India’s top-ranked woman player, Joshna Chinappa entered the semi-finals of the HKFC International squash event with a hard-fought win over Hong Kong’s Liu Tsz-Ling on Thursday, reported PTI.
Chinappa, seeded third, had to toil hard against the eighth seeded Hong Kong player. The Indian national champion won the match 11-8, 8-11, 12- 10, 10-12, 11-3. Chinappa will now face top seed Annie Au of Hong Kong for a spot in the final.
However, other two Indians in the fray – Dipika Pallikal Karthik and qualifier Vikram Malhotra – bowed out of the competition. The sixth seed Pallikal was beaten 10-12, 11-9, 11-4, 9-11, 11-3 by fourth seeded Tesni Evans of Wales. Malhotra went down to seventh seeded Leo Au of Hong Kong 11-8, 11-7, 11-8.
Meanwhile, in Kuala Lumpur, India’s Harinder Pal Sandhu entered the final of the Malaysian Tour Squash Circuit with an easy win. The Indian, top seeded, posted a comfortable 11-1, 11-8, 11-8 win over a Malaysian qualifier Darren Rahul Pragasam in his semi-final match.