Jaipur, October 29, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Uttar Pradesh’s Yusha Nafees and Unnati Tripathi clinched their maiden U-19 boys’ and girls’ titles respectively, defeating the top seeds on the concluding day of the Sub-Junior and Junior National Squash Championship in Jaipur on Thursday.
Second seed Nafees, who finished runner-up last year, defeated Maharashtra’s Purav Rambhia in straight games. Meanwhile, third/fourth seed Unnati overcame Maharashtra’s Akanksha Gupta, last year’s runner-up, in four games to claim the girls’ crown.
In the U-17 boys’ final, Maharashtra’s Hridhaan Shah edged out Tamil Nadu’s Shiven Agarwal in a thrilling five-game encounter.
West Bengal’s Alia Kankaria and Rajasthan’s Inaya Andrabi also captured the girls’ U-13 and U-11 titles respectively, defeating the top seeds in five-game contests.
Earlier, Nafees and Akanksha had advanced to their second consecutive U-19 finals at the championship on Wednesday.
Nafees, last year’s runner-up, defeated Rajasthan’s fifth/eighth seed Subhash Choudhary 18-16, 11-3, 11-1 in the semifinals to set up a title clash with top seed Purav Rambhia of Maharashtra.
In the girls’ U-19 category, top seed Akanksha defeated her Maharashtra teammate Eesha Shrivastava 11-7, 11-8, 14-12 in the semifinals. However, she fell short in the final against Unnati Tripathi, who had defeated second seed and defending champion Anika Dubey in the other semifinal.
In the U-17 boys’ semifinals, Maharashtra’s Hridhaan Shah stunned top seed and state-mate Shreyansh Jha, while Shiven Agarwal defeated second seed and fellow Tamil Nadu player Lokesh Subramani.
Elsewhere, Karnataka’s Riyansika Verma defeated top seed Aadya Budhia in a five-game thriller in the girls’ U-17 semifinals. Divyanshi Jain upset Tamil Nadu’s second seed Goushika M in the girls’ U-15 semifinals.
Results (All Finals)
Boys
- U-19: Yusha Nafees (UP), second seed, beat Purav Rambhia (MH), top seed, 11-9, 11-6, 11-6.
- U-17: Hridhaan Shah (MH), fifth/eighth seed, beat Shiven Agarwal (TN), fifth/eighth seed, 11-8, 8-11, 11-2, 9-11, 11-2.
- U-15: Dhruv Johri (HR), top seed, beat Vedant Agarwal (JH) 11-6, 11-8, 11-4.
- U-13: Aaron Arambhan (MH), top seed, beat Aryan SK (KA), fifth/eighth seed, 11-1, 11-7, 12-10.
- U-11: Agastya Uppal (DL), top seed, beat Yuvaan Verma (RJ), third/fourth seed, 11-9, 6-11, 11-5, 11-6.
Girls
- U-19: Unnati Tripathi (UP), third/fourth seed, beat Akanksha Gupta (MH), top seed, 8-11, 11-8, 11-2, 11-5.
- U-17: Saanvi Kalanki (MP), second seed, beat Riyansika Verma (KA), fifth/eighth seed, 9-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-7.
- U-15: Divyanshi Jain (RJ), third/fourth seed, beat Anika Kalanki (MP), top seed, 11-8, 11-2, 11-8.
- U-13: Alia Kankaria (WB), second seed, beat Riyaa Dalal (MH), top seed, 11-13, 11-6, 12-10, 8-11, 11-7.
- U-11: Inaya Andrabi (RJ), third/fourth seed, beat Gaurvi Ajmera (RJ), top seed, 12-10, 11-5, 9-11, 5-11, 11-7.
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