Arun Sharma fought back from the brink to defeat his Maharashtra state-mate Tejas Sathare in five games and enter the men's pre-quarterfinals of the All India Squash Open tournament in Mumbai.

Sharma trailed 0-2 before hitting the straps and carve out a 9-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-3 victory to enter the last 16.

Likewise,  Mehul Kumar of Services fought back from 1-2 to overcome the stiff challenge from Miheer Prakash of Maharashtra for a 11-9, 4-11, 3-11, 11-3, 11-4 win and also entered the last 16.