PETALING JAYA: Former Podium player Darren Rahul Pragasam and rising squash professional C. Ameeshenraj continued their pursuit of breaking into the top 100 by reaching the second round of the Liverpool Cricket Club Open on Tuesday.

World No. 127 Darren, who has been showing promise in recent weeks, played well to overcome a player ranked 23 places above him in the world, James Peach of England, in the opening round of the Professional Squash Association (PSA) challenger event.