World C’ship Asian Qualifying: Akanksha exits in quarters

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Indian squash player Akanksha Salunkhe bowed out in the women's singles quarter-finals of the World Championship Asian Qualifying event in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.

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Salunkhe, 2023 National Games champion, was shown the door by lower-ranked Sehveetrraa Kumar of Malaysia.

World No. 71 Akanksha, seeded second here, lost 6-11, 5-11, 8-11 against her Malaysian opponent in just 34 minutes. She was the lone Indian in the fray.

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