Indian squash teams fight, but miss semi berths narrowly

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Published By : Anirudha Mishra | July 24, 2024 11:28 AM

Indian Junior Squash Player

Houston (USA), July 24: Despite spirited performance, both Indian boys and girls failed to qualify for the semifinals of the World Junior Squash Championships Team competition, here.

In the quarterfinals, Indian boys, seeded sixth, on Wednesday went down 1-2 to fourth-seed South Korea. Indian girls also lost by an identical margin (1-2) to third seed Malaysia in the quarters.

But Indians had good starts. Yuvraj Wadhwani got India boys off to a winning start with a 3-2 win over Seojin Oh. But Shaurya Bawa, who last week won individual Bronze, went down to individual Silver medallist Joo Young Na in four close games.

 In the deciding tie, Kun Kim proved too strong for Arihant KS. 

India results (Quarterfinals): 

Boys:

 India lost to South Korea 1-2 (Yuvraj Wadhwani beat Seojin Oh 11-7, 4-11, 7-11,11-7,11-6; Shaurya Bawa lost to Joo Young Na 9-11, 11-6, 9-11, 6-11; Arihant KS lost to Kun Kim 7-11, 6-11, 9-11).

Girls:

 India lost to Malaysia 1-2 (Shameena Riaz lost to Whitney Wilson 7-11, 3-11, 10-12; Anahat Singh beat Thanusaa Uthrian 6-11, 15-13, 11-6, 5-11, 11-6; Nirupama Dubey lost to Doyce Ye San Lee 7-11, 11-7,11-5, 10-12, 3-11).

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