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Which player won the Scottish Junior Open Squash Under-19 title?
A)
Aditya Jagtap
B)
Anahat Singh
C)
Saurav Ghoshal
D)
Joshna Chinappa

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Anahat Singh



India's young squash player Anahat Singh won the Women's Under-19 title at the 2023 Scottish Junior Open Squash in Edinburgh (Scotland).

* Anahat won the title by defeating Robin McAlpine 11-6, 11-1 and 11-5 in the final.


Anahat's performance in 2023 :

* Won the women's singles title at the National Squash Championships " 2023.
* Won gold medal in the under-15 girls category at the 2023 British Junior Open Squash.
* Won gold medal in the under-17 girls category at the 2023 Asian Junior Squash Championships.
* Won mixed doubles bronze medal with Abhay Singh in both the inaugural Mixed Doubles Championships and Asian Games.
* At 14, she was the youngest member of the Indian contingent for the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham.


Other winners of the Scottish Junior Open 2023 :

Girls Under-13 Winner :
* Indian Aadya Budhia won the girls' under-13 title.
* Divyanshi Jain was the runner-up in the Under-11 category.

Boys Under-15 Winner :
* India's Subhashish Chaudhary won the title by defeating compatriot Shiven Agarwal 5-11, 11-4, 6-11, 11-8, 11-5 in the boys under-15 final.

Boys Under-13 Winner :
* Shrestha Iyer emerged winner by defeating Shreyansh Jah 11-8, 11-8, 3-11, 11-8 in the Boys Under-13 final.

Boys Under-11 Winners :
* Prabhav Bajoria won the boys' under-11 final.


National Squash Championship‚ 2023 :

* Held – 17 – 23 November 2023
* Venue – Chennai, Tamil Nadu
* Edition – 79th
* Men's Singles Result -
* Winner – Velavan Senthilkumar (Tamil Nadu)
* Runner-up - Abhay Kumar (Tamil Nadu)
* Women's Singles Result -
* Winner – Anahat Singh (Delhi)
* Runner up – Tanvi Khanna (Delhi)


30th Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships :

* Held - 16 -20 August 2023
* Venue – Dalian, China
* Result of girls under-17 category -
* Winner - Gold Medal - Anahat Singh (India)
* Runner-up – Silver Medal – Anna Kwong (China)


PSA Women's World Squash Championships‚ 2023 :

* Held – 3 – 11 May 2023
* Venue – Chicago, USA
* Winner – Nour El Sherbini (Egypt)
* Runner-up – Nouran Gohar (Egypt)

Published On : January 2, 2024
Category : Sports
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