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The Star
12 hours ago
- Sport
- The Star
Malaysian squash pairs could bag two titles at Asian Doubles C'ship
Third seed mixed doubles pair C. Ameeshenraj-Rachel Arnold stormed into the final after shocking second seed S. Velavan-Joshana Chinappa of India with an 8-11, 11-7, 11-9 win at the Sarawak Squash Centre in Petra Jaya yesterday. PETALING JAYA: Malaysia have a good chance to bag double wins at the Asian Doubles Championships in Kuching tomorrow (June 26). Third seed mixed doubles pair C. Ameeshenraj-Rachel Arnold stormed into the final after shocking second seed S. Velavan-Joshana Chinappa of India with an 8-11, 11-7, 11-9 win at the Sarawak Squash Centre in Petra Jaya today (June 25). Rachel believes her partnership with Ameeshenraj can bag them the title. "I believe it's possible (to win). It's our first time being paired up so I don't think there's much pressure on us," she said. It could have been an all-Malaysian final but compatriots Syafiq Kamal-Noor Ainaa Amani Ampandi fell to India's Abhay Singh-Anahat Singh, who won 11-8, 10-11, 11-5 in the other semi-final match. In the women's doubles category, top seed pair Ainaa-Yee Xin Ying took down Hong Kong's Ho Tze Lok-Fung Ching Hei 11-2, 11-5 in just 22 minutes to book their spot in the final. The Malaysians will be meeting another Indian pair Anahat-Joshana, who defeated Hong Kong's Kirstie Wong-Toby Tse 11-7, 11-6. National head coach Ajaz Azmat said: 'Our pairs put in a good performance to enter the finals. "It won't be easy but we have a good chance against the players from India," he said. It could have been a Malaysian pair in the men's doubles category, but Syafiq-Duncan Lee endured another long-winded game only to fall short against Pakistan's Noor Zaman-Nasir Iqbal. The home duo fought for an hour and nine minutes before falling to the Pakistani pair 11-10, 9-11, 9-11. Syafiq-Duncan had previously played for an hour and six minutes against compatriots Ameeshenraj-Sanjay Jeeva in the quarter-finals.
The Hindu
14 hours ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
Indian sports wrap, June 25: India storms into three finals at Squash Asian Doubles Championships
SQUASH 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 PICKLEBALL 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. - Team Sportstar '
New Straits Times
a day ago
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Ainaa-Xin Ying reach Asian squash doubles semi-finals
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's top seeds Ainaa Amani-Yee Xin Ying beat India's Pooja Arthi Raghu-Rathika Suthanthira Seelan 11-7, 11-8 in the women's quarter-finals of the Asian Doubles Championships at the Sarawak Squash Centre in Kuching today. They will face Hong Kong's third seeds Ho Tze Lok-Fung Ching He in the semi-finals. In the men's quarter-finals, Malaysia's third seeds Syafiq Kamal- Duncan Lee beat compatriots and fourth seeds Sanjay Jeeva- C. Ameeshenraj 11-6, 7-11, 11-4, and will next face Pakistan's second seeds Noor Zaman-Nasir Iqbal. The Pakistani beat South Koreans Ryu Jeongmin-Yoo Jaejin 11-3, 5-11 11-4. Three Malaysian mixed doubles pairs reached the quarter-finals. Joachim Chuah-Aira Azman beat compatriots Harith Danial-Nathalie Sim 11-10, 11-8, and will face India's second seeds Velavan Senthilkumar-Joshna Chinappa. Ameeshenraj-Rachel Arnold will play Hong Kong's Wong Chi Him-Lee Ka Yi while Syafiq Kamal-Ainaa Amani will meet Hong Kong's Tang Ming Hong-Tong Tsz Wing. Ainaa, who bagged the women's doubles silver and mixed doubles bronze in last year's inaugural Asian Doubles in Johor Baru, said this was the first time she partnered Xin Ying, and they got positive results in the first two days of the Asian meet.
