The winner Otters Club team members Vijay Chandy, Arif Paul, Cyrus Poncha (also got best player of the tournament award), Rustom Dalal & Santosh More along with Mahendra Agarwal (Founder Director, ISP) & Prashant Agarwal (sponsor)

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All Results :

Team championship:

Otters Club (57 points) beat The Leela (55 points) 3-2

Rustom Dalal beat Rajan Chandorkar 15-12/5-15/15-6/11-15/15-5
Cyrus Poncha beat Vinit Chauhan 15-8/10-15/17-16/17-16
Arif Paul beat Roy Greenfield 17-15/15-10/7-15/10-15/15-11
Vijay Chandy lost to Brian Sopher 15-17/11-15/8-15
Santosh More lost to Chandrakant Pawar 6-15/9-15/3-15

Final Position:
Otters Club: 57 Points
The Leela: 55 Points
Juhu Centaur: 51 Points
Juhu Gymkhana: 45 Points
Holiday Inn: 34 Points
Playmate Club 19 Points

Doubles:
Chandrakant Pawar and Vinit Chauhan (The leela)
beat Cyrus Poncha and Arif Paul  (Otters Club ) 15-8/10-15/15-12/12-15/15-8.
Final Position:

The Leela: 15 Points
Otters Club: 14 Points
Juhu Centaur: Points
Holiday Inn: 8 Points
Playmate Club: Points

Other Scores:
Juhu Centaur beat Holiday Inn 3-2
Riaz Mohammad beat Ashish Mehra 15-10, 15-12, 15-10;
Raj Sahani beat Dr. Joshi 15-4, 15-7, 8-15, 15-7;
Ashish Bhagra lost to Pranav Seth 10-15, 15-4, 15-11, 15-12;
Sanjay Goyal lost J.P.Sharma 15-12,15-7, 13-15, 12-15, 10-15;
Irfan Kamal beat Abbas Syedali 15-5, 15-4, 15-14. 

Juhu Gymkhana beat Playmate 4-1
Sameer Mehra beat Sanjeev Sharma 15-11, 12-15, 15-7, (Retired)
Jatin Mehta beat Avinash Bhavnani 15-12, 10-15, 15-10, 15-13;
Uday Mehra beat Vinod Rijhwani 12-15, 17-14, 13-15, 15-12, 15-11;
Prabhakar Darekar w/o Shiraz Mohammad, Ashish Soni lost to Suresh Ramchandani 15-9, 13-15, 5-15, 3-15.

Doubles:
Jatin Mehta ans Pillai (Juhu Gymkhana) lost to Avinash Soni and Vinod Rijhwani (Searock) 12-15, 10-15, 16-17;
Sanjay Goyal and Jogi Singh (Centaur) beat Pranav Seth and Abbas (Holiday Inn) 15-7, 13-15, 15-11, 10-15, 15-10.

All Press Articles of tournament :

Bhapu stops Otters’ sweep
Times of India : 21/4/1993  

The up and coming Rohan Bhapu pulled off a lone win for Playmate Club against favourites Otters Club in the second round of league matches of the Monarch and Mudra first suburban squash championship. Bhapu won a ding dong tussle against Vijay Chandey 12-15, 17-16, 16-15, 12-15 and 15-11. Otters Cyrus Poncha and Arif Paul won their matches and two walkovers gave them a 4-1 win. Otters also won the doubles. They lead in the team event with 26 points, followed by Juhu Centaur 24 the Leela 19, Juhu Gymkhana 11 and Playmate seven . In the doubles, Otters, Juhu Centaur and the Leela have six point each with three more rounds to go in the six team and doubles championship.

The Leela scored a 3-8, 3-2 win over Juhu Gymkhana with their professional, Chandrakant Pawar, giving them a flying start beating Baburao Salvi 15-9, 15-7, 15-11.

Rajan Chandorkar and Vinit Chauhan were the other winners. Juhu Centaur prevailed over Juhu Gymkhana 4-1. Raj Shahani and Riaz were their winners.

Playmates no match for Leela
Times of India : 6/5/1993 

FINE victories by Prashant Agarwal, Vinit Chauhan Brian Sopher and Roy Greenfield helped the Leela score a 5-0 win over Playmate Club (Sea Rock) on the penultimate day of the Monarch and Mudra first suburban squash league.

The Playmate’s players showed good fighting spirit though they have had practice as the hotel has been closed. The Leela (44 points) are now in second position behind favourites Otter club (48) whom they take on in their final match next Sunday.

Otters beat Juhu Centaur with a lot of difficulty, three of the matches going the distance. Professional Santosh More clinched Otter’s win beating Riaz.

Juhu Gymkhana beat Holiday Inn 4-1 in the battle between the cellar teams. 

