DDA Open 09...Draws with timings

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Please report 15 minutes before your match time at the reception desk. Walk-overs shall be awarded 15 minutes after the announcement of a match as per stated time. Delhi traffic is extremely tight. Do keep this in mind while planning your schedule of travel/transport to DDA Sports Complex, Saket, N Delhi

All the best.

DDA Open Squash 09: Last date for entries with DDA - 28 November 09 at 5pm

All squash lovers are reminded about the last date!!

Hurry up and submit your entries to your State Associations or at the DDA Sports Complexe at Siri Fort, New Delhi. Draws will be uploaded at this site on 30 November 09 along with the venue map and other advisories to enable you to reach the complex on time for your matches.

School kids are encouraged to come and witness the matches. DDA is keen to welcome them as part of their promotion of Squash.

Yash does Delhi proud!!

A great performance by Yash Bhargave (Delhi) helped him win the Boys U11 event at the CCI Western India Open 09 at Mumbai. In the finals, Yash defeated home kid Chaitanya Shah in a tough 5 setter 9-11,9-11,11-5,11-9,11-3.

Congratulations to Yash!!

Indian Challenger #5 2009

Harinder wins the Men's title. Check out!!

SUB-JUNIORS AND JUNIORS DO DELHI PROUD IN NATIONAL SQUASH 2009

The performance of our Sub Junior and Juniors at the recently concluded Nationals at Daly College, Indore was nothing short of spectacular. They did us proud in each and every age category displaying the depth of upcoming talent in the city. The older players were joined by new and upcoming aspirants to draw a very promising picture for our sport in the city.

Let us start with some statistics:

1 NATIONAL CHAMPION, 1 RUNNER-UP, 1 SEMI-FINALIST, 5 5TH POSITIONS,1 6TH POSITION, 2 7TH POSITIONS(8 QUARTER FINALISTS IN ALL) and look who is right behind-12 PRE-QUARTER-FINALISTS and 6 3RD Round performances this year at Nationals at the Daly College, Indore. And to top it all, the Most Promising Girl Player award of the Nationals, second year in a row.

Delhi has never had it so good and the statistics show the depth of talent and competition growing in the City by the day. Of the 41 children from Delhi participating in the Nationals, 23 made it to the Pre-quarter stage and above. The No. of 5th/6th positions and close Pre-quarter matches showed how many them just missed it by a whisker.

The Delhi Teams in The Girls and Boys reflected the same trend. A summary of this performance will be shortly uploaded.

HARSHIT KAUR- The new National Champion Girls Under-13 in an all Delhi Final at the Daly College Indore. She also bagged the Most Promising Girl Player award for the Nationals this year.

ADYA ADVANI- Runner-up in the Girls Under-13 losing 3-1 to Harshit Kaur in the finals.

PANKHURI MALHOTRA- 3RD position in Girls Under-15. Unfortunate not to make the finals, going down fighting 3-2 to R. Lakshya of TN after leading 2-0 in the semi-finals.

SACHIKA INGALE- 5TH position in Girls Under-17 beating Shria Khatri of Maharashtra for the 5/6 position.

YASH BHARGAVA- 5TH position in Boys Under-11. Unfortunate to go down fighting to Runner Up R. Cheraiyaselvan of TN 3-2 in the Quarters.

JUNAID – 5TH positon in Boys Under-13. His 5 Setter with top seed Sandeep Ramachandran in the quarters was the highlight of the tournament.

DIVIJ KADAN- 5TH position in Boys Under-15 beating Vijay Kumar of Rajasthan for the 5/6 position.

KARM KUMAR-5th position in Boys Under-19 beating Sami Johnson of Maharashtra for the 5/6 position.

TULIKA LAL- 6TH position in Girls Under-19.

SUBAH SEHGAL-7TH Position in Girls Under-11 beating Shriya Ladiwala of Maharashtra for the 7/8 position.

DIYA KUMAR- 7TH position in Girls Under-17 beating Shruti Dugar of TN for the 7/8 position.

A special mention is well deserved by our dozen who were right behind and some who simply succumbed to the luck of the draw.

