Pakistan retained the men’s title and Malaysia reclaimed the women’s title in the Buler Asian Team Squash Championships, the 17th staging of the region’s most prestigious biennial event which was held at the Hong Kong Squash Centre in Hong Kong.
The Indian contingents had to settle for 3rd place after defeats to Hong Kong in the women’s semi final and Malaysia in the men’s semifinal.
Men’s Team
Final:
[2] PAKISTAN bt [3] MALAYSIA 2/1
3rd place:
[1] INDIA
Semi-finals:
[3] MALAYSIA bt [1] INDIA 2/0
Ivan Yuen bt Harinder Pal Sandhu 0-11, 11-8, 11-6, 10-12, 12-10
Ong Beng Hee bt Saurav Ghosal 12-10, 10-12, 11-8, 11-8
Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan v Mahesh Mangaonkar (match withdrawn)
Qualifying rounds – Pool A:
[1] INDIA bt [8] IRAN 3/0
Saurav Ghosal bt Mohammad Reza Sadeghpour 11-4, 11-5, 11-3
Mahesh Mangaonkar bt Navid Maleksabet 11-3, 11-5, 11-4
Harinder Pal Sandhu bt Mohammad Sanaee 11-6, 11-8, 12-10
[1] INDIA bt [9] QATAR 3/0
Saurav Ghosal bt Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi 9-11, 11-6, 11-7, 12-10
Mahesh Mangaonkar bt Abdulrahman Al-Malki 11-6, 11-6, 11-4
Harinder Pal Sandhu bt Ahmed Mohammed Al Tamimi 11-4, 11-4, 12-10
[1] INDIA bt [16] PHILIPPINES 3/0
Mahesh Mangaonkar bt Reymark Begornia 11-2, 11-3, 11-3
Harinder Pal Sandhu bt David Pelino 11-2, 11-6, 7-11, 11-5
Ravi Dixit bt Lydio Espinola Jr 11-4, 11-2, 11-4
Women’s Buler Asian Team Championship 2014, Hong Kong Squash Centre, Hong Kong China: 11-15 June 2014
Women’s Team
Final:
[1] MALAYSIA bt [3] HONG KONG CHINA 2-0
3rd place:
[2] INDIA
Semi-finals:
[1] MALAYSIA bt [2] INDIA 2/0
Delia Arnold bt Anaka Alankamony 11-6, 11-1, 11-5
Nicol David bt Dipika Pallikal 11-5, 11-5, 11-8
Low Wee Wern v Joshana Chinappa (match withdrawn)
Qualifying rounds
Pool B:
[2] INDIA bt [10] IRAN 3/0
Dipika Pallikal bt Parand Dolatyzadeh 11-5, 11-0, 11-5
Joshana Chinappa bt Arezoosadat Mousavizadeh 11-6, 11-4, 11-7
Anaka Alankamony bt Fatemehalsadat Haidary 11-5, 11-1, 11-3
[3] HONG KONG CHINA bt [2] INDIA 2/1
Joey Chan bt Dipika Pallikal 9-11, 12-10, 4-11, 11-7, 11-8
Liu Tsz-Ling lost to Joshana Chinappa 9-11, 8-11, 11-9, 6-11
Tong Tsz-Wing bt Anaka Alankamony 10-12, 9-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-7
[2] INDIA bt [6] CHINA 3/0
Dipika Pallikal bt Li Dongjin 11-4, 11-6, 11-4
Joshana Chinappa bt Gu Jinyue 11-5, 11-3, 9-11, 11-7
Aparajitha Balamurukan bt Duan Siyu 11-5, 11-5, 11-3
[2] INDIA bt [7] PAKISTAN 3/0
Joshana Chinappa bt Maria Toorpakai Wazir 11-13, 11-6, 11-13, 11-8, 11-7
Anaka Alankamony bt Muqaddas Ashraf 11-5, 11-9, 11-6
Aparajitha Balamurukan bt Sammer Anjum 11-5, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6
