India's Saurav Ghosal made his way into the quarter-final with a hard fought win over Wales player Joel Makin in the PSA World squash championship here. The Indian, 32, seeded 11th, won 11-13, 11-7, 11-7, 13-11 but the success did not come easily, thanks to the way his unseeded opponent fought for every point.

Makin, who previously faced and lost to Ghosal at the CCI International in Mumbai in 2017, presented himself as a much better player. Ghosal knew his hands were full when Makin snatched the first game. The Indian was able to tighten his game to take the next two.