Asian Team Squash : India women's team finishes fifth

India women's team finished fifth while the men's team ended at sixth place in the Asian Team Squash Championships which concluded on Sunday.

Asian Team Squash : India women's team finishes fifth
Source: IANS

Dalian (China), June 16 (IANS) India women's team finished fifth while the men's team ended at sixth place in the Asian Team Squash Championships which concluded on Sunday.
 

The women's team beat Iran 2-0 in the match to decide the fifth and sixth positions with Rathika Suthanthira Seelan and Pooja Arthi Raghu scoring comfortable wins.

However, the men's side lost to South Korea 1-2, with Velavan Senthilkumar recording a win before Suraj Kumar Chand and Om Semwal lost by narrow margins.

India results:

Men: India lost to South Korea 1-2 (Velavan Senthilkumar bt Jeongmin Ryu 11-5, 11-1, 11-4; Suraj Kumar Chand lost to Minwoo Lee 11-7, 11-13, 9-11, 8-11); Om Semwal lost to Jooyoung Na 9-11, 6-11, 9-11).

Women: India bt Iran 2-0 (Rathika Suthanthira Seelan bt Fereshteh Eghtedari 11-5, 11-9, 11-7; Pooja Arthi Raghu bt Parmin Nekopayantak 11-5, 11-7, 12-10).

--IANS

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