Kumar, the Indian Squash Academy trainee, has been given the top billing in the boys' under-19 section while Delhi's Sachika Ingale is seeded to meet Urwashi Joshi from Mumbai in the girls' U-19 final.
The five-day long championship will see the participation of over 400 squash players from India, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, USA, Nepal and Canada.
The tournament is sanctioned by the Asian Squash Federation as a Gold event and is also a part of the World Junior Circuit and an SRFI Four Star event.