Chennai, July 11 (IANS) India’s Ananya Narayanan recovered from a game down to defeat compatriot Janet Vidhi in four games and book her place in the second round of the women’s draw at the Squash PSA Challenger Tour-Chennai at the Indian Squash Academy here on Saturday.After dropping the opening game 8-11, Ananya responded emphatically, raising the tempo of her attacking play to dominate the next three games 11-2, 11-8, and 11-5, completing a convincing comeback victory.Pooja Arthi Raghu also pr…
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Panzhihua, May 24 (IANS) Aryaveer Dewan became only the fourth Indian male to emerge the Asian boys’ U-19 champion as he clinched the coveted crown at the 33rd Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships in Panzhihua, China, on Sunday.Despite being the 3/4 seed for the tournament, the young talent from Delhi put on a masterclass in the final match, comprehensively defeating South Korea’s Jonghyeok Lee with a commanding scoreline of 11-2, 11-7, 11-9 in under an hour to secure the prestigious c…
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Aryaveer Dewan (boys’ U-19), Shiven Agarwal (boys’ U-17), Anika Dubey (girls’ U-17), and Amarya Bajaj (boys’ U-13) advanced to the finals in their respective categories at the 33rd Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships in Panzhihua, China, on Saturday.Aryaveer, seeded 3/4, defeated Malaysian top seed Nickhileswar Moganasundharam in four games in the semifinals and will meet either Md Alnasafan (KSA) or Jonghyeok Lee (Kor) for the crown. Aryaveer had beaten…
Chennai, May 22 (IANS) India were assured of eight medals at the 33rd Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships in Panzhihua, China, on Friday after Shiven Agarwal led a spirited bunch into the semifinals across categories.Shiven, seeded 5/8, beat Singaporean Rehaan Singh in straight games in the boys’ U-17 quarterfinals and will meet fellow Indian Squash Academy trainee Lokesh Subramani in the semifinals. Lokesh, meanwhile, defeated compatriot Hridhaan Shah in the quarters.Aryaveer Dewan, …
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Aryaveer Dewan will lead India’s campaign at the Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships in Panzhihua, China, from May 20 to 24. The country aims to build on its impressive medal haul from the last edition.Dewan, who won the boys’ U-17 title last year, moves up to the U-19 category this season and enters the tournament as the third seed. This talented player will lead a strong 32-member Indian team competing in categories from U-11 to U-19.India had a successful…
Chennai, May 15 (IANS) The third National Doubles Squash Championships could see multiple players winning two titles as Abhay Singh, Velavan Senthilkumar, Joshna Chinappa, and Rathika Seelan all advanced in their categories at the Indian Squash Academy in Chennai on Friday.Defending men’s doubles champions Abhay Singh and Velavan Senthilkumar delivered a strong performance to reach the final. They secured a decisive 11-1, 11-6 victory over Ravi Dixit and Vikas Mehra in the semifinals.The top-see…
Chennai, May 14 (IANS) Defending champions Abhay Singh and Velavan Senthilkumar made a commanding start to their campaign in the men’s doubles event at the 3rd National Doubles Squash Championships, cruising into the semifinals with a dominant straight-games victory at the Indian Squash Academy in Chennai on Thursday.The top-seeded pair, who received a bye in the opening round, needed little time to settle into rhythm as they overpowered Shubham and Vedant Patel 11-4, 11-2 in the quarterfinals…