India performed remarkably well to win all the three men’s, women's and mixed titles in the second Asian Squash Doubles Championships on Thursday.
Top-seeded men’s pair of Abhay Singh and Velavan Senthilkumar made a strong comeback after losing the first set to beat Noor Zaman and Nasir Iqbal of Pakistan 2-1 (9-11, 11-5, 11-5) in the 88-minute final match. The Indians had reached the final after beating Chi Him Wong and Ming Hong Tang of Hong Kong in the semifinal.
In the women’s doubles final, second seeds Joshana Chinappa and Anahat Singh also bounced back from a set down to win 2-1 (8-11, 11-9, 11-10) against Ainaa Amani and Xin Ying Yee of Malaysia. Joshna and Anahat had made it to the final after beating Hong Kong’s Po Yui Kirstie Wong and Yee Lam Toby Tse.
The top-seeded mixed doubles team of Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh completed the clean sweep for India as they beat Malaysia’s Rachel Arnold and Ameeshenraj Chandaran in straight games, (11-9, 11-7. It is their second title of the championships. They entered the final after prevailing over the Malaysian pair of Ainaa Amani and Syafiq Kamal.
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