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India’s ace squash player Joshna Chinappa has lost her pre-quarterfinal match at the ongoing PSA Women’s World Squash Championship in Cairo, Egypt. The 12th seed Indian squash player went down fighting against local favourite Nour El Sherbini in the round of 16 of the global event.

Tamil Nadu players S. Akshaya Sri and Rathika Seelan registered wins over second-seeded players in the girls under-15 and under-19 singles quarterfinals in the Sub-Junior/Junior National Championship here on Sunday. While Akshaya defeated Aasya Patel, Rathikha overcame Joshna Singh.

Joshna Chinappa has made a big impact with an 11-9, 6-11, 11-3 upset win over fourth seeded Joelle King for a place in the semi-final of the Oracle Netsuite Open, a world tour gold event here late on Friday. She had an easy 11-7, 6-11, 11-6 win over Melissa Alves for a place in the quarters.

India’s Vikram Malhotra, the top seed, went down in a nerve-wracking summit clash against Auguste Dussourd of France 2-3 in the Nash Cup 2019 PSA challenger event at the London squash and fitness club, Canada, on Saturday. Melissa Alves of France beat England’s Jasmine Hutton in the women’s bracket.