The Leela pip Juhu Centaur
Free Press Journal : 27/4/1993 

The Leela  defeated Juhu Centaur 3-2 in the Monarch Builders and Mudra Fabrics inaugural Suburban Squash tournament Chandrakant Pawar, Vinit Chauhan and newcomer Roy  Greenfield got the victories for The Leela who added a double triumph through Pawar and Chauhan.

The Leela are third in the team event and share the lead with Otters and Holiday Inn with nine points in the double championship. Otters(38) are the team leaders followed by Juhu Centaur (31) with two more Sundays remaining for completion of the six team league. 

Leela drub Playmate
Independent : 5/5/1993 

The Leela with a 5-0 blanking of Sea Rock’s Playmate Club inched their way closer to leaders Otter’s Club in the Monarch and Mudra Suburban Squash League Tournament.

Otter’s Club, who prevailed over Juhu Centaur 3-2, hold a four point lead over The Leela.

In the doubles competition, Otters Club and The Leela both have 12 points each. 

Greenfield paves Leela’s win
Times of India : 27/4/1993 

THE inclusion of Roy Greenfield, who did not play in the previous two matches, made a big difference for The Leela team, who at Juhu Centaur by three matches to two in the third round the Monarch & Mudra first Suburban squash championship on Sunday.

Greenfield got one of The Leela’s three wins, the other victors being Chandrakant Pawar, their professional, and Vinit Chouhan. The Leela are still third behind Otter and Juhu Centaur in the team event but share the lead with Otters and Holiday Inn in the doubles event, which is conducted separately.

Otters beat Juhu Gymkhana 4-1, while Holiday Inn trounced Playmate 5-0. 

The Leela triumph
Independent : 27/4/1993 

THE LEELA beat Juhu Centaur 3-2 in the Monarch and Mudra first suburban squash tournament, on Monday.

Chandrakant Pawar, Vinit Chauhan and newcomer Roy Greenfield got the victories for The Leela who added a doubles triumph through Pawar and Chauhan. The Leela are third in the team event and share the lead with Otters and Holiday Inn with nine points in the double championship.

Otters (38), are in the lead followed by Juhu Centaur (31) Two more Sundays remain for completion of the six team league. 

Tough Stuff
Times of India : 10/5/1993 

WHEN Briton Roy Greenfield came to Bombay six months ago on an assignment as consultant to the Bombay Metropolitan Region Development Authority for the city’s transport system, little must he have thought that he would also make the news as a sportsman.

This came about when The Leela where Greenfield is staying decided to enter a team for the first suburban squash tournament, sponsored by Monarch and Mudra.

Greenfield, who uses the club’s squash courts came to know about the match only after the hotel had played two matches and lost.

Greenfield played the third one and was instrumental in The Leela winning it.

The new tournament has sparked off interest among the five stars hotels with Holiday Inn also putting up a team and also Juhu Centaur Playmate Club, from Sea Rock hotel, even though this hotel has been closed after bomb blast.

Sponsors Mahendra and Prashant Agarwal’s  idea of the suburban tournament has made purposeful for those who hitherto have been only casually working up a sweat at the squash courts of the five stars hotels. 

Mehta Upsets Vinit Chouhan
Times of India : 15/4/1993 

Jiten Mehta showed tremendous guts under pressure to upset Vinit Chauhan and give Juhu Gymkhana a3-2 win over The Leela in the opening round of the six team Monarch and Mudra first suburban squash league.

Mehta had lost the first two games but won the next two. In the decider he had little respite as the scores were level till 13. Mehta then produced that little extra bit from his reserves and won this second tie.

Ram Raghavan and Ashish Soni won their two ties against Rajan Chandorkar and Prashant Agarwal, respectively to clinch Juhu’s win Brian Sopher got the lone win for The Leela, whose professional, Chandrakant Pawar, got a walk over. Pawar, however, pulled out a doubles win for The Leela in partnership with Sopher, beating Jiten Mehta and Sameer Mehra, of Juhu Gymkhana.

The other matches were not so well contested. Otters Club beat Holiday Inn 4-1 and Juhu Centaur downed Playmate Club by the same margin. Former national ranked player Arif Patel and state junior Cyrus Poncha are turning out for Otters who are the favourites for the title.

After the first round, Otters and Juhu Centaur lead with 15 points, followed by Juhu Gyhmkhana (9), The Leela (11), Playmate (5) and Holiday Inn (3). The winners will take home Rs.4,000 an the runners- up Rs.2,000. Matches are played every Sunday. 

Suburban squash
Times of India : 2/4/1993 

Squash in the suburban will get a boost when a tournament, exclusively for suburban clubs, will he held from April 11.

Mahendra Agarwal on behalf of the sponsors, Monarch Builders and Mudra Fabrics, said total prize money would be Rs.10,000.

The clubs who have sent their entries are Otters Club, who boast of national international stars, Juhu Gymkhana, Playmate Club (Sea Rock), The Leela, Juhu Centaur and Holiday Inn.

