Veer Chotrani pulls off stunning upset to reach semi-final of Asian junior championship

Veer Chotrani pulls off stunning upset to reach semi-final of Asian junior championship

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Veer Chotrani pulled off a major upset over top seed Siow Yee Xian of Singapore over five games to enter the boys’ U-19 semi-final at the Asian junior squash championship. Seven Indians will feature in the last-four across age groups which means India will take home seven medals from the event.

Indian youngster Veer Chotrani secured a spot to the semifinals in the Boys' U-19 category at the Asian Junior Individual Squash Championship in Macau as he defeated top seed Siow Yee Xian of Singapore in five games.

With this win, he has assured himself of a medal in the event. Down 2-1 in the contest at one point, Veer fought well to put it across his higher-rated opponent.  Veer looked to be in good touch during the tournament having earlier won the Southern Slam event in Chennai in May. On Friday, the Indian teenager showcased his fighting qualities by bouncing back from a 1-2 deficit to defeat his highly-rated Singaporean opponent.

On the whole, seven Indians will feature in the last four in various age categories. Thus, seven medals are assured for India.

Earlier, Chotrani upset higher-seeded Danial Nurhaqiem Shahrul Iham (Malaysia) 13-11, 20-18, 11-5 in a hard-fought match as unseeded S. Navaneeth Prabhu overcame Pakistani Noor Zaman’s challenge 11-13, 11-4, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9 in an under-17 contest.

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