Defending champion and men's top seed Mahesh Mangaonkar overcame second seed Ravi Dixit to clinch the men's crown for the third time in a row in the JSW 41st Bombay Gymkhana Maharashtra State Open Squash Championships.
<img title="Mahesh Mangaonkar" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/aug/18Mahesh-Mangaonkar-1.jpg" alt="Mahesh Mangaonkar" /> Mahesh Mangaonkar
India No 2 Mangaonkar endured a strong challenge from Tamil Nadu's Dixit to snatch a hard-fought 11-9, 11-9, 13-11 win in a championship round that lasted 37 minutes.
Dixit recovered from a 4-7 deficit to lead 8-7 in the opening game and fought hard in the second in a neck-and-neck battle. He ran Mangaonkar close in the third as well after surging to a 3-1 advantage, before Mangaonkar sealed victory on the third championship point, after earlier leading 10-9 and 11-10.

Defending champion and men's top seed Mahesh Mangaonkar overcame second seed Ravi Dixit to clinch the men's crown for the third time in a row in the JSW 41st Bombay Gymkhana Maharashtra State Open Squash Championships

Hat-trick for top seed Mahesh Mangaonkar

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Defending champion and men's top seed Mahesh Mangaonkar overcame second seed Ravi Dixit to clinch the men's crown for the third time in a row in the JSW 41st Bombay Gymkhana Maharashtra State Open Squash Championships

Hat-trick for top seed Mahesh Mangaonkar

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