NEW DELHI, Nov 19: Four Indians fell by the wayside as all seeded players advanced into the quarter-finals of the first Asian Squash Federation Junior (under-19) Circuit Grand Final which began at the Gymkhana Club courts today.National junior champion and No 1 seed Ritwik Bhattacharya (India) got a walkover from Jaikaran Juneja while No 2 seed Bikram Uberoi got past Varun Kumar 9-4, 9-3, 9-3. Another Indian, Anshul Manchanda, also won the opening round against Wong Wan San (Malaysia) 9-2, 10-9, 9-2.
RESULTS: (FIRST ROUND)
Boys' (under-19): Kumaresh (Mal) bt Mihir Kapoor (Ind) 9-3, 9-3, 10-8; Anshul Manchandha (India) bt Wong Wan San (Mal) 9-2, 10-9, 9-2; Yan Kah Ho (HK) bt Tejvir Singh (Ind) 9-4, 9-2, 9-0; Ifrahim Gul (Pak) bt Abhimanu Jain (Ind) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0; Roger Ngan (HK) bt Yashwardhan Singh (Ind) 9-2, 9-2, 9-1; Bikram Uberoi (Ind) bt Varun Kumar (Ind) 9-4, 9-3, 9-3; Ritwick Bhattacharya (Ind) w/o Jaikaran Juneja (Ind); Mubashir Gul (Pak) bt Eng Keng Guan (Mal) 9-1, 9-1, 9-1.
Girls'(under-19): Kong Yi Zhen (Mal) bt Joshna Chinnappa (Ind) 10-9, 6-9, 9-6, 8-10, 9-3.
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