He has
been India’s no 2 ranked junior in 1996. He was sponsored by ISP to play in
Professional Squash Circuit by Subhash Wali, director of Indian Squash Professional. Paul
played in England, Scotland, Germany and France. In German Open in May 1996 he finished 11th
in a field of 48 losing to German No 2.
In Scotland, he trained under Dr. George
Meiras and played in interclub tournaments there. Dr. Meiras emphasis on the mental
aspects of the game benefited him. In the French Junior Open in Strasbourg, Paul reached
the semi-finals before losing to the top seed Lars Harms, the Switzerland No. 1. He won
the playoff for the third place, beating Holland no 1.
After his successful trip in Europe, Paul won
the under- 19 nationals in India. He was also the captain of Indian team for the
World
Junior Championship at Cairo. On the basis of his performance he gained scholarship at
Denison College, Ohio, USA.
Paul has also been successful in the US Circuit events. He won the Denison Open defeating
Omar Alvo of Columbia, becoming the
first ever not to drop a game in the final. In Chicago he won the Windy City Open beating
Chicago pro Phil Yarrow 9-0/10-9/9-3. He represented the city for Columbus in the national
five team competition and won all his matches at the number one spot. At present he is
among the top 10 in American University Ranking.
In 1995 her first
year in squash at 14 years age, she made the finals of CCI under-19 event
and also the Western India Inter School Under 16. The next year Deepali
concentrated on her ICSE exams but was back in the limelight on her return
in 1997. She made it to the finals of the Under - 19 category of the
Maharashtra State, Western India and the Little Masters. Deepali also
stood out in the women’s category, reaching the semifinals of the CCI
championship.
She was adopted by ISP in November 1997. She
was given a playing membership and coaching at The Leela (courtesy Vivek Nair,V-C & M.D. THE
LEELA). In Jan 1998 she proved her worth by winning the Pix
Juniors Squash Championship in the Girls under 19 category & Motilal Sanghi Inter Club championship. She was runners up in Mukesh Babu Squash
Satellite, where she lost to the
Womens national champion, Mekhala Subedar. She was selected to play for India at the
Asians in Kuala Lumpur. She was choosen for the World Junior(under-19) womens tournament
at Belguim. Her other achievements are as follows:
Steelmade Schools
& Jr. College championship 30-8-98 Deepali
beat Rhea Bhandare: 9-4/9-0/9-1.
Dewan Housing Classic-15-8-98 Mekhala Subedar beat Deepali 15-6/15-3/15-5
National Junior, Sub-junior squash
Championship(11.10.98) Akansha Hazari (Hongkong) beat Deepali Anvekar
3-9/3-9/10-9/9-6/9-7.
Little Masters Indian Jr. Open Squash
Tournament(25.10.98) Tricia Chuah(Malaysia) beat Deepali Anvekar 9-3/9-5/9-4.
Western India Open Squash Tournament (15.11.98) Girls Under-19: Deepali Anvekar beat Rhea Bhandare
9-2/9-6/9-0.
Womens: Mekhala Subedar beat Deepali 9-0/9-4(conceded)
Motilal Sanghi Inter Club Tournament ( 1-4-99) Deepali beat Rhea Bhandare 9-3/9-2/9-0.
The
ISP adopted Priyanka Yadav aged 18 who took to the game barely one year ago but shows
considerable promise because of her athletic background.
Priyanka was a good tennis player before she
switched to squash and started playing at CCI in April 1998. She was a member of the
Maharashtra tennis squad that won a silver at the National Schools Championship. Before
that Priyanka was good at badminton and won a number of certificates and medals at schools
meets. Her interests extend to martial arts where she is the recipient of a green belt.
Thanks to her athleticism and ball sense, Priyanka has risen rapidly to be fifth in the
Head Indian Squash Ratings for girls under 19.
The 17-year-old, who stands five feet, four
inches, has just passed her higher secondary examination with flying colour. The daughter
of Mr. S.P.S. Yadav, additional commissioner of police (traffic) and
Dr. Usha Yadav who is
posted at the G.T. Hospital. Priyanka has also set her sights on the civil services
examination.
Like Deepali Anvekar, the second to be adopted by the ISP, Priyanka gets free
membership and coaching at The Leela (thanks to our Patron Member, Mr. Vivek
Nair)
A champion is
always born, seldom made. This proved true in the case of Abhishek
Pradhan, who drew praise from one and all the moment he stepped on
to the squash courts, even for the first time, when he was a total
novice at the game. The attributes that were noticed were the
tremendous power the ten-year-old Abhishek packed into his shots,
the manner in which his game improved every time he stepped on to
the court and his never-say-die temperament.
Within no time,
Abhishek was challenging the best in his age group and very soon he
had overtaken them to make the under-11 age group his personal
domain. His never-say-die attitude was much evident in two
tournaments the youngster featured in recently, where, in spite of
suffering considerable pain from being hit by his rival's racquets,
he went on to win the title.
Besides the free
training, ISP will also provide him with racquets, shoes and financial
assistance while traveling for tournaments in the country. Abhishek is the
fourth player who has been adopted by the Indian Squash Professionals and
The Leela, the previous three being Arif Paul, Deepali Anvekar and
Priyanka Yadav.
Arif was given
financial sponsorship for training and playing tournaments abroad in 1997
and this was followed up by assistance to Deepali, who was given a
three-yearmembership and
coaching at The Leela, courtesy Vivek Nair (MD and Vice-Chairman, The
Leela).Deepali was among the top eight when the ISP took her under their
wing and she went on to become the junior National champion (under-19)
category.
