Sixth seed Tanvi Khanna beat top seed Amina El Rihany of Egypt 11-9, 11-6, 1-11, 11-8 in the final of the HCL $9,000 PSA Challenger squash tournament at the Otters Club on Friday.
It was a commendable fare from Tanvi, who had finished runner-up in the last Challenger event in Jaipur.
It became a double delight for India, as top seed Veer Chotrani cruised past fifth seed Chi Him Wong of Hong Kong in 26 minutes in the men’s final.
“Absolutely elated to win my first tournament after returning from an ACL injury. It has been a long eight months, waiting for this moment,” said Tanvi, understandably proud to have fought her way back so well.
“My coach Dhruv Dhawan and I have spent hours discussing training, figuring out the missing links. Finally, today it clicked. I feel, it is the beginning of many great things to come. With squash in the Olympics and the Asian Games coming up next year, I feel things are moving in the right direction for me, and the rankings will reflect that soon,” said Tanvi.
The results (finals): Men: Veer Chotrani bt Chi HIm Wong (Hkg) 11-6, 11-5, 11-7.
Women: Tanvi Khanna bt Amina El Rihany (Egy) 11-9, 11-6, 1-11, 11-8.
Published – September 12, 2025 07:58 pm IST
