Akanksha loses to Sehveetrraa in World Championship Asian Qualifying squash quarters

India’s Akanksha Salunkhe went down to Malaysian Sehveetrraa Kumar in the women’s quarterfinals of the World Championship Asian Qualifying squash event in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.

World No 71 Akanksha, the 2023 National Games champion, was the lone Indian in the fray and the second seed, but was upset by lower ranked Sehveetrraa, who registered a 11-6, 11-5, 11-8 win in 34 minutes.