Squash Office-Bearers
S.BALASUBRAMANIYAN
SecretaryANJALI MAYA EASHWAR
TreasurerAchievements 2022-2023
HARINDER PAL SINGH SANDHU
- Event:36th NATIONAL GAMES 2022
- Category :INDIVIDUAL MEN
- Medal :BRONZE
- Location :GUJARAT
- Date :1st to 12th Oct 2022
SUNAYNA KURUVILLA
- Event:36th NATIONAL GAMES 2022
- Category :INDIVIDUAL WOMEN
- Medal :GOLD
- Location :GUJARAT
- Date :1st to 12th Oct 2022
ABHAY SINGH
- Event:36th NATIONAL GAMES 2022
- Category :INDIVIDUAL MEN
- Medal :GOLD
- Location :GUJARAT
- Date :1st to 12th Oct 2022
VELAVAN SENTHILKUMAR
- Event:36th NATIONAL GAMES 2022
- Category :INDIVIDUAL MEN
- Medal :SILVER
- Location :GUJARAT
- Date :1st to 12th Oct 2022
ABHAY SINGH
VELAVAN SENTHILKUMAR
HARINDER PAL SINGH SANDHU
NAVANEETH PRABHU
- Event:36th NATIONAL GAMES 2022
- Category :TEAM EVENT MEN
- Medal :GOLD
- Location :GUJARAT
- Date :1st to 12th Oct 2022
SUNAYNA KURUVILLA
RATHIKA SEELAN
SHAMMENA RIAZ
POOJA ARTHI RAGHU
- Event:36th NATIONAL GAMES 2022
- Category :TEAM EVENT MEN
- Medal :SILVER
- Location :GUJARAT
- Date :1st to 12th Oct 2022
Achievements 2021-2022
Winners: Boys U-11: Shrrinith Subramanian Arun Subhas; U-13: Darshil Parasrampuria; U-15: Arihant Ks; U-17: Sreekarthikeyan R; U-19: Shreemann Raghavan; Men: Velavan Senthilkumar; Girls U-11: Diva Parasrampuria; U-13: Ananya Narayanan; U-15: Khushboo; U-17: S Akshaya Sri; U-19: Abhisheka Shannon; Women: Sunayna Kuruvilla
Achievements 2020-2021
Winners:
Boys U-11: Shrrinith Subramanian Arun Subhas;
U-13: Darshil Parasrampuria;
U-15: Arihant Ks;
U-17: Sreekarthikeyan R;
U-19: Shreemann Raghavan;
Men: Velavan Senthilkumar;
Girls U-11: Diva Parasrampuria;
U-13: Ananya Narayanan;
U-15: Khushboo;
U-17: S Akshaya Sri;
U-19: Abhisheka Shannon;
Women: Sunayna Kuruvilla
Achievements 2019-2020
SRFI 77th National Championship, Chennai (9-15 February 2020)
Event was conducted at the Indian Squash Academy in Chennai from 9-15 February 2020.
Both from Tamilnadu, Joshna Chinappa won her 18th title while Saurav won his 13th National Title.
HCL-SRFI Sub-Junior / Junior Nationals (16-22 October 2019) 7 Star
Tamilnadu won 7 Medals at the event.
DarshilParasrampuria (U-11)
K.S.Arihant (U-13) won Gold
Medal.
In the U-15 section PoojaArthi won Silver
S.Akshya Sri (U-15)
KanhavNanavati (U-17)
Abhiseka Shannon (U-17)
S.Radhika (U-19) won Bronze Medals.
ISA Circuit I Chennai (13-15 February 2020) 2 Star
KanhavNanavati and Abhishek Shannon won the Boys U-19 and Girls U-19 titles, a 2 Star National event.
International Event
Oncocare Singapore Junior Open, Singapore (10-14 December 2019)
Pooja Arthi R impressed with her performance by winning a bronze medal.
Achievements 2018-2019
HCL 75th National Squash Championship, New Delhi (09-16 Dec'18)
Joshana Chinappa from Tamilnadu equalled Bhuvaneshwari Kumari's 16 national women's titles after winning HCL 75th National Squash Championship held at New Delhi from 09-16 Dec'18. In the Over 65 category, Rajiv Reddy won another Masters age group national title.
Sub-Junior & National Championship 2018, Jaipur(28 Oct-3 Nov’18)
Tamilnadu player Diksha Aurobindo was the winner in GU17 category in the Sub-Junior & National Championship 2018, held at Jaipur from 28 Oct-3 Nov’18. Abhisheka Shannon, other Tamilnadu player got a bronze medal.
All India Ecole Globale Uttarakhand Squash Championship 2018, Dehradun,(19 – 22 May ’18) Tamilnadu’s Arihant K S won the silver under BU13 category and Pooja Arthi won Gold
ISA trainee Abhisheka Shanon, made a mark in the U-15 category by winning the title as a 5/8 seed in ISA Junior Open held at Chennai from 30 May-02 Jun'18. Other winner from Tamilnadu: Samita S GU-17 - 2nd position.
