India’s Abhay Singh won the boys Under-19 title, beating second seed Alwin Chai of Malaysia 11-8, 11-3, 11-8 in the final of the Old Chang Kee Singapore Squash Open. Abhay, world number junior player, now has a tally of seven junior titles this year, two of them international. Abhay, an ISA trainee, defeated Vivek Palaniappan of Singapore 11-2, 11-2, 11-1 in the first round, followed it up with a fighting win over 5/8 seed Yusuke Ogata of Japan, 13- 15, 11-3, 11-8, 10-12, 11-6. In the semi-final the Indian edged out Kojiro Tan of Singapore 7-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-7 for a place in the title round.

Squash

• Squash is a racquet sport played by two (singles) or four players (doubles) in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball.
• The players must alternate in striking the ball with their racquet and hit the ball onto the playable surfaces of the four walls of the court.
• Squash is recognized by the IOC and supporters are lobbying for its incorporation in a future Olympic program.
• Dipika Pallikal, Joshna Chinappa, Saurav Ghosal are some of the famous squash players from India.