Sydney: Indian squash player Saurav Ghosal clinched the PSA Challenger title at the Octane Sydney Classic, in Australia. The 38-year-old Ghosal, seeded second at the PSA Challenger Tour (second-tier of professional circuit) event, defeated World No. 142 Abdelrahman Nasser of Egypt 3-0 (11-2, 11-6, 11-2) in the final.
The Indian, who has a total of 12 medals across categories at the Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games, beat World No. 141 Rhys Dowling of Australia 3-1 (11-9, 5-11, 11-1, 11-2) in the semifinals, Korea’s Minwoo Lee 3-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-5) in the quarterfinals, and Malta’s Kijan Sultana 3-0 (11-8, 11-2, 11-8) in the second round. He was awarded a bye in the opening round.
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Former World No. 10 Ghosal announced his retirement from the sport in April last year, but he changed his mind earlier this year and decided return to the game.
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