Published Thu, May 06 10 08:38 PM
Chennai, May 6 (PTI) Indian men''s team breezed into the semifinals while Joshna Chinappa exacted a personal revenge on higher seeded Rebeca Chiu as the Indian eves, already in the last four, thumped Hong Kong 3-1 to top Group B in the Asian Squash Championship here today. Chinappa and her teammates will now meet Korea in the semifinal. Beaten by Rebeca in the individual event a few days ago, Joshna today settled score with a 11-4, 11-7, 4-11, 11-7 victory that came in 25 minutes. Joshna was at her best today and not only played her shots deeper but was also deceptive in her shots close to the front wall. She retrieved well and some of her picks of returns were top class. After she had tamed Rebeca, teammate Dipika Pallikal defeated Annie Au 11-6, 11-4,11-8 in 33 minutes even though compatriot Anaka Alakamony went down to highly ranked Joey Chan 11-3, 6-11,8-11, 5-11 in 35 minutes. The Indian women''s team has a fair chance of making the final as Korea is sixth seeded here and the hosts women have a better rating than their rivals. Malaysia take on Hong Kong in the other semifinal tomorrow. Indian men''s team, spearheaded by Saurav Ghosal, also made sure of their progress to the last four. India, after defeating China 2-0 in their last league match this morning, beat a fighting Korea with an identical margin in the quarterfinals in the evening. Ghosal quelled the challenge of Korea''s top player Max Lee 11-7, 12-10, 11-6 in 35 minutes after Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu had put India in the lead with a clear 14-12, 11-2,11-7 win over Dick Lau. India has a tough task ahead in their semifinal against defending champions Malaysia tomorrow, while Pakistan take on Kuwait in the other match.
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