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RESULTS: Royal Oak Open Squash Championships, Auckland, New Zealand

1st round:
[1] Ritwik Bhattacharya (IND) bt [Q] Mohamed Elkeiy (EGY) 15-2, 15-1, 15-11
Luca Mastrostefano (ITA) bt [9] Wade Johnstone (AUS) 11-15, 15-11, 6-15, 15-7, 15-11
Campbell Grayson (NZL) bt [8] Andrea Bianchetti (ITA) 9-15, 7-15, 15-13, 15-13, 15-12
[12] Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) bt [Q] John Ashley Abrahamse (RSA) 15-12, 15-12, 4-15, 15-13
[4] Tony James (AUS) bt [Q] Oliver Johnston (NZL) 11-15, 15-11, 15-9, 15-10
[15] Sam Miller (ENG) bt Michael Elford (ENG) 15-9, 15-4, 15-11
Mohamed Ismail (EGY) bt [5] Amr Mansi (EGY) 15-10, 10-15, 15-8, 15-13
[16] Timothy Manning (AUS) bt [Q] Martin Knight (NZL) 15-8, 15-12, 15-13
[11] Peter Hughes (AUS) bt Robin Clarke (CAN) 15-12, 15-12, 15-8
[Q] Kashif Shuja (PAK) bt [7] Takehide Hota (JPN) 15-5, 15-9, 15-6
[Q] Glen Wilson (NZL) bt [14] Luke Margan (AUS) 15-6, 15-10, 15-8
[3] Sabir Butt (CAN) bt Wai Hang Wong (HKG) 15-2, 15-5, 15-12
[13] Kirby Sinclair (AUS) bt [Q] Khaled Elebrashy (EGY) 17-14, 17-15, 17-16
[6] Callum O'Brien (NZL) bt [Q] Phillip Barker (ENG) 15-10, 15-9, 5-15, 9-15, 15-11
Ashley Flathers (ENG) bt [10] Mark Ikin (AUS) 15-9, 15-13, 15-5
[2] Dylan Bennett (NED) bt Scott Huffer (AUS) 15-9, 15-6, 15-12
2nd round:
[1] Ritwik Bhattacharya (IND) bt Luca Mastrostefano (ITA) 15-9, 15-11, 15-6
[12] Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) bt Campbell Grayson (NZL) 15-10, 15-14, 15-5
[15] Sam Miller (ENG) bt [4] Tony James (AUS) 15-8, 15-8, 14-15, 2-15, 15-9
[16] Timothy Manning (AUS) bt Mohamed Ismail (EGY) 6-15, 15-4, 15-9, 15-9
[Q] Kashif Shuja (PAK) bt [11] Peter Hughes (AUS) 15-9, 15-12, 14-15, 15-4
[Q] Glen Wilson (NZL) bt [3] Sabir Butt (CAN) w/o
[6] Callum O'Brien (NZL) bt [13] Kirby Sinclair (AUS) 15-7, 15-9, 15-2
[2] Dylan Bennett (NED) bt Ashley Flathers (ENG) 13-15, 15-12, 17-15, 15-13
Quarter-finals:
[1] Ritwik Bhattacharya (IND) bt [12] Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) 15-8, 15-6, 15-5
[16] Timothy Manning (AUS) bt [15] Sam Miller (ENG) 10-15, 15-3, 16-17, 15-12, 15-7
[Q] Kashif Shuja (PAK) bt [Q] Glen Wilson (NZL) 16-17, 15-10, 15-12, 13-15, 15-11
[2] Dylan Bennett (NED) bt [6] Callum O'Brien (NZL) 15-6, 13-15, 15-10, 15-10
Semi-finals:
[1] Ritwik Bhattacharya (IND) bt [16] Timothy Manning (AUS) 15-13, 15-3, 15-13
[Q] Kashif Shuja (PAK) bt [2] Dylan Bennett (NED) 11-15, 15-12, 17-15, 15-11
Final:
[1] Ritwik Bhattacharya (IND) bt [Q] Kashif Shuja (PAK) 15-12, 15-13, 15-13

Bhattacharya Celebrates Second New Zealand Success

A week after claiming his maiden title on the PSA Tour, India's Ritwik Bhattacharya added a second New Zealand tour trophy to his collection with success in the Royal Oak Open Squash Championship in Auckland.

The 23-year-old from New Delhi, who won last week's North Island Championships in Whakatane to become the first Indian to claim a PSA Tour title, beat Pakistan's Kashif Shuja 15-12 15-13 15-13 in the Royal Oak final.

Shuja, a qualifier from Rawalpindi, was celebrating his first appearance in a PSA final since October 97.  The former world No49 withdrew from the PSA on moving to New Zealand to coach some years ago.  Clearly now reinvigorated, Shuja has rejoined the international players' body and is sure to improve on his current world ranking of 242.