Indian sports wrap, October 5: Bhullar falters as Ormsby turns season around with play-off win
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Bhullar falters as Ormsby turns season around with play-off win
Gaganjeet Bhullar’s hopes of a sixth win in Indonesia were dashed on the final day as Australian Wade Ormsby defeated Scott Vincent from Zimbabwe on the first hole of a sudden-death play-off to claim the Jakarta International Championship here Sunday.
The 45-year-old Ormsby had gone into the final round tied on -11 with Vincent, the International Series Morocco victor, and 2023 BNI Indonesian Masters champion Bhullar.
Although Bhullar and Vincent both picked up a birdie on the first, the Indian dropped three shots on the front nine to fall away. Two early birdies after the turn gave the Indian hope, but two costly doubles on 15 and 18 dashed any hope he had.
That left Vincent and Ormsby in a play-off, and the man from Down Under triumphed after making a routine par on the par-four 18th, where Vincent found water with his second shot.
Both had finished on -12 with one-under rounds as the nerves kicked in, one ahead of a packed bunch including Scott’s younger brother Kieran Vincent, Doyeob Mun of Korea, and the Thai trio of Pavit Tangkamolprasert, Poom Saksansin, and Sadom Kaewkanjana.
While Bhullar was the highest placed Indian on seven-under overall, Viraj Madappa carded a 66 to finish on three under, and S Chikkarangappa finished a shot further back on two over after a 74.
It is Ormsby’s fifth victory on the Asian Tour and second on The International Series. His last win came at the International Series Thailand in 2023.
“It was a bit of a grind,” said Ormsby, who made nine straight pars on the back nine.
“Probably didn’t have my best stuff out there, but I was just hanging in there. Feel bad for Scotty, you know, he kind of let a couple slip at the end there. But I hit a couple of great shots in that play-off hole, so that makes me feel better about the whole thing,” he added.
The next stop for the event will be the International Series Philippines to be played from October 23 to 26 in Manila.
-PTI
TENNIS
Shanghai Masters: Bopanna-Rojer pair exits in first round
Indo-Dutch pair of Rohan Bopanna and Jean-Julien Rojer went down in straight sets to the all-American duo of Robert Cash and JJ Tracy in the first round of Shanghai Masters on Sunday.
Cash and Tracy beat wildcards Bopanna and Rojer 7-6(5), 6-2 in an hour and 23 minutes.
– Team Sportstar
BADMINTON
Valishetty secure maiden BWF super 100 title at Al Ain Masters
Young Indian shuttler Shriyanshi Valishetty clinched her maiden BWF Super 100 title in the women’s singles category at the USD 120,000 Al Ain Masters, defeating compatriot Tasnim Mir in a pulsating three-game final here on Sunday.
The 18-year-old from Telangana, who trains at the Pullela Gopichand Academy, showed remarkable composure to fight back from a game down and prevail 15-21, 22-20, 21-7 in a 49-minute summit clash.
Valishetty squandered a four-point lead in the opening game as Tasnim rallied from 4-8 to 14-9, eventually pocketing the first game.
The second game turned into a neck-and-neck battle. Valishetty erased an early 1-4 deficit to go up 8-5 and later 17-14. Tasnim fought hard to stay in contention, but Valishetty held her nerve to take the contest into a decider.
Riding on that momentum, Valishetty stormed ahead in the third game. Though Tasnim briefly led 6-5, she crumbled thereafter as Valishetty unleashed a stunning 15-point run to seal the title in commanding fashion.
-PTI
BOXING
BFI Cup 2025: Amit, Vishwanath, Husamuddin enter semifinals; Manju, Ankushita, Arundhati, Priya, Parveen march into finals
Asiad gold medalist Amit Panghal (Services) led the charge in the men’s quarterfinals with a commanding 4:1 win over Usman Ansari (Services).
He was joined by teammate S Vishwanath (Services), who breezed past C. Lukas (Tamil Nadu) 5:0, and World Championships bronze medalist Mohammad Husamuddin (Services), who sealed his place in the semifinals with a 5:0 triumph against M. Henthoi Singh (Services).
