DNA - After Hrs -article on Deepika

DNA - After Hrs Article on Deepika: "She played her first international tournament in London when she was in her sixth grade, and till date, Deepika has won the German Open in 2003 and 2004, French Open, Australian Open, Scottish Open, Dutch Open, Belgium Open and Indian Open Junior titles. She credits her family and coaches Cyrus Poncha and Major Maniam as being responsible for encouraging her throughout her tournaments."

World Squash Doubles 2006

The 2006 3rd World Doubles Championships will be held in Melbourne, Australia from 9 - 13 Jan 2006.

Men’s Doubles – Finals
[1] Anthony Ricketts & Stewart Boswell (AUS) def [2] Dan Jenson & Joseph Kneipp (AUS) 7/9, 4/9, 9/4, 9/7, 9/5

Women’s Doubles – Finals
[3/4] Shelley Kitchen & Tamsyn Leevey (NZL) def [5/8] Robyn Cooper & Sarah Fitz-Gerald (AUS) 9/6, 10/8, 9/6

[1] Rachael Grinham & Joseph Kneipp (AUS) def [5/8] Amelia Pittock & Cameron Pilley (AUS) 9/6, 9/1, 5/9, 9/4

Saurav and Ritwik finished in 11th place

BJO Playoff results

Salma Hany {Egypt} lost to Anwesha Reddy Girl's Under 15 - 5th/6th playoff
1-9, 2-9, 3-9
Sophie Lemom {Essex} beat Anaka Alankamony Girl's Under 13 - 5th/6th
playoff 9-4, 9-7, 9-1
Waqar Mehboob {Pakistan} bt Harinder P S Sandhu Boy's Under 17 - 9th/10th
playoff 6-9, 9-6, 9-7, 10-8
Dipika Pallikal bt Katherine Quarterman {Oxfordshire} Girl's Under 15 -
9th/10th playoff 9-3, 9-2, 9-0
Karan Malik lost to Nicholas Hopcroft {Surrey} Boy's Under 15 - Main Draw
- 13th/14th playoff 3-9, 7-9, 2-9
Sachika Balvani bt Hannah Davies {Wales} Girl's Under 13 - 13th/14th
playoff 9-6, 9-3, 9-3
Surbhi Misra lost to Natalie Pritchard {Wales} Girl's Under 17 - 13th/14th
playoff 3-9, 4-9, 6-9

British Junior Open Finals

G13 [3/4] Yan Xin Tan (Mas) bt [1] Nour El Tayeb (Egy)
5/9, 9/7, 9/1, 9/2 (41m)
B13 [3/4] Karim Fathy (Egy) bt [3/4] Hamza Bokhari (Pak)
9/3, 9/2, 9/4 (29m)
G15 [1] Heba Alaa El Torky bt [3/4] Laura Gemmell (Can)
9/4, 9/2, 9/0
B15 [1] Mohamed El Shorbagy (Egy) bt [3/4] Adel Zarka (Egy)
8/10, 9/5, 3/9, 9/6, 9/4 (51m)
G17 [1] Camille Serme (Fra) bt [3/4] Wee Wern Low (Mas)
9/4, 9/6, 9/6 (27m)
B17 [2] Mohamed AA Reda (Egy) bt [5/8] Joe Lee (Eng)
9/5, 9/4, 9/3 (41m)
G19 [2] Lina El Tannir (Egy) bt [1] Raneem El Weleily (Egy)
2/9, 10/9, 9/7, 9/6
B19 [1] Ramy Ashour (Egy) bt [2] Aamir Atlas Khan (Pak)
9/0, 9/6, 9/0

British Junior Open Results

A record 475 players from 31 countries will compete in the 2006 Powerplaysports British Junior Open Squash Championships which g6t underway in Sheffield


