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Anahat and Tanvi Set Up All-Indian Asian Games Quarterfinal
India had a strong day in squash at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
Anahat Singh won her match in three straight games.
Tanvi Khanna also won and reached the quarterfinals.
The two Indian players will now play each other.
Abhay Singh won his men’s singles match without losing a game.
Veer Chotrani won a much closer match that lasted five games.
Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar also advanced in mixed doubles.
They will play a team from the Philippines next.
Singles semifinal losers will play a match to decide the bronze medal.
Anahat Singh defeated Singapore’s Wai Iynn Au Yeong 3-0 in 19 minutes.
Tanvi Khanna beat Singapore’s Wai Yhann Au Yeong 3-1 in 39 minutes.
Anahat Singh and Tanvi Khanna will meet in an all-Indian women’s singles quarterfinal.
Abhay Singh and Veer Chotrani advanced in men’s singles, with quarterfinals against Ryunosuke and Irfan Muhammad.
Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar reached the mixed doubles quarterfinals after defeating fellow Indians Suraj Chand and Shameena Riaz.
- Who
- Indian squash players Anahat Singh, Tanvi Khanna, Abhay Singh, Veer Chotrani, Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar, along with their opponents.
- What
- The Indian players advanced to the singles and mixed doubles quarterfinals.
- Where
- The squash courts at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya.
- When
- Thursday, September 24; the mixed doubles quarterfinal is scheduled for Friday.
- Why
- They won their respective last-16 matches.
Key facts
- Women’s singles
- Anahat Singh and Tanvi Khanna advanced and will face each other in the quarterfinals.
- Anahat Singh’s result
- Beat Wai Iynn Au Yeong 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-7) in 19 minutes.
- Tanvi Khanna’s result
- Beat Wai Yhann Au Yeong 3-1 (5-11, 11-4, 11-5, 13-11) in 39 minutes.
- Men’s singles
- Abhay Singh beat Ravindu Laksiri 3-0, while Veer Chotrani beat Sanjay Jeeva 3-2.
- Quarterfinal opponents
- Abhay Singh will face Ryunosuke, and Veer Chotrani will face Pakistan’s Irfan Muhammad.
- Mixed doubles
- Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar defeated Suraj Chand and Shameena Riaz 11-7, 11-10.
- Bronze-medal format
- The losing semifinalists will play a third-fourth classification match for bronze; semifinalists are not automatically assured of medals.
Sources
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