Maharashtra’s Veer Chotrani and Delhi’s Anahat Singh emerged as champions in the NSCI Open National Circuit squash tournament in Mumbai on Wednesday. Chotrani maintained his excellent form throughout the competition and did not drop a single game, eventually defeating Suraj Chand in the final. Despite his relatively low ranking of No.16 in the country, Chotrani’s vast repertoire of strokes was too much for Chand, who suffered a 3-0 defeat.
In the women’s final, the talented 15-year-old Anahat from Delhi, a part of the Indian Commonwealth squash team, was equally dominant and overcame the top seed Urwashi with ease, winning 3-0. Akanksha Guta from Maharashtra caused a shock in the Girls U-17 final by beating top seed Navya Sundararajan of Uttar Pradesh.
The tournament saw excellent performances from young players in various age groups. Aryaman Singh of Karnataka took the prize in the Boys U-13 category, defeating Dhruv Bopana of Tamil Nadu, while Gargi Kadam of Maharashtra won in the Girls U-11 group, defeating Sudhanjali Yadav of Maharashtra.
Overall, it was an exciting tournament that showcased the immense talent of young squash players from across the country.
