{
  "id": 12639197,
  "title": "Yasshmita's sacrifice pays off with better world ranking",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/yasshmitas-sacrifice-pays-off-with-better-world-ranking",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T13:16:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/racquet-sports/2026/10/1549984/yasshmitas-sacrifice-pays-better-world-ranking"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA LUMPUR: National squash player Yasshmita Jadish Kumar gave up one year of her studies, and it paid off as she climbed 27 spots in the world rankings. The 22-year-old from Negri Sembilan began the year at world No. 89 but is now at 62. She trained in Cairo last October under coaches Andrew Shoukry and Ahmed Faragallah, taking a one-year break from her business management studies at Western London University in England. Yasshmita excelled in her last two PSA World Tour events, reaching the final in the Nash Cup in Canada and winning the Internazionali d'Italia Open title in Italy. Seeded third, she beat world No. 45 Lauren Baltayan in the semi-final and Spain's Noa Romero in the final. Yasshmita expressed her pride in her improved performance but cautioned against placing too much pressure and emphasized focusing on one tournament at a time. She aims to reach the top 50 by April 2027 and thanked her financial supporters, Matrix Concept, for their trust and encouragement. Currently, Yasshmita participates in the qualifying rounds of the Egyptian Open in Cairo and will compete in the Asian Team Championships in Islamabad, Pakistan from November 3-7.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: National squash player Yasshmita Jadish Kumar sacrificed one year of her studies, and it led to her improving her world ranking by 27 rungs.",
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  "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."
}