Om Semwal, Rathika Seelan and Sanya Vats advance in Singapore Classic squash

Indian squash players Om Semwal, Rathika Seelan and Sanya Vats recorded contrasting wins to advance to the second round of Singapore Classic.Sandhesh Palanivel Ravikumar, however, lost in the opener of the $15,000 PSA Challenger event.While men’s world No. 149 Semwal rallied from 2-1 down to beat Singapore’s Aaron Liang 15-13, 6-11, 13-15, 11-9, 11-8, Rathika eased past Singapore’s Jayna Lim 11-7, 12-10, 11-9 and Sanya edged out Egypt’s Clara Dwerri 10-12, 11-6, 11-8, 11-5 in the women’s section.Men’s sixth seed Suraj Chand and women’s third seed Tanvi Khanna received first-round byes. Published - November 13, 2026 03:02 am IST