India's top ranked player Saurav Ghosal crashed out of the $2,77,500 World Squash Open after being humbled by Egyptian Karim Darwish in Kuwait City.

World No 34 Ghosal, who for the first time in his career has made it to the second round of the premier event, lost 4-11, 5-11, 9-11, 1-11 to top seed Darwish in 40 minutes at the all-glass court in Green Island on Monday night.