The Indian women's team defeated Italy 3-0 while the men went down 1-2 to Colombia but managed to advance to the knockout stage as Colombia later defeated Ireland, ensuring the Indians finished second in their preliminary group.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Indian men\u2019s team will face Malaysia in the pre-quarterfinals, while the women\u2019s team will play Australia in the next stage. The pre-quarterfinals in both sections will consist of 12 teams, out of which four will be given a bye. Both the Indian men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams will play their pre-quarterfinal matches on Wednesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In its last league match, the Indian women\u2019s team defeated Italy 3-0 with Akanksha Salunkhe, Anahat Singh and Nirupama Dubey winning their respective matches in straight games. Nirupama Dubey, 206th in the squash rankings, defeated Beatrice Filippi 3-0 (11-4, 11-3, 11-1) in only 15 minutes in the opening match of the tie.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Anahat Singh, world No. 95, backed it up with another 3-0 (11-3, 11-9, 11-3) win against world No. 131 Cristina Tartarone. Akanksha Salunkhe, India\u2019s highest-ranked player in the team at world No. 70, defeated Flavia Miceli 3-0 (11-3, 11-3, 11-1) to cap off a terrific win for the Indian women\u2019s team.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Indian men\u2019s team lost 2-1 to Colombia but with the latter later defeating Ireland, the Indian men finished second in the group and progressed to the pre-quarterfinals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
World No. 54 Abhay Singh lost the opening match 3-1 (4-11, 8-11, 11\u20135, 4-11) to Miguel Rodriguez, 17th in the men\u2019s rankings. Veer Chotrani got India back on level terms with a terrific result. Chotrani, ranked 87th, won 3-1 (11-8, 11-9, 12-14, 11-5) against a higher-ranked Juan Camilo Vargas (39th).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Indian men\u2019s team lost 2-1 to Colombia but with the latter later defeating Ireland, the Indian men finished second in the group and progressed to the pre-quarterfinals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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