Tanvi Khanna was ousted in the quarter-finals Picture by National GamesBy Utathya Nag 27 October 2024 08:08 GMT+02 min readIndia’s Akanksha Salunkhe won the 2eme Open International Feminin de Couzeix/Limoges 2024 PSA Challenger title in France on Saturday Akanksha Salunkhe downed local player Lauren Baltayan 3-0 (11-9, 11-4, 14-12) in the second round before surviving a scare against Briton Kiera Marshall in the quarter-finals. Marshall, who had knocked out top seed Marie Stephan in the previous round, forced Salunkhe to a decider before the Indian clinched the match 3-2 (11-5, 11-4, 9-11, 7-11, 11-7). Fifth seed Menna Walid of Egypt in the semi-finals proved an easier challenge for Salunkhe, who won the match 3-0 (15-13, 11-9, 11-6) after a tough opening game. Walid had earlier knocked out Salunkhe’s compatriot Tanvi Khanna in the quarter-finals. Tanvi Khanna had beaten France’s Lea Barbeau and Great Britain’s Asia Harris, the fourth seed, in the opening two rounds before falling to Walid. Akanksha Salunkhe’s best performance this year prior to this title win was at the ACE Challenger Tour 12k, where she made the semi-finals. The Indian squash player will be in action next at the Malaysia Squash Cup, which starts from November 12. 68 rankingThe 17-year-old Indian squash player rose to 68th in the world rankings after winning the SRFI Indian Tour 2025 and overtook Akanksha Salunkhe The 17-year-old Indian squash prodigy surged 14 places after winning the SRFI Indian Tour 2025 in Chennai last week Anahat Singh had entered the top 100 in the PSA women’s squash rankings for the first time in November last year she has won titles at the NSW Open in Australia the British Junior U17 Open and the SRFI Indian Tour She started 2024 as the world No. 133 before winning nine PSA Challenger titles, more than any other woman, and clinching the Indian senior and junior nationals in the calendar year. Anahat was also part of India’s bronze-winning squad at the Asian Junior Team Championships last month. Akanksha Salunkhe, who last clinched a title at the Open de Couzeix/Limoges PSA Challenger in France in October, is now India’s No. 2 at world No. 69. Veteran Joshna Chinappa, an Asian Games bronze medallist, sits at No. 131, making her India’s No. 3. At world No. 33, Ramit Tandon is India’s best-placed player in the men’s rankings followed by Velavan Senthilkumar at 39. Abhay Singh, who was Anahat’s mixed doubles partner in the bronze-winning campaign at Hangzhou, is currently the world No. 54 while in-form Veer Chotrani, at world No. 65, rounds off India’s presence in the top 100 of the men’s rankings. 68 ranking","tag":"[\"discipline-squash\",\"newsclip\",\"sportzinteractive\",\"noc-in\",\"gender-female\"]","module_type":"InStoryCampaign","module_title":"Anahat Singh becomes India’s top women’s squash player after career-best world No 68 ranking","section_level_1":"news","section_level_2":"anahat-singh-squash-psa-world-rankings-best-india-female-march-2025","discipline":"discipline-squash","odf_id":null,"module_instance":"CTAs - Blue Link","module_id":"6b5b27f5-708a-44ed-9fef-bd97d03d35b5","link_tag":"Olympic Membership - Free Live Stream Sports & Original Series - join now 🥇","event":null,"destination_url":"","entry_point_tag":"base","entry_point_type":"instory_campaign"}" data-tracking="click" href="https://www.olympics.com/en/sign-in?entry_point_type=instory_campaign&entry_point_tag=base&template=base&origin=https%3A%2F%2Folympics.com%2Fen%2Folympic-channel" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Olympic Membership - Free Live Stream Sports & Original Series - join now India’s Akanksha Salunkhe has advanced to the Semifinals of the 2nd International Women’s Open of Couzeix 2024 Sixth-seeded Akanksha will next take on Menna Walid of Egypt in the semifinal tonight Tanvi Khanna faced a defeat to Menna Walid Leave A Reply and website in this browser for the next time I comment Contact us: info@yoursite.com India’s Akanksha Salunkhe has clinched the women’s singles title at the 2nd International Women’s Open of Couzeix 2024 in France Akanksha defeated Yasshmita Jadish Kumar of the USA in a commanding final last night Leave A Reply The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today congratulated Indian Chess Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi for crossing the 2800 mark in live chess ratings Shri Modi also praised his exceptional talent and perseverance for making Indian proud adding that it will also inspire many more youngsters “Congratulations to Arjun Erigaisi for crossing the 2800 mark in live chess ratings His exceptional talent and perseverance make our entire nation proud In addition to being a great personal milestone it will also inspire many more youngsters to play chess and shine on the global stage Wishing him the very best for his future endeavours.” Leave A Reply