World Squash Junior Championships: Indian men’s team enters semifinals, women’s side crashes out

This image is used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The fifth-seed Indian men’s team progressed to the semifinals with a victory over England but the women’s side crashed out of the competition after losing to the USA in the World Squash Junior Team Championships in Ontario.The Indian men’s team beat third-seed England to set up a semifinal clash against the USA as it looks to better its bronze-medal finish last year in this event.Aryaveer Dewan put India ahead with a 3-0 win over Ronnie Hickling but England levelled the scores after Ismail Khalil beat Yusha Nafees 3-0.India’s Gurveer Singh clinched the decider with a win in straight games over George Griffiths.The recently-crowned world junior women’s champion, Anahat Singh, gave India a winning start, defeating Diya Yadav 3-0 in the women’s quarterfinal.However, the USA staged a comeback as India’s Rudra Singh lost to Charlotte Sze 1-2 and Anika Dubey lost to Lily Bourell 1-2 in the next two matches to make their place in the semifinals.Results (quarterfinals): Men: India bt England 2-1 (Aryaveer Dewan bt Ronnie Hickling 11-9 12-10 11-5; Yusha Nafees lost to Ismail Khalil 11-7 8-11 11-4 11-13 7-11; Gurveer Singh bt George Griffiths 11-3 11-8 11-6).Women: India lost to USA 1-2 (Anahat Singh bt Diya Yadav 11-7 11-5 11-4; Rudra Singh lost to Charlotte Sze 6-11 4-11 8-11; Anika Dubey lost to Lily Bourell 11-13 8-11 6-11). Published - July 30, 2026 11:42 am IST