Yusha Nafees, along with seven other Indians in various age-groups, moved into the quarterfinals of the Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships in Islamabad on Wednesday. (More Sports News)
Sixth-seeded Nafees beat Iranian Md Saleh Akhani 11-7, 1🌸1-5, 11-6 in the boys' U-17 second round, while second seed Shiven Agarwal defeated local challenger Rayyan Bahadur 11-9, 11-1, 11-5 in the boys' U-15 category.
Other second-round results (Indians only):
Boys U-13: Dhruv Bopana lost to Huzaifa Shahid (Pak) 9-11, 9-11💟, 🏅4-11.
Girls U-13: 4♔-Goushika M bt Maliha Shah (Pak) 11-3, 11-3, 11-3; 2♊-Aadya Budhia bt Sadia Zahoor Khan (Pak) 11-2, 11-6, 11-1;
U-15: 8-Anika Dubey bt Wong Suet Ling (HK) 11-5, 11-1, 11-4; 9-Diva Shah bt Chung Ka Yau (HK) 9-11🌌, 11-6, 11-3, 11-9;
U-17: 6-Unnati Tripathi bt Kavithma Seno🍸m🌊i Silva (SL) 11-3, 11-4, 11-4;
U-19: 5-Nirupama Dubey bt Abhitha Sha𝄹nmuganathan (Mas) 11-4, 11-9, 11-8; 8-Shameena Riaz lost to Anrie Goh 🥃(Mas) 5-11, 1-11, 2-11.
