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The Hindu
20-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Top seeds have it easy in men's and women's sections
Men's top seeds Abhay Singh and Velavan Senthilkumar beat Joel Dhinakaran and Lakshmana Hari 11-2, 11-1 in the first round while women's top seeds Joshna Chinappa and Anahat Singh defeated V. Deepika and Janet Vidhi 11-5, 11-5 in the third round of the HCL National doubles squash championship at the Indian Squash and Triathlon Academy (ISTA) here on Tuesday. Joshna and Anahat clinched five consecutive points in the first game to make it 8-2 from 3-2. Deepika and Janet saved two match points before going down. Other results (third round): Women: Pooja Arthi and S. Rathika bt Sahana and Sangamitra 11-2, 11-1. Mixed: Velavan Senthilkumar and Joshna Chinappa bt Guhan Senthilkumar and Aradhana Kasturiraj 11-8, 11-3; Rahul Baitha and Anjali Semwal bt Kalimuthu and Ananya Narayan 11-9, 9-11, 12-10; Suraj Chand and Pooja Arthi bt Pradeep Choudhary and Nina Bose 11-2, 11-4.
The Hindu
19-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
National Doubles
The Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) on Monday announced that the HCL National doubles squash championship will be held from May 20 to 23 at the Indian Squash Academy (ISA) here. The tournament will feature India's top squash talents — including Abhay Singh, Velavan Senthilkumar, Joshna Chinappa, and Anahat Singh — competing for a total prize money of ₹3,30,000. The event will serve as a platform to select players to represent India at the Asian squash doubles championships, tentatively scheduled for July 4 to 7. Cyrus Poncha, SRFI secretary-general, said: 'The National doubles championship plays a vital role in grooming talent for international competition. 'With strong performances last year, we are optimistic about India's chances at the Asian championships. This tournament reflects our continued commitment to promoting excellence in squash.' The top seeds: Men: 1. Abhay Singh and Velavan Senthilkumar; 2. Rahul Baitha and Suraj Chand; Women: 1. Anahat Singh and Joshna Chinappa; 2. R. Pooja Arthi and Rathika Suthanthira Seelan; Mixed: 1. Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh; 2. Velavan Senthilkumar and Joshna Chinappa; 3. Rahul Baitha and Anjali Semwal; 4. Suraj Chand and Pooja Arthi.
