Bhattacharya ousted in Canadian squash meet

By IANS

Calgary (Canada) : Fifth seeded Ritwik Bhattacharya of India crashed out in the opening round of the Talisman Energy Bankers Hall Club Squash Open here.


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Christopher Gordon of the US defeated Bhattacharya 11-7, 10-11 (4-6), 3-11, 11-8, 11-1 in 85 minutes in the $15,000 Professional Squash Tour event at Bankers Hall Club.

Later, Gordon lost to qualifier Majid Khan of Pakistan 7-11, 7-11, 9-11 in 41 minutes in quarter-finals.

In semi-finals, Khan will meet eighth seed Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira of Mexico while top seed Shahier Razik of Canada will clash with qualifier Arturo Salazar of Mexico.

Quarter-finals (seeding in parentheses):

[1] Shahier Razik (Canada) bt [6] Bernardo Samper (Colombia) 11-3, 11-6, 11-2; [qualifier] Arturo Salazar (Mexico) bt [7] Amr Swelim (Egypt) 11-9, 7-11, 11-4, 11-4; [8] Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira (Mexico) bt [4] Matthew Giuffre (Canada) 9-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-10 (3-1); [qualifier] Majid Khan (Pakistan) bt Christopher Gordon (US) 11-7, 11-7, 11-9

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