Indian women's team in Asiad squash final

The women's squash team assured India of a possible gold or at least a silver after defeating South Korea 2-0 in the semifinals of the 17th Asian Games at the Yeorumul Squash Courts here Friday.

The women's team set up a final date with Malaysia after it beat the hosts 2-0 with Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal, winning the first two rubbers for India.

World No.21 Joshna thrashed Eunok Park 3-0 (11-6, 13-11, 11-8) in 34 minutes while World No. 12 Dipika, who won individual singles bronze here, registered a 3-1 (11-4, 11-5, 8-11, 11-5) victory over Sunmi Song in 37 minutes.

 

In the other semi-final, Malaysia breezed past Hong Kong 2-0 after Wern Wee Low and World No.1 Nicol David won their respective matches for the defending champions.

The final will take place Saturday.