Anaka reaches Quarter Finals in the British Junior Open Squash championship

Anaka is the sole Indian in the quarterfinals with all others falling to higher seeds. 22 players from India have participated in the various categories in the British Junior Open Squash championship held at Sheffield, UK from 02 – 06 Jan 2012. Both Mahesh and Aparajithalost to the second seeded players of the tournament.

The results from yesterday:

Boys u19 – Round 3

[2] Mohamed Abou El Ghar (Egy) bt [9/16] Mahesh Mangaonkar (Ind) 11/7

11/7 11/5 (33m)

Girls u19 – Round 2

[3/4] Anaka Alankamony (Ind) bt [9/16] Victoria Temple-Murray (Eng) 12/10 11/9 11/8 (34m) [2] Emily Whitlock (Eng) bt [9/16] Aparajitha Balamurukan (Ind) 11/8

11/2 11/1 (21m)

Boys u17– Round 3

[3/4] Syed Ali Bukhari (Pak) bt [9/16] Kush Kumar (Ind) 11/7 11/9 10/12 11/9

Boys u19 ­ Round 1

[9/16] Abhishek Pradhan (Ind) bt Scott Young (Eng) 9/11 11/9 11/3 11/9

(40m)

[9/16] Mahesh Mangaonkar (Ind) bt Tom Turner (Eng) 11/3 11/6 11/3 (22m)

[17/32] Vrishab Kotian (Ind) bt Taiki Kaido (Jpn) 11/8 11/5 11/4

Boys u19 ­ Round 2

[17/32] Damien Volland (Fra) bt [9/16] Abhishek Pradhan (Ind) 5/11

4/11 11/6 11/6 14/12 (55m)

[9/16] Mahesh Mangaonkar (Ind) bt Cole Osborne (Can) 11/3 11/5 11/4

(20m) [2] Mohamed Abou El Ghar (Egy) bt [17/32] Vrishab Kotian (Ind)

11/8

11/4 11/2 (27m)

Boys u17 ­ Round 1

[9/16] Kush Kumar (Ind) bt Arhum Saleem (USA) 7/11 11/6 11/6 11/6 (31

mins)

Boys u17­ Round 2

[9/16] Kush Kumar (Ind) bt Russell Clark (Eng) 11/1 11/9 9/11 11/6 (39

mins)

Girls u19 ­ Round 1

[3/4] Anaka Alankamony (Ind) bt Milena Penkov (Sui) 11/2 11/0 11/3

(10m) [9/16] Aparajitha Balamurukan (Ind) bt Georgie Ingham (Eng) 13/11

11/7 12/10 (22m)

Girls u17 ­ Round 1

Lydia Hume (Eng) bt Urvashi Joshi (Ind) 12/10 8/11 9/11 9/11 (28 mins)