Matches will be best of five and all six teams will play each other on round-robin basis. matches will be played on Sunday mornings from April 11, with the final round matches on May 9.

Otters Club emerge champs
Free Press Journal : 11/5/1993 

Otters Club won the Monarch & Mudra first Suburban Squash Championship after a grueling battle with The Leela hotel team at the latter’s courts on Sunday.

Two of Otters Players won their tie after having been made to fight all the way. Veteran Rustom Dalal was taken the full distance by Rajan Chandorkar, Arif Paul also had to go to the deciding game to beat Roy Greenfield. The outcome of these two matches swing the balance in Otter favour.

Otter finished with 57 points, just two more than The Leela to take the top prize of Rs.4,000. The Leela claimed Rs.2,000 the runners-up prize.

Juhu Centaur required to win all their matches to oust The Leela from the second place but they dropped two ties to Holiday Inn winning 3-2 and finished third with 51 points.

Juhu Gymkhana beat Playmate Club 4-1 in their final tie and finished fourth with 45 points while Holiday Inn (34) and Playmate Club (19) finished at the cellar.

The Leela had the consolation of claiming the doubles championship. Their duo of Chandrakant Pawar and Vinit Chauhan put it across a much younger pair of Cyrus Poncha and Arif Paul in five exciting games to remain unbeaten among the six doubles teams that took part in the round robin .

The winners pocketed the first prize of Rs.2,500 for their effort, while the runners up collected Rs.1,500

Otters claim team title; doubles crown for Leela
Independent : 11/5/1993 

Otters Club won the inaugural Monarch & Mudra Suburban Squash Championship after a hard fight with The Leela hotel team at the latter’s squash courts on Sunday.

Two of Otters Players won their ties after having been made to fight all the way. Veteran Rustom Dalal was taken to five sets by Rajan Chandorkar, while Arif Paul also had to go to the deciding set to beat Roy Greenfield. The outcome of these two matches swung the balance in Otters favour.

They finished with 57 points, just two more than The Leela, to claim the top prize of Rs.4,000. The Leela took home Rs.2,000 for the runners-up purse. 

Juhu Centaur had their task cut out for them as they had to win all their matches if they hoped to oust The Leela  from second place, but they dropped two ties to Holiday Inn before winning 3-2 and finished third with 51 points. Juhu Gymkhana beat Playmate Club 4-1 in their last tie and finished forth with 45 points, while Holiday Inn (34) and Playmate (19) finished in the celler.

The Leela had the consolation of claiming the doubles championship. Their duo of Chandrakant Pawar and Vinit Chauhan put it across the much younger Otters pair comprising Cyrus Poncha and Arif Paul in five exciting sets to remain unbeaten among the six doubles teams that took part in the round robin. The winners gained Rs.2,500 in prize money and the runners up Rs.1,500. 

Otters, Leela share titles
Times of India : 11/5/1993 

Hard-Earned victories by Rustom Dalal and Arif Paul paved for Otters Club a 3-2 win over The Leela to win the Monarch & Mudra first suburban squash league at The Leela’s glass-back courts on Sunday.

Dalal beat Rajan Chandorkar 15-12, 5-15, 11-15, 15-5, while Paul won a ding-dong tussle against Roy Greenfield 17-15, 15-10, 7-15, 10-15, 15-11. As the championship is decided on points notheed up per games won, the deciding fifth games that were won, titled the balance in Otter’s favour. They finished with 57 points, two more than The Leela’s 55,to claim the top prize of Rs.4,000.

The runners-up got Rs.2,000 and a consolation in the form of the doubles championship. The  Pair of Chandrakant Pawar and Vinit Chauhan earned sweet revenge, beating the much younger pair of Cyrus Poncha and Arif Paul 15-8, 10-15, 15-12, 12-15 and 15-8 in a rousing final full of keen rallies and remarkable for few obstructions in a much smaller court than used normally for doubles.

The Otter’s pair tried to keep the ball away from Pawar but they reckoned without the fighting spirit of Chouhan, who volleyed well. The Leela’s pair won Rs,2,500 while the runners-up got Rs.1,500 at the prize distribution hosted by Juhu Gymkhana.

Suburban squash..
Afternoon : 11/4/1993

Squash in suburbs will get a big boost today with a tournament for Suburban clubs which starts at different venues and will be continued on successive Sundays till the final on May9.

Mr. Mahendra Agarwal on behalf of the sponsors, Monarch Builders and Mudra Fabrics, said that a prize money of Rs.10,000 will be offered.

The entries include Otters Club, Juhu Gymkhana and four five star hotels Playmate club (Sea Rock), the Leela, Juhu Centaur and Holiday Inn. The matches will be staged on round-robin basis.

2nd Tournament Organised by ISP