Anahat Singh and Ravindu Laksiri lead the way at the HCL Squash Tour in Kolkata

HCL Group, in collaboration with the Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI), successfully concluded the third leg of the HCL Squash Tour- PSA level tournament and the second zonal tournament- Eastern Slam in Kolkata. Held at the historic Calcutta Racket Club, which has been cultivating squash talent for more than 200 years, these tournaments ran from August 26th to 31st, 2024, and showcased the remarkable talent and competitive spirit of the players.

Top talents including Anahat Singh (IND, 112 Rank), Ravindu Laksiri (SRI, 134 Rank), Rathika Seelan (IND, 159 Rank), Suraj Kumar Chand (IND, 168 Rank), Rahul Baitha (IND, 205 Rank), and Jemyca Aribado (PHI, 181 Rank) competed in the PSA Men’s and Women’s categories for a prize of $3,000 saw participation from 48 players from seven countries including Egypt, Sri Lanka, Kuwait, Bahrain, Philippines, Iran and India. Ravindu Laksiri from Sri Lanka won the championship in the men’s category (3-0,11-7, 13-11,11-3) defeating Ammar Altamimi (KWT) and Anahat Singh from India won in the women’s category (3-0,11-5,11-3,11-7) defeating Jemyca Aribado (PHL).

In addition to the PSA tournament, the Eastern Slam witnessed fierce competition among around 250 junior players across U-11, U-13, U-15, U-17, and U-19 categories, with participants from countries such as the USA, Singapore, Malaysia, and the United Kingdom. The winners of Eastern Slam under eleven categories are:

Boys and Girls Under 11
Tilakvir Kapoor (India)
Aradhana Singh (India)

Boys and Girls Under 13
Vidhurran Ruthiran (Malaysia)
Anika Kalanki (India)

Boys and Girls Under 15
Lokesh Subramani (India)
Aadya Budhia (India)

Boys and Girls Under 17
Yusha Nafees (India)
Sanvi Batar (India)

Boys and Girls Under 19
Gurveer Singh (India)
Anahat Singh (India)