Priyanka was also among
the top eight when she was adopted by the ISP in 1999.She was in the women's team which represented India in Kuala Lumpur
in May 2002 and at present she is amongst the top four in the women's
category.
Abhishek recently won
the Khar Gym Inter-School Tournament when he beat the No 1 seed Tarun
Nambiar and followed it up with the title in the All-India Little Masters
Squash Championship.
2011 - 2010 Runners-up, Womens Open, Pune
Squash Open, August 2011 Qualifinalis, Women's Wispa Indian
Challenger No.4 Indian Squash Academy, Chennai, Jan 2010
Semifinalist, Women, Otters Open Squash Tournament July 2010 Semi
Finals, Girls U-17, Otters Open Squash Tournament July 2010
Runner Up, Pune Open Squash August 2010 Runner Up, Girls U19,
Sub-Junior / Junior National Squash Championship Oct 2010 Winner,
Women Open, Gvk-Jvpg 2nd Braveheart Ashok Kamte Squash Classic 2010
Semi -Finalist, Women's, Senior National Championship Dec 2010
Runner – Up, Girls U-19, Jsw All India School & Junior College
Squash Championship Tournament, February 2010 2009 - 2008
Runner Up, Women’s , 66th CCI Western Indian Open Squash Tournament
2009 Runner Up, Girls U-19, 66th CCI Western Indian Open Squash
Tournament 2009 Runner-Up, Girls U-17, Sub-Junior/Junior National
Squash Championship 2008 Semi-finalist, Girls U-15, Otters Squash
Championship 2008 Quarter-finalist, Women's, Otters Squash
Championship 2008 2007-2006 Winner, Girls
U-15, Otters Million Squash Championship, May 2007 Winner, Girls
U -15, MSSA Inter School Squash Tournament February 2007. Winner,
Girls U- 16, Mssa-Nike 3rd Inter School Squash Tournament, December
2007. Runner Up, Women, Otters Million Squash Championship, May
2007 Semifinalist, Girls U-15, Sub-Junior / Junior National
Squash Championship, October 2007. Runner up Girls U -15, Isp
Platinum Jubilee All India Squash Carnival January 2007
Quarterfinalist, Girls U-15, Scottish Junior Open, December 2006.
Winner, Girls U-15, The 31st Bombay Gymkhana Maharashtra State Open
Championship, Nov 2006 Semifinalist, Girls Under19, The 31st
Bombay Gymkhana Maharashtra State Open Championship, Nov 2006
Runner Up, Girls U-15, Junior Inter state Squash Championship Nov
2006 Winner, Girls U-15, 63rd C.C.I. Western India Open Squash
Tournament 2006 Semifinalist, Girls U-15, Sub-Junior / Junior
National Squash Championship October 2006. Semifinalist, Girls
U-15, JVPG-ISP All India School/College Individual Squash Open
Championship October 2006 Quarterfinalist, Girls U-19, JVPG-ISP
All India School/College Individual Squash Open
Championship October 2006 Semifinalist, Girls U-13, Otters Open
Squash Championship August 2006 Quarterfinalist, Girls
U-17, Otters Open Squash Championship August 2006 Winner, Girls
U-13, 1st Sbi - Mssa Inter School Squash Tournament, Feb 2006 2005-2004 Winner, Girls U- 13,
30th Bombay Gymkhana Maharashtra State Open Championship, November
2005 Semi Finalist, Girls U- 15,
30th Bombay Gymkhana Maharashtra State Open Championship, November
2005 Runner Up, Girls U-15, 62nd C.C.I. Western India Open Squash
Tournament November 2005 Quarter Finalist, Girls U-19, 62nd
C.C.I. Western India Open Squash Tournament November 2005 Semi
Finalist, Girls U-13, Sub-Junior / Junior National Squash
Championship, October Chennai 2005 Runner Up, Girls U-13, All
India School/College Individual Squash Open Championship 2005,
September 2005 Quarter Finalist, Girls U-13, Matunga Gymkhana
Open Junior Squash Tournament, January 2005 Quarter Finalist,
Girls U-17, Matunga Gymkhana Open Junior Squash Tournament, January
2005 Winner, Girls U-13, 1st Suburban Mumbai School Sports
Association Inter School Individual Squash Championship, August 2004
Winner, Girls U-13, All India School/Junior College Individual Open
Squash Championship, September 2004 Winner, Girls U-11, The 29th
Bombay Gymkhana Maharashtra State Open Championship, November 2004
Semifinalist, Girls U-11, Sub-Junior / Junior National Squash
Championship, November 2004. Semifinalist, Girls U-15, 61st
C.C.I. Western India Open Squash Tournament, November 2004
Quarterfinalist, Girls U-19, All India School/Junior College
Individual Open Squash Championship, September 2004 Winner, Girls
U-11, Hero Honda - Khar Gymkhana - Isp Golden Jubilee Squash,
February 2004
2003-2002 Winner, Girls
U-11, Natalia - SRFI Grand Final Chennai, December 2003 Runner
Up, Girls U-11, 28th Bombay Gymkhana Maharashtra State Open
Championship, November 2003 Runner Up, Girls U-13, 28th Bombay
Gymkhana Maharashtra State Open Championship, November 2003
Semi Finalist, Girls U- 11, Mid-day Junior Squash Circuit, July
2003 Runner Up, Girls U-11, Sub-Junior / Junior National Squash
Championship, October 2003 Semi Finalist, Girls U-11, Mid-Day
Junior Squash Circuit July 2003 Quarterfinalist, Girls U-13
, West Zone Inter-School / College Squash Championship, August 2002
Quarterfinalist, Girls U-13, The
27th Bombay Gymkhana Maharashtra State Open Championship, NovEMBER
2002
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