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Tanvi Khanna, Suraj Chand reach Kolkata squash semifinals
Some really good squash players played a big tournament in Kolkata, India.
A tournament like this is a contest where players hit a small ball against a wall and try to make it hard for their opponent to hit it back.
Two players from India, Tanvi Khanna and Suraj Chand, won their matches and moved to the semifinal round.
That means they are one step away from the final, which is the last and most important match.
Tanvi is very good and was the top player in the women's part of the tournament.
Suraj recently won a big title at the World University Championships.
Both of them will next play players from Egypt, which has many talented squash players.
The tournament gives prize money to winners, with $9,000 for the men and $9,000 for the women.
Fans hope the Indian players keep winning and maybe win the whole thing.
Squash is an exciting sport where players move very fast and hit the ball with a long racket.
Tanvi Khanna (women's top seed) and Suraj Kumar Chand (men's fourth seed) advanced to the semifinals of the HCL Squash PSA Challenger Tour in Kolkata on Wednesday.
Tanvi Khanna defeated sixth-seed compatriot Nirupama Dubey in straight games and will face Egyptian third seed Sohayla Hazem.
Suraj Chand, recent World University Championships singles winner, beat eighth-seed Om Semwal in four games and will face Egyptian top seed Mohamed Gohar.
The event has a prize fund of $9,000 for the men's section and $9,000 for the women's section.
The HCL Squash PSA Challenger Tour has previously organised events in Indore, Mumbai, and Chennai, and is now in the Kolkata leg.
Men's quarterfinal upsets included second seed Ahmed Said Sobhy (Egypt) rallying from 2-0 down to beat Shaurya Bawa in five games.
- Who
- Indian squash players Tanvi Khanna and Suraj Kumar Chand, along with international players from Egypt, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic.
- What
- Semifinalists were decided in the HCL Squash PSA Challenger Tour event, with Tanvi Khanna and Suraj Chand advancing.
- Where
- Kolkata, India.
- When
- Wednesday (quarterfinals), with earlier rounds held on Monday and Tuesday.
- Why
- Players competed for advancement, ranking points, and prize money of $9,000 for each of the men's and women's sections.
Tournament Favorites
Underdogs and Home Crowd
Path to the title
Tournament Favorites
Top seeds and proven players like Egyptian top seed Mohamed Gohar are expected to dominate the later rounds.
Underdogs and Home Crowd
Indian players such as Suraj Chand, fresh off a World University Championships title, and unseeded players can spring upsets.
Key facts
- Event
- HCL Squash PSA Challenger Tour - Kolkata leg
- Venue
- Kolkata, India
- Women's Semifinalists
- Tanvi Khanna (India) vs Sohayla Hazem (Egypt); Karolina Sramkova (Czech Republic) vs Menna Walid (Egypt)
- Men's Semifinalists
- Suraj Kumar Chand (India) vs Mohamed Gohar (Egypt); Seif Refaay (Egypt) vs Ahmed Said Sobhy (Egypt)
- Prize Fund
- $9,000 (men's section), $9,000 (women's section)
- Previous Tour Cities
- Indore, Mumbai, Chennai
- Recent Title
- Suraj Chand won the World University Championships singles crown









