Washington, Feb 2 (IANS) Teenage sensation and seventh seed Anahat Singh defeated top seed and World No 10. Georgina Kennedy of England with scores of 12-10, 11-5, 11-7 in the Squash on Fire Open final, earning her first PSA Bronze-level title. This is the biggest title of young Anahat’s career and her 15th overall on the PSA Tour, where the Indian world No. 31 has competed in 26 tournaments.Kennedy had beaten Singh 3-0 in their only previous encounter at this season’s Canadian Women’s Ope…
Latest Anahat Singh News & Updates
Chennai, Feb 1 (IANS) India’s teenage star Anahat Singh reached her maiden final of a PSA Bronze-level event at the Squash on Fire Open in Washington with a 3-1 victory over Sabrina Sobhy of the US.The Indian World No. 31 stunned the American World No. 23 11-9, 11-3, 9-11, 11-5 in the semifinals, and will meet top seed and World No. 10 Georgina Kennedy of England for the title. The player from New Delhi is the seventh seed in this event.Earlier, Anahat fought back from 2-0 down to beat No. 2 see…
Washington, Jan 31 (IANS) Teenage star Anahat Singh fought back from 2-0 down to beat No. 2 seed Sana Ibrahim and reach the Squash on Fire Open semifinals on Saturday. The Indian world No. 31 and seventh seed fought her way back into the contest, overturning a 6-5 deficit in both the third and fourth games, to edge out the Egyptian world No. 17 8-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-7 in the PSA Bronze-level event.Anahat, 17, has already made a name for herself on the PSA Tour this season, most notably reac…
Washington, Jan 30 (IANS) Veer Chotrani stunned the French world No. 19 Baptiste Masotti in a five-game thriller in the round of 16 at the Squash on Fire Open in Washington, while compatriot Velavan Senthilkumar went down to Mexican world No. 11 and second seed Leonel Cardenas in five games. World No. 49 Chotrani staged a second straight comeback to sink No. 4 seed Masotti 11-6, 7-11, 8-11, 11-1, 11-9. and will meet sixth seed Declan James of England in the quarterfinals of the PSA Bronze-level …
Washington, Jan 29 (IANS) Reigning men’s national champion Velavan Senthilkumar and Veer Chotrani advanced in the Squash on Fire Open in Washington with hard-fought first round wins in the PSA Bronze-level event. World No. 46 Senthilkumar rallied to beat England’s Tom Walsh 12-14, 11-8, 11-8, 11-6 and will next meet Mexican world No. 11 and second seed Leonel Cardenas. World No. 49 Chotrani edged out Hungary’s Balazs Farkas 6-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-3, and will take on French world No. 19…
New York, Jan 24 (IANS) India’s leading women’s player, Anahat Singh, advanced to the second round of the Sprott Tournament of Champions, a PSA Platinum event in New York. Meanwhile, Abhay Singh was narrowly defeated in a five-set match in his opening game.World No. 31 Anahat defeated England’s Lucy Turmel with scores of 11-3, 11-6, 9-11, 13-11, and will next face Japanese sixth seed Satomi Watanabe.Meanwhile, men’s World No. 29 Abhay was defeated by Spain’s Iker Pajares with scores of…
Birmingham, Jan 7 (IANS) Indian top seed Anahat Singh lost in four close games in the women’s Under-19 final at the prestigious British Junior Open squash, held at the University of Birmingham on Tuesday. Anahat, ranked 29th in the world, was defeated in the final by French second seed Lauren Baltayan with scores of 9-11, 11-7, 3-11, 9-11. She was competing in her ninth BJO final across different age groups.She advanced to her first women’s under-19 final at the prestigious squash tournament…
Birmingham, Jan 5 (IANS) Rising teenage talent Anahat Singh reached the women’s semifinals of the prestigious British Junior Under-19 Open Squash Championship, currently underway at the University of Birmingham.The Indian top seed beat Egypt’s Barb Sameh (5/8) 11-4, 10-12, 11-9, 11-3 in the quarter-finals and will meet another Egyptian, Malika El Karasky (3/4), in the semifinals.Meanwhile, Indian second seed Aryaveer Dewan reached the semifinals in the boys’ Under-17 category after edging …