Indian Squash Stars Shine at QSF 3 Tournament

Indians Velavan Senthilkumar and Abhay Singh advanced to the quarterfinals of the USD 53,500 QSF 3 squash tournament in Doha with impressive wins over seeded players. Senthilkumar defeated Egypt's Omar Mosaad, while Abhay Singh overcame France's Auguste Dussourd. Both players now face top-seeded opponents in the next round.


PTI | Doha | Updated: 24-05-2024 10:47 IST | Created: 24-05-2024 10:47 IST
Indian Squash Stars Shine at QSF 3 Tournament
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India's Velavan Senthilkumar and Abhay Singh entered the quarterfinals of the prestigious USD 53,500 QSF 3 squash tournament with stunning second-round wins over seeded opponents here.

The tournament is a PSA World Tour Bronze event.

Reigning national champion Senthilkumar defeated Egyptian seventh seed Omar Mosaad, a former world No. 3, 13-11 11-3 9-3 after the latter retired in 30 minutes due to an injury. Asian Games medallist Abhay then beat sixth-seeded Frenchman Auguste Dussourd 11-7 5-11 10-12 11-5 9-3, who also conceded his match in 59 minutes on Thursday.

World No. 55 Senthilkumar will meet Egyptian top seed and world No. 8 Tarek Momen next, while Abhay, ranked 67 in the world, will take on Malaysian third seed and world No. 15 Eain Yow Ng.

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