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HCL-SRFI concludes 21st Asian Junior Team Championship

HCL-SRFI concludes 21st Asian Junior Team Championship

HCL along with the Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI), today announced the successful completion of 21st Asian Junior Team Championships in Chennai at the Indian Squash & Triathlon Academy.
The championship has been supported by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports & Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu. 

The final match in the men’s category was played between India and Pakistan where Pakistan won the title with a score of 2-0. Whereas, in the women’s category, the final match was played between Malaysia, and Hong-Kong China, with Malaysia taking home the title with the score of 2-0.The tournament witnessed participation from 69 players from 10 Asian countries including Chinese Taipei, Hong-Kong China, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka and India. 

Championship

Leading players like Anahat Singh (IND, Asian Junior Rank 3 (GU17), Noor Zaman (PAK, Asian Rank 2 (BU19), Whitney Isabella Anak Wilson (MAL, Asian Junior Rank 2 (GU15), Doyce Lee Ye San (MAL, Asian Junior Rank 2 (GU17) participated in the championship.Sundar Mahalingam, President- Strategy at HCL Corporation congratulated the winners.

Cyrus Poncha, Secretary-General, ‎Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) said, “The Asian Junior Team Championships continues to contribute to building a positive momentum growth of Indian squash players and performance strategies".