Tanvi Khanna File | Photo Credit: Alone Esuron
In the opening round of the World Championship Qualifying Event (Asia) in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, Indian squash player Tanvi Khanna defeated Hong Kong’s top seed Ann Chung Cheng.
Tanvi, 134th in the world, defeated the Hong Kong player, who booked the place in the quarter-finals and defeated 76th, 3-1, 3-1 (11-7 11-8 8-11 12-10).
She will compete with Hong Kong (World Rank 97) Helen Tang in the last eight.
In another opening match, the leading Indian player Anathat Singh (No. 63) easily defeated the lower-level Jemika Arbaidu (No. 126) 3-0 (11-4 11-5 11-7).
Annat will face anti -Japanese Acute Miduricawa in the quarter -finals.
The second seeded Akshay Salink (No. 70) controlled Japan’s lower-level Rasa Sogmoto 3-0 (11-4 11-3 11-8) to set the quarter-finals against Singapore’s sixth seed Yan Yan Yong Yong.
Compared to men, Veer Chhotrani, who is ranked 63rd in the world, defeated lower-level Malaysian rival Ong Seng 3-0 (11-7 11-8 14-12) and defeated the quarter-finals 3-0.
He will meet with another Malaysian Mohammad Saifiq Kamal in the last eight.
Appeared – 18 April, 2025 01:47 AM iste
