HCL Squash Tour Chennai 2024 Day 3 Results: Anahat Singh reaches semi-final
Anahat Singh was the star performer on the third day of the HCL Squash Tour Chennai 2024 at the Indian Squash Academy on Thursday (June 6). She defeated Shameena Riaz 11-4, 11-3, 11-1. The 16-year-old player has only improved with time as she outplayed Shameena in a one-sided encounter. Meanwhile, Janet Vidhi beat Sunita Patel 11-9, 5-11, 11-5, 11-8 to secure a place in the semi-finals.
Rathika Suthanthira Seelan defeated Pooja Arthi Raghu 11-9, 8-11, 8-11, 13-11, 1-11 in another quarter-final match. Sri Lanka's Yeheni Kuruppu blanked India's Trina Iris with scores of 11-6, 11-5, 11-7 to progress to the next round of the competition.
Meanwhile, in the men's competition, Sri Lanka's Ravindu Laksiri defeated India's Kanhav Nanavati. The Sri Lankan player had to toil hard to win the first set 14-12. However, he won the next couple of sets with twin scores of 11-6.
India's Tushar Shahani lost to Yousef Essam Farag from Qatar with scores of 8-11, 11-6, 6-11, 12-10, 5-11.
Ravi Dixit and Rahul Baitha defeated Adarsh Banodha and Guhan Senthilkumar, respectively, in the remaining two quarter-final matches. Both players won their matches in four sets and stormed into the semis.
HCL Squash Tour Chennai 2024: Day 3 Results (Quarter-Final)
Janet Vidhi (IND) beat Sunita Patel (IND) 3-1 [11-9, 5-11, 11-5, 11-8]
Ravindu Laksiri (Sri Lanka) beat Kanhav Nanavati (IND) 3-0 [14-12, 11-6, 11-6]
Yeheni Kuruppu (Sri Lanka) beat Trina Iris (IND) 3-0 [11-6, 11-5, 11-7]
Tushar Shahani (IND) lost to Yousef Essam Farag (Qatar) 2-3 [8-11, 11-6, 6-11, 12-10, 5-11]
Pooja Arthi Raghu (IND) lost to Rathika Suthanthira Seelan (IND) 2-3 [11-9, 8-11, 8-11, 13-11, 1-11]
Ravi Dixit (IND) beat Adarsh Banodha (IND) 3-1 [11-7, 11-4, 7-11, 11-6]
Anahat Singh (IND) beat Shameena Riaz (IND) 3-0 [11-4, 11-3, 11-1]
Guhan Senthilkumar (IND) lost to Rahul Baitha (IND) 1-3 [9-11, 12-10, 7-11, 6-11]