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    "excerpt": "Western India Slam: The top seeds Viktor Byrtus and Akanksha Salukkhe scored hard-fought 3-2 victories in their respective men\u2019s and women\u2019s semifinal matches of the 79th Western India Slam, a USD 9,000 prize-money Professional Squash Association (PSA) Challenger event being played at the CCI courts here on Saturday.",
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    "editor1": "Western India Slam: The top seeds Viktor Byrtus and Akanksha Salukkhe scored hard-fought 3-2 victories in their respective men\u2019s and women\u2019s semifinal matches of the 79th Western India Slam, a USD 9,000 prize-money Professional Squash Association (PSA) Challenger event being played at the CCI courts here on Saturday.<p>The Czech number one Byrtus had quite a fight on hand before he overcame Netherlands' fourth seed Rowan Damming 7-11, 11-9, 11-5, 1-11, and 11-8 in a well-contested encounter. On Friday, Byrtus easily defeated seventh seed Hong Kong\u2019s Wailok To 11-6, 11-3, and 11-5.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In the women's section, top seed Akanksha Salunkhe of India also encountered a strong challenge from Egypt's fifth seed Jana Swaify before clinching an 11-5, 12-14, 15-13, 5-11, and 12-10 in a tight game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Earlier, Akanksha progressed to the semifinals by defeating Hong Kong\u2019s Sze Wing Wai in three straight games, winning 11-5, 11-4, and 11-3.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Results:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Women's semifinals: 2-Anahat Singh (IND) bt 3-Nour Khafagy (EGY) 3-1 (11-4, 12-14, 11-9, 11-9); 1-Akanksha Salunkhe (IND) bt. 5-Jana Swaify (EGY) 3-2 (11-5, 12-14, 15-13, 5-11, 12-10).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Results:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/tagging\/highest-tax-paying-cricketers\">Highest tax paying cricketers<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Article Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ians.in\/english-wire\/sports\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\">IANS<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n",
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