Ching shocks Wing on way to final

Unseeded Cheng Nga Ching from Hong Kong ousted top seed and compatriot Ho Ka Wing in five games to enter the final of the Girls Under-17 category in the Indian Junior Open squash tournament at the ISA courts here Tuesday.

The hard-fought contest that underlined the grit and determination of both players who provided plenty of thrills before Cheng triumphed 15-17, 11-6, 10-12, 11-3, 11-8.

In the final, Cheng will take on Akanksha Salunkhe from Goa who knocked out second seeded Lui Hiu Lam of Hong Kong 11-4, 11-7, 2-11, 11-5.

Meanwhile, Malaysia showcased its depth in talent as compatriots Sehveetraa Kumar and Nur Waffah Khairul Tajuddin qualified for the Girls Under-11 final.

 

Top seeded Sehveetraa eased past Maharashtraa¿s Aishwarya Khubchandani 11-4, 11-2, 11-3 while Nur Waffah overcame compatriot Sujitra Kunasekaran 11-4, 11-9, 11-8, in the semi-finals.

The results (semi-finals):

BOYS - Under-19: 1-Kush Kumar (TN) bt Andrew Jiao Hao Lee (MAL) 11-5, 11-9, 11-7; Ranvijay Singh (TN) bt Vijay Kumar (TN) 11-9, 6-11, 11-5, 11-9.

Under-17: 1-Velavan Senthilkumar (TN) bt Robin Mann (Del) 7-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-2; Ranjit Singh (UP) bt Krish Kapur (WB) 11-6, 11-7, 5-11, 5-11, 11-7.

Under-15: 1-Jesse Kok Sheng Foo (MAL) bt Dev Vazirani (Mah) 6-11, 11-3, 11-5, 5-11, 11-8; Mohd Hafiz Zhafri Abdul Harif (MAL) bt Tushar Shahani (Mah) 11-9, 3-11, 9-11, 12-10, 11-9.

Under-13: 1-Yash Fadte (Goa) bt Advait Adik (Mah) 11-6, 11-1, 11-5; S Navaneetha Prabhu (TN) bt Neel Joshi (Mah) 12-10, 10-12, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9

Under-11: Ameeshenraj Chandran (MAL) bt 1-Aakash Gupta (Mah) 11-7, 12-10, 6-11, 11-9; Jeh Pandole (Mah) bt Jay Vaknalli (Mah) 11-5, 11-5, 11-7

GIRLS - Under-19: Lakshya Ragavendran (TN)Abt Mayuri Namasivayam (TN) 11-5, 11-8, 11-6; Aika Azman (MAL) bt Anandita Gupta (MP)

Under-17:A Cheng Nga Ching (HKG) bt 1-Ho Ka Wing (HKG) 15-17, 11-6, 10-12, 11-3, 11-8; Akanksha Salunkhe (Goa) bt 2- Lui Hiu Lam, (HKG)A11-4, 11-7, 2-11, 11-5

Under-15: 1-Nikita Joshi (Mah) btAAakanksha RaoAA(Mah) 11-0, 11-8, 11-5; Amita Gondi (AP) Sneha Sivakumar (SIN) 11-6,11-4, 8-11, 9-11, 11-9

Under-13: 1-Aifa Azman ( MAL) bt Avani Nagar (Mah) 11-5, 11-1, 11-3; Samita Sivakumar (TN) bt Megha Bhatia (Mah) 11-5, 11-6, 11-7

Under-11: 1-Sehveetraa Kumar (MAL) bt Aishwarya Khubchandani (Mah) 11-4, 11-2, 11-3; Nur Waffah Khairul Tajuddin (MAL) bt Sujitra Kunasekaran (MAL)AA11-4, 11-9, 11-8