World Squash Junior Championships: Indian men’s team enters semifinals, women’s side crashes out
The Indian men's squash team advanced to the semifinals of the World Squash Junior Team Championships after defeating England. Conversely, the Indian women's team was eliminated from the tournament following a loss to the USA.
Why it matters
This event highlights the performance of emerging young athletes in international squash and tracks India's competitive standing in global junior sports.
The fifth-seed Indian men’s team progressed to the semifinals with a victory over England but the women’s side crashed out of the competition after losing to the USA in the World Squash Junior Team Championships in Ontario.
The Indian men’s team beat third-seed England to set up a semifinal clash against the USA as it looks to better its bronze-medal finish last year in this event.
Aryaveer Dewan put India ahead with a 3-0 win over Ronnie Hickling but England levelled the scores after Ismail Khalil beat Yusha Nafees 3-0.
India’s Gurveer Singh clinched the decider with a win in straight games over George Griffiths.
The recently-crowned world junior women’s champion, Anahat Singh, gave India a winning start, defeating Diya Yadav 3-0 in the women’s quarterfinal.
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