KUALA LUMPUR: The Indian men and women booked semi-final berths at the 20th Asian squash Team Championship with wins in their final league matches on Thursday.
While the top-seeded Indian men's team routed Indonesia 3-0 to finish with an unbeaten record after five matches in Pool A, the women (seeded third) put it across Iran 3-0 to end up second behind Malaysia in Pool B.
With top player Saurav Ghosal resting, the trio of Ramit Tandon, Mahesh Mangaonkar and Velavan Senthilkumar proved too good for the Indonesian opponents, posting straight game victories for an emphatic performance.
The women, who lost to Malaysia, scored wins over the Philippines and Iran to secure a spot in the last four.
Needing a win to advance, Joshna Chinappa set the tone with a straightforward defeat of Ghazal Sharafpour while Sunayna Kuruvilla and Urwashi Joshi also had easy to ensure an Indian victory.
Both the men's and women's teams will meet Hong Kong in the respective semifinals on Friday.
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