Indian Squash Teams Win Bronze After Asian Games Semi-Final Exits

Both the Indian men's and women's squash teams won bronze medals at the Asian Games after losing their respective semi-final matches.

Women's Semi-Final

Anahat Singh lost a five-game thriller against Hong Kong's Chan Sin Yuk after squandering a match-winning position at 10-7 in the fourth game and holding four match points overall. Tanvi Khanna won her match against Ka Yi Lee 4-11, 13-11, 11-9, 13-11, but veteran Joshana Chinappa lost to world No. 39 Tomato Ho, sealing the women's team defeat.

Men's Semi-Final

The defending champion men's team suffered a shock loss to Malaysia. Velavan Senthilkumar, ranked 48th, lost to 95th-ranked Ameeshenraj Chandaran 10-12, 11-6, 11-8, 11-9. Abhay Singh lost in straight games to Ng Eain Yow 11-8, 11-8, 11-8, while Veer Chotrani beat Sanjay Jeeva 11-4, 11-8, 11-5, ending India's title defense and costing them a final rematch against Pakistan.

Context

Squash is a fast-paced racquet sport played in a four-walled court where players take turns hitting a small rubber ball against the front wall. At major multi-sport events like the Asian Games, team squash championships feature best-of-three individual matches to decide which country advances.