India’s women’s squash team beat Singapore 2-0 in the Asian Games 2026 quarterfinals on September 30.
Tanvi Khanna won her match 3-1, and Anahat Singh followed with a 3-0 win.
The result guarantees India at least a medal in the team event.
India’s team now advances to the semifinals.
Anahat Singh had earlier won individual silver at these Games.
India’s women’s squash team beat Singapore 2-0 in the Asian Games 2026 quarterfinals on September 30.
Tanvi Khanna beat Wai Iynn Au Yeong 3-1 in the first match.
Anahat Singh followed with a 3-0 win to seal the tie for India.
The result guarantees India at least a medal in the women’s team squash event.
Anahat Singh had earlier won an individual silver medal in squash at these Games.
India’s squash programme has produced strong individual and team results across this Games.
The women’s team now advances to the semifinals of the team event.
Team squash events are typically decided by best-of-three or best-of-five individual matches between the two competing nations.
The Asian Games 2026 are being held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4.
India’s overall medal tally has continued to grow through the Games, including a gold in women’s compound archery on the same day.
Singapore has traditionally been a competitive squash nation in Asia.
India’s squash federation has invested in junior development and international exposure in recent years.
Anahat Singh has been one of India’s most prominent young squash players over the past two years.
Team squash matches are typically played as best-of-five games per individual tie, similar to individual squash scoring.
India’s men’s and women’s squash teams have both been competitive at recent multi-sport Games.
Singapore has a well-established junior squash development system that regularly produces internationally competitive players.
Semifinal opponents in team squash events are determined by the results of the other quarterfinal matches.
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