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Indian Squash Teams Dominate, Secure Quarterfinal Berths at Asian Games
- •Indian men's and women's squash teams advanced to the quarterfinals of the Asian Games competition in Nagoya.
- •The Indian women's team, seeded third, defeated Japan 2-1, with Tanvi Khanna securing the decisive win after Anahat Singh's loss to Satomi Watanabe.
- •Veteran Joshna Chinappa contributed to the women's victory over Japan and later sealed a 2-1 win against China.
- •The Indian men's team, gold medallists in the previous edition, blanked South Korea to secure their spot in the last eight.
- •Earlier, the men's team also comfortably defeated China 3-0 with wins from Suraj Chand, Veer Chotrani, and Velavan Senthilkumar.
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The third-seeded Indian women's team secured a gritty 2-1 victory over Japan to advance to the quarterfinals. Despite lead player Anahat Singh losing a hard-fought five-game battle to world number six Satomi Watanabe, veteran Joshna Chinappa and Tanvi Khanna won their respective matches to seal the tie.
The Indian men's team blanked South Korea to book their spot in the quarterfinals, led by Velavan Senthilkumar and singles silver medallist Abhay Singh. Earlier in the day, Suraj Chand, Veer Chotrani, and Senthilkumar also earned straight-match victories against their opponents to comfortably seal the tie.
Tanvi Khanna secured the decisive quarterfinal-clinching win for India by defeating Akari Midorikawa in a hard-fought four-game match with scores of 12-10, 11-9, 4-11, 12-10.
