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Sandeep claims under-19 crown

Aditya beats Abhinav to take boys' under-15 title

MUMBAI: Sandeep Jangra wore down Vikram Malhotra in four games to clinch the boys' under-19 title in the Herald Maritime Services Squash Open 2005, winning 11-8, 11-8, 7-11, 11-9 to take home a cash prize of Rs. 1,00,000 at the Otters Club courts on Saturday.

The local lad gained Rs. 50,000 for finishing second best in the Rs. 11 lakh prize money event organised by Indian Squash Professionals.

Sandeep had the measure of Vikram in the first two games, then braced for a fightback which happened in the third game. He, however, maintain the momentum and kept his self-belief to bag the fourth game and the title.

Aditya Jagtap (Maharashtra) picked up the boys' under-15 crown, worth Rs. 40,000, after defeating Shimla's Abhinav Sinha over three games, the latter getting Rs. 20,000 in this Poonawalla Stud Farm-sponsored tournament, co-sponsored by Chemistry Apparel.

Eight-time world champion Jansher Khan, a special invitee for the event, played an exhibition match against multiple partners, including India No. 1 Ritwik Bhattacharya and Mumbai's Cyrus Appoo. The Pakistan great's nephew Farhan Mehboob will take on Egypt's World junior No. 1 Ramy Ashour in the men's open final, the winner's purse being Rs. 2,17,500 and the runner-up's Rs. 1,08,750.

The results (all finals):

Boys: Under-15: Aditya Jagtap (Maharashtra) bt Abhinav Sinha (Shimla) 11-4, 11-4, 11-5.

Under-19: Sandeep Jangra (Jindal) bt Vikram Malhotra (Maharashtra) 11-8, 11-8, 7-11, 11-9.

Men: Over-35: Gajendra Singh Rathore (Madhya Pradesh) bt Darius Surti (Maharashtra) 11-4, 11-6, 11-7.

Over-45: Dr. Bharat Inder Singh (Delhi) bt Rahul Kumar (Delhi) 11-7, 11-10 (2-0), 11-10 (2-0).

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