Meanwhile, India’s Aryaveer Dewan claimed the boys’ U17 Asian junior squash title after defeating Malaysian top seed Nickhileswar Moganasundharam 3-0 (11-5, 11-8, 11-3) in the age-group final.
Two more Indian players – Ayaan Dhanuka in boys’ U13 and Saanvi Kalanki in girls’ U15 – had to settle for silver medals after losing in their respective finals.
Saanvi lost 3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 12-10) to Malaysia’s Jinoreeka Ning in her age group final, while Ayaan lost 3-1 (11-5, 11-2, 11-13, 11-6) to top-seeded Pakistani player Muhammad Sohail Adnan in the title clash.
Amarya Bajaj (boys’ U13), Aryaman Singh (boys’ U15) and Anika Dubey (girls’ U17) also clinched bronze medals from the continental meet by making the semi-finals of their respective events.
Squash is all set to make its Olympic debut at LA 2028.