Ontario, July 19 (IANS) India’s brightest young squash talents will begin their quest for global honours when the 2026 World Squash Junior Championships get underway in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada, on Monday.With the individual competition scheduled from July 20 to 25, followed by the men’s and women’s team events from July 26 to 31, India head into the tournament with one of their strongest contingents in recent years, led by top seed Anahat Singh.The 18-year-old enters the championshi…
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New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) India’s Anahat Singh has been given top billing in the women’s section of the World Squash Junior Championships starting on Monday in Ontario, Canada, while Aryaveer Dewan is seeded 5/8 among men.Women’s world No 20 Anahat, who has won 16 singles titles on the circuit so far after turning pro in 2023, will be looking to clinch her maiden world junior crown following her bronze-medal-winning semifinal finish last year.Meanwhile, Aryaveer will aim to build on his gr…
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, April 20 (IANS) India’s Suraj Kumar Chand delivered a commanding performance to clinch the men’s title at the PSA Challenger Tour event, defeating South Korea’s Jeongmin Ryu in straight games at the Indian Squash Academy on Monday.The second-seeded Indian outclassed his eighth-seeded opponent 11-5, 11-9, 11-3 in the final to secure his fourth PSA Tour title, capping off a dominant run through the tournament. The victory also marked his fifth appearance in a PSA Tour final, underli…
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 …