Ghosal started as a strong favourite against World No.34 Max Lee and duly delivered the goods, putting India 1-0 ahead with a comfortable 3-1 win in just over an hour.
In the next game, Tandon showed his composure to ride out of the storm and win the crucial tie against Yip Tsz Fung 3-0 in 38 minutes.
In just under 100 minutes, India had booked a berth in the quarterfinals with still a match to go. However, in the dead rubber, Harinder Pal Sandhu lost to Leo Au 1-2.
In the match against Lee, Ghosal started strongly and his usual busy game reaped good rewards as he won the first game.
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Quarterfinalist at Asian Championship in Pakistan and the Hong Kong International in May, Lee came back strongly, matching Ghosal stroke for stroke and dominating the front court. He opened a 7-2 lead in the second game.
Ghosal paid the price of being too aggressive and Lee took full advantage to open up the front of the court.
Ghosal won seven points on a trot, including cashing in on three unforced errors from Lee, to take a 9-7 lead and eventually close out the game 11/8.
The third game was an equally interesting tussle with little to choose between the two. At one stage the scores were tied at 7-7. Ghosal inexplicably froze, making uncharacteristic errors and missing a boast to hand the game to his opponent.
But the lapse proved momentary and Ghosal regrouped quickly to get back into his rhythm and controlled the pace in the fourth game to win 11-6.