Sanya Vats, the lone Indian in the semifinals, defeated Unnati Tripathi in the women’s quarterfinals at the HCL Squash PSA Challenger Tour in Chennai. She is set to face Egyptian top seed Rouqaia Othman in the next stage. Meanwhile, Suraj Chand, the second seed, triumphed over Ammar Altamimi in the men’s pre-quarterfinals.
Om Semwal and Rathika Seelan, along with Sanya Vats, Unnati Tripathi, and Pooja Arthi Raghu, were among the Indians advancing to the quarterfinals. Ananya Narayanan also secured a victory in the women’s first round. In another event, Tanvi Khanna staged a remarkable comeback against Farida Walid to win the women’s final at the HCL-SRFI PSA Challenger Tournament in Mumbai.
The men’s title was claimed by M. Syafiq Kamal after defeating Yassin Shohdy. The quarterfinal results included victories for various players, with Md Syafiq Kamal and Joachim Chuah emerging as winners in the men’s category, while Sanya Vats and Rouqaia Othman advanced in the women’s matches.
