Kuala Lumpur, April 20 -- Indian squash stars Anahat Singh and Veer Chotrani have advanced to the World Squash Championships 2025 following wins in their respective finals at Asian qualifiers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Sunday.

The 17-year-old Anahat will be India's lone player in the women's singles competition at the World Squash Championships, which are scheduled in Chicago, USA, from May 9 to 17, as per Olympics.com.

Anahat, an Asian Games bronze medalist, who was seeded fifth in the Asian qualifiers, defeated Hong Kong's Toby Tse 3-1 (11-4, 9-11, 11-2, 11-8) to secure her spot in the top tournament in Chicago. The current world number 63 did not drop any game in the qualifiers before the final.

Another Indian, Akanksha Salunkhe, ...