Kush Kumar clinched a berth in the quarter-finals of the Life Time Atlanta Open
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Indian squash ace Kush Kumar carried on his impeccable form to the PSA World Tour as he clinched a berth in the quarter-finals of the $10,000 Life Time Atlanta Open 2016 late on Thursday. The 19-year-old, who has been seeded fourth at this tournament, comfortably beat Canadian qualifier Albert Shoihet, 11-9, 13-11, 11-7 in his opening round.
The World No. 91 next faces the eight seeded South African Clinton Leeuw for a place in the semi-finals.
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The former World Junior Squash Championships bronze medallist played a key role in India’s gold medal-winning campaign at the South Asian Games in February. After India and Pakistan were tied at 1-1 in the Men’s Team Championships, Kush put up a stupendous performance to topple the much higher-ranked Farhan Zaman, 11-3, 11-8, 12-10 to bring home the gold.
Kush would surely be looking to use that confidence to do well in the PSA circuit now.
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Sachika Ingale bows out of Seattle Open
Meanwhile, Kush’s compatriot, Sachika Ingale did not share the same fortune as she crashed out of the $10,000 Seattle Open in the first round. The 21-year-old failed to put up any resistance to the eighth seed Rachel Arnold of Malaysia and succumbed to a 3-11, 4-11, 2-11 defeat in just 15 minutes.
Ingale was the only Indian playing at this tournament.
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