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Malaysian Squash Champions Outclass Abhay and Anahat in Finals
Malaysia won both squash singles finals against India at the Asian Games.
Sivasangari Subramaniam beat Anahat Singh in the women’s final.
Eain Yow Ng beat Abhay Singh in the men’s final.
Both Malaysian players won in straight games.
Abhay said Eain Yow was better in every part of the match.
Anahat also said she was unhappy with her own performance.
The Malaysians played accurate shots and moved very well around the court.
The Indian players still made history by reaching the singles finals.
The Malaysian winners also earned places connected to the Los Angeles Olympics.
Sivasangari Subramaniam defeated Anahat Singh 11-4, 11-4, 11-7 in the women’s singles final.
Eain Yow Ng beat Abhay Singh 11-9, 11-5, 11-5 in the men’s singles final.
Both Malaysians retained their Asian Games singles titles and secured Los Angeles Olympic berths.
Abhay had lost all seven previous meetings with Eain Yow, while Anahat had lost both prior matches against Sivasangari.
The Indian finalists won silver medals but acknowledged that their Malaysian opponents were clearly superior.
- Who
- Malaysia’s Sivasangari Subramaniam and Eain Yow Ng defeated India’s Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh.
- What
- Sivasangari and Eain Yow won the women’s and men’s Asian Games squash singles finals, respectively.
- Where
- Nagoya, Japan.
- When
- Sunday, September 27, 2026, according to the article’s caption.
- Why
- The matches determined the Asian Games singles champions, and the Malaysian winners secured Los Angeles Olympic berths.
Key facts
- Women’s final
- Sivasangari Subramaniam defeated Anahat Singh 11-4, 11-4, 11-7.
- Men’s final
- Eain Yow Ng defeated Abhay Singh 11-9, 11-5, 11-5.
- Malaysian achievement
- Sivasangari and Eain Yow retained their Asian Games singles titles.
- Olympic consequence
- Both Malaysian champions secured Los Angeles Olympic berths.
- Previous meetings
- Abhay had lost all seven previous matches against Eain Yow; Anahat had lost both previous matches against Sivasangari.
- Indian result
- Anahat and Abhay won silver medals.
- Coaching connection
- Andrew Cross coached Sivasangari and Eain Yow and had earlier helped develop Malaysian junior squash.
Quotes
Anahat Singh
Indian squash player who lost the women’s singles final to Sivasangari Subramaniam
“He was just better all around. Sometimes, you need to put your hands up and give credit to your opponent and I think he deserved to win today. I was short of answers but that goes down to his abilities and how he put them forward today,”
indianexpress.com
“I am not happy at all with the way I played today. I think I could have definitely done a lot better. I think maybe I got a bit too happy winning yesterday,”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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