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30/04/2019
Asian Championship 2019
Asian Championship 2019
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Asian Championship 2019
01 - 05 Feb
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Men's Event
Final:
[1] Saurav Ghosal (IND) bt [4] Leo Au (HKG) 11-9, 11-2, 11-8 (42m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Saurav Ghosal (IND) v [7] Eain Yow Ng
(MAS)
[2] Yip Tsz Fung (HKG) v [4] Leo Au (HKG)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Saurav Ghosal (IND) bt [6] Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) 11-4, 11-4,
11-3 (34m)
[7] Eain Yow Ng (MAS) bt [3] Max Lee (HKG) 11-8, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7 (50m)
[4] Leo Au (HKG) bt [8] Ivan Yuen (MAS) 6-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-7 (62m)
[2] Yip Tsz Fung (HKG) bt [5] Abdulla Al-Tamimi (QAT) 11-8, 11-5, 11-3
(26m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Saurav Ghosal (IND) v [6] Nafiizwan Adnan
(MAS)
[3] Max Lee (HKG) v [7] Eain Yow Ng (MAS)
[4] Leo Au (HKG) v [8] Ivan Yuen (MAS)
[2] Yip Tsz Fung (HKG) v [5] Abdulla Al-Tamimi (QAT)
3rd round:
[1] Saurav Ghosal (IND) bt Ryunosuke Tsukue (JPN) 11-5, 11-8, 11-3
[6] Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) bt Robert Garcia (PHI) 13-11, 11-8, 15-13
[7] Eain Yow Ng (MAS) bt [14] Ammar Altamimi (KUW) 11-2, 11-6, 11-4
[3] Max Lee (HKG) bt [9] Tayyab Aslam (PAK) 11-5, 12-10, 8-11, 11-1
[4] Leo Au (HKG) bt [11] Asim Khan (PAK) 11-7, 11-6, 11-3
[8] Ivan Yuen (MAS) bt [16] Tomotaka Endo (JPN) 10-12, 11-5, 11-9, 11-0
[5] Abdulla Al-Tamimi (QAT) bt [15] Sajad Zareian (IRI) 11-3, 11-9, 11-7
[2] Yip Tsz Fung (HKG) bt [12] Mohd Syafiq Kamal (MAS) 11-8, 11-4, 11-6
2nd round:
[1] Saurav Ghosal (IND) bt David Pelino (PHI) 11-5, 11-2, 11-2
Ryunosuke Tsukue (JPN) bt [13] Addeen Idrakie (MAS) 11-3, 11-5, 11-6
Robert Garcia (PHI) bt [10] Henry Leung (HKG) 7-11, 11-7, 11-9, 8-11,
11-7
[6] Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) bt Arhant Simha (NEP) 11-2, 11-4, 11-3
[7] Eain Yow Ng (MAS) bt Chen Wun-Lin (TPE) 11-0, 11-3, 11-2
[14] Ammar Altamimi (KUW) bt Mohammad Adel Al Khanfar (KUW) 11-4, 11-5,
11-1
[9] Tayyab Aslam (PAK) bt Ushama Mohamad (SRI) 11-2, 11-5, 11-4
[3] Max Lee (HKG) bt Ong Sai Hung (MAS) 11-4, 11-9, 11-6
[4] Leo Au (HKG) bt James Huang (TPE) 12-10, 11-3, 11-4
[11] Asim Khan (PAK) bt Reymark Begornia (PHI) 11-6, 11-9, 11-9
[16] Tomotaka Endo (JPN) bt JongMyoung Park (KOR) 7-11, 11-9, 8-11,
11-7, 11-5
[8] Ivan Yuen (MAS) bt Ko Youngjo (KOR) 11-2, 2-11, 11-3, 11-8
[5] Abdulla Al-Tamimi (QAT) bt Kai Shu Chen (TPE) 11-3, 11-2, 11-7
[15] Sajad Zareian (IRI) bt Abhishek Pradhan (IND) 11-8, 13-11, 11-3