Day 3 Jan 4
Sandeep Jangra 1 Oliver Pett {Sussex} 3 Boy's Under 19 Round 3 0-9, 5-9, 9-6, 7-9
Alex Hodgetts {Yorkshire} 0 Abishek Pradhan 3 Boy's Under 13 Round 3 2-9, 2-9, 7-9
Shravan Kaul 2 James Prendeville {Warwickshire} 3 Boy's Under 13 - Round 3 7-9, 9-10, 9-6, 9-7, 4-9
Shehab Essam {Egypt} 3 Rishi Tandon 0 Boy's Under 13 Round 3 9-0, 9-4, 9-1
Holly Brown {Australia} 0 Anwesha Reddy 3 Girl's Under 15 Round 2 0-9, 0-9, 0-9
Vikram Malhotra Michael Harris {Devon} WO Boy's Under 17 Round 3
Fatma Mohamed Zarka {Egypt} 3 Aparajitha Balamurukan {India} 1 Wed 4 Jan 9.00am Court H7 Girl's Under 13 - Round 1 9-4, 10-8, 5-9, 10-9
Jessica Mudge {Devon} 0 Saumya Karki 3 Girl's Under 13 Round 1 1-9, 0-9, 7-9


Day 2 Jan 3
Surbhi Misra 3 Vanessa Pitel {South Africa} 0 Girl's Under 17 Round 2 9-1, 9-1, 9-1
Ahmad Alzapidii {Jorden} 0 Parth Sharma 3 Boy's Under 17 Round 2 3-9, 7-9, 7-9
Mohamed El Shourbagy {Egypt} 3 Karan Malik 0 Boy's Under 15 Round 3 9-2, 10-8, 9-2
Ramit Tandon 3 Yasser Hamido {Egypt} 0 Boy's Under 15 Round 3 9-4, 9-3, 9-0
Robert Downer {Hampshire} 0 Aditya Jagtap 3 Boy's Under 15 Round 3 7-9, 3-9, 0-9
Harinda P S Sandhu 1 Nicholas Muller {Switzerland} 3 Boy's Under 17 Round 3 4-9, 9-1, 3-9, 5-9
Shahzad Khan {Pakistan} 3 Vikram Malhotra 2 Boy's Under 17 Round 2 4-9, 6-9, 9-6, 9-6, 9-2
Omar Mosaad {Egypt} 3 Sandeep Jangra 0 Tue 3 Jan 9.40am Court 1 Boy's Under 19 Round 2 9-4, 9-0, 9-0
Fadi Tharwat {Egypt} 3 Abishek Pradhan 0 Boy's Under 13 - Round 2 9-1, 9-1, 9-0
Omar Mosaad {Egypt} 3 Sandeep Jangra 0 Boy's U19 Round 2 9-4, 9-0, 9-0
Aditya Jagtap 0 Farhan Zaman {Pakistan} 3 Boy's U15 Round 2 0-9, 8-10, 0-9

Day 1 Jan 2
Aditya Jagtap 0 Farhan Zaman {Pakistan} 3 Boy's U15 Round 2 0-9, 8-10, 0-9
Charles Sharpes {Surrey} 3 Ramit Tandon 0 Boy's U15 Round 2 10-8, 9-3, 9-7
Jonathon Brown {Nottingh} 0 Harinder P S Sandhu 3 Boy's U17 Round 1 1-9, 0-9, 4-9
Parth Sharma 0 Muhammed S Hassan {Pakistan} 3 Boy's Under 17 Round 1 3-9, 0-9, 9-10
Lucas Serme {France} 0 Karan Malik 3 2 Boy's U15 Round 2 2-9, 7-9, 5-9
Vikram Malhotra 3 Luqmaan Mooradd {South Africa} 0 Boy's U17 Round 1 9-0, 9-1, 9-4
Ahmed Osama Hawas {Egypt} 3 Sujat Barva 0 Boy's U17 Round 1 9-2, 9-2, 9-2
Sandeep Jangra 3 Andrew Birks {Shropshire} 2 Boy's U19 Round 1 9-6, 9-2, 5-9, 4-9, 10-8
Surbhi Misra 3 Jane Allman {Surrey} 0 Girl's U17 Round 1 9-6, 9-6, 9-4
Matt Boal {Gloucester} 1 Shravan Kaul 3 Boy's U13 Round 1 9-6, 8-9, 7-9, 3-9