Top seeded Saurav Ghoshal and Joshna Chinnappa would be favourites in the 61st National Squash Championship 2013 which kicks off with qualifying rounds at the Jaipur Club here tomorrow.
The tournament will be missed by top Indian women player Dipika Pallikal and Anaka Alankamony who have not entered in fray due to personal reasons.
Another stalwart Ritwik Bhattacharya who had lightened the Jaipur club courts on number of occasions earlier in the Golecha Squash has reportedly quit competitive squash.
Apart from these names almost all other top players of country would be seen action in the tournament which would be played from August 18-23.
In the men's section top seed Saurav Ghoshal ranked 20th in Professional Squash Association (PSA) ranking would be challenged by second seed Harinder Pal Singh who is ranked 71st in world.
The women's section has Joshna Chinnappa as firm favourite and is likely to win her 10th national title.
Both Saurav and Joshna are likely to land here on 19th because the main event would kick off from August 20. The top players would take on qualifiers in the first round.