SANIKA- 9-16TH position in Girls Under-11. A newcomer to the circuit, has already started showing promise.

JANET VIDHI- 9-16TH position IN Girls Under-15, went down to Varsha Pndey in the pre-quarters.

VISHRUTYI SAHNI- 9-16TH position in Girls Under-17, constantly improving but unfortunate to meet top seed Anaka Alankamony on TN in the pre-quarters.

ARUSHI AGARWAL-9-16TH position. A regular player who plays all Delhi tournaments religiously. Constantly improving.

ROBIN MANN- 9-16TH position in Boys Under-13. Unfortunate to meet team mate Junaid in the pre-quarters, went down fighting in a thrilling 5 setter.

ABHISHEKH KUMAR- 9-16TH position in Boys Under-15, lost to Raghav Mehrotra of Maharashtra in the pre-quarters.

ADITYA ADVANI-9-16TH position in Boys Under-17, took 4th seed Vrishab Kotiyan of TN to 5 sets but went down fighting 3-2 after leading 2-1 in the pre-quarters.

ABHIJEET MALIK- 9-16TH position in Boys Under-17, went down 3-1 to Tushar Kothari of Rajasthan in the pre-quarters.

SAJID HUSSAIN- 9-16TH position in the Boys Under-17, lost to top seed Mahesh Mangaonkar in the pre-quarters.

ASHAYA JAIN- 9-16TH position in Boys Under-19, lost to Sami Johnson in 3 close games.

SHAKIR HUSSAIN- 9-16TH position in Boys Under-19, lost to 4th seed Karan Malik in the pre-quarters.

AKASH MOITA- 9-16TH position in Boys Under-19, returning after a gap of almost two years, lost to 2nd seed Ravi Dixit in the pre-quarters.

The other performers for Delhi were:

BOYS UNDER-11
ANURAG JAIN 2ND ROUND

BOYS UNDER-13
MUDIT PANT 3RD ROUND....lost a close 1-3 to Vedant Baheti (MP)

BOYS UNDER-15
RAJAT SHARMA 3RD ROUND.....lost 1-3 to the fancied Suyash Sharma (RAJ) after a close fight
ASHRAF HUSSAIN 3RD ROUND......lost 0-3 to the in-form Manik Dutta (MP)
ASIF AHMED 2ND ROUND
SAHEB HUSSAIN 2ND ROUND
NEEL P. PATEL 1ST ROUND

BOYS UNDER-17
HEMANT DAULTA 3RD ROUND....lost 0-3 to fancied Aakash Borwankar (Maha) after a tight first game which Hemant took to deuce
SACHIT JOLLY 3RD ROUND....lost 0-3 to fancied Dhananjay Singh (MP)
KARTHIKEYA RASTOGI 3RD ROUND...lost 0-3 to the fancied Shashi Pandey (Maha)
MD. RAZI 2ND ROUND
MD. QURBAN 2ND ROUND
MAYANK SHARMA 2ND ROUND
CHITRATH CHAND 1ST ROUND

BOYS UNDER-19
KUNAL MEHRA 2ND ROUND
HARMAN SINGH 2ND ROUND
RAHUL KOTHARI 1ST ROUND
SIDDHANT KUMAR 1ST ROUND

Senior Nationals 09 - Selection of Delhi Team

Selection of Delhi A&B teams for Inter State matches to be held at Gymkhana from 21st to 24th December, 2009:
1. The following 12 were selected at the final stage of selection trials to select the Delhi State A&B teams for representing Delhi in the Senior Squash Nationals which were scheduled to be held in Aug. 2009.
1 Suhil Kapur
2 Gursimar Singh
3 Gunraj Singh
4 Gaurav Nandrajog
5 Amjad Khan
6 Karm Kumar
7 Anil Bhagat
8 Shakir Hussain
9 Aditya Advani
10 Sajid Hussain
11 Uday Dass
12 Imran Khan
2. Final selection amongst the above and from among the players who are selected to join them as per condition No. 3 below will be done and their respective positions decided after another trial for which a suitable date and time will be given.
3. Players desirous of joining the above 12 should send their names to Mr. Sharad Sharma, Delhi Squash Association, 241, Okhla Industrial Estate Phase-III, New Delhi-110020, Email : squashdelhi@gmail.com Mobile No. 9810379468 by 18.11.09. It may please be noted that everybody wanting to enter the trials will have to send Rs.200/- along with his entry otherwise he will not be selected to enter the trials. Secondly, it will be upto the committee to decide who all can enter the trial selection considering their past performances and results. The money of the persons who are not selected for the trials will be returned to them. Persons selected will have to attend the trials and if they are selected then their money will be refunded back and if they are not selected it will be kept by the Association.

