Asian Games 2026: Indian squash teams begin with wins over China
The Indian men's and women's squash teams both secured victories against China in their opening matches at the 2026 Asian Games. While the men's team won comfortably, the women's team staged a comeback after an initial loss.
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This report tracks the performance of national athletes in a major regional sporting event, reflecting the competitive landscape of Asian squash.
The Indian men's squash team made a flying start to its Asian Games campaign, beating China 3-0 in Pool A, while the women's side recovered from an early setback to win 2-1 in its Pool C match against China here on Monday (September 28, 2026).
India's men were barely troubled as Suraj Chand, Veer Chotrani and Velavan Senthilkumar all registered comfortable wins to sweep the tie.
Chand set the tone by beating Du Shaoqian 11-4, 11-3, 12-10 in 30 minutes. After racing through the first two games, he was stretched in the third as Du earned a game point, but the Indian held his nerve to close it out.
Chotrani then extended India's lead with an emphatic 11-5, 11-5, 11-3 win over U Haizhen in under 20 minutes. Senthilkumar completed the rout, beating Zhou Penglin 11-3, 11-2, 11-4.
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