Archive · 14 Nov 2025
Anika Dubey: India's Emerging Squash Sensation and National Junior U-19 Champion
Anika Dubey is a young and talented 15-year-old squash player from India.
She recently won a big competition called the National Junior U-19 title.
This is actually her fourth big national win in a row!
She also did well in the Asian Junior Championships, winning two bronze medals.
Anika started playing squash when she was seven, but decided to get really serious about it when she was eleven.
Her coach, Abhinav Sinha, thinks she learns very fast and is good at putting his advice into action.
Anika has even played in the World Junior Squash Championships in Egypt, where she found the Egyptian players to be the toughest.
She has more tournaments coming up in Indore and Chennai.
Her goal is to keep getting better at playing squash.
Anika Dubey, a 15-year-old from Pune, has won the National Junior U-19 squash title.
This is her fourth consecutive national championship win.
She also secured bronze medals in both U-17 individual and U-19 team categories at the Asian Junior Championships.
Dubey competed at the World Junior Squash Championships in Cairo, facing tough Egyptian opponents.
She is coached by Abhinav Sinha and aims to focus on improving her world junior level game.
- Who
- Anika Dubey, a 15-year-old Indian squash player from Pune.
- What
- Won the National Junior U-19 title, marking her fourth consecutive national crown, and is being recognized as an emerging talent in Indian squash.
- When
- Recently, with achievements in 2025 including bronze medals at the Asian Junior Championships and winning the U-19 National title.
- Where
- India (Pune), and competed internationally in Egypt and at the Asian Junior Championships.
- Why
- Driven by a passion for the sport, which she took seriously at age 11, and aiming to improve her technique and tactical game under her coach.
Anika Dubey's Perspective
Egyptian Competitors
Toughest Opponent
Anika Dubey's Perspective
Anika Dubey considers the Egyptian players she competed against at the World Junior Championships to be her toughest opponents to date.
Egyptian Competitors
Egyptian players represent a high level of competition in junior squash globally.
- Age
- 15
- Current Title
- National Junior U-19 Champion
- Recent Achievements
- Won fourth consecutive national crown, secured two bronze medals at Asian Junior Championships (U-17 Individual, U-19 Team), participated in World Junior Squash Championships.
- Coach
- Abhinav Sinha
- Started Squash
- Age 7, took it seriously at age 11
- Upcoming Events
- PSA tournaments in Indore (Nov 18) and Chennai (early Dec)
