Hosts India were crowned Squash World Cup champions for the first time after registering a commanding 3–0 victory over top seeds Hong Kong, China, in the final at Express Avenue Mall in Chennai on Sunday. The victory marked a significant moment for Indian squash as the team became only the fifth nation to win a major World Squash team event. &nbsp;The mixed-team World Cup included 12 teams from around the world as India entered the final eager to move past their disappointment from the semi-final exit in 2023, which had also taken place on the same court. With support from a lively home crowd, the hosts delivered an excellent performance to secure the title. Veteran Joshna Chinappa set the tone in the opening match by defeating Ka Yi Lee in four games. Despite Lee's higher world ranking, the 39-year-old from Chennai dominated most of the match. She overcame a brief challenge in the second game to win 7-3, 2-7, 7-5, 7-1. India doubled their lead with Abhay Singh, who showcased a strong performance against Alex Lau. The Chennai player, who had a good head-to-head record against Lau, controlled the match with aggressive play and precise shots. He wrapped up a quick 7-1, 7-4, 7-4 win in just 19 minutes. With the title at stake, 17-year-old Anahat Singh stepped up against Tomato Ho. The teenager from Delhi first gained attention at the 2022 Commonwealth Games at 14 years old. She showed impressive composure and skill, outplaying her opponent 7-2, 7-2, 7-5 and securing India's place in the history books. This victory placed India alongside Australia, Egypt, England, and Pakistan as the only nations to have won a major World Squash team championship. Reflecting on the win, Chinappa said, “It feels great playing here in Chennai, I am still so thankful that I can still be a part of the India national team, it has always been my biggest motivation to keep playing and keep training to play for India. “Playing here in Chennai with the home support and crowd supporting us, I felt like that made all of the difference so thank you so much for everyone who came out, who supported us, who cheered we really appreciate you.” Abhay Singh added: “An unbelievable evening, what more can I say? I am so privileged to be able to do this with some really legendary teammates and what an end to the year and what a week. “I just want today a huge thank you to everyone who came out today, I think the crowd was probably one of the best crowds we have probably ever played in front of at home, and for me to be a Chennai boy and do this in front of my city makes me speechless.” “I think this will pump up a lot of kids watching from the India squash academy and those watching at home, I really want to just tell the kids, just work hard and push and push and push. Discipline can get you very far, and hopefully some of them can do it in the future when I am sat on the sofa watching, but I think tonight it is time to celebrate!”&nbsp;Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

Veteran Joshna Chinappa set the tone in the opening match by defeating Ka Yi Lee in four games. Despite Lee's higher world ranking, the 39-year-old from Chennai dominated most of the match. She overcame a brief challenge in the second game to win 7-3, 2-7, 7-5, 7-1.

Hosts India were crowned Squash World Cup champions for the first time after registering a commanding 3–0 victory over top seeds Hong Kong, China, in the final at Express Avenue Mall in Chennai on Sunday. The victory marked a significant moment for Indian squash as the team became only the fifth nation to win a major World Squash team event. The mixed-team World Cup included 12 teams from around the world as India entered the final eager to move past their disappointment from the semi-final exit in 2023, which had also taken place on the same court. With support from a lively home crowd, the hosts delivered an excellent performance to secure the title. Veteran Joshna Chinappa set the tone in the opening match by defeating Ka Yi Lee in four games. Despite Lee's higher world ranking, the 39-year-old from Chennai dominated most of the match. She overcame a brief challenge in the second game to win 7-3, 2-7, 7-5, 7-1. India doubled their lead with Abhay Singh, who showcased a strong performance against Alex Lau. The Chennai player, who had a good head-to-head record against Lau, controlled the match with aggressive play and precise shots. He wrapped up a quick 7-1, 7-4, 7-4 win in just 19 minutes. With the title at stake, 17-year-old Anahat Singh stepped up against Tomato Ho. The teenager from Delhi first gained attention at the 2022 Commonwealth Games at 14 years old. She showed impressive composure and skill, outplaying her opponent 7-2, 7-2, 7-5 and securing India's place in the history books. This victory placed India alongside Australia, Egypt, England, and Pakistan as the only nations to have won a major World Squash team championship. Reflecting on the win, Chinappa said, “It feels great playing here in Chennai, I am still so thankful that I can still be a part of the India national team, it has always been my biggest motivation to keep playing and keep training to play for India. “Playing here in Chennai with the home support and crowd supporting us, I felt like that made all of the difference so thank you so much for everyone who came out, who supported us, who cheered we really appreciate you.” Abhay Singh added: “An unbelievable evening, what more can I say? I am so privileged to be able to do this with some really legendary teammates and what an end to the year and what a week. “I just want today a huge thank you to everyone who came out today, I think the crowd was probably one of the best crowds we have probably ever played in front of at home, and for me to be a Chennai boy and do this in front of my city makes me speechless.” “I think this will pump up a lot of kids watching from the India squash academy and those watching at home, I really want to just tell the kids, just work hard and push and push and push. Discipline can get you very far, and hopefully some of them can do it in the future when I am sat on the sofa watching, but I think tonight it is time to celebrate!” Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

Veteran Joshna Chinappa set the tone in the opening match by defeating Ka Yi Lee in four games. Despite Lee's higher world ranking, the 39-year-old from Chennai dominated most of the match. She overcame a brief challenge in the second game to win 7-3, 2-7, 7-5, 7-1.

