Kamran Khan advances in PSA Indian Challenger-4 squash

Kamran-KhanChennai, Oct 5 : Malaysian junior Kamran Khan, the top seed in the qualifying rounds of the PSA Indian Challenger-4 squash tournament, defeated Sandeep Jangra in the first round here Monday.

Keeping the ball to good length, Kamran was in control of the match from the start. However, Sandeep managed to pull back the third game with his aggressive drops and volleys.

Vikas Jangra and Karim Gawad (Egypt) were also taken to four games by Abhishek Pradhan and Balamurugan, respectively.

The results:

Kamran Khan(Mas) bt Sandeep Jangra (Ind) - 11-6,11-8,9-11,11-5 (38 mins); Lucas Serme (Fra) bt Vrishab Kotian (Ind) - 11-4,11-3,11-6 ( 25 Mins); Naresh kumar (Ind) bt Kush Kumar (Ind) - 11-5,11-4,11-7 (18mins); Vikas Jangra(Ind) bt Abhishek Pradhan(Ind) - 8-11,11-8,11-8,11-6 (35 mins); Ravi Dixit (Ind) bt Deepak Mishra (Ind) - 11-5,11-4,11-6 (23 mins); Gaurav Nandrajog(Ind) bt Parthiban .A - 11-7,11-5,12-10 (22mins); Lucas Vauzella (Fra) bt Akshay Deepak - 11-7,11-3,11-2( 22mins); Karim Abdel Gawad(Egy) bt B. Balamurugan(Ind) 10-12,11-3,11-7,11-7(33mins). (IANS)