Gogi Alauddin displayed his talent as a former World No. 2 at the 60 and above category by comprehensively beating Reddy in straight games of the Asian Master Squash Tournament on Thursday.
Lalit Kumar hands India their only gold medal at this Masters by beating Pakistani Mohammad Hanif in the final for 55-59.
Hassan Raza beats Indian Jaideep Singh in 4 games in a tightly contested match for the 50-54 category. Mohammad Fayyaz creates an upset by beating Pakistani former World Junior Champion Sohail Qaiser in straight games, to put Hong Kong on the podium. (44-49)
Sajjad Ahmed beats Abdul Rashid in the 40-44 category after having been taken out twice due to bleeding above the eye because of an accidental stroke by the other player (for ten minute intervals each) , in straight games. Jahangir Khan Jr won the 35-39 category in the fifth game, after his opponent Zulfiqar Khan had to retire because of an injury.
Bronze: Munir Sait (India) (60 and above), Abdul Qayyum (Pak) (55-59), Ali Hasan Habib (Pak) (50-54), Rohit Thawani and Deepak Moolani – shared (45-49), Adnan Latif (Pak) (40-44), Saurabh Nayyar (Ind) (35-39)
Silver: Rajit Reddy (Ind) (60 and above), Mohammad Hanif (Pak) (55-59), Jaideep Singh (Ind) (50-54), Sohail Qaiser (Pak) (45-49), Abdul Rashid (Pak) (40-44), Zulfiqar Khan (Pak) (35-39)
Gold: Gogi Alauddin (Pak) (60 and above), Lalit Kumar (Ind) (55-59), Hassan Raza (Pak) (50-54), Mohammad Fayyaz (HK) (45-49), Sajjad Ahmed (Pak) (40-44), Jahangir Khan Jr (Pak) (35-39).
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