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Indian Squash Players Triumph at Asian Squash Doubles Championship 2024

Indian squash players secured two titles at the recently concluded Asian Squash Doubles Championship 2024 held at the Arena Emas in Johor, Malaysia. The Indian team clinched victories in both the men’s doubles and mixed doubles categories.

Mixed Doubles Title

Champions: Abhay Singh and Joshna Chinappa

  • Defeated Hong Kong China’s Tong Tsz Wing and Ming Hong Tang
  • Final score: 2-1 (11-8, 10-11, 11-5)
  • Match date: July 7, 2024

Notable Achievements

  • Joshna Chinappa: Four-time World Doubles Championships medallist
  • Abhay Singh: Bronze medallist in mixed doubles at the 19th Hangzhou Asian Games 2022 (with Anahat Singh)

Men’s Doubles Title

Champions: Abhay Singh and Velavan Senthilkumar

  • Defeated Ong Sai Hung and Syafiq Kamal of Malaysia in straight sets

Individual Achievements

Abhay Singh:

  • Part of the gold medal-winning team at the 19th Hangzhou Asian Games
  • Winner of Goodfellow Classic and Willingdon Masters squash titles

Velavan Senthilkumar:

  • National men’s Squash champion
  • Winner of Batch Open Challenger Squash 2024

Asian Team Squash Championship

  • Organized by the Asian Squash Federation with host country’s Squash Federations
  • 2024 event held in Johor, Malaysia (July 4-7, 2024)
  • 33 teams from 7 countries participated
  • Biennial event

Historical Context

  • First men’s championship: 1981 in Karachi, Pakistan (won by Pakistan)
  • First women’s championship: 1986 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (won by Hong Kong)

Championship Records

Men’s section:

  • Most successful team: Pakistan (15 wins)
  • India’s wins: 1 (2022)

Women’s section:

  • Most successful team: Malaysia (10 wins)
  • India’s wins: 1 (2012)

Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI)

  • Established to govern and promote squash in India
  • Recognized by the Indian government
  • Member of World Squash Federation and Asian Squash Federation
  • Headquarters: Chennai
  • President: Debendranath Sarangi

Sumit Arora

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