Entry for the individual mens event for the Senior Squash Nationals to be held at Delhi Gymkhana from 15th to 20th December, 2009
The circular for the above has already been posted on blog.
The number of entries received for the Senior Nationals in the mens event which were scheduled to be held in Aug. 2009 was 71. SRFI has advised us that they would be accepting only about 32 entries from Delhi because of the limited number of courts available at Delhi Gymkhana Club. They have asked us to limit the entries of the Delhi participants to 32, as they will be having a draw of 64 for the mens events. We have, therefore, decided that the 12 participants who were finally selected for the final selection for the Delhi team for Aug. Nationals namely :
1 Suhil Kapur
2 Gursimar Singh
3 Gunraj Singh
4 Gaurav Nandrajog
5 Amjad Khan
6 Karm Kumar
7 Anil Bhagat
8 Shakir Hussain
9 Aditya Advani
10 Sajid Hussain
11 Uday Dass
12 Imran Khan
will be automatically selected if they so wish for participating in the Senior Squash Nationals subject to the condition that no disciplinary action is pending against them. For the balance all those desirous of entering the Delhi Squash Nationals should send their entries to Mr. . Sharad Sharma, Delhi Squash Association, 241, Okhla Industrial Estate Phase-III, New Delhi-110020, Email : squashdelhi@gmail.com Mobile No. 9810379468 with the requisite entry fee of Rs.250/-. If the total number of entry so received is more than 20 then the selection will be made and the top 20 will be entered in the nationals championships along with the above 12 and money Rs.250/- given by them will be sent to SRFI as their entry fee. The money of the balance who are not selected will not be refunded to them and will be kept by Delhi Squash Association.
Vijay Goel
President
DSA

Asian Masters in Nepal - Feb 2010

A note from President, Nepal Squash (below). Its time our Masters get their training shoes on!!

Friends,

Please check the link and then forward it to the members for participation in ASF Masters here.

www.nepalsquash.com

Awaiting your response.

Best regards

Amar K. Simha
President NSRA,
125 Manakama Marg,
Hattisar, Kathmandu
P.O.Box 257, NEPAL
Tel: +977 1 4444157
Fax:+977 1 4423894

Important announcements for Delhi players for Senior Nationals 09

31st October, 2009.
 
CIRCULAR
 
We have great pleasure in informing you that the Senior National Championships namely Kingfisher 57th National Squash Championships will be held at Gymkhana Club Courts, New Delhi from 15.12.09 to 24.12.09.  The last date of Entries is 24th  Nov.
Last time, the entries from Delhi for the main event were more than 150.  The Organizers have informed me since there are only 3 Courts at the Gymkhana Club they will be able to entertain only about 30 entries from Delhi as they would be making a Draw of 64.
I would, therefore, request all Participants desirous of Participating in the above event to send the Entries to Delhi Squash Association by 20th Nov 2009.  We will then short-list about 15 to 20 entries which will be sent Directly and for the Balance we will Arrange a Qualification event so that balance Entries can be sent to SRFI.
 
