Indian squash ace Mahesh Mangaonkar continues his good run of form as he entered the quarter-finals of the PSA $10,000 North of Scotland Open in Aberdeen on Thursday. The third seed had to battle hard for a thrilling 8-11, 11-6, 11-8, 10-12, 12-10 victory over local hope Dougie Kempsell. The match lasted 95 minutes.
The first game featured a lot of rallies and it was Kempsell who looked more confident of the two. With constant variations in height and pace, he snatched the opening game 11-8.
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However, the Scot got a bit passive in the second game and opened a door of opportunities for Mangaonkar. The Indian then grabbed the second as well as the third games 11-6 and 11-8 respectively.
The fourth game too looked to be heading Mahesh’s way as he went up 9-7. The 116th ranked Scot refused to be intimidated by the situation and dug into his reserves to pull off a great comeback and sealed the fourth game 12-10.
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The deciding fifth game was a hard-fought one and there was little to separate the two players. It was only a couple of errors from Kempsell that made the difference and helped the contest to swing in favour of the 58th ranked Indian.
He will next face the seventh seed Chris Fuller of England for a place in the semi-finals.
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