Indian squash player Saurav Ghosal has successfully made into the quarterfinals of the PSA World Squash Championship after beating his opponent Joel Makin in a neck to neck clash.
Though 11th seeded Saurav won the match by 11-13, 11-7, 11-7, 13-11, he did not succeed easily. His unseeded opponent fought in a favourable way for every point.
Result: @PSAWorldChamps men’s RD3 – @SauravGhosal is through to the quarters!
He beats @JoelMakin 3-1: 11-13, 11-7, 11-7, 14-12 (80m) #squash #SquashSupers
— PSA World Tour (@PSAWorldTour) February 27, 2019
Saurav has previously defeated Makin in the CCI International in Mumbai, 2017. But this time, Saurav’s opponent from Wales showed great improvement and emerged as a tough competitor.
? “There’s a lot of passion, I try to keep it inside me and use it internally as much as I can, but once it’s all done it comes out!”@SauravGhosal reacts to the victory over @JoelMakin which sends him through to the last eight pic.twitter.com/B2Em9zv1PP
— PSA World Championships (@PSAWorldChamps) February 27, 2019
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Makin vs Saurav Ghosal: As it happened
Makin won the first game against Saurav. The Indian then raised his performance bar and played his best to be able to snatch the next two.
The fourth match was a tough fight between the two players. Saurav went down 5-8 when Makin attempted to win over. But the game fell in the hands of the experienced Indian as he got back and earned three match balls thus leading to his victory.
?️ “It was really tough, but this is the World Championships last 16 and to make the last eight, it’s not going to be easy and I pushed really hard.”
Reaction from @SauravGhosal following his @PSAWorldChamps win ?https://t.co/PmtRkpXXeQ #SquashSupers pic.twitter.com/N81QkJnDPl
— PSA World Tour (@PSAWorldTour) February 27, 2019
It is the second time when Saurav has reached the last eight, after 2013. Next, he will play against the third seed German, Simon Rosner.
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Saurav Ghosal’s incredible success journey so far
Saurav played squash at the Kolkata Racquet Club in his hometown. Later, he moved to Chennai and joined the ICL Squash Academy where he was coached by retired Major Maniam and Cyrus Poncha. Since then, the champion has never looked back.
Kolkata-born Saurav reached his career-high world ranking No. 11 in October 2018.
We deserve the Olympics!
Delighted to see the @PSAWorldTour & @WorldSquash launch a new campaign to get @SquashGoesGold into the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris! Let’s all get behind this campaign – show your support at https://t.co/tXKWp2ZjBe #Squash2024 pic.twitter.com/QGDE6h55eC— Saurav Ghosal (@SauravGhosal) February 14, 2019
Saurav is one of the strongest reasons that India looks at squash as a potential medal winning sport at the Olympic or any international event.
Representing one’s country is a responsible task and Saurav seems to nail it every time.
We wish Saurav all the best for his future stints at World Championship!
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