Hamburg, April 18 (IANS) Indian world No 47 Veer Chotrani went down to French fourth seed Baptiste Masotti in a five-game thriller in the men’s quarterfinals of the Hamburg Open, a PSA Bronze-level event, in Hamburg on Friday.Chotrani recovered twice to take the contest down to the wire before the French world No 19 clinched the decider for a 12-10, 9-11, 14-12, 9-11, 11-6 victory in 69 minutes.Earlier, Chotrani pulled off a major upset by defeating the 8th seed and home favourite Kandra in st…
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Hamburg, April 17 (IANS) India’s world No. 47 Veer Chotrani defeated German eighth-seed Raphael Kandra 3-0 in the men’s second round to move into the quarterfinals of the Hamburg Open squash, a PSA Bronze-level event. Chotrani pulled off a major upset by defeating home favourite Kandra in straight games. The Indian dominated the match from start to finish, requiring just 30 minutes to secure an 11-8, 11-7, 11-7 victory and advance to the last eight.However, his compatriots, fifth seed Abhay Si…
Hamburg, April 16 (IANS) Joshna Chinappa and Veer Chotrani advanced in the Hamburg Open squash, while compatriots Velavan Senthilkumar and Tanvi Khanna bowed out in the opening round. Former women’s world No. 10 Joshna eased past local challenger Saskia Beinhard 11-4, 11-5, 11-4, while men’s world No. 47 Chotrani beat Spain’s Ivan Perez 11-8, 11-9, 11-8 in the PSA Bronze-level event.Men’s fifth seed Abhay Singh, who moved up to a career-best world ranking of 22 this week, and Ramit Tando…
El Gouna (Egypt), April 7 (IANS) India’s Abhay Singh suffered a loss against Egyptian Youssef Ibrahim in the second round of El Gouna Open, a PSA Platinum level event.Ibrahim, once again battled through an ongoing left shoulder injury to defeat Abhay in five games 3-2 ( 7-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-5, 11-8 in 68 minutes.Earlier, Abhay rallied to beat Egyptian world No. 13 Aly Abou Eleinen 9-11, 11-8, 3-11, 11-4, 11-8 in the men’s opening round on Day 1.Elsewhere, on day three of play, World No.4 Karim…
El Gouna (Egypt), April 5 (IANS) Abhay Singh rallied to beat Egyptian world No. 13 Aly Abou Eleinen 9-11, 11-8, 3-11, 11-4, 11-8 in the men’s opening round of the El Gouna Open, a PSA Platinum event. The Egyptian managed to edge out the first game 11-9. Singh responded immediately in the second, finding his rhythm and leveling the score with an 11-8 win. The momentum swung wildly in the middle of the match. Eleinen dominated the third game, capitalising on a series of unforced errors from Sing…
Chennai, March 31 (IANS) India’s Abhay Singh has been honoured as the Men’s Player of the Year 2025 by the Asian Squash Federation, while teenage prodigy Anahat Singh secured the top accolade in the girls’ junior category.The Indian men’s team was also recognised, earning the Team of the Year award after finishing with a bronze medal at the World Junior Team Championships 2025 in Egypt, as per the ASF’s official announcement.Currently ranked World No. 25, Abhay has built an impressive …
Mumbai, March 22 (IANS) It turned out to be a night of celebrations for Indian squash fans with local favourites Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh winning the men’s and women’s titles respectively on the final day of the Indian Open 2026 at the CCI here on Sunday.The men’s title clash was an all-Indian battle with the second seeded Abhay overpowering his four seeded compatriot Veer Chotrani 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, 11-4). Young sensation Anahat Singh blew away Hana Moataz of Egypt 3-1 (11-5, 11-6, 9-11…
Mumbai, March 21 (IANS) Hana Moataz and Abhay Singh rose to the occasion with commanding performances to storm into the finals of the Indian Open, registering hard-fought 3-1 victories in their respective semi-finals on Saturday. Second seed Hana Moataz shook off a slow start to outclass her third-seeded compatriot Nadien Elhammamy 3-1 (11-8, 5-11, 11-5, 11-7).The opening game was a closely fought see-saw battle, with the lead changing hands at regular intervals before Moataz edged ahead to tak…
Mumbai, March 21 (IANS) India made an impressive showing in the men’s and women’s quarterfinals of the Indian Open squash championships on Friday, with multiple Indian players delivering dominant performances to secure semifinal berths.India enjoyed an impressive outing in the men’s quarterfinals as second seed Abhay Singh and fourth seed Veer Chotrani produced dominant performances to storm into the semifinals. In the last four stage, Singh will take on Malaysia’s Ameeshenraj Chandaran,…
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) Indian stars Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh made a winning start on Day 2 of the Indian Open 2026, which delivered high-octane squash at the CCI, with a mix of dominant performances, stunning comebacks, and marathon five-game thrillers.Indian stars rose to the occasion, delivering commanding performances in the competition being held at the Barbourne Stadium complex.The standout clashes came from Egypt’s Ibrahim Elkabbani and Mohamed Sharaf, both of whom emerged victoriou…