Saurav Ghosal loses to Willstrop in World Squash

Doha, Dec 11 (IANS) Bookmark and Share

India's Saurav Ghosal exited from the World Squash Championship after losing to World No.1 James Willstrop in the pre-quarterfinals here Tuesday.

Ghoshal, ranked 21, failed to stretch the Englishman and lost 6-11, 7-11, 2-11 in 49 minutes. Ghosal took a 6-2 lead in the first before Willstrop came back to take control of the match.

The 26-year-old Indian reached the round of 16 beating local hope Abdulla Al Tamimi and Egyptian Karim Abdel Gawad.

Siddharth Suchde, India's other representation in the premier event, lost in the opening round.

--IANS

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