#anahat

SQUASH Anahat Singh enters Squash on Fire Open final Anahat Singh reached her maiden PSA Bronze-level final at the Squash on Fire Open in Washington with a 3-1 victory over Sabrina Sobhy (US). The Indian world No 31 and seventh seed won 11-9, 11-3, 9-11, 11-5 against the American World No. 23 in the semifinals, and will face top seed and World No. 10 Georgina Kennedy of England for the title. –…

SQUASH El Gouna: Abhay advances to round of 16, Anahat bows out Abhay Singh rallied to beat Egyptian world No 13 Aly Abou Eleinen 9-11, 11-8, 3-11, 11-4, 11-8 in the men’s opening round of the El Gouna Open, a PSA Platinum event, in El Gouna, Egypt on Saturday. World No 25 Abhay will next meet Egyptian sixth seed and world No 7 Youssef Ibrahim. Meanwhile, world No 20 Anahat Singh lost to world No…

Anahat Singh, Tanvi Khanna make it to the semi-finals Top seed Anahat Singh and unseeded compatriot Tanvi Khanna ensured a strong Indian presence in the women’s singles semifinals of the Indian Open Squash Championship at the Cricket Club of India (CCI) courts in Mumbai on Friday.However, it was a disappointing outing for local favourite Joshna Chinappa, who exited the tournament after a 1–3…

SQUASH Anahat in Washington semis Teenage star Anahat Singh rallied from 2-0 down to beat Egyptian second seed Sana Ibrahim in the women’s quarterfinals of the Squash on Fire Open in Washington. The Indian World No. 31 and seventh seed fought her way back into the contest, overturning a 6-5 deficit in both the third and fourth games, to edge out the Egyptian World No. 17 8-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-8,…

SQUASH Anahat Singh loses in China; Rathika Seelan in Bondi Open semifinals Rising teenaged talent Anahat Singh went down to Egyptian eighth seed and world No 15 Sana Ibrahim 11-5, 6-11, 4-11, 7-11 in the round-of-16 at the China Open squash, a PSA Gold event, in Shanghai on Wednesday. Meanwhile at the Bondi Open PSA Challenger event in Sydney, top seed Rathika Suthanthira Seelan progressed to…

SQUASH China Open: Anahat makes winning start; Abhay, Senthilkumar bow out Reigning women’s National champion Anahat Singh made a winning start at the China Open in Shanghai on Tuesday, while compatriots Velavan Senthilkumar and Abhay Singh lost in the men’s opening round. The 17-year-old Anahat, ranked 38 in the world, beat Egypt’s Menna Hamed 11-6, 11-8, 11-3 in the Round of 32 of the PSA Gold…

SQUASH Anahat Singh bows out in Boston quarters Reigning women’s national champion Anahat Singh bowed out in the quarterfinals of the Boston Open, a USD 15,000 PSA Challenger event, after losing to Egypt’s Jana Swaify in a five-game thriller. Delhi teenager Anahat, the world No. 45 and second seed in the tournament, rallied strongly by winning the third and fourth games to take the contest into…

SQUASH Anahat finishes runner-up at NSW Squash Bega Open Second seed Habiba Hani of Egypt beat top seed Anahat Singh in the final of the $27,500 Bega Open PSA women’s squash tournament in Australia on Sunday. The 20-year-old Habiba led 9-11, 11-5, 11-8, 10-4 when Anahat retired, unable to sustain her challenge owing to an ankle injury. Habiba Hani defeated Anahat Singh in the final of the NSW…