The 3rd HCL International Junior Squash Concludes

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Last Updated : Oct 08 2018 | 3:55 PM IST

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Rutvik Rau won the U-19 category for Boys
Ananya Dabke and Tejas Chawla won the U-17 category for Girls and Boys, respectively
Aasya Patel and Paarth Ambani won the U-15 category for Girls and Boys, respectively
Chitrangada Goel and Ansh Tripathi won the U-13 category for Girls and Boys, respectively
Anahat Singh and Gurveer Singh won the U-11 category for Girls and Boys, respectively

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HCL, a leading global conglomerate, today announced the successful conclusion of the 3rd HCL International Junior Squash Championship. A Silver event under the Asian Squash Federation (ASF) calendar, rated five star by the Squash Racket Federation of India (SRFI), this International Junior Squash Championship is HCL's annual flagship Squash tournament. Hosted at the Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida, the 5-day championship is one of the highest-level tournaments in India. The winners of the Championship were felicitated by Asian Games silver medallist, Mr. Deepak Kumar with a total prize purse of approximately Rs. 6 lacs across all categories. (Photo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/765466/HCL_International_Junior_Squash.jpg )
Sundar Mahalingam, Chief Strategy Officer, HCL Corporation and Shiv Nadar Foundation, said, "I would like to congratulate all the winners and participants for the great performance they have displayed over the last five days. This was HCL's third initiative in a row to promote junior squash in the country and the growing participation every year is very encouraging. We will continue to build on this initiative to provide a serious platform to young upcoming players in the country."
Harish Prasad, National Squash Development Officer at Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI), said, "It was a great experience to see these young players battle each other for the title. We saw tremendous enthusiasm amongst the young players and foresee a bright future for Indian Squash. The support that HCL is extending towards the sport is commendable and we should now start working at the grassroot level to identify more such talented players and give them opportunities like this."
Deepak Kumar, Asian Games Silver Medallist and the Guest of Honour of the ceremony, said, "It's heartening to see the performance of these young players. Initiatives and tournaments like this are important to ensure that India players are trained better to compete at international platforms. I congratulate all the winners and also encourage the other participants to keep up the sporting spirit."
The Championship was played in a knockout format followed by play-offs of the top 8 positions in all categories. The details of the winners and runners up are as follows: Category BU19
BU17
GU17
BU15
GU15
BU13
GU13
BU11
GU11
Rutvik
Tejas
Ananya Paarth
Aasya
Ansh
Chitrangada Gurveer Anahat
Winner
Rau
Chawla Dabke
Ambani
Patel Tripathi
Goel
Singh
Singh
Sankalp Karata Amira Jeh
Uditi Rohan
Khushboo
Priyaan Unnati
Runner-up Anand
Dasmah Singh Pandole Mishra Arya
Thakker Tripathi
apatra
Gondi
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First Published: Oct 08 2018 | 3:55 PM IST

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