Nafees and Tripathi Win U-19 National Squash Crowns

Overview

• Uttar Pradesh’s Yusha Nafees and Unnati Tripathi each claimed their first U-19 national titles at the Sub‑Junior and Junior National Squash Championships in Jaipur.
• Nafees, who was last year’s runner-up, beat Maharashtra’s top seed Purav Rambhia in straight games to take the boys’ U-19 crown.
• Tripathi defeated Akanksha Gupta in the girls’ U-19 final after Gupta had reached the decider by beating Eesha Shrivastava in the semifinals.
• The tournament produced several upsets in younger age groups, with Maharashtra’s Hridhaan Shah and Karnataka’s Riyansika Verma advancing through U-17 shocks and Divyanshi Jain upsetting a U-15 seed.
• The championships serve as a key stepping stone for national recognition and selection, and these results highlight shifting strength across state development programs in India’s junior squash system.