Indians shine at Hong Kong Squash Junior Open

Under 13 National Champion Veer Chotrani, who is also the top seed at the Hong Kong Junior Open squash event, endured a stiff challenge from the second seed and his traditional home rival Yash Fadte before snatching a nail-biting 14-12, 8-11, 11-7, 11-8 win in the final.

Another Indian who shone was Tushar Shahani, the second seed in the U-15 section. Shahani displayed good consistency to defeat his Hong Kong opponent Wong King Yueng in straight games 11-1, 15-13, 11-8 to win the final. Utkarsh Baheti finished sixth in the U-15 category.

The results

Boys Under-13

Final: Veer Chotrani (IND) bt Yash Fadte (IND) 14-12, 8-11, 11-7, 11-8

Semifinal: Veer Chotrani bt Au Lp Man (HKG) 11-7, 12-10, 11-7; Yash Fadte bt Atul Kumar Ishant Shah (Mas) 11-3, 9-11, 11-4, 15-13

Boys Under-15

Final: Tushar Shahani (IND) bt Wong King Yueng (HKG) 11-1, 15-13, 11-8

Semifinal: Tushar Shahani bt Wang Peng Soon (Mas) 11-8, 10-12, 11-9, 11-8.