[12] Mohd Syafiq Kamal (MAS) bt Sehyun Lee (KOR) 11-9, 11-7, 11-4
[2] Yip Tsz Fung (HKG) bt Chang-Wook Woo (KOR) 11-4, 11-4, 11-7
1st round:
[1] Saurav Ghosal (IND) bye
David Pelino (PHI) bt Ali Al Shammiri (KUW) 11-7, 11-2, 11-1 (20m)
Ryunosuke Tsukue (JPN) bye
[13] Addeen Idrakie (MAS) bye
[10] Henry Leung (HKG) bye
Robert Garcia (PHI) bye
Arhant Simha (NEP) bt Chattaporn Juntanayingyong (THA) 11-6, 8-11, 11-5,
11-5 (30m)
[6] Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) bye
[7] Eain Yow Ng (MAS) bye
Chen Wun-Lin (TPE) bt Gihan Suwaris (SRI) 7-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-1 (24m)
Mohammad Adel Al Khanfar (KUW) bt Druvinka Manura Perera (SRI) 11-5,
11-6, 11-5
[14] Ammar Altamimi (KUW) bye
[9] Tayyab Aslam (PAK) bye
Ushama Mohamad (SRI) bt Huang Liang-Yu (TPE) 11-6, 14-12, 6-11, 8-11,
11-4
Ong Sai Hung (MAS) bye
[3] Max Lee (HKG) bye
[4] Leo Au (HKG) bye
James Huang (TPE) bt Hakeem Mohamed (SRI) 11-4, 11-4, 11-1
Reymark Begornia (PHI) bt Phuwis Poonsiri (THA) 11-8, 12-10, 13-11
[11] Asim Khan (PAK) bye
[16] Tomotaka Endo (JPN) bye
JongMyoung Park (KOR) bt Natthakit Jivasuwan (THA) 11-5, 11-1, 11-6
Ko Youngjo (KOR) bt Ali Ahmad Aber (KUW) 11-4, 11-2, 11-2 (19m)
[8] Ivan Yuen (MAS) bye
[5] Abdulla Al-Tamimi (QAT) bye
Kai Shu Chen (TPE) bt Sami Ghased Abadi (IRI) w/o
Abhishek Pradhan (IND) bye
[15] Sajad Zareian (IRI) bye
[12] Mohd Syafiq Kamal (MAS) bye
Sehyun Lee (KOR) bt Hamad Al-Amri (QAT) 11-2, 11-0, 11-2
Chang-Wook Woo (KOR) bye
[2] Yip Tsz Fung (HKG) byeWomen's Event
Final:
[2] Joshna Chinappa (IND) bt [1] Annie Au (HKG) 11-5, 8-11, 11-6,
11-6 (42m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Annie Au (HKG) v [4] Low Wee Wern (MAS)
[2] Joshna Chinappa (IND) v [6] Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Annie Au (HKG) bt [5] Liu Tsz-Ling (HKG) 12-10, 12-10, 11-5
(29m)
[4] Low Wee Wern (MAS) bt [9] Satomi Watanabe (JPN) 5-11, 5-11, 11-1,
11-8, 11-8 (46m)
[6] Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) bt [3] Joey Chan (HKG) 11-7, 11-8,
15-17, 11-8 (38m)
[2] Joshna Chinappa (IND) bt [14] Tanvi Khanna (IND) 12-10, 13-11, 11-7
(34m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Annie Au (HKG) v [5] Liu Tsz-Ling (HKG)
[4] Low Wee Wern (MAS) v [9] Satomi Watanabe (JPN)
[3] Joey Chan (HKG) v [6] Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS)
[2] Joshna Chinappa (IND) v [14] Tanvi Khanna (IND)
3rd round:
[1] Annie Au (HKG) bt [12] Wen Li Lai (MAS) 11-8, 11-0, 11-2
[5] Liu Tsz-Ling (HKG) bt [16] Aparajitha Balamurukan (IND) 11-9, 11-9,
11-1
[9] Satomi Watanabe (JPN) bt [8] Tong Tsz-Wing (HKG) 11-9, 11-5, 11-9
[4] Low Wee Wern (MAS) bt [10] Sunayna Kuruvilla (IND) 11-7, 11-7, 11-7
