The Semifinals of "2025 South China Group 22nd Asian Junior Squash Team Championships" were staged today (Feb 15) at the Hong Kong Squash Centre. The Boy’s top seed Team Republic of Korea advanced to the finals by defeating the 6th Team Pakistan in straight sets. They will compete for the gold medal against the 2nd seed, Team Malaysia. And the Girl’s top seed, Team Hong Kong, China, will play against the 2nd seed Team Malaysia in tomorrow's final.
Team Republic of Korea continued their strong performance today, with players Seojin Oh and Jooyoung Na both winning their opponents from the 6th seed, Pakistani Sakhi Ullah Khan Tareen and Anas Ali Shah 3-0 respectively, leading the team to advance. The 2nd seed Team Malaysia faced 4th seed Team India in another Boy’s Semifinal. Malaysian Altamis A. Sufian lost the first match 1-3 to India's Yusha Nafees, but then his compatriot, Harith Danial Jefri tied the match by winning Indian Arihant Kalamangalam Sunil 3-0. In the final match, Nickhileswar Moganasundharam from Malaysia defeated India's Sandhesh Palanivel Ravikumar by 3-1 after a tough 57-minute battle.
In the Girl’s Semifinals, the top-seeded Team Hong Kong, China faced a tough battle against the 3rd seed Team India. Cheung Tsz Ching took the opening match by eliminating India's Anika Dubey 3-0. However, her teammate Leung Ka Huen lost 0-3 to India's Anahat Singh, who is currently ranked 86th in the world and was a bronze medalist in the Women's Team and Mixed Doubles at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games. Our home player Kwong Ena performed excellently in the crucial third match, which started with an 11-0 lead in the first set. She ultimately won Akanksha Gupta from India in straight sets and led Team Hong Kong, China to march into the Final. While the 2nd seed, Team Malaysia also suppressed the 5th seed Team Singapore 2-0 to continue their journey.
In addition, the Boy’s 3rd seed Team Hong Kong, China successfully defeated the 7th seed Team Kuwait 2-0 and will compete for fifth place with 5th seed Team Japan tomorrow at 10am.
The two finals will be held on Sunday at the Hong Kong Squash Centre, with the Boy’s Final starting at 12:30pm, followed by the Girl’s Final at 3pm. Fans can attend in person or watch the live broadcast via our Facebook page, YouTube, or RTHK TV 32.
