NSCI Open National Circuit Squash: Singhva knocks out top seed Achpal
May 29, 2023
New Delhi [India], May 29 : Unseeded Naresh Singhva of Maharashtra pulled off the biggest win of his career when he knocked out top-seed Adith Achpal of Tamil Nadu in the boys Under-19 pre-quarter-finals of the sixth NSCI Open National Circuit squash tournament.
Singhva from Kalote in Khopoli in Marharashtra, ranked No 64 in the country, trains at the Start Squash Academy in Khopoli, a free training facility under the mentorship of former India No. 1 Ritwick Bhattacharya. Singhva retrieved every ball the top seed, Achpal, India No. 8, could hit at him and finally wore down the resistance to win the gruelling five-game encounter 11-9, 8-11, 14-12, 6-11, 11-7.
In other upsets, unseeded Sharan Punjabi defeated MP's Adarsh Banodha (5/8) 11-3, 11-4, 11-5, while unseeded Suraj Chand of Maharashtra knocked out Vedash Kushwaha (9/16) 11-3, 11-5, 11-7 in the men's pre-quarter-finals.
Meanwhile, top seed Rahul Baitha and Janet Vidhi (3/4) of Maharashtra advanced into the quarter-finals with no-fuss wins in the men's and women's singles respectively. Baitha defeated Secundrabad's Ajit Sharma 11-8, 11-7, 11-7, while Janet got the better of Mona Chauhan 11-7, 11-5, 11-3, according to a release.
Results:
Men's (Round of 16): Rahul Baitha (1) (MH) beat Ajit Sharma (SC) 11-8, 11-7, 11-7; Shaan Dalal (MH) beat Aran Thawani (MH) 12-10, 11-5, 11-9; Sharan Punjabi (MH) beat Adarsh Banodha (5/8) (MP) 11-3, 11-4, 11-5; Veer Chotrani (MH) beat Harshit Jain (DL) 11-5, 11-4, 11-6; Vaibhav Chauhan (3/4) (SC) beat Kunal Singh (MP) 11-9, 11-4, 11-3; Jamal Sakib (SC) beat Yashwir Singh Hooda (9/16) (CH) 11-5, 11-7, 11-5; Vikas Mehra (5/8) (TN) beat Avinash Sahani (MH) 11-6, 11-8, 11-6; Suraj Chand (MH) beat Vedansh Kushwaha (9/16) (MH) 11-3, 11-5 11-7.
Women's (Round of 16): Janet Vidhi (3/4) (MH) beat Mona Chauhan (MH) 11-7, 11-5, 11-3; Nirupama Dubey (MH) beat Khushi Puranik (DL) 11-7, 11-2, 11-2; Anjali Semwal (5/8) (MH) beat Reiva Nimbalkar (MH) 12-10, 11-6, 11-8; Sunita Patel (MH) beat Khushi Jaspal (MH) 11-5, 11-2, 11-3; Mehak Gupta (MH) beat Mahak Talati (MP) 11-9, 12-1, 11-9; Bijali Darvada (5/8) (MH) beat Chazerina Benjamin (MP) 11-8, 11-5, 11-5; Anahat Singh (DL) beat Nanki Grewal (MH) 11-0, 11-2, 11-1.
Boys U-19 (Round of 16): Naresh Shingva (MH ) beat Adith Achpal (1) (TN) 11-9, 8-11, 14-12, 6-11, 11-7; Tavneet Singh Mundra (9/16) (MP) beat Dhairya Shah (MH) 11-5, 11-7, 11-7; Hunarpal Kohli (5/8) (MH) beat Narayan Manohar Lachka (MH) 11-3, 11-5, 11-6; Bhagwan Das (9/16) (MH) beat Rachit Kumar Shailya (UP) 11-9, 11-8, 11-8; Adhish Kancharla (9/16) (MH) beat Vivaan Bhatia (MH) 11-5, 7-11, 11-9, 11-9; Yuvraj Wadhwani (MH) beat Prakash Aujhi (MH) 11-9, 11-4, 11-2; Krish Dembla (MH) beat Raaed Kotwal (MH) W.O.
Boys U-17 (Round of 16): Aditya Chandani (1) (MH) beat Shravin Jain (TN) 11-4, 11-4, 11-3; Vedant Chheda (9/16) (MH) beat Rudra Lakhani (MH) 11-8, 5-11, 11-9, 11-3; Priyaan Thakker (5/8) (MH) beat Vedan Maheshwari (MH) 11-1, 11-3, 11-2; Ayush Verma (9/16) (MH) bt Popat Jainu Darvada (MH) 11-3, 11-5, 11-7; Arjun Somani (3/4) (MH) bt Ravi Lachka (MH) 11-6, 11-8, 11-4; Dev Sharma (MH) bt Mitansh Jain (9/16) (MH) 12-14, 13-11, 11-4, 15-13; Raj Yadav (5/8) (UP) bt Anshuman Jaising (MH) 11-4, 11-7, 15-13; Aryaveer Dewan (DL) bt Rachit Shah (MH) 7-11, 11-5, 11-3, 11-3.
Boys U-15 (Round of 16): Ishaan Dabke (MH) beat Aaditya Ghodke (9/16) (MH) 11-3, 11-9, 11-8; Aatik Yadav (5/8) (MH) beat Ramesh Datta Shingava (MH) 14-12, 11-5, 12-10, Purav Rambhia (3/4) (MH) beat Agastya Rajput (MH) 11-9, 11-3, 11-2; Siddharth Narang (MH) beat Ketan Sambare (MH) 11-0, 11-1, 11-3; Mihir Bopana (TN) beat Rohan Kejriwal (MH) 11-9, 11-7, 11-3; Kamlesh Dama Dore (5/8) (MH) beat Mithun Mahadu Darvada (MH) 11-5, 12-10, 11-8; Saharsh Shahra (MP) beat Shayon Roy (9/16) (MH) 11-4, 11-5, 11-4, Arjun Morey (MH) beat Kavanpal Kohli (9/16) (MH) 11-3, 11-6, 11-3.
