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Velavan Senthilkumar wins second PSA Copper Tour title at Czech Open
India’s Velavan Senthilkumar won the Czech Open squash title by beating Scotland’s Greg Lobban in the final.
Senthilkumar, ranked 42nd in the world, defeated the 31st-ranked Lobban, who was the tournament’s top seed.
He won the match 3-1, with game scores of 13-11, 11-5, 8-11 and 11-7.
The victory was his second PSA Copper Tour title, after he won the Budapest Open earlier this year.
He reached the Czech Open final by beating opponents from Argentina, Brazil and France in earlier rounds.
The win adds to his two Asian Games bronze medals this year, earned in mixed doubles and the men’s team event.
Velavan Senthilkumar won the Czech Open 2026, beating top seed Greg Lobban in the final.
The Indian won 3-1, with game scores of 13-11, 11-5, 8-11 and 11-7.
The victory gave Senthilkumar his second PSA Copper Tour title.
His first came earlier in 2026 at the Budapest Open.
Senthilkumar also won two bronze medals at the 2026 Asian Games.
- Who
- Velavan Senthilkumar, an Indian squash player, and Greg Lobban of Scotland.
- What
- Senthilkumar beat Lobban 3-1 in the Czech Open 2026 final to win the title.
- When
- Monday; the article was published on November 3, 2026.
- Where
- Czechia.
- Why
- Senthilkumar won the final to claim the Czech Open title and his second PSA Copper Tour title.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Senthilkumar won the Budapest Open, his first PSA Copper Tour title.
Senthilkumar won bronze medals in mixed doubles and the men’s team event at the Asian Games.
Senthilkumar beat Brazil’s Diego Gobbi 11-4, 11-7, 11-2 after receiving a bye in the opener.
Senthilkumar beat Argentina’s Jeremias Azana 11-3, 11-8, 11-7.
Senthilkumar beat France’s Auguste Dussourd 11-7, 12-10, 11-1.
Senthilkumar beat Greg Lobban 3-1 in the final to win the Czech Open.
- Tournament
- Czech Open 2026
- Final score
- Senthilkumar beat Greg Lobban 3-1 (13-11, 11-5, 8-11, 11-7)
- Senthilkumar’s world ranking
- 42
- Lobban’s world ranking
- 31
- Senthilkumar’s previous PSA Copper Tour title
- Budapest Open, earlier in 2026
- Asian Games medals
- Two bronze medals in 2026