{
  "id": 10231189,
  "title": "Outclassed Abhay & Anahat take bitter lessons from Malaysian mauling in squash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/outclassed-abhay-anahat-take-bitter-lessons-from-malaysian-mauling-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T14:36:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/abhay-singh-anahat-singh-bitter-lessons-malaysian-mauling-squash-10896451/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Malcolm Willstrop, a coaching legend in squash, played a pivotal role in shaping the careers of Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh. After mentoring young players like eight-year-old Andrew Cross, Willstrop helped Malaysia become a junior squash powerhouse. He mentored Sivasangari Subramaniam and Eain Yow Ng, who would later defeat the Singh siblings in the Asian Games singles finals.\n\nDespite being outclassed by their Malaysian rivals, the Singh siblings still managed to bring honor to India. Saurav Ghosal was the only Indian to reach the final of an Asiad singles event before them. In their loss, Abhay displayed fluid movement and confident strokes early on, but Yow's technical finesse and precise volleying proved too much for him. He saved a game point and won the first game 11-9. However, Abhay's uncharacteristic errors and physical fatigue eventually caught up with him, as Yow sealed the match 11-5, 11-5, 11-5.\n\nAnahat Singh faced a similar fate against Sivasangari Subramaniam. Sivasangari took an early lead and maintained control throughout the match, employing precise shotmaking and exploiting Anahat's missed opportunities. Anahat could only save one backhand point before falling short in the next. She expressed disappointment with her performance, acknowledging the significant gap between the players and the pressure of playing against a top-ranked opponent. Despite her loss, Anahat remains optimistic about her future, including her aspirations for the Los Angeles Olympics.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Abhay and Anahat Singh outclassed by Malaysian juniors in Asian Games finals.",
    "Malcolm Willstrop mentored Singh siblings and Malaysian players like Sivasangari Subramaniam.",
    "Abhay showed fluid movement but succumbed to Yow's technical finesse and fatigue."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}