[3] Joey Chan (HKG) bt [11] Jemyca Aribado (PHI) 11-5, 11-6, 12-10
[6] Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) bt [13] Aifa Azman (MAS) 6-11, 11-5,
11-7, 11-7
[14] Tanvi Khanna (IND) bt [7] Rachel Arnold (MAS) 9-11, 5-11, 18-16,
11-7, 11-6 (50m)
[2] Joshna Chinappa (IND) bt Jihyun Lee (KOR) 11-5, 11-6, 11-5
2nd round:
[1] Annie Au (HKG) bt Hadis Farzad (IRI) 11-5, 11-7, 11-4
[12] Wen Li Lai (MAS) bt Risa Sugimoto (JPN) 8-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-7
[16] Aparajitha Balamurukan (IND) bt Yeheni Kuruppu (SRI) 11-3, 11-1,
11-1
[5] Liu Tsz-Ling (HKG) bt Lee Yi Hsuan (TPE) 11-5, 11-4, 11-1
[8] Tong Tsz-Wing (HKG) bt Wu Yi-Chen (TPE) 11-3, 11-0, 11-3
[9] Satomi Watanabe (JPN) bt Fathoum Issadeen (SRI) 11-4, 11-6, 11-0
[10] Sunayna Kuruvilla (IND) bt Yura Choi (KOR) 13-15, 11-5, 11-4, 11-7
[4] Low Wee Wern (MAS) bt Chan Yiwen (MAS) 11-5, 11-8, 11-1
[3] Joey Chan (HKG) bt Hwayeong Eum (KOR) 11-8, 11-3, 11-5
[11] Jemyca Aribado (PHI) bt Tuddaw Thamronglarb (THA) 11-4, 11-4, 11-8
[13] Aifa Azman (MAS) bt Fereshteh Eghtedari (IRI) 11-3, 11-7, 11-7
[6] Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) bt Pranghatai Phongrattana (THA) 11-1,
11-1, 11-1
[7] Rachel Arnold (MAS) bt Naduni Gunawardane (SRI) 11-2, 11-4, 11-3
[14] Tanvi Khanna (IND) bt Kim Ga-Hye (KOR) 11-4, 11-5, 11-6
Jihyun Lee (KOR) bt [15] Anantana Prasertratanakul (THA) 11-5, 11-4,
11-2
[2] Joshna Chinappa (IND) bt Lu Yung Chi (TPE) 11-3, 11-3, 11-3
1st round:
[1] Annie Au (HKG) bye
Hadis Farzad (IRI) bt Lin Chiao-Chi (TPE) 11-9, 7-11, 12-10, 7-11, 11-6
(45m)
Risa Sugimoto (JPN) bye
[12] Wen Li Lai (MAS) bye
[16] Aparajitha Balamurukan (IND) bye
Yeheni Kuruppu (SRI) bye
Lee Yi Hsuan (TPE) bye
[5] Liu Tsz-Ling (HKG) bye
[8] Tong Tsz-Wing (HKG) bye
Wu Yi-Chen (TPE) bye
Fathoum Issadeen (SRI) bye
[9] Satomi Watanabe (JPN) bye
[10] Sunayna Kuruvilla (IND) bye
Yura Choi (KOR) bye
Chan Yiwen (MAS) bye
[4] Low Wee Wern (MAS) bye
[3] Joey Chan (HKG) bye
Hwayeong Eum (KOR) bye
Tuddaw Thamronglarb (THA) bye
[11] Jemyca Aribado (PHI) bye
[13] Aifa Azman (MAS) bye
Fereshteh Eghtedari (IRI) bye
Pranghatai Phongrattana (THA) bye
[6] Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) bye
[7] Rachel Arnold (MAS) bye
Naduni Gunawardane (SRI) bye
Kim Ga-Hye (KOR) bye
[14] Tanvi Khanna (IND) bye
[15] Anantana Prasertratanakul (THA) bye
Jihyun Lee (KOR) bye
Lu Yung Chi (TPE) bt Anargi Perera (SRI) 11-2, 11-6, 11-5 (15m)
[2] Joshna Chinappa (IND) bye |
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India
celebrated an historic first ever double as Saurav Ghosal and
Joshna Chinappa won the men's and women's crowns at the 20th
Asian Individual Squash Championships in the Malaysian capital
Kuala Lumpur.
