CHENNAI: India's Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu defeated compatriot Navaneeth Prabhu in four games in the men's singles first round action in the HCL-SRFI Indian Tour Chennai leg squash tournament which got underway on Monday.
Sandhu, a wild card entrant, won 11-2, 7-11, 11-8, 11-8 against Prabhu, to book a berth in the second round.
Ravi Dixit, however, went down to Adegoke Onaopemipo of Nigeria in four games.
The seeded players received a bye in the first round and will be seen in action on Tuesday.
Notable names in the fray include Aly Abou Eleinen of Egypt (world rank 63) and Martin Svec (Czech Republic, world rank 83) among men. India's Tanvi Khanna (world No.92) will be the top-seed in the women's section which also features Sunayna Kuruvilla.
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