India secures maiden Squash World Cup title with dominant win over Hong Kong, China

Ace Indian squash player Joshna Chinappa bowed out of the women's singles event after suffering a loss to Canada's Hollie Naughton in the quarterfinals of the Commonwealth Games here on Monday.

The 18-time national champion couldn't produce his best, losing 9-11 5-11 13-15 to the 27-year-old Haughton. Chinappa started on a positive note, taking a 6-3 lead but she let the advantage slip as Naughton drew parity at 6-6 and moved to 9-9 before grabbing the opening set with the required two points.

Naughton continued the momentum in the second to make it 2-0. Chinappa put up a good fight in the third, moving together till 13-13 when her rival once again stepped ahead to seal the contest.

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Earlier, India's Sunayna Sana Kuruvilla defeated Sri Lanka's Chanithma Sinaly in the plate quarter-finals of the women's singles.

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A 23-year-old from Kochi, Sunayna proved too strong for her opponent, winning 11-3 11-2 11-2 in just 12 minutes. 
Sanayna will compete in the women's singles plate semi-finals later tonight. 
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Ace Indian squash player Joshna Chinappa bowed out of the women's singles event after suffering a loss to Canada's Hollie Naughton in the quarterfinals of the Commonwealth Games here on Monday.

Ace Indian squash player Joshna Chinappa bowed out of the women's singles event after suffering a loss to Canada's Hollie Naughton in the quarterfinals of the Commonwealth Games here on Monday. The 18-time national champion couldn't produce his best, losing 9-11 5-11 13-15 to the 27-year-old Haughton. Chinappa started on a positive note, taking a 6-3 lead but she let the advantage slip as Naughton drew parity at 6-6 and moved to 9-9 before grabbing the opening set with the required two points. Naughton continued the momentum in the second to make it 2-0. Chinappa put up a good fight in the third, moving together till 13-13 when her rival once again stepped ahead to seal the contest. Also Read: India secure first-ever medal in lawn bowls in Commonwealth Games history Earlier, India's Sunayna Sana Kuruvilla defeated Sri Lanka's Chanithma Sinaly in the plate quarter-finals of the women's singles. Also Read: CWG 2022: Horrific crash takes place in cycling event, England's Matt Walls taken to hospital - watch A 23-year-old from Kochi, Sunayna proved too strong for her opponent, winning 11-3 11-2 11-2 in just 12 minutes. Sanayna will compete in the women's singles plate semi-finals later tonight.

CWG 2022: Joshna Chinappa loses in squash quarterfinals against Canada's Hollie Naughton

India's squash star Joshna Chinappa has broken back into the top-10 of the PSA world rankings following the shock retirement of Egyptian world number one Raneem El Welily.

Joshna, who has not played since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, moved up a spot to be in 10th position. 
The 33-year-old had entered the top-10 for the first time in 2016. Dipika Pallikal is the other Indian female player who has achieved the feat.

Egypt's Nouran Gohar is the new world number one following Raneem's retirement. Raneem had held the top spot for 19 months before announcing a sudden retirement last month.

India's top male player Saurav Ghosal remains 13th in the latest rankings. The PSA tour is suspended until at least mid August due to the coronavirus outbreak.

India's squash star Joshna Chinappa has broken back into the top-10 of the PSA world rankings following the shock retirement of Egyptian world number one Raneem El Welily.

India's squash star Joshna Chinappa has broken back into the top-10 of the PSA world rankings following the shock retirement of Egyptian world number one Raneem El Welily. Joshna, who has not played since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, moved up a spot to be in 10th position. The 33-year-old had entered the top-10 for the first time in 2016. Dipika Pallikal is the other Indian female player who has achieved the feat. Egypt's Nouran Gohar is the new world number one following Raneem's retirement. Raneem had held the top spot for 19 months before announcing a sudden retirement last month. India's top male player Saurav Ghosal remains 13th in the latest rankings. The PSA tour is suspended until at least mid August due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Joshna breaks back into the world's top-10 following Raneem's retirement

Squash player Joshna Chinappa crashed out of the ongoing 2018 Commonwealth Games on Saturday.

Chinappa slumped to straight-games defeat against New Zealand's Joelle King in the quarter-final of the women's singles squash event.

&nbspThe World No. 14, failed to capitalize on her good start in the Games and slumped to a 5-11, 6-11, 9-11 defeat at the hands of fourth-ranked Joelle.

The clash lasted a little over half-an-hour.&nbsp

Earlier in the day, India's Dipika Pallikal gave a walkover to Samantha Cornett of Canada in the quarter-finals of the women's squash classic plate.

