SQUASH | Abhay-Velavan duo wins at Asian Doubles Championships

The Indian men’s pair of Abhay Singh and Velavan Senthilkumar won the crown for a third consecutive year at the 3rd Asian doubles squash championships in Sarawak, Malaysia, on Sunday, as India finished with medals in all three categories.

Abhay-Velavan, seeded No. 1, rallied to beat Pakistan’s second seed Nasir Iqbal and Noor Zaman in a repeat of last year’s final 7-11, 11-7, 11-2 in 47 minutes to extend its supremacy in the continental meet.

While the women’s doubles second seed Joshna Chinappa and Rathika Seelan and the mixed pair of Joshna and Velavan, also second seed, took bronze for their semifinal finishes on the penultimate day, the other women’s pair of Janet Vidhi and Pooja Arthi finished in sixth place.