The World No. 17 Ghosal played out of his skin to stretch the unseeded Finn in a hard-fought pre-quarterfinal that the Indian won 3-2 under considerable pressure. The 27-year-old Kolkata-born Ghosal looked to miss out on a history when he was down 0-2 against his lesser-known opponent but the Leeds-based racqueter showed his class when it mattered the most and upped the ante in the second half of the match to close out the issue 5-11 8-11 11-8 11-4 11-2. The eventual scoreline hardly did justice to the incredible performance from the Indian in the first two games.u00a0

Saurav Ghosal, Pic Sameer Markande