Vijay Goel
President
DSA

30th OCT, 2009
 
CIRCULAR
 
( This circular is only for DELHI JUNIOR SQUASH PLAYERS )
 
All Delhi Squash Players desirous of participating in the Kingfisher 57th National Squash Championship from 15th Dec to 20th Dec 2009. Inter State Squash Championship will be held from 21th Dec to 24th Dec 2009 Venue-THE DELHI GYMKHANA , 2- SAFDARJANG ROAD NEW DELHI 
 
Dear Sir,
 
Please refer to Rule No. 18 mentioned in the “RULES & CONDITIONS OF PLAY” which reads as under:-
 
​“Each participant (apart from Professionals) will pay an entry fee
​of Rs.250/- to The Squash Rackets Federation of India.  A
​consolidated demand Draft / Cash / Cheque /of the entry fee must be sent by each Affiliated State associations/associate members payable to the
​“Squash Rackets Federation of India” at the time of sending the
​entry.”
You are, therefore, requested to please send your entry and along with fee to us without delay so that the same can be forwarded to SRFI.  ENTRIES CLOSE ON 24th NOV 2009 AT 12.00 NOON.
 
We may mention here that in case your entry fee does not come to us within time your entry is liable to be rejected.
 
Thanking you,
 
Yours faithfully,
SHARAD SHARMA
DELHI SQUASH ASSOCIATION
E-Mail-squashdelhi@gmail.com / Delhi Blog- dsasquash.wordpress.com /
 
PS: Please send Entry Fee of Rs.250 /- Cash / cheque  / demand draft in favour of “SQUASH RACKETS FEDERATION OF INDIA” to Mr. Sharad Sharma, Delhi Squash Association, 241, Okhla Industrial Estate, Phase-III, New Delhi-110020. Mobile No. 9810379468

Senior Nationals 09 revised dates announced

CIRCULAR

The Kingfisher 57th National Squash Championships will be held from 15-20 December 2009. The Interstate championships will be held from 20-24 December 2009. These events will be hosted by the Delhi Gymkhana Club, New Delhi.

The closing date for the individual and interstate entries is 24 November 2009.

Entries along with entry fees must be sent to the Squash Rackets Federation of India only through the affiliated state associations of the Federation. No direct individual entries will be accepted. States who are not affiliated to the SRFI but have Associate members under section 9 (b) of the Constitution viz. Clubs, Schools, Colleges, or other organizations not specified can send entries directly to the Federation.

Regards

Cyrus Poncha

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Stellar performances by Delhi kids at Junior Nationals 09

It was an amazing 10 odd days of my life at Daly College, Indore. Though I have now played Squash since I was 14 years old (well, that means 1984 to be more precise) the high of being a State Team Coach at the Nationals was a first for me. Squash has been a passion since the mid-80's.....having closing followed the exploits of Jehangir & then Jansher Khan....the all time legends of the game from Pakistan. And not to forget the reading of Jonah Barrington Squash Books on the Squash Courts....reading and trying out the shots!!

I had a talented bunch of boys and girls with me...but the challenge, I thought was very much like that which SRK had in Chuk-De.....how to get the act together! In a way the Open's prior to the team event gave me time to gauge the form and performance of all our team players. I kept a close watch at their performances...wins and losses both. This helped me make informed unbiased decisions later on during the Inter-State Team events.

Working with kids always gives me a major high. But here there was a different kettle of fish to handle...over-anxious parents ever eager to push their kids that one bit more to satisfy their expectations. As a students counselor my mandate has always been to encourage parents not to over-burden their kids. But its easier said than done. Parents will be parents and kids...will be kids...ever wanting to rise to the occasion and do that one bit more to brighten up the eyes of their mom's and dad's.

We had some stellar performances....Harshit Kaur and Janet were outstanding in the team events...Girls U15...and both made invaluable contributions that helped Delhi win the Gold with a clean sweep in the round robin matches. The Girls and Boys U19 teams also did admirably well...winning Delhi the Bronze Medal in both these events. The Boys U15 performance could have been better had not some of the kids fallen sick.

In the end...it was a team effort that got us the results in the Inter State events. I would also like to thank all parents who volunteered to help out, especially on the days when I had fallen victim to the stomach bug that was striking almost everybody.

Click here to download detailed Jr Open Event Results 09

Complete team results are awaited.

Signing Off
Nikhil Pant
Coach
Delhi Boys & Girls Teams
Jr Nationals 09,
Daly College, Indore
India