Joshna Chinappa's agonising wait for her maiden WISPA title continued as the Indian number one went down in straight games to top seed Jaclyn Hawkes of New Zealand in the final of the NSC Star Series squash tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.
Squash Racquet Federation of India (SRFI) secretary Cyrus Poncha said that he does not see any tournament being conducted before September.
Used to travelling 200 days in a year, India's leading squash player Joshna Chinappa is grappling with the anxiety of being home alone amid a nationwide lockdown, during which even going to a grocery store has become an "amazing experience". With her mother staying elsewhere in Chennai and father in Coorg, Chinappa has been forced to do things she seldom did and is enjoying for now.
They lifted the men's and women's titles respectively of the 62nd CCI-Western India Squash championship.
The top seeded Indian ace was beaten by Egypt's Raneem El Weleily in the final of the World Junior Squash Championships.
The Asian junior number one said she is working to improve her technical flaws and fitness level.
The World junior squash runner-up attributed her defeat in the final of the tournament to nervousness.
India's Joshna Chinappa crashed out of the US $53,500 WISPA British Open Squash Championship in Manchester after being humbled in the qualifiers by Fiona Moverley of England. World No 35 Joshna lost 12-10, 10-12, 11-7, 11-9 to Moverly, who is ranked 16 places below her, in the first qualifying round of the World Tour Gold event.
India's highest-ranked Indian squash player Joshna Chinappa won back-to-back titles when she defeated Asian junior champion Wee Wern of Malaysia in straight games to clinch the NSC Super Satellite Series crown at the National Squash Centre, Bukit Jalil, on Friday afternoon. Joshna, ranked 39 in the world, played a tactical game to beat Wern 11-8, 11-7, 11-7 for her second title inside a week.
Joshna Chinappa defeated Rachael Grinham to secure a place in the semi-finals.
Second seed Sandeep Jangra and top seed Joshna Chinappa won the men's and women's titles in the 32nd Bombay Gymkhana Maharashtra State Open Squash Championships.
India's leading squash players Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa, who couldn't see eye to eye after an acrimonious quarterfinal in the Incheon Asian Games, have buried the hatchet to be friends again ahead of a busy upcoming season.
Sourav Ghosal and Joshna Chinappa won the men's and women's titles respectively at the 54th National squash championships.
The Chennai girl climbed ten places from 60 in the latest women's squash rankings.
World junior No. 2 Joshna Chinappa denied 14-year-old Dipika Pallikal a third title cruising to a 9-5, 10-8, 9-1 victory at the CCI-Western India Open Squash Tournament.
Joshna Chinappa crashed out of the women's singles while National champion Saurav Ghosal got the better of compatriot Ritwik Bhattacharya to breeze into the men's semi-finals at the squash competition of the Asian Games.
Joshna Chinappa, the world number two junior trounced Tanya Ananda (Mayo) 9-0, 9-0, 9-1 on Saturday.
Ritwik Bhattacharya dethroned Saurav Ghosal to regain the men's crown, while Joshna Chinappa retained the women's title in the Sr National Squash Championships.
India's top squash player Joshna Chinappa fell at the final hurdle after giving a close fight to top seed Joelle King of New Zealand in the PSA HKFC International squash tournament in Hong Kong on Saturday. The New Zealander won 11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9. After coming through two five-game encounters earlier, the third seed Indian still looked fresh for another battle. Only once has Joshna beaten Joelle earlier in their eight meetings and that too seven years ago. Much has happened since. Joelle is 9th in the world, four rungs above Joshna but it proved a lively match with points going neck and neck. In fact the Indian had led 9-8 in the first game where Joelle came up with three winning drives.
Local favourites Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal ensured India a place in the final of the WISPA Challenger-2 event as the duo set up a semi-final clash against each other in Chennai on Thursday. Both Joshna and Dipika met with hardly any resistance in their quarter-final matches. Second seeded Joshna outsmarted Laura Pomporters of France 11-5, 11-5, 11-6 in just 25 minutes, while sixth seeded Dipika overwhelmed England's Jenna Gates 11-2, 11-8, 11-4 in 17 minutes.
Joshna Chinappa beat Hong Kong's Annie Au to retain the women's title while Saurav Ghosal was outplayed by Amir Atlas Khan of Pakistan in the men's final of the 12th Asian Junior Squash championship.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday
The top seeded Indian will meet Delia Arnold of Malaysia next in the Asian Junior squash tournament.
Joshna Chinappa pulled off a huge upset when she beat second seed Sharon Wee to reach the final of the NSC Tour 1 squash tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. The sixth seeded Indian No 1 fought gamely for 50 minutes to carve out a 9-6, 3-9, 1-9, 9-7, 9-2 victory over her illustrious Malaysian opponent.
India's leading squash player Joshna Chinappa on Monday said the game is not getting popular in the country because the available funds are not reaching the deserving players.
Fifth seed Joshna Chinappa lost to fourth seed Mauela Manetta of Italy in the quarterfinals to crash out of the Betteridge and Breitliong San Diego Classic squash tournament.
Joshna beat second seed Dipika Pallikal in the women's final while Ghosal downed Maharashtra's Siddharth Suchde in the men's.
India's highest ranked squash player and World No 15 Saurav Ghosal and women's No 1 seed Joshna Chinappa toyed with their respective rivals to defend their titles successfully in the 38th Bombay Gymkhana-HSBC Maharashtra State Open Senior Squash Championship in Mumbai on Saturday.
Chinappa lost 6-11, 12-10, 7-11, 11-8, 3-11 to Camille in a 70-minute marathon tussle on Wednesday.
The Indian ace went down to third seed Raneem El Weleily of Egypt in the quarter-finals of the Los Angeles Open.
India's Dipika Pallikal returned to top form after two forgettable tournaments as she notched up one of the best wins of her career.
Joshna Chinappa continued her impressive run to reach the quarter-finals of the $115,000 Qatar Classic squash tournament in Doha on Monday.
Top seeds Ritwik Bhattacharya and Joshna Chinappa won the the men's and women's Open titles respectively in the 64th CCI-Western India Open Squash Championships on Sunday. The formidable Bhattacharya scored a 9-7, 9-1, 9-2 triumph over second seed Sandeep Jangra while Chinappa overcame England's Mandy Kennedy 9-5, 9-5, 9-2 in the women's final.
India's Joshna Chinappa won the British Open Junior championship when she Tenille Swartaz 3-9, 9-3 9-6, 9-3.
India's Joshna Chinappa pulled off a sensational second successive upset in the Women's Hong Kong Open to claim her first ever quarter-final berth in a WSA World Series event.
The Indian ace will take on second seeded Raneem El Weleily of Egypt in the title match.
Tamil Nadu's Saurav Ghoshal and Joshna Chinappa clinched a double crown each in the Indian Oil Open Squash tournament.
Talented Joshna Chinappa put paid to the aspirations of compatriot Dipika Pallikal, scoring a thrilling 3-2 win over the highly-ranked Indian in the semi-finals of the WISPA Challenger Squash championship in Chennai on Friday. World number 32 Joshna beat the 23rd-ranked Pallikal 6-11, 11-9, 11-6, 6-11, 11-6 in a marathon 60-minute game.
The Indian ace was beaten by top seed Omneya Abdel Kawy in the quarter-finals of the World junior squash championship.
Saurav Ghosal and Siddharth Suchde were the only Indians left in the men's singles event after two of their compatriots, including former national champion Ritwik Bhattacharya, crashed out in the second round of the Asian Squash Championships in Kuwait.
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