India Top Seeded as Aichi‑Nagoya Squash Draws Are Published

Overview

• The official draws and seedings were published on Sept. 10, 2026, with India’s men awarded the top team seed and the women seeded third while Abhay Singh is the No. 2 seed in men’s singles and Anahat Singh is No. 3 in women’s singles.
• India’s announced squads list Abhay Singh, Veer Chotrani, Velavan Senthilkumar and Suraj Chand for the men and Anahat Singh, Tanvi Khanna, Joshna Chinappa and Shameena Riaz for the women, with Harinder Pal Sandhu serving as coach.
• Singles and mixed doubles will be contested at Nagoya Kinjo‑Futo Arena from Sept. 23–27 and team events will follow there from Sept. 28–Oct. 2.
• The singles titles carry an extra prize beyond medals because each winner will earn a direct berth to squash’s Olympic debut at LA28, raising the immediate stakes for seeded players.
• Regional rivals shape the draw: Malaysia hold top seeding in mixed doubles and feature top singles names such as defending champions and world‑ranked players who figure as principal threats to India’s medal hopes, which India will try to turn into its first Asian Games singles gold after strong team results in Hangzhou 2023.