Saurav Ghosal Loses to
Alfredo Avila in Final of Men’s Club
El Nogal Colombian Open
Bogota: Despite high
expectations, India's champion
player Saurav Ghosal ended an
otherwise glorious week on a
disappointing note going down to
giant-killer Alfredo Avila of Mexico
9-11, 11-8, 4-11, 8-11 in the final
of the Albierto Colombiano squash
tournament.
Ranked 54 in the
Professional Squash Association
(PSA) register as compared to
Ghosal's 19, the Mexican came to the
main draw from the qualifying phase.
Avila then beat second seed Peter
Barker of England for a place in the
final.
Avila's relentless
march saw the Indian go on the
backfoot here on Saturday. Barring a
brief moment when Ghosal grabbed a
game, it was Avila all the way in
the 55-minute contest that also
brought the Mexican his seventh PSA
title.
In a repeat of the 2009 final in
Taipai, Malaysia's Nicol David made three World Games
Gold medals in a row as she beat Natalie Grinham in
straight games.
The 9th Edition of
World Games squash action - featuring 40 of the
sport's leading men and women athletes, representing 20
member nations - is taking place at Club Caniasgordas,
which boasts six glass back courts plus an all-glass
show court.
