Gujarat’s Vedant Patel and Maharashtra’s Nirupama Dubey emerged champions in the men’s and women’s categories, respectively, at the Avaada-Otters Club All-India Squash Tournament 2026, held at the Otters Club courts in Bandra.
Murtuza Kakuji, Vice-President (Chairman’s Office) presents the winners’ trophy and cheque to Vedant Patel, who won the men’s final.
In the men’s final, Vedant overcame Maharashtra’s Rahul Baitha 11-9, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9 to claim the title after a hard-fought four-game contest.
Murtuza Kakuji, Vice-President (Chairman’s Office) presents the winners’ trophy and cheque to Nirupama Dubey, who won the women’s final.
The women’s final saw top seed Nirupama Dubey crowned champion after her younger rival Anika Dubey retired due to illness. Nirupama was leading 11-8, 11-13, 11-7 when the match was halted.
Champs Vedant and Nirupama received the winners cheque of Rs 44,650 each and the runners-up Baitha and Anika received a cheque of Rs 27,550 each.
Anika also retired from the Girls’ Under-19 final against Ananya Narayanan with the scores level at one game apiece.
In the Boys’ Under-19 final, Darshil Parsarampuria produced a strong performance to defeat Priyaan Thakker 13-11, 11-7, 11-9 and lift the title.
Final Results:
Men: Vedant Patel bt Rahul Baitha 11-9, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9.
Women: Nirupama Dubey bt Anika Dubey 11-8, 11-13, 11-7 (retired).
Girls U-19: Ananya Narayanan bt Anika Dubey (1-1 retired).
Boys U-19: Darshil Parsarampuria bt Priyaan Thakker 13-11, 11-7, 11-9.