Chinappa successfully
retained the women's title after fending off a strong challenge by top
seed Annie Au of Hong Kong in the final at the National Squash
Centre in Bukit Jalil.
The Indian number one was
certainly fired up as she stuck to her game plan for an 11-5, 8-11,
11-6, 11-6 win.
The match was a display of
excellent shot-making and retrieval but it was Chinappa who drew first
blood by taking the first game 11-5. World No.11 Au did well to keep
herself in the game and as she stepped with a more aggressive approach
to level proceedings.
But Joshna wasn't going to
let this slip away and she took crucial points before sealing the win in
42 minutes.
"I lost to Annie in our
last three meetings with a 3/0 scoreline so this was obviously going to
be hard match but I felt I was much better prepared this time,"
said the 32-year-old Chennai native.
"Physically I felt I
was in good shape and I also thought she was struggling a bit on the big
points so I wanted to capitalise on that.
"Of course, there were
times when the game was getting away from me for a bit so I tend to fire
myself up on court so that I can take the next few points seriously and
I'm so happy to win this."
In doing so, Chinappa also
becomes the first woman since record nine-time champion Nicol David
to successfully retain the title.
"I mean wow...Nicol's
shoes is such a big one to fill and I've only done one tenth of what
she's done so I'm really pleased to get this result,"
added Joshna.
Buoyed by Joshna's
success, world No.10 and top seed Saurav Ghosal went on and
completed a fabulous day for India by beating 2015 winner Leo Au
11-9, 11-2, 11-8.
It was a long hard match
especially in the first game as Annie Au's brother Leo stuck
close to Ghosal and picked up almost every shot.
The Indian showed his top
10 pedigree with a quickfire grab of the second game before winning the
points when it mattered to take the win, also in 42 minutes.
In doing so, Ghosal
becomes the first ever player from India to win the men's Asian title.
Saurav certainly exorcised
some demons of old after falling short numerous times in Asian
tournaments, most notably in the final of the Asian meet in 2017 and the
final of the Asian Games in 2014.
"I thought Leo played
really well in the first and third games. It was some of the best
intensity I've seen from him and it's all credit to him,"
said Saurav.
"But I stuck to the
plans that I wanted to for the most part. There were certain patches
where it went off and he took advantage of that but I'm still very
pleased to win 3/0 against Leo who has been playing so well all week.
"Of course, winning a
tournament is always great, winning my first Asian title is also
pleasing but to do it together with Joshna is simply unbelievable.
"If someone had told us
15 years ago that India would win the double, I wouldn't have believed
it. But it's happened and hopefully it will lead to a lot more in the
future."
India's National Coach
Cyrus Poncha added: "It was a fabulous result in the Asian
Championship. What was missed two years ago, we have for the first time
won both the titles. It is a massive achievement and both players have
been working hard for this. Saurav is in the top 10 in the world and
Joshna is 15. A system was set two decades ago has now begun to push
Indian squash forward in a glorious way."
The winners both received
the ASF Challenge Trophy which was presented by Asian Squash Federation
(ASF) president David Mui.
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