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RESULTS: Asian Junior Squash Championships, Chennai, India

Men's quarter-finals:
[1] Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK) bt [9/16] Sandeep Jangra (IND) 9-2, 9-3, 9-3 (27m)
[3/4] Abdul Khalid Mazayin (KUW) bt [5/8] Aqib Hanif (PAK) 9-2, 9-2, 9-3 (29m)
[3/4] Bilal Zaman (PAK) bt [5/8] Ali B Al-Ramzi (KUW) 6-9, 9-7, 9-1, 9-0 (59m)
[2] Saurav Ghosal (IND) bt Ayyappan Parthiban (IND) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0 (14m)
   Semi-finals:
[1] Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK) bt [3/4] Abdul Khalid Mazayin (KUW) 5-9, 9-3, 9-3, 9-6 (46m)
[2] Saurav Ghosal (IND) bt [3/4] Bilal Zaman (PAK) 9-2, 9-0, 9-2 (36m)
   Final:
[1] Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK) bt [2] Saurav Ghosal (IND) 9-1, 4-9, 9-3, 9-3 (52m)

Women's quarter-finals:
[1] Joshna Chinappa (IND) bt [5/8] Wee Wern Low (MAS) 9-2, 9-7, 9-3 (31m)
[5/8] Delia Arnold (MAS) bt [3/4] Joey Chan (HKG) 9-4, 4-9, 9-10, 10-9, 10-8 (83m)
[5/8] Sally Looi (MAS) bt [3/4] Chiu Ka Kei (HKG) 9-0, 9-3, 4-9, 7-9, 9-1 (45m)
[2] Annie Au (HKG) bt [9/16] Dipika Pallikal (IND) 9-2, 9-4, 9-2 (20m)
   Semi-finals:
[1] Joshna Chinappa (IND) bt [5/8] Delia Arnold (MAS) 9-3, 10-8, 9-6 (27m)
[2] Annie Au (HKG) bt [5/8] Sally Looi (MAS) 9-3, 9-3, 9-1 (26m)
   Final:
[1] Joshna Chinappa (IND) bt [2] Annie Au (HKG) 5-9, 3-9, 9-0, 9-5, 9-3 (54m)

Aamir & Joshna Win Asian Junior Titles

There was domestic interest in both finals of the Asian Junior Squash Championships in the Indian city of Chennai, but Pakistan's 14-year-old Aamir Atlas Khan fought for 52 minutes to prevent a local double.

Top seed Khan, a semi-finalist in last year's World (U19) Junior Championships in his home country, was tested in four games by India's second seed Saurav Ghosal, but the plucky youngster from Peshawar prevailed 9-1 4-9 9-3 9-3 to claim his first regional junior title.  A nephew of the legendary Jansher Khan, Aamir Atlas became the Pakistan U19 champion last year and won the British U15 Junior Open trophy twelve months ago.

There was a courageous performance in the women's final where Chennai-based Joshna Chinappa fought back from two games down to beat Hong Kong's Annie Au 5-9 3-9 9-0 9-5 9-3 in 54 minutes to retain the title she first won in 2003 in Islamabad, Pakistan.