U.P. MASTER’S LUCKNOW EDITION

U.P. MASTER’S – KANPUR EDITION
THE SECOND EDITION OF THE U.P. MASTERS WAS PLAYED IN IIT - KANPUR ( INCEDENTALLY MAKING IT THE FIRST EVENT THAT THE INSTITUTIONS COURTS PLAYED HOST TO). HERE MATCHES WERE PLAYED IN THREE CATEGORIES AND PARTICIPATION WAS PREDOMINANTLY FROM KANPUR. WITH ONLY A FEW PLAYERS FROM LUCKNOW AND ALLAHABAD COMPETING.
PLAYERS GOT TO PLAY MORE GAMES AS THEY CONTESTED AGAINST EACH OTHER IN THE ROUND ROBBIN FORMAT.
THE FOLLOWING WERE THE RESULTS OF THE SECOND EDITION:-
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25-35YEARS
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WINNER – SHASHANK NARAYAN (KANPUR CLUB)
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RUNNER-UP – ISHAN SHARMA (IIT- KANPUR)
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35 – 40 YEARS
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WINNER – AMIT AGARWAL (KANPUR CLUB)
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RUNNER -UP – LT. COL. RANJEET (IIT – KANPUR)
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40 YEARS & ABOVE
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SHARAD DWIVEDI
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VISHAL GHAI
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IT WAS INTERESTING LIKE ALWAYS TO SEE GLIMPSES OF OLD BRILLIANCE REFLECT IN MOST SENIOR PLAYERS GAME – THE FACT THAT THEY ALL COMPETED IN THE SPIRIT OF THE GAME WAS EXTREMELY HEARTINING. NOTICABLE AMONG THEM WERE PERFORMANCES BY LT. COL RANJEET – AND ALSO THAT OF MR SATISH CHATURVEDI (ADVOCATE GENERAL OF THE STATE OF UTTAR PARDESH). MR. CHATURVEDI INCEDENTALLY WON HIS MATCH BUT SINCE HE HAD TO PROCEED FOR SOME WORK REQUESTED THE ORGANISERS TO LET HIS OPPONENT PLAY THE NEXT ROUND.
MATCHES WERE OFFICIATED BETWEEN MR. VIKRANT DWIVEDI & MR. VIKAS SHARMA WHILE DR. N.K. PANDEY SECRETARY – UPSRA WAS THE OFFICIAL OBSERVER OF THE MEET.




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Thanks a lot for the mention. It was really great fun playing squash after a gap. Will look forward for more interaction