Month: November 2018

It was a good day for India on quarter-finals day as both their representatives took out higher ranked opponents. Tanvi Khanna got the ball rolling for the team, taking out Malaysia’s Jessica Keng, before Sunayna Kuruvilla took out Jemyca Aribado, the third and highest seed to be ousted. India’s Tanvi Khanna maintained her unbeaten streak in Singapore as she advanced into the semi-final after winning in straight games. Playing in her first full PSA event, …

India’s Tanvi Khanna continued her giant-killing run at the Tecnifibre Singapore Squash Open, taking out fourth seed Colette Sultana in straight games. Her win today is her second consecutive upset, after taking out the ninth seed yesterday. The 22-year old from New Delhi, who played the fourth string for India at the Women’s World Team Championship this year, started in devastating form as she only allowed her Maltese opponent only a single point in the …

The Tecnifibre Singapore Squash Open 2018 kicked off this afternoon with five local hopefuls aiming to progress into the next round. Things did not start great for the hosts as Yukino Tan was forced to pull out after spraining her ankle in training the day before. Her opponent Oh Sunghee earned a direct path to face third seeded Filipino Jemyca Aribado. This meant local hopes lie on the shoulders of four juniors who would all …

Singapore will be having a record seven players in the main draw of the inaugural women’s PSA event of the Tecnifibre Singapore Squash Open. Fielding a team of mostly teenagers, many whom have never played in a PSA event, Singapore’s young crop of players will have the opportunity to compete at a level they have never done before. Au Yeong Wai Yhann will not have to play second fiddle this time round as the petite …

The Tecnifibre brand needs no introduction in the sporting arena. Hailing from France, the brand has been involved was founded in 1978 by Thierry Massant and former Formula 1 driver Herman Da Silva Ramos. The duo started the brand with tennis products, with the aim to provide a suitable product for players of all levels. The brand has since made headways in the tennis arena, particularly in Roland-Garros (where the French Open Grand Slam is …