Akanksha Gupta, Aryaveer Dewan Shine with Major Upset Wins at Sub-Junior & Junior National Squash Championships

CHENNAI, Oct 30 — Maharashtra’s Akanksha Gupta and Delhi’s Aryaveer Dewan recorded stunning victories to move into the semifinals of the Sub-Junior & Junior National Squash Championships 2025 at the Indian Squash Academy on Wednesday.

Akanksha Gupta produced one of the day’s biggest upsets, rallying from a game down to defeat second seed Navya Sundararajan of Uttar Pradesh 10-12, 11-4, 11-6, 11-6 in the Under-19 girls’ quarterfinals.

In another major upset, Delhi’s Aryaveer Dewan (seeded 5/8) stunned top seed Subhash Choudhary of Rajasthan with a dominant 11-9, 11-6, 11-2 win in the Under-17 boys’ quarterfinals, advancing to the last four with a commanding performance.

The tournament witnessed several intense encounters across ten categories as young talents from across India battled for semifinal berths.

Selected Results (Quarterfinals):

Girls:

U-11: Alia Kankaria (WB) bt Anshika Kumari (KA) 11-1, 11-7, 11-4

U-13: Divyanshi Jain (RJ) bt Sanavi Tidke (KA) 11-1, 11-3, 11-2

U-15: Anika Kalanki (MP) bt Aashi Shah (MH) 11-4, 11-3, 12-10

U-17: Aradhya Porwal (DL) bt Riyansika Verma (KA) 13-11, 11-7, 11-2

U-19: Akanksha Gupta (MH) bt Navya Sundararajan (UP) 10-12, 11-4, 11-6, 11-6

Boys:

U-11: Aryan SK (KA) bt Viraaj Wadhwani (MH) 11-6, 11-6, 11-4

U-13: Abhyuday Arora (DL) bt Thanuj Reddy Puli (TL) 11-7, 11-7, 11-5

U-15: Shreyansh Jha (MH) bt Dhruv Johri (HR) 11-0, 11-7, 8-11, 11-7

U-17: Aryaveer Dewan (DL) bt Subhash Choudhary (RJ) 11-9, 11-6, 11-2

U-19: Arihant KS (TN) bt Shravin Jain (TN) 11-2, 11-8, 11-9

The semifinals are scheduled for Thursday, with several top-seeded players looking to book their places in the championship finals.