Dahiya overcame Julien Zinser of Germany in the round of 16 via technical superiority (13-2) followed by a 12-6 win over Zangar Kabylbekov of Kazakhstan in the quarter-final

It was not just the shock result, but the manner in which Maharashtra’s Todkar went about his business against the decorated Ravi Dahiya that created a flutter at the IG Stadium early in the day