India win Squash World Cup title

• India clinched its maiden Squash World Cup title to become the first Asian country to achieve the feat after defeating Hong Kong 3-0 in the summit clash in Chennai on December 14.

• India’s previous best was a bronze medal at the 2023 edition.

• The triumph also made India only the fourth country after Australia, England and Egypt to win the Squash World Cup title.

• The title win will surely be good news for Indian squash as the sport is set to make its Olympic debut at Los Angeles 2028. 

• After blanking Switzerland and Brazil by identical 4-0 margins in the group stage, India beat South Africa and two-time champions Egypt 3-0 in the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively.

• On December 14, veteran Joshna Chinappa, 79th in the PSA rankings, stunned world No. 37 Lee Ka Yi 3-1 (7-3, 2-7, 7-5, 7-1) in the opening women’s singles to give India a perfect start.

• Asian Games medallist Abhay Singh, India's best-ranked men’s singles player at world No. 29, then outplayed the 42nd-ranked Alex Lau 3-0 (7-1, 7-4, 7-4) before the 17-year-old Anahat Singh blanked world No. 31 Tomato Ho 3-0 (7-2, 7-2, 7-5) to seal the title.