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Already assured of a spot successful the last-eight, India topped Pool-B with 8 points aft a comfy 4-0 triumph implicit debutant Brazil successful its last league lucifer of the Squash World Cup astatine the Express Avenue Mall present connected Thursday.
National champion Velavan Senthilkumar, rising prima Anahat Singh, and India No.1 Abhay Singh registered straight-game victories. The 4th rubber, involving Joshna Chinappa and Bruna Marchesi Petrillo, was awarded to India aft the Brazilian failed to scope Chennai owed to visa issues.
India volition present look South Africa, which delivered 1 of the astir spirited performances of the time against apical effect Hong Kong. Although the necktie ended 2-2, the spotlight firmly rested connected the South Africans.
The code was acceptable by Damian Groenwald, ranked 97 places beneath Hong Kong’s Henry Leung (54), arsenic helium produced a brilliant, career-defining show to assertion the opening match. Hong Kong drew level done reigning Asian champion Ho Tze-Lok, who overcame Hayley Ward 7-2, 7-4, 6-7, 7-1.
With Hong Kong’s spearhead and reigning Asian champion Lau Tsz Kwan stepping onto tribunal to look Dewald van Niekerk, the anticipation was for a regular win. But the 69th-ranked South African stunned Kwan (World fertile 42) successful a gripping five-game contest.
However, Hong Kong ensured determination weren’t immoderate much upsets arsenic Ka Yi Lee defeated Teagan Russell successful consecutive games, 7-1, 7-2, 7-1, ensuring the fancied outfit finished with a triumph and levelled the tie.
The results: Pool-A: Hong Kong drew with South Africa 2-2 (Henry Leung mislaid to Damian Groenwald 1-7, 5-7, 2-7; Ho Tomato Tsz-Lok bt Hayley Ward 7-2, 7-4, 6-7, 7-1; Tsz Kwan Lau mislaid to Dewald van Niekerk 3-7, 7-3, 6-7, 7-3, 6-7; Ka Yi Lee bt Teagan Russell 7-1, 7-2, 7-1).
Pool-B: India bt Brazil 4-0 (Velavan Senthilkumar bt Pedro Mometto 7-5, 7-2, 7-2; Anahat Singh bt Laura Souza Bezerra Da Silva 7-4, 7-0, 7-2; Abhay Singh bt Diego Gobbi 7-3, 7-1, 7-1; Joshna Chinappa w/o Bruna Marchesi Petrillo).
Pool-C: Malaysia bt Australia 3-1 (Mohammad Syafiq Kamal bt Dylan Molinaro 7-4, 6-7, 7-6, 7-4; Aira Azman bt Jessica Tumbuli 7-2, 7-4, 7-3; Ameeshenraj Chandran mislaid to Joseph White 5-7, 5-7, 7-3, 4-7; Aifa Azman bt Madison Lyon 7-0, 7-0, 7-0).
