Chennai, (UNI) India men qualified for the quarterfinals of the Asian Team Squash Championships in Dalian, China on Thursday as the second team from Pool D behind Japan following a 3-0 victory over Mongolia for their second win in the four-team group.
Former champions India men will meet Pakistan in the quarterfinals on Friday.
Meanwhile, India women beat Chinese Taipei 3-0, but lost to Malaysia by an identical margin.
They will meet South Korea on Friday in a must-win final Group A league match for a semifinal spot.
India results:
Men:
India bt Mongolia 3-0 (Suraj Kumar Chand bt Yesun Otgonchaimeg 11-3, 11-5, 11-1; Om Semwal bt Brian Bolor Bayarmaa 11-2, 11-3, 11-2; Rahul Baitha bt Amartuvshin Mandakhbayar 11-4, 11-5, 11-8).
Women:
India bt Chinese Taipei 3-0 (Pooja Arthi R bt Wu Yi Chun 11-4, 11-1, 11-3; Sunita Patel bt Wang Yuan 11-6, 11-8, 11-9; Rathika Suthanthira Seelan bt Lee Yi Hsuan 11-7, 11-6, 11-5).
Malaysia bt India 3-0 (Aifa Azman bt Pooja Arthi 11-3, 11-5, 11-4; Aira Azman bt Janet Vidhi 11-1, 11-3, 11-1; Sivasangari Subramaniam bt Rathika Seelan 11-4, 11-5, 11-8).
