Sutton Coldfield (England): India’s Abhay Singh stormed into the final of the Sutton Coldfield International 2018, a PSA challenger event after a spectacular win over the top seed Jan vd Hereweggen of Belgium in the semi-final late on Friday.

Always a fighter, the fourth seeded Indian, a trainee at the Chennai’s Indian Squash Academy, needed little over an hour to script his 10-12, 11-9, 11-6, 3-11, 11-6 win and make it his fourth PSA final in his career. What stood out in favour of Abhay was his court coverage and quality drop shots.Towards the end stages, the Indian also showed effectiveness in countering long rallies. Abhay now faces the second seed Victor Cruin of France in th title match.