On the women’s side, World Championships silver medalist Manju Rani (Railways) stormed into the final after defeating Mahi Siwach (Haryana) 5:0. World Youth Champion Ankushita Boro (Assam) also sealed her place in the summit clash with a 5:0 win over Shretima Thakur (Himachal Pradesh).
Former Youth World Champion Arundhati Choudhary (Services) was equally dominant in her 5:0 victory against Deepika (SAI). Priya (Haryana) outpunched Jyoti (Delhi) 5:0, while World Championships bronze medalist Parveen Hooda (SAI) dismantled Mahi Lama (Madhya Pradesh) with a 5:0 decision to complete a stellar line-up of finalists.
Boxers from State units and boards that finished in the top eight at the Elite Nationals are in action at the BFI Cup, joined by entries from SAI NCOE and host state Tamil Nadu.
The lineup also includes participants from the last two Elite National Championships, Indian team members from the 2024 and 2025 Asian U-22 Championships, as well as medalists from international competitions since 2022.
Adding further depth to the competition are medalists from the Goa and Uttarakhand National Games and the Sixth Youth Nationals. All entries are routed through official State units and boards.
-Team Sportstar
CRICKET
Mayank Agarwal, R. Smaran, and Anvay Dravid honoured at KSCA Annual Awards
India batter Mayank Agarwal, Anvay Dravid — son of legendary cricketer Rahul Dravid — and promising youngster R. Smaran were among the awardees across various categories at the KSCA Annual Awards held here on Sunday.
Agarwal was awarded for being the highest run-getter for the state in the Vijay Hazare Trophy with 651 runs at an average of 93, while Smaran bagged the corresponding award in the Ranji Trophy.
The left-hander made 516 runs from seven matches at an average of 64.50 with two hundreds.
The annual award in the bowler’s category went to Vasuki Koushik (23 wickets), and the pacer since then has moved to Goa ahead of the 2025-26 domestic season.
Anvay was the highest run-getter for Karnataka in the U-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy, and he grabbed the award for the second year in a row.
Karnataka and Mumbai Indians wicketkeeper batter KL Shrijith was honoured for emerging the top run-getter in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy with 213 runs.
Leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal (14 wickets) lifted the award in the bowlers’ section.
Niki Prasad, Mithila Vinod and Mala Rangaswamy (Performance Analyst) who were part of the India U-19 women’s team that won the ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Malaysia earlier this year were also felicitated and were rewarded Rs. 2 lakh each.
-PTI
ARCHERY
Archery Premier League: Might Marathas, Prithviraaj Yodhas, Rajputana Royals clinch wins
Day 4 of the Archery Premier League (APL) at the DDA Yamuna Sports Complex on Sunday saw more thrilling action.
The Mighty Marathas defeated the Chola Chiefs, the Prithviraaj Yodhas secured its second consecutive win over the Chero Archers in a shoot-off, and the Rajputana Royals continued its strong form with a victory against the Kakatiya Knights.
-Team Sportstar
MORE SPORTS
Anurag Thakur unanimously elected as President of Himachal Pradesh Olympic Association
Former Union Minister and Hamirpur MP Anurag Thakur was on Sunday unanimously elected as the President of the Himachal Pradesh Olympic Association.
He was elected during the Annual General Meeting of the association.
Virender Kanwar, the outgoing president of the association, was unanimously elected as the chief patron. MLA Chopal Balbir Verma was elected as senior vice president, while Rajesh Bhandari was made the general secretary. Amitabh Sharma was appointed as treasurer.
Thakur outlined the top priorities of the association moving forward and said that there was a need to strengthen sports infrastructure across the state, increase the number of qualified coaches to train athletes in all Olympic disciplines, and promote grassroots participation to nurture emerging talent.
He also spoke about building a self-sustaining model for the development and management of Olympic sports in the state.
-PTI
Published on Oct 05, 2025
