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Ghosal & Wong To Contest Chennai Open Final

15 Jun 2007

Top-seeded Indian Saurav Ghosal will face Hong Kong's Wai Hang Wong in the final of the ICL Chennai Open after hard-fought victories in today's semi-finals of the PSA Tour event at ICL Squash Academy in the Indian city of Chennai.

Second seed Wong beat third seed compatriot Dick Lau 7-11, 11-4, 11-9, 9-11, 11-6 in 45 minutes.

Ghosal is marking his fourth appearance in a PSA Tour final. The 20-year-old from Chennai was taken to tie-breaks in two games by Egyptian opponent Mohamed El Shorbagy, the fifth seed, before winning 11-9, 11-10 (2-0), 11-10 (2-0).

Semi-finals:
[1] Saurav Ghosal (IND) bt [5] Mohamed El Shorbagy (EGY) 11-9, 11-10 (2-0), 11-10 (2-0) (31m)
[2] Wai Hang Wong bt [3] Dick Lau (HKG) 7-11, 11-4, 11-9, 9-11, 11-6 (45m)