Aryaveer leads Indians’ march into finals in Asian Junior squash

India's Aryaveer Dewan led the country's strong performance at the 33rd Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships, reaching the boys' under-19 final in China.

Aryaveer Dewan led India's fine show, reaching the boys' under-19 final at the 33rd Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships in Panzhihua, China, on Saturday.

Aryaveer defeated Malaysian top seed Nickhileswar Moganasundharam in four games in the semifinals, and will meet either Md Alnasafan (KSA) or Jonghyeok Lee (Kor) for the crown.

Aryaveer had beaten the Malaysian for the U-17 title last year.

Joining him in the title clashes of their respective categories are: Shiven Agarwal (boys' U-17), Anika Dubey (girls' U-17) and Amarya Bajaj (boys' U-13).

Shiven beat fellow Indian Squash Academy trainee Lokesh Subramani in a close four-game semifinal, and will take on Pakistan's Nauman Khan for the U-17 title.

Anika, bronze medallist in this age-group last year, will battle with Malaysian top seed Harleein Tan for the U-17 crown after her semifinal opponent retired midway through.

Amarya beat Malaysian second seed Muhammad Sharhan Mohd Saiful in four games in the semifinals. He will take on top seed Leung Ngo San of Hong Kong in the U-13 final.