India’s young talent, Anahat Singh, secured her first final spot in a PSA Bronze-level event at the Squash on Fire Open in Washington by defeating Sabrina Sobhy from the US with a 3-1 score. Anahat, ranked 31st globally, surprised the 23rd-ranked American with scores of 11-9, 11-3, 9-11, 11-5 in the semifinals. She will face England’s top seed, Georgina Kennedy, who holds the 10th position in the world rankings, for the championship title. Anahat is the seventh seed in this tournament.
Anahat showcased her resilience earlier by overcoming a 2-0 deficit against the second seed, Sana Ibrahim, to secure a spot in the semifinals of the Squash on Fire Open. The Indian player, seeded seventh in the event, fought back from trailing 6-5 in both the third and fourth games to defeat the 17th-ranked Egyptian 8-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-7 in the PSA Bronze-level competition.
Seventeen-year-old Anahat has been making waves on the PSA Tour this season, including a notable achievement of reaching the semi-finals of the Silver-level Canadian Women’s Open in October, which propelled her into the top 30 globally. Her recent successes include finishing as the runner-up in the British Junior Open, contributing to India’s historic win in the inaugural Squash World Cup, and clinching the title in the Daly College Cup PSA event in Indore.
In a closely contested match, Indian top seed Anahat Singh narrowly lost in the women’s Under-19 final at the prestigious British Junior Open squash tournament held at the University of Birmingham. The 29th-ranked player was defeated by French second seed Lauren Baltayan with scores of 9-11, 11-7, 3-11, 9-11, marking her ninth final appearance across various age groups in the BJO.
Advancing to her first women’s under-19 final at the esteemed squash tournament, Anahat triumphed in the semifinals by defeating Egypt’s Malika El Karaksy (3/4) with scores of 11-8, 11-7, 11-9 in just 28 minutes.
