Unseeded Ravi Dixit upset fourth seed Aqeel Rehman of Austria while Gaurav Nandrajog overcame eighth seeded Baseem Makram of Egypt in the pre-quarterfinals of the Indian PSA Challenger Series squash here Wednesday.
However, third seeded Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu was lucky to survive against junior Abhishek Pradhan for a 11-7, 7-11, 11-8, 7-11, 8-11 win in 44 minutes.
Other results:
Andrew Wagih Shoukry (Egypt) bt Islam El Fiky (Egypt) 11-5, 11-8, 9-11, 11-3; Choong Kam Hing (Malaysia) bt Vikas Jangra (India) 11-4, 11-6, 12-10; Ahmed Hawas (Egypt) bt Sandeep Jangra (India) 8-11, 7-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-8; Naresh Kumar (India) bt Jo Wen Ng (Mal) 9-11, 11-13, 11-7, 11-2, 11-3; James Snell (Eng) bt Ramit Tandon (Ind) 14-12, 11-6, 11-6.
WISPA Challenger: Aparajitha Balamurukan (India) bt Maggy Marshall (Australia) 11-5, 11-6, 1-11, 12-10.