Saquib takes sole lead

Clubbed in Category A for the two-round tournament, Ahmed holds a two-stroke advantage over local lad S Chikkarangappa at the Eagleton Golf Resort. Praful Chand is at third after returning a card of five-over 77. Yashash Candra heads by a shot in Category B after submitting eight-over 80.

Leading scores (after 18 holes): Category A and B: 72: Syed Saquib Ahmed; 74: S Chikkarangappa; 77: Praful Chand; 80: Yashash Chandra; 81: Gaurav Bhandari; 82: Sumeru Bhauguna; 83: Varun Ramesh Jois; 84: Sarhan Italia; 85: Akhil Rao, Nikita Arjun, Prateek Punith Jalan.
Category B: 80: Yashash Candra; 81: Gaurav Bhandari; 89: Akshath Vidyanath; 90: Akash Srinivasan; 92: Karan Arjun.
Category C: 89: Aditi Ashok; 94: Ganapathy C; 95: Surya Kumar; 96: K Arjun Reddy; 97: Ankita Kedalaya.
Category D: 94: Shreyas Chandra; 102: Karan Bharat; 103: Yuvraj R Joshi; 109: Prattek Nagaprasad; 112: Druvan Gandhi.