Indian boys enter quarters of Asian Junior Squash Championships
After upsetting China in their tournament opener, India clinched pole position in their Pool after despatching Jordan in the final group fixture.
The Indian boys team defeated Jordan 3-0 to set up a quarterfinal clash against Iran in the Asian Junior Squash Championships, in Seoul on Thursday.
After upsetting China in their tournament opener, India clinched pole position in their Pool after despatching Jordan in the final group fixture.
In the morning session, the boys had defeated hosts Korea by an identical scoreline to book their berth in the last-eight stage.
The girls racqueters also continued their good run in the championships and registered emphatic victories against China and Korea.
The girls comfortably warded off challenge from China, dropping only three points in the entire tie and then went on to beat Korea in the evening.
The girls will play their final pool match against Japan tomorrow.
Results: Men India beat Korea (3-0) Kush Kumar beat Yoo Seung Ryung 11-9, 11-5, 9-11, 11-6 (3-1) Madhav Dhingra beat Ryu Han dong 11-3, 11-0, 11-4 (3-0) Mahesh Mangoankar beat Ko Young Jo 11-9, 13-11, 11-1 (3-0)
India bt Jordan (3-0) Kush Kumar bt Mohammad Al Khasawneh 11-9, 11-6, 11-8 (3-0) Deepak Mishra bt Hamza Alzubaidi 11-6, 11-7, 11-7 (3-0) Mahesh Mangoankar bt Ahmad Al Saraj 11-7, 11-4, 9-11, 8-11,11-6 (3-2)
Junior Women India bt China (3-0) Aparajitha Balamurukan bt He Xin Ru 11-1, 11-1, 11-0 (3-0) Lakshya Ragavendran bt Zhou Li Bo 11-0, 11-0, 11-0 (3-0) Anaka Alankamony bt Duan Si Yu 11-0, 11-0, 11-1 (3-0)
India bt Korea (3-0) Aparajitha Balamurukan bt An Ye Jin 11-3, 11-7, 11-5 (3-0) Harshit Kaur Jawanda bt Eum hwa Yeong 11-6, 11-6, 11-3 (3-0) Anaka Alankamony bt Park Min Ju 11-4, 11-2, 11-3 (3-0).