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Anahat Singh Falls to Tinne Gilis in Doha Thriller
Anahat Singh is a top Indian squash player.
She played Tinne Gilis from Belgium in Doha.
Tinne won the first game.
Anahat then won the next two games and moved ahead in the match.
Tinne won the final two games to take the victory.
The match lasted five games and was very close.
Two other Indian players, Abhay Singh and Veer Chotrani, also lost their matches.
These players are part of India's squash team for the upcoming Asian Games in Japan.
India's Anahat Singh lost to Belgium's Tinne Gilis in five games at the Qatar Classic.
Gilis won 11-4, 8-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-3 in the women's second round.
The Qatar Classic is a USD 242,000 PSA Platinum event being held in Doha.
India's Abhay Singh and Veer Chotrani also lost in the men's opening round.
Anahat, Abhay, Veer and Tanvi Khanna are India's squash singles representatives at the Asian Games.
- Who
- Indian squash player Anahat Singh and Belgian player Tinne Gilis; Abhay Singh and Veer Chotrani also competed.
- What
- Anahat Singh lost a five-game women's second-round match at the Qatar Classic.
- Where
- Doha, Qatar.
- When
- The women's match was played on Sunday; the men's opening-round matches took place late Saturday.
- Why
- The players were competing in the Qatar Classic, a PSA Platinum squash event.
Key facts
- Event
- Qatar Classic
- Event level
- PSA Platinum
- Prize fund
- USD 242,000
- Women's result
- Tinne Gilis defeated Anahat Singh 11-4, 8-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-3
- Men's results
- Dimitri Steinmann defeated Abhay Singh 11-7, 11-9, 14-12; Paul Coll defeated Veer Chotrani 11-2, 11-3, 11-1
- Indian Asian Games squash representatives
- Anahat Singh, Abhay Singh, Veer Chotrani and Tanvi Khanna
Sources
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