Uberoi enters final

CHENNAI, FEB 12: Second-seeded Bikram Uberoi (India) took his appointed place in the final of the Asian Squash Federation's Grand Final of...

CHENNAI, FEB 12: Second-seeded Bikram Uberoi (India) took his appointed place in the final of the Asian Squash Federation’s Grand Final of the junior circuit (boys and girls) on Saturday.

Uberoi, who has not dropped a game so far, was at his best in the semi-finals against third-seeded Marcus Yeap (Malaysia), winning 9-7, 9-4, 9-1 in about 25 minutes.

In the title clash, Uberoi will meet top seed, Hong Kong’s Yan Ka Ho, who beat Kelvin Ho of Malaysia 9-2, 9-6, 9-5.

Results

Boys’ (semi-finals: Bikram Uberoi (Ind) bt Marcus Yeap (Mal) 9-7 9-4 9-1, Yan Ka Ho (HK) bt Kelvin Ho (Mal) 9-2 9-6 9-5. Quarter-finals: Bikram Uberoi (Ind) bt Aaron Chee (Mal) 9-0 9-2 9-2, Kelvin Ho (Mal) bt Kenny Ng (Mal) 9-0 9-1 9-7, Marcus Yeap (Mal) bt Navin Samaransinghe (SL) 7-9 9-7 9-2 9-5, Yan Ka Ho (HK) bt Wong Wan San (Mal) 9-0 9-1 9-7, Girls (semi-finals): Tricia Chuah (Mal) bt Elise Ng (HK) 9-4 9-2 9-4, Cheryl David (Mal) bt Daphine Ting (Mal) 6-9 5-9 9-3 9-5 9-5. Quarter-finals: Tricia Chuah (Mal) bt Leong Yie Man (Mal) 9-0 9-0 9-0, Daphine Ting (Mal) bt Akansha Hazari (HK) 9-5 9-7 9-8, Cheryl David (Mal) bt Vaideki Reddy (Ind) 9-2 9-1 9-3, Elise Ng (HK) bt Kong Yi Zhen (Mal) 10-8 9-3 9-6.

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