New Delhi, May 9 (PTI) Indian world No. 45 Veer Chotrani defeated higher-ranked compatriot Abhay Singh in five games in the men’s opening round of the World Squash Championships in Giza, Egypt.
Chotrani overcame Abhay 14-12, 8-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-2 for his second win in three meetings against the Indian world No. 22.
Chotrani will play Egyptian world No. 1 Mostafa Asal next on Sunday.
Ramit Tandon and Velavan Senthilkumar will kickstart their campaign in the 64-strong field with first-round matches against Egyptian world No. 21 Kareem El Torkey and French world No. 5 Victor Crouin respectively. PTI UNG AH AH
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