Velavan Senthilkumar and Anahat Singh, the reigning men\u2019s and women\u2019s National champions respectively, and top seeds, recorded straight-games victories at the Indian Squash Academy, while men\u2019s second seed Veer Chotrani bowed out.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the semifinals on Thursday, Joshna, 39, who won the Japan Open in October and finished runner-up in the Daly College Indian Open last month, will meet sixth seed compatriot Tanvi Khanna, who edged out Hong Kong fourth seed Nga Ching Cheng over five games.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier, Velavan Senthilkumar and Anahat Singh, the reigning men\u2019s and women\u2019s National champions respectively, cruised into the quarterfinals of the event on Tuesday with clinical victories at the Indian Squash Academy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
World No. 46 Senthilkumar dismantled Sri Lanka\u2019s Ravindu Laksiri 11-7, 11-8, 11-7, while Delhi teenager Anahat, ranked 29 in the world, eased past Tamara Holzbauerova (Czech Republic) 11-7, 11-7, 11-7 in the pre-quarterfinals after the Indian top seeds received first-round byes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Former women\u2019s world No. 10 Joshna Chinappa, women\u2019s sixth seed Tanvi Khanna and men\u2019s second seed Veer Chotrani were the other Indians who made it to the last-eight.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The results (Quarterfinals; Indians unless specified):<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Former women\u2019s world No. 10 Joshna Chinappa, women\u2019s sixth seed Tanvi Khanna and men\u2019s second seed Veer Chotrani were the other Indians who made it to the last-eight.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Women: 3-Hayley Ward (RSA) bt 5-Ching Hei Fung (HK) 11-9, 11-8, -11, 7-11, 11-7; 1-Anahat Singh bt 8-Akari Midorikawa (Jpn) 11-2, 11-2, 11-8; 6-Tanvi Khanna bt 4-Nga Ching Cheng (HK) 7-11, 12-10, 14-12, 7-11, 11-4; Joshna Chinappa bt 2-Nardine Garas (Egy) 6-11, 11-7, 5-11, 11-6, 11-7.<\/p>\r\n\r\n