India's Mahesh Mangaonkar wins Sekisui Open

In the final in Kriens, Mahesh waged a long battle to wear down the third seed Danish player, Kristian Frost in five games.

Mahesh Mangaonkar last played a final at the NSCI Open in September which was his only PSA final of 2015.

Mahesh Mangaonkar has put his lean days behind him. The fifth seed, making steady progress, finally made it memorable by winning the title in the Sekisui Squash Open, a $15,000 PSA world tour event here on Sunday.

In the final in Kriens, Mahesh waged a long battle to wear down the third seed Danish player, Kristian Frost in five games 12-10, 7-11, 12-10, 11-13, 11-8. It was expectedly to be a close match and it proved to be one between two players of almost similar standards.

A bad 2015 had put off young Mahesh to the extent that his rankings dropped to 65. But this has been a promising start to 2016 with his fifth PSA title, the last being in October of 2014 in the Indian circuit.

The 21-year-old advanced to the final by beating unseeded Frenchman Geoffrey Demont, 11-6, 11-9, 11-5 in the semi-final.

The 65th ranked Indian last played a final at the NSCI Open in September which was his only PSA final of 2015.