India’s top men’s pair of Abhay Singh and Velavan Senthilkumar got off to a winning start in its title defence at the third Asian doubles squash championships, here on Thursday. The top-seeded duo eased past South Korea’s Oh Seojin and Min Woo Lee 11-7, 11-10 in a Pool-A contest.Compatriots Rahul Baitha and Suraj Chand defeated Singapore’s Samuel Quek Wei Yi and Justin Yap 11-3, 11-3 but lost a close contest to Japan’s Naoki Hayashi and Ren Makino 8-11, 11-8, 6-11 in Pool-B.In mixed doubles, second seeds Velavan Senthilkumar and Joshna Chinappa thumped Cordelia Hsu and Pan Hong Rui (Taipei) 11-2, 11-3 in Pool-B and in women’s doubles, second seeds Joshna Chinappa and Rathika Seelan won all three outings on the opening day in six-team Pool-B. The seventh-seeded pair of Janet Vidhi and Pooja Arthi won two of its three matches of the day. Published - June 19, 2026 02:55 am IST