The major winners from Tamilnadu in 3rd NSCI All India Junior Open 2018 held at Mumbai from 5th-10th Jun’18 were - Deepika Vinoth Kumar – Winner(GU13), Arihant Ks - 3rd position(BU13) & Abhisheka Shannon - 3rd position(GU15).
Tamilnadu players Deepika Vinoth Kumar was the winner in GU13 category and Samita S. won the bronze medal in Gymkhana Classic Junior and Senior Championship held at Delhi(12-17 Jun’18).
The major winners from Tamilnadu in All India Rajasthan Squash Championship held at Jodhour, from 30th Jun-4th Jul’18 were : Mayuri Namasivayam – Winner(Women), Shameena Riaz – Winner(GU13), Pooja Arthi R. – 2nd Position(GU15) & Trina Iris - 2nd Position(GU17).
The major winners from Tamilnadu in All India Rajasthan Squash Championship held at Jodhour, from 30th Jun-4th Jul’18 were : Mayuri Namasivayam – Winner(Women), Shameena Riaz – Winner(GU13), Pooja Arthi R. – 2nd Position(GU15) & Trina Iris - 2nd Position(GU17).
The major winners from Tamilnadu in Otters Club Jnr & Snr Open 2018 were : Velavan Senthilkumar – Winner(Men), Mayuri Namasivayam – 3rd Position(Women), Diksha Aurobindo – Winner(GU15), Pooja Arthi R – 2nd Position(GU15) & Arihant Ks – 2nd position(BU13).
The major winners from Tamilnadu in Thriveni Jnr & Snr Squash Open 2018, Oragadam, Chennai from 1st to 5th Sep’18 were: Vikas Mehra – Winner(Men), Dinesh R - 3/4 Men, Parthiban Ayyapan - 3/4 Men, Sahana Kalaivanan – 3rd position(GU11), Darshil Parasrampuria – Winner(BU11), Dakshesh Narain - 3rd position(BU11), Kriyaa J - 3rd position(GU13), Sandhesh P R – 2nd Position (BU13), Abhisheka Shannon – Winner(GU15), Pooja Arthi R – 2nd position(GU15), S Akshaya Sri – 3rd position(GU15), Adhil Mohammed Syed – Winner(BU15), Sreekartikeyan R- 3rd position(BU15), Trina Iris - Winner(GU17), Krithica J S – 2nd position(GU17), Veda Pendyala – 3rd position(GU17), Shreemann Raghavan – 2nd position(BU17) & R Kishore Arvind – 3rd position(BU17).
The major winners from Tamilnadu in Daly College Central India Squash Open, 2018 held at Indore, MP from 8th – 12th Sep’18 were: Mayuri Namasivayam – 2nd Position(Women), Dakshesh Narain S – 2nd position(BU11), Kriyaa J – 4th Position(GU13), Deepika Vinoth Kumar – 2nd position(GU15), Parthiv Yagnesh Natarajan – 3rd position(BU15), Trina Iris – 4th position(GU17).
The major winners from Tamilnadu in Saturday Club Squash Open 2018 held at Kolkata, West Bengal from 15-19 Sep'18 were: Pooja Arthi – 2nd (GU15), Deepika V – 3rd(GU15), Meyappan L. – 2nd (BU13) & R. Kishore Arvind – 3rd(BU17)
The three medal winners from Tamilnadu were: Sunayna Kuruvilla – Winner(Women); Darshil Parasrampuria – Winner(BU11) and Gitanjali Vasudevan Winner - (GU15).
Tamilnadu player K.S. Arihant was the winner in the BU13 category in 7th JSW Sunil Verma Memorial Junior and Senior Open held at Vasind from 14-18 Nov'18.
Tamilnadu players Arihant K.S. won the 3rd position in BU13 category and R. Kishore Arvind & Pooja Arthi R. got 4th position in BU17 & GU15 categories respectively in the CCI 10th Indian Junior Open 2018 held at Mumbai from 17-23 Dec’18.
The major winners from Tamilnadu in Century Bangalore Open 2019 held at Bengaluru from 19-23 Jan’19 were: Guhan Senthilkumar – 2nd(Men), Vikas Mehra – 3/4 (Men), Lakshaya Raghavendran – Winner (Women), Aradhana Kasthururaj – 2nd (Women), Ananya Narayan – 3rd (GU11), Arihant K.S. – Winner(BU13), Pooja Arthi R. – Winner(GU15), S. Akshaya Sri & Shameena Riaz – 3/4(GU15) & Navneet Prabhu – Winner(BU17).
