Senthilkumar, Abhay advance at QSF 3 squash in Doha

by IANS |

Doha, May 23 (IANS) National champion Velavan Senthilkumar and Asian Games medallist Abhay Singh have made a winning start at the prestigious USD 53,500 QSF 3 squash, a PSA World Tour Bronze event.


World No 55 Senthilkumar from Tamil Nadu beat local challenger Yousef Essam Farag 11-7, 11-4, 11-4 in 32 minutes in the first round.


Meanwhile, Abhay, ranked 67 in the world, moved past Pakistan’s Muhammad Asim Khan 11-2, 11-9, 15-13 in 38 minutes on Wednesday.


Senthilkumar will meet Egyptian seventh seed Omar Mosaad next, while Abhay will lock horns with sixth-seeded Frenchman Auguste Dussourd.

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