Kush Kumar, the reigning national junior champion, did well to reach the quarterfinals in the USD 10,000 Las Vegas open squash tournament being held in Nevada, USA.
Having had to go through the qualifying rounds, the Indian did well to cross two rounds to reach the main draw. He beat a Pakistan player Syed Hamzah Bhukari 3-2 first and then led 2-0 against New Zealand's Alex Grayson before the latter retired.
In the main draw, Kumar showed his fighting qualities in ousting the eighth seed Alex Ingham of England 11-9, 11-8, 11-7. Up against the third seed Chris Gordon of USA next in the quarters, the Indian succumbed 3-11, 9-11, 5-11.