Tamilnadu player, Sreemann Raghav secured the 2nd position in BU17 category in 3rd Juhu Gymkhana Squash Championship 2019 held at Mumbai from 26th – 31st Jan’19.
Tamilnadu players made a sweep of titles in ISA Circuit I held at ISA, Chennai from 14-16 Feb’19. The winners were: Darshil Parasrampuria(BU11), Ananya Narayanan(GU11), Arihant KS(BU13), S Akshaya Sri(GU15), Kanhav Nanavati (BU17) & Abhisheka Shannon(GU17).
2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Australia (4th – 15th Apr’2018)
Tamilnadu players Saurav Ghosal, Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu, Joshna Chinappa & Dipika Pallikal Karthik were the part of the Indian squash team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games held at Gold Coast, Australia from 4th – 15th Apr’2018.
Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal Karthik got silver in the Women Doubles Event and Dipika and Saurav Ghosal got silver in the Mixed Doubles Event.
18th Asian Games, Palembang, Jakarta (18th Aug’18 - 2nd Sep’18)
Joshna Chinappa, Dipika Pallikal Karthik & Saurav Ghosal won the bronze medals in individual categories and won the silver in Men’s & Women’s Team event.
A promising junior in his time, an Asian junior champion and a British Junior Open winner, Velavan Senthilkumar, finally announced his arrival in the professional circuit by winning his maiden PSA title.
Mr. N Ramachandran, President-Tamilnadu Squash Rackets Association along with David Mui, President Asian Squash Federation met with Thomas Bach, President International Olympic Committee and Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, President Olympic Council of Asia at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta to push for the inclusion of Squash as an Olympic sport in the Summer Olympics.
Achievements 2017-2018
Mr. Sourav Ghosal and Ms. Joshna Chinnappa won the 12th & 15th title of Men and Women’s category. Lakhya Raghavendran won a Silver Medal and Harinder Pal Singh Sandu won a Bronze Medal. Sub-Junior / Junior Nationals – Ajmer (24-29 October 2017)
M/s Sunayna Kuruvilla and Gitanjali Vasudevan were the Championship in girls under 19 and under 13 category.
K.S.Arihant – Boys U-11 – S.Samita – Girls U-17 and Ashita Pranaya Bhengra – Girls U-19 won silver Medals respectively
Hamdard Delton Championship, New Delhi (7-11 February 2017) Winners: S.Navaneeth Prabhu – Boys U-15
ISA Junior Open, Chennai (29th April to 3rd May 2017) Winners: Abhay Singh – Boys U-19, Sunayna Kuruvilla – Girls U-19
All India Rajasthan Open, Jodhpur (27-30 July 2017) Winners: Ashmitha Kandhi Arumugam – Girls U-13
NSCI Indian Classic Junior Open, Mumbai (7-11 September 2017) Winners: K.S.Arihant – Boys U-13
Secundrabad Club Telangana Open, Secundrabad (20-23 September 2017) Winners: Navbaneeth Prabhu S – Boys U-15, Deepika Vinoth Kumar – Girls U-15
ISA Open Circuit II, Chennai (25-28 September 2018) Winners: Abhay Singh (Men), Lakshya Raghavendran (Women), Kanhav Nanavati (Boys U-15), Arihant K.S. (Boys U-11), Samita S (Girls U-17), Pooja Arthi R (Girls U-13)
Bengal Junior Open, Kolkata (11-14 November 2017) Winners: R.Pooja Arthi (Girls U-13)
All India Brahmaputra Junior and Senior Open, Guwahati (16-19 November 2017) Winners: Aakash Kannan (Boys U-13), Abhisheka Shannon (Girls U-15)
2nd HCL International, Greater Noida (11-15 December 2017) Winner: Diksha Aurobindo (Girls U-13)
74th CCI Western India, Mumbai (16-21 December 2017) Winners: Aparajitha Balamurukan (Women); Ashita Prabaya Bhengra (Girls U-19)
DAIS Moment of Joy, Mumbai (10-14 January 2018) Winner: Pooja Arthi (Girls U-13)
Juhu Gymkhana Open, Mumbai (25-29 January 2018) Winner: Kanhav Nanavati (Boys U-15)
Hamdard Delton Open, New Delhi (10-14 February 2018) Winner: S.Akshaya Sri (Girls U-13)
International Junior Championships
Mr. Velavan Senthilkumar won the coveted Drysdale Cup and Adhitya Raghavan won the Bronze Medal.
Doha Junior Open (3-5 March 2018)
K.S.Arihant won Silver Medal in the Boys U-13 category.
Asian Junior Team Championship – Hong Kong
Velavan Senthilkumar and Abhay Singh represented the Indian team which won the Gold Medal.
Asian Championship, Chennai (26-30 April 2017)
Joshna Chinappa made history, being the first Indian Women to become the Asian Champion, Saurav Ghosal reached the finals.
