India made history at the Asian Squash Doubles Championships 2025 at the Arena Emas in Kuching, Malaysia, on Thursday.
Indian players made a clean sweep clinching all three gold medals that were up for grabs at the championship, in a dominant display of power and grit.
Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh led the large for their country claiming two titles each. The Indian squash players, who won the bronze medal together at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, upgraded the colour of the medal winning the mixed doubles crown in Kuching after beating home favourites Ameeshenraj Chandaran and Rachel Arnold 2-0 (11-9, 11-7) in the final.
The 17-year-old Anahat also paired up with senior compatriot Joshna Chinappa to claim the women’s doubles crown at the 2025 Asian Squash Doubles Championships.
The Anahat-Joshna duo got the better of another Malaysian duo of Ainaa Amani and Yee Xin Ying 2-1 (8-11, 11-9, 11-10) in a tightly-contested gold medal match. After going down in the first game, the Indian pair made a comeback in the second before clinching a thrilling decider.
In a historic achievement, Anahat and Joshna became the first Indian pair to win the women’s doubles squash crown at the Asian Squash Doubles Championships.
In men’s doubles, Abhay Singh and Velavan Senthilkumar successfully defended their title after beating the Pakistani pair of Noor Zaman and Nasir Iqbal.
The highly anticipated India vs Pakistan summit clash lasted 88 minutes, with Abhay Singh and Velavan Senthilkumar emerging victorious by a margin of 2-1 (9-11, 11-5, 11-5) following the marathon rallies.
A total of six pairs represented India across the men’s, women’s and mixed doubles draws at the 2025 Asian Squash Doubles Championships.
Men’s doubles: Abhay Singh-Velavan Senthilkumar, Ravi Dixit-Guhan Senthilkumar
Women’s doubles: Anahat Singh-Joshna Chinappa, Pooja Arthi Raghu-Rathika Seelan
Mixed doubles: Abhay Singh-Velavan Senthilkumar, Joshana Chinappa-Velavan Senthilkumar
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India now have the most number of gold medals in the history of the Asian Squash Doubles Championships at six. Additionally, they also have two bronze medals, taking their total medal count to eight.
Malaysia is the only other country to have a gold medal in the championships’ history at one.
