Top seed Om Semwal outplayed Vir Beri in a Men’s round of 64 match coasting to a 11-6, 11-6, 11-7 victory in the 49th Bombay Gymkhana Maharashtra State Open Squash Tournament 2026, at the Bombay Gymkhana glassback court on Saturday.
Top seed Om Semwal
Om Semwal maintained firm control of the tempo throughout the match, leaving Beri little room to mount a comeback.
Meanwhile, Aarav Rathi also enjoyed an easy outing agains Hemang Gupta in a Boys’ U-17 round of 64 encounter. Aarav posted a 11-1, 11-5, 11-4 win to advance to the round of 32.
Results – Boys’ U-17 (round 64): Aarav Rathi bt Hemang Gupta 11-1, 11-5, 11-4; Aadi Kothri bt Arhaan Kapoor 11-5, 11-1, 11-1; Bhavik Ghuge bt Daksh Jindal 11-1, 11-1, 11-1; Veer Singh bt Ayaan Sharda 11-4, 11-4, 11-9.
Men (round 64): Om Semwal bt Vir Beri 11-6, 11-6, 11-7; Ness Billimoria bt Arsh Chadha 9-11, 11-5, 11-1, 11-4; Arman Darukhanwala bt Nageshwar Jadhav 11-1, 11-3, 11-0; Mohit Bhat bt Ravi Lachka 11-1, 11-3, 11-3; Aayush Verma bt Gideon Cyrus 11-2, 11-2, 11-1.