ghest seed at number 10, Schwartzman will take on either France’s Lucas Pouille or Kazakh Mikhail Kukushkin for a quarter-final spot. “I was close to a medal in Rio and I had beaten the medal winners earlier. All I can say is that players’ performances will be evaluated and will be followed closely. Patna had a bright start to the match and Bengal levelled the score for the first time only in the eighth minute. ed in the hand last December, finished off the Frenchwoman within 73 minutes in Arthur Ashe Stadium, closing out the contest in style with a fine ace. So shoddy was WFI’s planning that two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar compared it to preparation for a state tournament. “All the participating nations will be there, so we will ensure our wrestlers get some good practice. It summed up India’s woeful preparation, resulting in none of the 24 wrestlers crossing the quarterfinal stage of the world championships, which concluded in Paris last week. Even then, a win looked highly improbable until the last five minutes in which Bengal turned the game on its head. I hope justice prevails for me,” Narsingh told reporters here today on the sidelines of the an.