MARQUIS RESORT - JUHU CENTAUR DOUBLE SQUASH MENS TOP- 8 & DOUBLES HANDICAP

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All Results:

(Finals) :
Men's Doubles : 
C.S.Pawar and Niraj Shirgaokar bt Jehangir Surti and Siddharth Thakkar 15-14, 10-15, 15-12 13-15, 15-13
Men's Singles :
Manish Chotrani bt Bikram Uberoi 10-15, 12-15, 15-2, 15-4, 9-4 (Conceded by Bikram Uberoi)

(Semi-finals):
Men's Doubles: 
Jehangir S and Siddharth Thakkar bt Bikram Uberoi and Rehmat Khan 15-10, 14-15, 15-12; 
Chandrakant Pawar and Niraj Shirgaokar bt Riaz Mohd and Sanjay Goyal 17-14, 15-11.
Men's Singles: 
Bikram Uberoi bt Saket Wali 17-15, 15-4; 
Manish Chotrani bt Amit Chinoy 15-6, 15-11.

(Quarter-finals) :
Men’s singles 
Saket Wali bt Niraj Shirgaokar 15-7, 15-4; 
Amit Chinoy bt Amitpal Kohli 15-11, 11-15, 15-11; 
Manish Chotrani bt Supreet Singh 15-9, 15-14; 
Bikram Uberoi bt Vishal Kapoor 15-10, 11-15, 15-12.
Men’s doubles 
Bikram Uberoi & Rehmat Khan bt Rajesh Sonawane & Douglas Goudhino 17-15, 15-7, 15-12; 
Riaz Mohmmad & Sanjay Goyal bt Hillary Fernandes & Yakub Shaikh 15-10, 13-15, 15-14; 
Jehangir S & Siddharth Thakkar bt Vijay Sonawane & Karan Bhatty 8-15, 15-11, 15- 4; 
C.S Pawar & Niraj Shirgaokar bt Vijay Jangra and Tarun Verma 17-15, 15-12.

All Press Articles of the Tournament

Vikram, Manek stretched in doubles squash 
(Article in Mid Day, Mumbai : 13/01/2001)

A couple of matches went the distance in the Rs.40, 000/- prize money Marquis Resorts-Juhu Centaur handicap doubles squash championships, organized by the Indian squash professionals at the Juhu Centaur glass-back squash courts. 

Teenagers Vikram Malhotra and Manek Mathur were taken the  distance by Karan Bhatty and Sanjay Pawar before the former prevailed 15-11, 8-15, 17-15. In another match that went the distance, Sadiq Madraswala and Rohan Dalal dropped the first game to Salim M and Mukesh Desai before winning 10-15, 15-9, 15-12. Another teenaged pair to advance with a straight-games win was Naishad Lalwani and Gautam Kalani, who beat the duo of Karan Batra and Sandeep Parab 15-2, 15-13. 

A total of 40 doubles pairs are in contention, vying for the top prize of Rs.8, 000/-. 

The singles event, which involves the top eight squash players from city kicked off yesterday and features names like Manish Chotrani, Bikram Uberoi, Amitpal Kohli, Amit Chinoy, Saket Wali, Niraj Shirgaokar, Vishal Kapoor and Supreet Singh. 

Chotrani out-paces Uberoi to clinch title 
(Article in Mid Day, Mumbai : 15/01/2001)

Manish Chotrani the former national champion, lived up to his reputation as Mumbai’s leading squash player when he defeated Bikram Uberoi in the final of the Rs.40,000 Marquis Resorts-Juhu Centaur squash championships at the Juhu Centaur yesterday. 

It was Uberoi who called the shots in the initial stages, winning the first two games of the five-game final, but he had not accounted for Chotrani excellent fitness level, which enabled him to fight back from the third game. 

The hard fought first two games, which Uberoi won at 15-10 and 15-12, took much out of the younger Uberoi, who just couldn’t cope with the pace that Chotrani set. 

The former national champ won the third and fourth games at a trot, and was leading 9-4 in the decider when Uberoi, who had a nasty fall, conceded the match. Chotrani took home Rs.6, 000, while Uberoi earned Rs.4, 000. 

