Saurav Ghosal bows down fighting in the final round of Qatar open

New Delhi, Apr 13 (UNI) Ace Indian squash player Saurav Ghosal went down fighting 11/13, 7/11, 11/7, 11/8, 11/8 against England's Daryl Selby in the final qualifying round of the Qatar Classic.

Sourav, ranked 40, was initially leading the marathon 83-minute five-setter by two sets against his three place higher-ranked English opponent. But later he could not sustained the pressure and bowed out from the 1,85,000 dollar PSA Super Series Platinum event, a SRFI release stated.

The Asian Games bronze medallist entered the final qualifying round after defeating Khawaja Adil Maqbool of Pakistan in straight sets in the first round.

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