RESULTS: Punj Lloyd PSA Masters, New Delhi, India
1st round (lower half of draw):
[12] Ong Beng Hee (MAS) bt Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) 11-8, 11-6, 11-9 (45m)
[8] Mohamed El Shorbagy (EGY) bt Mohammed Abbas (EGY) 11-9, 15-13, 3-11, 11-7 (52m)
[15] Saurav Ghosal (IND) bt [Q] Adrian Waller (ENG) 11-7, 12-10, 11-6 (40m)
[3] Amr Shabana (EGY) bt [Q] Stephen Coppinger (RSA) 11-7, 11-6, 11-4 (28m)
[9] Daryl Selby (ENG) bt Joey Barrington (ENG) 11-6, 12-10, 11-9 (48m)
[5] Peter Barker (ENG) bt Omar Abdel Aziz (EGY) 12-10, 8-11, 11-6, 11-2 (48m)
[16] Jonathan Kemp (ENG) bt Tom Richards (ENG) 11-3, 1-11, 11-3, 11-9 (37m)
[1] Nick Matthew (ENG) bt [Q] Dick Lau (HKG) 11-6, 11-4, 11-4 (26m)
Local hero Saurav Ghosal delighted the packed crowd at the Sirifort CWG Block in the Indian capital New Delhi when he beat English qualifier Adrian Waller to reach the second round of the $192,500 Punj Lloyd PSA Masters, the tenth and final PSA Super Series squash championship of the year.
Fresh from his success in last week's Indian National Championship in Mumbai, where he won the title for the sixth time, 15th seed Ghosal beat Waller 11-7, 12-10, 11-6 in 40 minutes to become India's sole representative in the last 16.
And the Calcutta-born 24-year-old world No22 will have his work cut out to make the quarter-finals: Ghosal now faces Egypt's third seed Amr Shabana, the former world number one and winner of the title in 2006.
Shabana, the world No6 from Giza, needed only 28 minutes to despatch South African qualifier Stephen Coppinger 11-7, 11-6, 11-4.
England's new world champion Nick Matthew also had a straightforward passage through to the second round. The 30-year-old from Sheffield, who became England's first winner of the world title last week in Saudi Arabia, defeated Hong Kong qualifier Dick Lau 11-6, 11-4, 11-4 in 26 minutes.
Matthew, looking to reclaim his world number one ranking with PSA World Tour success in New Delhi, now faces fellow countryman Jonathan Kemp.
The 16th seed from Halifax, making a Tour comeback after hip surgery in July, claimed his first second round appearance in a Super Series event this year when he beat compatriot Tom Richards 11-3, 1-11, 11-3, 11-9.
Another all-England second round clash already ensures English presence in the semi-finals. Life-long friends Peter Barker and Daryl Selby, both from Essex, line up in the last 16 after both achieved 48-minute first round wins. Fifth seed Barker beat Egypt's Omar Abdel Aziz 12-10, 8-11, 11-6, 11-2, while England team-mate Selby, the No9 seed, removed compatriot Joey Barrington 11-6, 12-10, 11-9.
2nd round line-up:
[2] James Willstrop (ENG) v [11] Omar Mosaad (EGY)
[6] Wael El Hindi (EGY) v [10] Cameron Pilley (AUS)
[4] Thierry Lincou (FRA) v [13] Olli Tuominen (FIN)
[7] Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) v [14] Hisham Mohd Ashour (EGY)
[8] Mohamed El Shorbagy (EGY) v [12] Ong Beng Hee (MAS)
[3] Amr Shabana (EGY) v [15] Saurav Ghosal (IND)
[5] Peter Barker (ENG) v [9] Daryl Selby (ENG)
[1] Nick Matthew (ENG) v [16] Jonathan Kemp (ENG)
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