Kumar Stuns Peter in Victorian Open Quarters

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India’s World No.102 Kush Kumar came up with a superb comeback to recover from two games down against number four seed Reiko Peter in the quarter-final of the Victorian Open, PSA M10 tournament.

Kumar looked down and out after a strong start from Peter saw the Swiss World No.80 fall two games behind, but the 20-year-old steadied the ship magnificently before launching an all assault on his opponent, eventually taking it 10-12, 5-11, 11-3, 11-4, 11-6 to reach his first PSA World Tour semi-final for 12 months.

Home hope Rex Hedrick lies in wait for Kumar after overturning a 1-0 deficit to defeat Welshman Joel Makin in the last eight.

Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu could be reunited with Kumar in an all-Indian final thanks to his victory over New Zealand’s Williams.

Like Hedrick before him, Sandhu went a game down but battled back to take the next three games without reply, setting up a semi-final clash with top seed Joe Lee, who saw off Arthur Gaskin in straight games after opening the match up with an 11-0 win in game one.

Results – Quarter-Final: Victorian Open 2016
[1] Joe Lee (ENG) bt [6] Arthur Gaskin (IRL) 3-0: 11-0, 11-8, 11-8
[3] Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu (IND) bt [7] Evan Williams (NZL) 9-11, 11-2, 11-2, 11-7
[8] Kush Kumar (IND) bt [4] Reiko Peter (SUI) 3-2: 10-12, 5-11, 11-3, 11-4, 11-6
[2] Rex Hedrick (AUS) bt [5] Joel Makin (WAL) 3-1: 3-11, 14-12, 11-3, 11-3

Draw – Semi-Final
[1] Joe Lee (ENG) v [3] Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu (IND)
[8] Kush Kumar (IND) v [2] Rex Hedrick (AUS)