In the handicap doubles final, the duo of Chandrakant Pawar and Niraj Shirgaokar defeated Jehangir Surti and Siddharth Thakkar to take home a purse of Rs.8, 000. Pawar and Shirgaokar won 15-14, 10-15, 15-12, 13-15, 15-13. 

Easy for Manish; Bikram struggles 
(Article in Free Press Journal, Mumbai : 14/1/2001)

Top seed and former national champion Manish Chotrani will take on former Asian Junior champion Bikram Uberoi in the final of the Marquis Resorts-Juhu Centaur squash championship at the Juhu Centaur glass-backed courts.  

In their semis, Chotrani was a comfortable winner over Amit Chinoy 15-16, 15-11, while Uberoi had to put in some work hard against Saket Wali, before he could win 17-15, 15-4.  

Wali, an equally robust player as Uberoi, seemed a bit tired in the second, which affected his accuracy resulting in a rather tame surrender.  

Chinoy was just not in the same league as Chotrani and could hardly make his presence felt in the first game. In the second, Chinoy managed to stay close to Chotrani in the initial stages, but could not keep the former national champ from winning.  

In the semi-finals handicap doubles event, the pairing of Uberoi and his coach Rehmat Khan lost 15-10, 14-15, 15-12 against Jehangir S and Siddharth Thakkar in three games.  

In the final, Jehangir and Siddharth will clash with Chandrakant Pawar and Niraj Shirgaokar, who beat Riaz Mohd and Sanjay Goyal 17-14, 15-11.

Lalwani, Kalani advance 
(Article in Times of India, MumbaI : 12/1/2001)

Upcoming youngsters Naishad Lalwani and Gautam Kalani advanced into the pre-quarter-finals of the Rs.40,000 prize money Marquis Resorts-Juhu Centaur handicap double squash championships, Organised by the Indian Squash Professionals, with a straight-game victory over Vishal Kapoor and Anurag Gill at the Juhu Centaur glass-backed courts on Thursday. 

Lalwani and Kalani won with the identical scores on 15-14, 15-14. 

Another teenaged pair, Vikram Malhotra and Manek Mathur could not sustain their good showing in the first round, losing 15-9, 15-12 to Avinash Bhatija and Sanjeev Sood. 

The handicap system, which puts the talented players at a disadvantage to start with also saw the exit of Manish Chotrani and his partner Dhiraj Nagpal, who lost in a first-round match to Deepak Yadav and Arvind Singh 14-15, 15-9, 14-15. 

Uberoi on course for double 
(Article in Indian Express, Mumbai : 13/01/2001)

Bikram Uberoi stayed on course for a double in the Rs.40,000 Marquis Resorts Juhu Centaur squash championships, entering the semi-finals of the both the singles and the handicap doubles event at the Juhu Centaur glass-backed courts on Friday. In the singles, Uberoi dropped a game to Vishal Kapoor before winning in three at 15-10, 11-15, 15-12. In the doubles, Uberoi and his coach Rehmat Khan entered the semi-finals defeating Rajesh Sonawane and Douglas Goudhino 17-15, 15-7, 15-12.

Manish wins as Bikram concedes 
(Article in Times of India, Mumbai : 12/01/2001)  

Bikram Uberoi squandered a two game lead to go down to former National champion Manish Chotrani in the singles final of the Marquis Resorts-Juhu Centaur squash tournament here on Saturday. 

In a well-contested final, Uberoi won the first two games 15-10, 15-12, but Chotrani fought back splendidly to win the third and fourth games, 15-12 and 15-4.  On the first point of the decider, Uberoi fell and hurt his knee and was forced to concede the match.

Uberoi on course for double 
(Article in Times of India, Mumbai : 13/01/2001)  

Bikram Uberoi stayed on course for a double in the Rs. 40,000 Marquis Resorts squash championships, entering the semifinals of the both the singles and the handicap doubles event at the Hotel Juhu Centaur on Friday. 

36th Tournament Organised by ISP