India start well in Asian squash meet

The Indian men's and women's teams got off to a good start at the 16th Asian Team Squash Championship, winning their respective opening round encounters against Singapore and China in Kuwait.

Updated on: May 3, 2012, 24:43:46 IST

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The Indian men's and women's teams got off to a good start at the 16th Asian Team Squash Championship, winning their respective opening round encounters against Singapore and China in Kuwait.

Both men's and women's teams notched up straight game victories at the Salem Al-Sabah International squash complex last night. The men's team comprising of world number 25 Saurav Ghosal, Siddharth Suchde (world no 45), Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu (world no 92) and Mahesh Mangaonkar (world no 144) has been given top billing ahead of Malaysia, Hong Kong and Pakistan in the five-day long event.

India's best performance in the men's team championship was a silver medal in the inaugural edition of the tournament held in 1981 in Karachi (Pakistan).

The women's team comprises of world number 14 Dipika Pallikal, Joshna Chinappa (world no 53), Anaka Alankamony (world no 94) and Aparajitha Balamurukan (world no 92).

The women’s team has been seeded third behind Hong Kong and Malaysia for the event that features the best teams from Asia.

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