Saurav Ghosal: Difference between revisions

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}

{{Infobox squash player

| name                    = Saurav Ghosal

| image                  = Saurav Ghosal and James Willstrop 2012.jpg

| image_size              =  

| nickname                =  

| birth_name              =  

| birth_date              = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|8|10}}

| height                  = {{height|ft=5|in=6}}

| weight                  = {{convert|65|kg|lb}}

| years_active            =  

| turnedpro              = 2003

| coach                  = Malcolm Willstrop,<br/>S. Maniam &<br/>[[Cyrus Poncha]]

| highest_ranking        = No. 10

{{MedalComp|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}

{{MedalSilver|[[Squash at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 Gold Coast]]|[[Squash at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Mixed doubles|Mixed doubles]]}}

{{MedalComp|[[Asian Games]]}}

{{MedalGold|[[Squash at the 2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]]|[[Squash at the 2014 Asian Games – Men's team|Team]]}}

{{MedalBronze|[[Squash at the 2006 Asian Games|2006 Doha]]|[[Squash at the 2006 Asian Games – Men's singles|Singles]]}}

{{MedalBronze|[[Squash at the 2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]]|[[Squash at the 2010 Asian Games – Men's singles|Singles]]}}

{{MedalBronze|[[Squash at the 2018 Asian Games|2018 Jakarta]]|[[Squash at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's singles|Singles]]}}

{{MedalComp|[[South Asian Games]]}}

{{MedalBronze|[[Squash at the 2016 South Asian Games|2016 India]]|Singles}}

}}

==Career overview==

In 2013, Saurav became the first [[India]]n to reach the Quarter finals of the [[2013 Men's World Open Squash Championship|World Squash Championship]] at Manchester, England.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/othersports/216336-saurav-ghosal-becomes-first-indian-to-reach-quarters-of-world-squash-championships |title=NDTV Sports article on Saurav Ghoshal in the World Championship, 2013 |access-date=31 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214133735/http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/othersports/216336-saurav-ghosal-becomes-first-indian-to-reach-quarters-of-world-squash-championships |archive-date=14 December 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In 2004, he became the first [[India]]n ever to win the coveted [[British Junior Open]] Under-19 [[Squash (sport)|Squash]] title, defeating Adel El Said of [[Egypt]] in the final at [[Sheffield, England]].

Ghosal has numerous firsts to his credit, the first Indian to be ranked junior World No one, the first to bag the junior National championship three years in a row and in December 2006, he won the country the first medal in squash in the Doha Asian Games. His first major title was the German Open (U-17) in May 2002 and he won the Dutch Open two months later.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://coachcyrus.wordpress.com/2007/08/04/deccan-herald-article-on-saurav-ghosal/ | title=Deccan Herald article on Saurav Ghosal | publisher=Cyrus Poncha’s squash blog | access-date=29 December 2018 }}</ref>

Saurav Ghosal has been named as the Professional Squash Association’s (PSA) Men’s President as one of three new additions to the PSA’s Board of Directors, which were officially confirmed at the association’s annual AGM on Wednesday December 22, 2021.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://psaworldtour.com/news/view/9346/ghosal-heads-trio-of-new-additions-to-psa-board |title= GHOSAL HEADS TRIO OF NEW ADDITIONS TO PSA BOARD| date=23 December 2021 | author=psaworldtour }}</ref>

==Personal life==

| url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/photos-saurav-ghosal-gets-hitched/20170203.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dipika Pallikal's sister is married to her shuttler friend Saurav Ghosal

| url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/dipika-pallikal-sister-diya-married-to-her-shuttler-friend-saurav-ghosal-squash-player/17957197}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Wedding and seeding in Ghosal balancing act

==External links==

* [http://coachcyrus.wordpress.com/2006/08/15/saurav-wins-otters-psa-newspaper-articles/ Newspaper articles on Saurav's PSA Otters win]

* [http://coachcyrus.wordpress.com/2006/08/10/saurav-in-dnaamong-top-10-by-2010/ Saurav's interview in DNA]

* [http://coachcyrus.wordpress.com/tag/saurav-ghosal Articles on Saurav on Cyrus Poncha's squash Blog]

* [http://im.rediff.com/sports/2005/nov/15saurav11.jpg Rediff interview]

* [http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/asiad-mens-team-gets-historic-gold-women-grab-silver/article6452843.ece?homepage=true "Asiad: Men’s squash team gets historic gold, women grab silver"]

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[[Category:South Asian Games medalists in squash]]

[[Category:Competitors at the 2009 World Games]]