Joshna Chinappa, Dipika Palikal Enter Quarter-Finals of Hong Kong Tournament

Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal won their opening matches to enter the quarter-final of the Hong Kong International tournament.

Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal entered the quarter-finals of the Hong Kong tournament after winning their opening round matches.© PTI

Highlights

Joshna Chinappa defeated Salma Hany of Egypt 11-8, 11-7, 6-11, 11-8
Dipika Palikal defeated Malaysia's Low Wee Wern 11-1, 11-3, 11-3
Chinappa is ranked 13th while Palikal is ranked 19th.

India's leading squash players Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal won their opening round matches to reach the quarterfinals of the PSA HKFC International in Hong Kong on Wednesday.

Joshna, India's highest ranked player at 13, beat Egyptian qualifier Salma Hany 11-8, 11-7, 6-11, 11-8 in a match lasting 37 minutes.

Later in the day, World No.19 Dipika dispatched Malaysian qualifier Low Wee Wern 11-1, 11-3, 11-3 in 23 minutes to advance to the last eight. Low, a former World No.5, has dropped to 33 in the rankings.

Third seed Joshna faces seventh seed Rachael Grinham of Australia in the quarters while sixth seed Dipika awaits the winner of the match between top seed Joelle King and local hope Joey Chan.

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