Indian sports wrap, June 25: India storms into three finals at Squash Asian Doubles Championships
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India qualfies for three finals at Asian Doubles Championships
India continued its strong run at the Asian Doubles Squash Championships, hosted by the Asian Squash Federation in Kuching, Malaysia, with pairs reaching the finals in all three categories – Men's, Women's, and Mixed Doubles. India has now confirmed four medals at the event.
Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh defeated Malaysia's Ainaa Armani and Syafiq Kamal, winning 11-8, 10-11, 11-5 in a 46-minute battle. They will now face the Malaysian top pair, Rachel Arnold and Ameesshraj Chandran, who earlier defeated India's Velavan Senthilkumar and Joshana Chinappa 8-11, 11-7, 11-9 (37 mins) in another closely contested match.
Abhay and Velavan continued their strong run, defeating Hong Kong China's Chi Him Wong and Ming Tang 11-5, 11-9 in a physically demanding 42-minute semifinal to set up a final clash with Pakistan.
In the women's doubles semifinal, Joshana and Anahat defeated Hong Kong's Po You Kirstie Won and Yee Lam Toby 11-7, 11-6 in just 22 minutes.
- Team Sportstar
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World Pickleball League Launches 'WPBL On Tour'
The World Pickleball League (WPBL) today announced the launch of 'WPBL On Tour', a series of off-season events including a unique multi-city tournament. The off-season initiative of franchise-led tournaments and events aims to expand community engagement in India's fastest-growing sport.
WPBL on Tour will be held in the six franchise cities over four months, with each franchise hosting a city-based tournament. The World Pickleball League will enable the franchise to organise tournaments that will be open to local pickleball players and enthusiasts, and offer an unparalleled opportunity to them to compete under the banner of their city's team.
'WPBL On Tour' is our way of empowering our franchises to grow their local presence, build loyal communities, and embed pickleball into the cultural fabric of their cities with a year-round engagement,' said Gaurav Natekar, Co-founder & CEO, World Pickleball League.
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