Vikas shocks Ritwik in Otters Open

03 July,2010 08:49 AM IST |   |  Agencies

Fourth seed Vikas Jangra shocked defending champion and top seed Ritwik Bhattacharya to storm into the Men's Open final, in the Otters Squash Open 2010, organised and hosted by Otters Club yesterday


Fourth seed Vikas Jangra shocked defending champion and top seed Ritwik Bhattacharya to storm into the Men's Open final, in the Otters Squash Open 2010, organised and hosted by Otters Club yesterday.

On a dramatic day of upsets, Jangra of Indian Navy fashioned the biggest of the tournament following an exciting 11-3, 5-11, 11-9, 11-9 win over the favourite for au00a0 surprise entry into the championship round.

Third seed Sachika Balvani stunned No 2 Ankita Sharma 3-2 in a thriller to advance into the women's final.

Balvani of Otters Cub rallied from a 1-2 deficit to win the last two games for a nail-biting 9-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9 win in a tight contest that could have gone either way.

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