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India's Anahat Singh Wins PSA Women's Young Player Of The Season Award
India's leading female squash player, Anahat Singh, enjoyed a stellar 2024-25 season, culminating in two prestigious accolades at the PSA Awards. The 17-year-old secured the Women's Challenger Player of the Season and shared the Women's Young Player of the Season award with Egypt's Amina Orfi.
Anahat 's season commenced triumphantly in August with a successful defence of her national title and victory at the HCL Squash Tour in Kolkata. This impressive start earned her the PSA Challenger Player of the Month award.
Over the season, she amassed nine titles from 11 tournaments, comprising eight Challenger-level victories across various tiers (3k, 9k, 12k, and 15k). Her dominance was underscored by a remarkable 29-match winning streak.
A notable highlight was her victory at the Indian Open (15k-level) in Mumbai, where she overcame veteran Joshna Chinappa en route to the title.
In January, she secured the Under-17 title at the British Junior Open and played a key role in India's bronze medal win at the Asian Junior Team Championships in Hong Kong, China.
These outstanding performances propelled her into the top 70 of the PSA world rankings. Currently ranked world No. 56, she is India's highest-ranked female player.
In April, Anahat secured her place at the World Squash Championships in Chicago by winning the Asian qualifiers in Malaysia. During her senior World Championship debut in May, she caused a significant upset, defeating world No. 29 Marina Stefanoni of the USA in a thrilling five-game encounter. Her tournament run ended in the second round against Egypt's world No. 14 Fayrouz Aboelkheir.
Anahat shared the Young Player of the Season award with Amina Orfi, the reigning world junior champion from Egypt, who also enjoyed an exceptional season. Orfi won her first PSA Gold-level event at the Singapore Open and broke into the top five of the world rankings.
With ANI Inputs
