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".