Velavan Senthilkumar reaches final of 2024 Indian National Championships
August 11 2024
Velavan Senthilkumar, playing in his first tournament since joining UNSQUASHABLE, reached the final of the 80th Indian National Squash Championships 2024, staged at the Bombay Gymkhana in Mumbai.
The top seed showed impressive form to reach consecutive finals, beating Neel Joshi 11-4 11-5 11-5 in the opening round before overcoming Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu 11-8 11-8 11-8 in the quarter-finals and an equally hard-fought 11-8 4-11 12-10 12-10 semi-final victory over Veer Chotrani.
An eagle anticipated final against Abhay Singh was closely contested with second seed eventually overcame Velavan Senthilkumar 12-10, 6-11, 11-4, 10-12, 11-4 to claim the title.
80th Indian Nationals 2024, Bombay Gymkhana, Mumbai, India
Men's Final:
[2] Abhay Singh bt [1] Velavan Senthilkumar 12-10, 6-11, 11-4, 10-12, 11-4
Men's Semi-Finals:
[1] Velavan Senthilkumar bt [3/4] Veer Chotrani 11-8, 4-11, 12-10, 12-10
[2] Abhay Singh bt Mahesh Mangaonkar 9-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-7
Men's Quarter-Finals:
[1] Velavan Senthilkumar bt [5/8] Harinder Sandhu 11-8, 11-8, 11-8
[3/4] Veer Chotrani bt [5/8] Rahul Baitha 11-9, 11-8, 11-5
Mahesh Mangaonkar bt [3/4] Suraj Kumar Chand 11-5, 11-4, 11-7
[2] Abhay Singh bt [5/8] Diwakar Singh 11-2, 11-2, 11-7
Men's 1st Round:
[1] Velavan Senthilkumar bt Neel Joshi 11-4, 11-5, 11-5
[5/8] Harinder Sandhu bt Ranjit Singh 11-4, 11-6, 11-8
[5/8] Rahul Baitha bt Shaurya Bawa 9-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-6
[3/4] Veer Chotrani bt Ayaan Vaziralli 11-8, 11-6, 11-6
[3/4] Suraj Kumar Chand bt Abhishek Agarwal 11-13, 11-9, 11-3, 13-11
Mahesh Mangaonkar bt [5/8] Vedant Patel 11-3, 11-6, 11-2
[5/8] Diwakar Singh bt Om Semwal 5-11, 7-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-6
[2] Abhay Singh bt Vaibhav Chauhan 11-6, 11-3, 11-7
The top seed showed impressive form to reach consecutive finals, beating Neel Joshi 11-4 11-5 11-5 in the opening round before overcoming Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu 11-8 11-8 11-8 in the quarter-finals and an equally hard-fought 11-8 4-11 12-10 12-10 semi-final victory over Veer Chotrani.
An eagle anticipated final against Abhay Singh was closely contested with second seed eventually overcame Velavan Senthilkumar 12-10, 6-11, 11-4, 10-12, 11-4 to claim the title.
80th Indian Nationals 2024, Bombay Gymkhana, Mumbai, India
Men's Final:
[2] Abhay Singh bt [1] Velavan Senthilkumar 12-10, 6-11, 11-4, 10-12, 11-4
Men's Semi-Finals:
[1] Velavan Senthilkumar bt [3/4] Veer Chotrani 11-8, 4-11, 12-10, 12-10
[2] Abhay Singh bt Mahesh Mangaonkar 9-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-7
Men's Quarter-Finals:
[1] Velavan Senthilkumar bt [5/8] Harinder Sandhu 11-8, 11-8, 11-8
[3/4] Veer Chotrani bt [5/8] Rahul Baitha 11-9, 11-8, 11-5
Mahesh Mangaonkar bt [3/4] Suraj Kumar Chand 11-5, 11-4, 11-7
[2] Abhay Singh bt [5/8] Diwakar Singh 11-2, 11-2, 11-7
Men's 1st Round:
[1] Velavan Senthilkumar bt Neel Joshi 11-4, 11-5, 11-5
[5/8] Harinder Sandhu bt Ranjit Singh 11-4, 11-6, 11-8
[5/8] Rahul Baitha bt Shaurya Bawa 9-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-6
[3/4] Veer Chotrani bt Ayaan Vaziralli 11-8, 11-6, 11-6
[3/4] Suraj Kumar Chand bt Abhishek Agarwal 11-13, 11-9, 11-3, 13-11
Mahesh Mangaonkar bt [5/8] Vedant Patel 11-3, 11-6, 11-2
[5/8] Diwakar Singh bt Om Semwal 5-11, 7-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-6
[2] Abhay Singh bt Vaibhav Chauhan 11-6, 11-3, 11-7