Suraj Kumar Chand Reaches HCL Squash Final in Chennai

Overview

• Suraj Kumar Chand beat Hong Kong’s Wailok To 11-8, 11-7, 11-6 to make the HCL Squash PSA Challenger Tour final at the Indian Squash Academy in Chennai.
• He will face South Korea’s Jeongmin Ryu in the title match after Ryu defeated Hong Kong’s Andes Ling in four games.
• Chand was the only Indian to reach the semifinals after a straight-games quarterfinal win over compatriot Om Semwal, 11-8, 11-1, 11-4.
• This is Chand’s fifth final on the PSA Tour, and he entered the Chennai event as the second seed while holding a world ranking of No. 134.
• The tournament is part of the Professional Squash Association’s Challenger circuit, which awards ranking points and draws a multinational field across the men’s and women’s draws, with Harleein Tan set to face Rouqaia Othman in the women’s final.