India came up with a spirited performance to beat two-time champions Egypt 3-0 and make their maiden appearance in the Squash World Cup final in Chennai on Saturday, December 13.
Seeded second, India will take on Hong Kong China, who got the better of Japan in the other top-four clash, in the summit clash at the Express Avenue Mall.
National champion and 45th-ranked Velavan Senthilkumar swiftly got India off the blocks by defeating world No. 96 Ibrahim Elkabbani 7-1, 7-3, 7-6 before the country’s top-ranked women’s player Anahat Singh (world No. 28) made it 2-0 with a tough 6-7, 7-5, 7-3, 3-7, 7-3 win over 44th-ranked Nour Heikal.
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— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) December 13, 2025
India ๐ฎ๐ณ storm into the final, beating defending champions #Egypt in the semifinals in Chennai.
The hosts registered a 3-0 win over Egypt to register their best-ever performance in the Squash World Cup, having already won a bronze in the 2023โฆ pic.twitter.com/L6Sj7Hu9MI
Abhay Singh, who had partnered Anahat to win bronze at the Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023, then overcame Adam Hawal 7-5, 6-7, 7-5, 7-6 as the hosts stunned powerhouse Egypt, who had won the title in 2012 and 2023.
This was India’s best showing in the tournament after they reached the semifinals in 2023 when they had lost to Malaysia to settle for bronze.
Joshna Chinappa’s match against Nardine Garas was rendered inconsequential after India took a 3-0 lead.
Earlier, India had beaten Switzerland and Brazil in the group stage to enter the quarter-finals, where they defeated South Africa 3-0 in the 12-team tournament.