World Doubles – Manchester (1-5 August 2017)
Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal Karthik settled for Bronze in the Women’s doubles event.
Achievements 2016-2017
Saurav Ghosal annexed his 11th National title and Dipika Pallikal Karthik her 2nd title.
Velavan Senthil Kumar and Sunayna Kuruvilla became the U-19 National Champions. Abhiseka Shannon won the U-13 section title.
Asian Team Championship, Chinese Taipei – 11th to 15th May 2016
Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal Karthik helped India to win the Silver Medal.
India won a historic first, winning three Medals (including a Silver) Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa (Women’s team)
Dipika Pallikal and Saurav Ghosal (Mixed) Joshna Chinappa and Harinder Pal Sandhu (Mixed) all from Tamilnadu represented India.
Joshna Chinappa, Dipika Pallikal Karthik, Sunayna Kuruvilla and Akanksha represented India and reached 9th position – 3 of the 4 players were from Tamilnadu.
Asian Junior’s – Hongkong – 1st to 5th February 2017
Velavan and Abhay Singh were the two members from Tamilnadu which won the Gold medal beating Malaysia 2-0.
Australian Open, Melbourne – 8th to 12th August 2016
Top seed Dipika Pallikal Karthik bagged this PSA World tour event, which is her 11th PSA title.
Joshna Chinappa was lone Indian finalist in JSW-PSA tournament held during 28th September to 2nd October 2016.
British Junior Open – 2nd to 6th January 2017
India had 3 players finishing 1st, 2nd & 3rd in the boys U-19 category and all were from Tamilnadu Velavan Senthil Kumar won the Gold, Abhay Singh won the Silver and Adhitya Raghavan won the bronze.
Achievements 2015-2016
Miss. Joshna Chinappa won a Bronze Medal
At the Commonwealth Youth Games held in Samoa, Velavan Senthil Kumar won a Bronze Medal and partnering with Harshit Kaur, the duo won the Silver in Mixed Doubles
In the Individual event, Joshna Chinappa won the Gold Medal while Saurav Ghosal and Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu won a joint Bronze)
Achievements 2014-2015
1. Richmond Open Championship at Virginia, USA from 16th to 19th April 2014. Ms. Joshna Chinnappa from Tamilnadu won the Championship Title.
2. Asian Team Championship held at Hong Kong from 11th to 16th June 2014 Tamilnadu Men Players Saurav Ghosal, Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu, Ravi Dixit represented the India Team which won the 3rd Place.
Tamilnadu Women Players Dipika Pallikal, Joshna Chinnappa, Anaka Alankamony and Aparajitha Balamurukan represented India which won the 3rd Place.3. Asian Junior Individual Championship at Kish Island, Iran from 22nd to 26th June 2014 Kush Kumar of Tamilnadu won the Silver medal, S.Samita and Navaneetha Prabhu won the Bronze Medal.
4. Pioneer Junior Cup Championship at Cologne, Germany from 3rd to 7th July 2014. Velavan Senthil Kumar of Tamilnadu won the Pioneer Cup Title (Boys U-15).
5. Commonwealth Games-2014 held at Glasgow from 24th July to 3rd August 2014 Joshna Chinnappa and Dipika Pallikal of Tamilnadu made history by winning the Women’s Doubles event.
6. World Junior Men’s Championship at Namibia from 10th to 21st August 2014 Kush Kumar of Tamilnadu won the Bronze Medal.
7. Indian Junior Open Championship from 23rd to 27th August 2014 Kush Kumar and Lakshya Ragavendran of Tamilnadu retained the respective title in U-19 category.
8. Asian Games-2014 held at Incheon, South Korea from 20th to 27th September 2014 Saurav Ghosal won the Silver Medal in the Men’s Singles event. Dipika Pallikal won the Bronze Medal in the Women’s Singles event.
Achievements 2013-2014
In the 2nd Asian Youth Games at Nanjing from 17th to 23rd August 2013, Kush Kumar from Chennai had made the country proud by winning India’s first Gold medal.
Joshna Chinappa, an Arjuna Awardee ranked 26 in the World is the current National Champion winning 12 times, an youngest National Champion winning her 1st title when she was 14yrs.
At the WSA Macau Open Championship held from 15th to 20th October 2013. Deepika Pallikal upstaged former World No.1 Rachael of Australia to win the $35,000.
Achievements 2012-2013
The Tamilnadu Squash Racket Association had participated 16th Asian Squash Tea Championship, Kuwait from 1st to 5th May 2012.
Achievements 2011-2012
Miss. Joshana Chinnappa won the Silver Medal and Kush Kumar won the Bronze Medal in All Star Malaysian Junior Open in the Boys U-17 during 31st May to 5th June 2011. It was a note worthy performance by Miss. Anaka Alankamony who won the under-19 title at the Asian Junior Championship in Amman, Jordan.