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27/01/2005
Aamir Atlas Khan and Joshna Chinappa win Asian Junior Title
Chinappa added the Asian junior title to the British Open Junior one she earned earlier in the month at the Asian Junior Squash Championships in Chennai India..
There was domestic interest in both finals of the Asian Junior Squash Championships in the Indian city of Chennai, but Pakistan's 14-year-old Aamir Atlas Khan fought for 52 minutes to prevent a local double.
Top seed Khan, a semi-finalist in last year's World (U19) Junior Championships in his home country, was tested in four games by India's second seed Saurav Ghosal, but the plucky youngster from Peshawar prevailed 9-1 4-9 9-3 9-3 to claim his first regional junior title. A nephew of the legendary Jansher Khan, Aamir Atlas became the Pakistan U19 champion last year and won the British U15 Junior Open trophy twelve months ago.
There was a courageous performance in the women's final where Chennai-based Joshna Chinappa fought back from two games down to beat Hong Kong's Annie Au 5-9 3-9 9-0 9-5 9-3 in 54 minutes to retain the title she first won in 2003 in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Men's quarter-finals:
[1] Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK) bt [9/16] Sandeep Jangra (IND) 9-2, 9-3, 9-3 (27m)
[3/4] Abdul Khalid Mazayin (KUW) bt [5/8] Aqib Hanif (PAK) 9-2, 9-2, 9-3 (29m)
[3/4] Bilal Zaman (PAK) bt [5/8] Ali B Al-Ramzi (KUW) 6-9, 9-7, 9-1, 9-0 (59m)
[2] Saurav Ghosal (IND) bt Ayyappan Parthiban (IND) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0 (14m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK) bt [3/4] Abdul Khalid Mazayin (KUW) 5-9, 9-3, 9-3, 9-6 (46m)
[2] Saurav Ghosal (IND) bt [3/4] Bilal Zaman (PAK) 9-2, 9-0, 9-2 (36m)
Final:
[1] Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK) bt [2] Saurav Ghosal (IND) 9-1, 4-9, 9-3, 9-3 (52m)
Women's quarter-finals:
[1] Joshna Chinappa (IND) bt [5/8] Wee Wern Low (MAS) 9-2, 9-7, 9-3 (31m)
[5/8] Delia Arnold (MAS) bt [3/4] Joey Chan (HKG) 9-4, 4-9, 9-10, 10-9, 10-8 (83m)
[5/8] Sally Looi (MAS) bt [3/4] Chiu Ka Kei (HKG) 9-0, 9-3, 4-9, 7-9, 9-1 (45m)
[2] Annie Au (HKG) bt [9/16] Dipika Pallikal (IND) 9-2, 9-4, 9-2 (20m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Joshna Chinappa (IND) bt [5/8] Delia Arnold (MAS) 9-3, 10-8, 9-6 (27m)
[2] Annie Au (HKG) bt [5/8] Sally Looi (MAS) 9-3, 9-3, 9-1 (26m)
Final:
[1] Joshna Chinappa (IND) bt [2] Annie Au (HKG) 5-9, 3-9, 9-0, 9-5, 9-3 (54m)
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