini, who works out at the NSCI with coach A I Singh, proved to be more than up to the challenge and prevailed 11-8, 11-7, 9-11, 8-11, 11-8.
Results:
- Men’s (Round of 32): Rahul Baitha (1) (MH) bt Dhruv Jaitly (MH) 11-5,11-5, 11-8; Vaibhav Chauhan (3/4) (SC) bt Sadashiv Shingawa (MH) 11-4, 11-5, 11-4; Aran Thawani (MH) bt Avinash Yadav (9/16) (MH) 11-9, 12-10, 6-11, 9-11, 11-7; Harshit Jain (DL) bt Pradeep Chaudhari (9/16) (KA) 14-12, 19-17, 7-11, 13-11.
- Boys U-19 (Round of 32): Tanish Vaidya (MH) bt Dhruv Kumar Gangashetty (TS) 12-10, 9-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-5; Vivaan Bhatia (MH) bt Lakshya Motial (MH) 11-9, 11-7, 11-7; Tavneet Singh Mundra (9/16) (MP) bt Aman Nayyar (MH) 11-3, 11-5, 11-7; Prakash Aujhi (MH) bt Amit Gupta (9/16) (MH) 11-2, 11-5, 11-4.
- Boys U-11 (Round of 32): Prabhav Bajoria (1) (RJ) bt Saansh Malhotra (MH) 11-0, 11-3, 11-0; Aaditya Shah (3/4) (MH) bt Ahaan Shah (MH) 11-1, 11-1, 11-1; Ayaan Arambhan (5/8) (MH) bt Veer Vohra (MH) 11-2, 11-2, 11-3; Parshuram Lachaka (5/8) (MH) bt Kalp Hiteshkumar (MH) 11-5, 11-1, 11-2.
- Girls U-11 (Round of 32): Rahini Chheda (MH) bt India Karan vadehra (9/16) (DL) 11-8, 11-7, 9-11, 8-11, 11-8; Sarika Balu Vir (5/8) (MH) bt Aditi Singh (MH) 11-2, 11-3, 11-4; Miraya Trehan (9/16) (MH) bt Sanvi Nishant (MH) 11-3, 11-5, 11-5; Ruhi Lodha (MH) bt Heerat Kaushal (MH) 11-7, 12-10, 5-11, 11-8.
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