However, the reason behind Pallikal's decision is still unclear while her opponent Cornett will now lock horns with Australia's Tamika Saxby in the last-four.

Chinappa slumped to straight-games defeat against New Zealand's Joelle King

Squash player Joshna Chinappa crashed out of the ongoing 2018 Commonwealth Games on Saturday. Chinappa slumped to straight-games defeat against New Zealand's Joelle King in the quarter-final of the women's singles squash event. &nbspThe World No. 14, failed to capitalize on her good start in the Games and slumped to a 5-11, 6-11, 9-11 defeat at the hands of fourth-ranked Joelle. The clash lasted a little over half-an-hour. Earlier in the day, India's Dipika Pallikal gave a walkover to Samantha Cornett of Canada in the quarter-finals of the women's squash classic plate. However, the reason behind Pallikal's decision is still unclear while her opponent Cornett will now lock horns with Australia's Tamika Saxby in the last-four.

CWG 2018 Squash: Joshna Chinappa bows out in quarter-final

Multiple-time national champion Joshna Chinappa booked her place in the quarter-finals of the 2018 Commonwealth Games squash tournament after clinching straight-games win over Tamika Saxby of Australia in the women`s singles event here in Gold Coast, Australia on Friday.

The World No. 14, who picked the women`s doubles gold with Dipika Pallikal-Karthik in the last edition of the quadrennial sporting event, made everything looked so easy as she swept aside her Australian opponent Saxby 11-6, 11-8, 11-4 in a last-16 clash that lasted just 25 minutes.Chinappa will now lock horns with the winner of another round-of-16 clash between New Zealand`s Joelle King and Malaysia`s Sivasangari Subramaniam.

Meanwhile, it was a heartbreak for Dipika Pallikal as she bowed out of the tournament after slumping to straight-games defeat at the hands of England`s Alison Waters.Pallikal endured a crushing 3-11, 6-11 and 2-11 defeat against her England opponent in their women`s singles pre-quarterfinals.

However, it was curtains for Pallikal-Karthik as she was no match for England`s Alison Waters, going down 11-3, 11-6, 11-2.In the men`s singles squash event, India`s Vikram Malhotra bounced back from a set down to win the second game but eventually failed to capitalize on the same and went down fighting 6-11, 11-8, 6-11, 6-11 defeat to top-seeded Englishman Nick Mathews in a clash that lasted 40 minutes.

With Vikram`s defeat, India`s campaign at the Commonwealth Games also folded.Elsewhere in the CWG, the Indian lawn bowls team of Chandan Singh, Sunil Bahadur and Dinesh Kumar suffered a 14-15 defeat to England in the men`s Sectional Triples Sectional Play in round three.Meanwhile, in the third round of the women`s singles event, Pinki lost to Litia Tikosisuva of Fiji 12-21.

Chinappa booked her place after clinching straight-games win over Tamika Saxby of Australia

Multiple-time national champion Joshna Chinappa booked her place in the quarter-finals of the 2018 Commonwealth Games squash tournament after clinching straight-games win over Tamika Saxby of Australia in the women`s singles event here in Gold Coast, Australia on Friday. The World No. 14, who picked the women`s doubles gold with Dipika Pallikal-Karthik in the last edition of the quadrennial sporting event, made everything looked so easy as she swept aside her Australian opponent Saxby 11-6, 11-8, 11-4 in a last-16 clash that lasted just 25 minutes.Chinappa will now lock horns with the winner of another round-of-16 clash between New Zealand`s Joelle King and Malaysia`s Sivasangari Subramaniam. Meanwhile, it was a heartbreak for Dipika Pallikal as she bowed out of the tournament after slumping to straight-games defeat at the hands of England`s Alison Waters.Pallikal endured a crushing 3-11, 6-11 and 2-11 defeat against her England opponent in their women`s singles pre-quarterfinals. However, it was curtains for Pallikal-Karthik as she was no match for England`s Alison Waters, going down 11-3, 11-6, 11-2.In the men`s singles squash event, India`s Vikram Malhotra bounced back from a set down to win the second game but eventually failed to capitalize on the same and went down fighting 6-11, 11-8, 6-11, 6-11 defeat to top-seeded Englishman Nick Mathews in a clash that lasted 40 minutes. With Vikram`s defeat, India`s campaign at the Commonwealth Games also folded.Elsewhere in the CWG, the Indian lawn bowls team of Chandan Singh, Sunil Bahadur and Dinesh Kumar suffered a 14-15 defeat to England in the men`s Sectional Triples Sectional Play in round three.Meanwhile, in the third round of the women`s singles event, Pinki lost to Litia Tikosisuva of Fiji 12-21.

CWG 2018 Squash: Joshna Chinappa reaches quarters, Dipika Pallikal exits

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CWG 2018 Squash: Joshna Chinappa reaches quarters, Dipika Pallikal exits