| Juniors Senthil Kumar, Fadte win titles in Germany | | |
Mumbai, July 8: Indian juniors Velavan Senthilkumar and Yash Fadte clinched the under-17 and under-13 boys` titles respectively in the Pioneer Cup, a European super series squash tournament for juniors, in Cologne, Germany.
Senthilkumar, seeded 21, shocked top seed Dmitri Steinmann of Switzerland in four games in round two before upsetting second seed Enzo Corgliano, from France, in four games (11-3 8-11 11-8 11-8) in the final yesterday to lift the under-17 crown, according to information available here.
Tamil Nadu`s Senthilkumar beat back the challenge of four other rivals, from USA, England, Scotland and Canada, en route to the title.
His compatriot Robin Singh Mann finished third after defeating Canadian Rahul Sehrawat in four games. Unseeded Fadte also shocked the top two seeds from France - Manuel Paquemar in the quarters and Toufik Mekhalfi in the final - to win the boys under-13 title. Unseeded Fadte, who recently won a silver medal on debut while playing for India in the 21st Asian Junior Individual Squash Championship in Kish Island, Iran, beat Mekhalfi 11-5 11-4 11-4 in a 36-minute final. |
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