Anahat Singh reaches British Junior U-19 Open squash semifinals

India’s Anahat Singh advanced to the semifinals of the British Junior U-19 Open squash in Birmingham after beating Egypt’s Barb Sameh. Aryaveer Dewan also reached the boys’ U-17 semifinals. Anahat’s strong 2025 season highlights her rise as a global squash talent

Birmingham: Rising teenage talent Anahat Singh reached the women’s semifinals of the prestigious British Junior Under-19 Open Squash Championship, currently underway at the University of Birmingham.

The Indian top seed beat Egypt’s Barb Sameh (5/8) 11-4, 10-12, 11-9, 11-3 in the quarterfinals and will meet another Egyptian, Malika El Karasky (3/4), in the semifinals.

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Meanwhile, Indian second seed Aryaveer Dewan advanced to the semifinals in the boys’ Under-17 category after edging out Egypt’s Yassin Kouritam in a five-game quarterfinal, 9-11, 11-3, 10-12, 11-9, 12-10.

Earlier, Anahat defeated Malak El Maraghy (Egypt, 9/16) 11-3, 11-3, 11-6 in the last-16 and Hong Kong’s Wing Kai Gladys Ho 11-1, 11-3, 11-3 in the second round, having received a bye in the first round.

The Delhi player had a breakout 2025, achieving a career-best world ranking of 28 in only her second year on the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Tour and defeating two top-20 players.

A few days ago, Anahat, the top seed and world No. 29, edged out former world No. 10 Joshna Chinappa 11-8, 11-13, 11-13, 11-6, 11-8 in the final of the HCL Squash Indian Tour 4, held at the Indian Squash Academy in Chennai.

In November, Anahat once again overcame Chinappa 3-2 in an exciting all-Indian women’s final at the Daly College SRFI Indian Open in Indore. Top seed Anahat, ranked 33 in the world at the time, won a close clash that lasted 55 minutes, 11-8, 11-13, 11-9, 6-11, 11-9, to claim her 13th PSA title.

Her win streak in November and December followed a semifinal finish at the Canadian Open squash, where British world No. 10 Georgina Kennedy ended her run, beating the reigning Indian women’s national champion 11-5, 11-8, 12-10 in the USD 96,250 PSA Silver event in Toronto.

At that time, Anahat was ranked 43 in the world and beat two top-20 players en route to the semifinals, underlining her status as a rising star on the world stage.