Top seed Anahat Singh defended her women’s crown, while Abhay Singh clinched the men’s title at the Indian Open 2026 squash tournament in Mumbai on Sunday.
Anahat Singh, 20th in the squash rankings, beat world No. 29 Hana Moataz of Egypt 3-1 (11-5, 11-6, 9-11, 11-6) in the women’s final at the CCI Brabourne Stadium.
“I think I played well in the first two games; I went a bit off track in the third,” Anahat reflected. “I was excited that I was winning.
“But I spoke to my coach when he came to my corner in the middle of the game, and he told me to focus on getting a good start because it was important not to let it go to the fifth. I started the fourth well, and I’m glad I was able to get through it.
“I tell myself to focus because I lose focus quite easily, and if I lose two points in a row, I remind myself to stay motivated, focus on the next few points, and get back into the game,” the 18-year-old Anahat said.
“I think it’s really amazing how Hana played,” the ace Indian squash player continued. “She was not well the past week, reached the finals after a tough full-hour match yesterday, and still came out and put on such a great performance. It’s amazing to see.”
This was Anahat’s second straight Indian Open triumph having beaten Helen Tang of Hong Kong China in last year’s final and also her 16th PSA title overall.
In February, Anahat Singh won her maiden PSA Bronze-level title after beating Commonwealth Games champion Georgina Kennedy of England in the Squash On Fire Open in Washington.
The win in the United States propelled Anahat into the world’s top 20, making her the youngest Asian player ever to achieve the milestone – surpassing Malaysian legend Nicol David’s long-standing record.
Meanwhile, Asian Games medallist Abhay Singh won the men’s final after a 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, 11-4) victory over compatriot Veer Chotrani.
After losing to Kareem El Torkey in the Indian Open Squash final last year, Abhay Singh finally got his hands on the trophy this time around.
This was also Abhay Singh’s first win in two meetings against Veer Chotrani having lost the only previous match between the two at the Open Squash Classic last year.
“I’m really happy to have won the tournament,” Abhay said. “Indian squash is very healthy right now.
“Obviously, the goal individually is the LA Olympics, but we all have a big year ahead. As much as we’re competing against each other on tour, this year is also about coming together, pushing each other, and backing each other to win gold (at the Asian Games) in Japan.”
Squash is set to make its Olympic debut at LA 2028.
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