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
