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25-Jun,
Final:
[2] Ritwik Bhattacharya bt Siddarth Suchde
11-5, 11-5, 11-7 (41m)
Ritwik Romps to
Chennai Title
 India's
top-ranked player Ritwik Bhattacharya finally ended the run of
compatriot Siddarth Suchde as he claimed the title with a straight
games win at the India Cement courts in Chennai.
Siddharth didn't look like he had recovered from hour-plus matches in the
previous two days. Ritwik took advantage of the situation and had Sid
running all over the court from the very first point.
Ritwik looked like a man possessed, there to accomplish a mission and he
did it in style, claiming his fifth PSA title and maintaining his 100%
record in finals.
"I knew he liked to rally. I decided on pushing him back and test him in
the front court,'' Ritwik told The Hindu on his successful ploy.
Suchde admitted, "the two earlier prolonged matches of mine left me very
tired and I could not get going.''
Reports
from the Hindu:
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Photo: V. Ganesan, The Hindu
 Well
it's great to win a Super Satellite event finally! Been working
hard and am now setting my sights on winning a 1 star event.
I absolutely love playing at home in India. The ICL complex and
the 4 wall court here in Chennai is amazing.
Indian squash is on a high and the level of juniors in the country
is of a very high standard. But most importantly the 5-6 Junior
PSA members who just joined the PSA tour held their own in the
tournament against the foreign players which was a first for
Indian squash.
Looking foward to a short break and then some hard summer training
now!!!!
Cheers
Ritwik Bhattacharya |
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 Chennai
Open 2005
Chennai,
India, 22-25 June, $6k
2004 Event |
Round One
June
22 |
Quarters
June 23 |
Semis
June 24 |
Final
June 25 |
[1] Khasif
Shuja (Nzl)
11-9, 11-10(2-0), 11-10(9-7) (52m)
Kim Sung Young (Kor) |
Khasif Shuja
8-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-6 (40m)
Mark Krajcsak |
Khasif Shuja
10-11(5-3), 6-11 11-3, 11-6, 11-7 (61m)
Siddarth Suchde |
Siddarth
Suchde
11-5, 11-5, 11-7 (41m)
Ritwik Bhattacharya |
[5] Mark
Krajcsak (Hun)
11-9, 11-6, 7-11, 11-8 (43m)
Abdullah Almezayeh (Kuw) |
[3] Saurav
Ghosal (Ind)
11-7, 11-7, 11-4 (28m)
[Q] Nasser B Ali Ramzi (Kuw) |
Saurav Ghosal
11-9, 11-10(4-2), 10-11(0-2), 11-7 (60m)
Siddarth Suchde |
[7] Paul Davis (Aus)
11-2, 11-7, 11-5 (38m)
Siddarth Suchde (Ind) |
[Q]
Ayappan Parbithan
10-11(0-2), 10-11(5-7), 11-5, 11-6,
11-5 (58m)
[8] Marton Szaboky (Hun) |
Ayappan Parbithan
11-10(3-1), 11-7, 11-8 (29m)
Dylan Bennett |
Dylan Bennett
11-9, 11-5,
6-11, 11-3 (47m)
Ritwik Bhattacharya |
[Q]
Harinerpal Singh (Ind)
11-4, 11-8, 11-10(6-4) (35m)
[4] Dylan Bennett (Ned) |
Ryan Thompson (Nam)
11-5, 11-8, 11-8 (36m)
[8] Timothy Arnold (Mas) |
Timothy Arnold
11-6, 11-4, 11-8 (26m)
Ritwik Bhattacharya |
Sandeep
Jangra (Ind)
11-10(2-0), 11-4, 11-4 (26m)
[2] Ritwik Bhattacharya (Ind) |
Qualifying:
Finals, Tue
21st:
Nasser B Al-ramzi (KUW) bt Gaurav Nandrajog (IND) 11-9, 11-9,
11-9 (32m)
Parthiban Ayappan (IND) bt Chin Jun Woo (KOR) 11-6, 11-3, 11-7 (22m)
Kim Sung Young (KOR) bt Amjad Khan (IND) 11-10 (3-1), 8-11, 11-7,
11-4 (52m)
Harinderpal Singh (IND) bt Manek Mathur (IND) 11-5, 11-9, 11-8 (29m)
Round One, Mon
20th:
Nasser B Ali Ramzi (Kuw) bt Bala Murugan (Ind) 11/7,
11/7, 11/4 (15m)
Gaurav Nandrajog (Ind) bye
Parbithan Ayappan (Ind) bye
Chin Jun Woo (Kor) bt Saijad Haider (Pak)
11/4, 5/11, 11/8, 6/11, 11/6 (46m)
Amjad Khan (Ind) bt Omair Raza Noor Khan (Pak) 11/9, 11/6,
11/7 (40m)
Kim Sung Young (Kor) bt Naresh Kumar (Ind)
11/6, 11/2, 11/3 (35m)
Manek Mathur (Ind) bye
Harinderpal Singh (Ind) bt Parth Sharma (Ind)
11/8, 11/7, 11/7 (23m)
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24-Jun, Semis:
Now Suchde Stuns Shuja
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"Full credit to him for the way he came
back and tired me out.'' Khasif Shujah
"Shuja momentarily lost focus and I cashed in on that."
Siddarth Suchde |
India's Siddarth Suchde
continued his winning run in Chennai, adding top seed Khasif Shuja
to the string of seeds to have fallen at his hands, with a five-game
semi-final win in 61 minutes.
 In the all-Indian final the Harvard student enjoying his summer
holidays back home, plays second seed Ritwik Bhattacharya who
beat young Dutchman Dylan Bennett in four games.
The final will be Suchde's first, while Bhattacharya will be aiming
to maintain his 100% record in finals and collect his fifth PSA
title.
23-Jun, Quarters:
Suchde Shocks Saurav
 There will be two Indians in the
semi-finals of the Chennai Open, but while Ritwik Bhattacharya, the
second seed, claimed his expected spot, Siddarth Suche surprised
Saurav Ghosal, the 2004 finalist, to set up a match against top seed
Khasif Shujah, who overcame Hungary's Mark Krajcsak in four games.
Bhattacharya faces Dylan Bennett, who spoiled hopes of an
all-Indian semi-final, ending the run of qualifier Ayappan Parbithan in
straight games.
22-Jun, Round One:
Indians Progress in Chennai
Top Indian hopes Saurav Ghosal
and Ritwik Bhattacharya were joined in the quarter-finals of the
Chennai Open by compatriots Siddarth Suchde and Ayappan
Parbithan, who both beat seeded players in the first round.
Top seed Khasif Shuja reached the quarters with one of the closest
3-0 wins on record - 11/9, 12/10, 19/17 - against Korean qualifier Kin Sung
Young.
21-Jun:
Fantastic day for Indians
Cyrus Poncha reports from
Chennai
The qualification rounds of the 3rd Chennai Open ended today at the
ICL Squash Academy. Out of the four Indians vying to make it to the
main draw two succeeded.
Chennai based A.Parthiban and Harinder Pal Singh played a sound
basic game laced with attacking shots to beat their respective
opponents - Chin Jun Woo (Korea) and Manek Mathur (India). With the
two of them qualifying we now have six Indians in the main draw. The
other Indians who have qualified on merit are Ritwik, Saurav and
Siddharth. Sandeep was granted a wild card by the organisers.
This is only the 2nd PSA event for Parthi,Sandeep and Hari and it is
nice to see them make the main draw
Nasser B Al - Ramzi and Kim Sung Young were the others making it to
the main draw.
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