Rising Indian star <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/anahat-singh-dreams-big-for-2024-23328750" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Anahat Singh</a> signed off with a runner-up finish in the girls under-17 category at the British Junior Open <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/top-indian-foreign-players--for-willingdon-squash-23327227" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">squash</a> tournament here.
The Indian top-seed Anahat went down 2-3 to Egyptian second seed Nadien Elhammamy in a tense 68-minute cliffhanger at the University of Birmingham on Sunday.
The 15-year-old won the opening game 11-7, before Elhammamy fought back to claim the next two on tiebreak 13-11 and 12-10.
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The Delhi girl won the fourth game 11-5 to force a decider, and not much separated the pair in the fifth, which the Egyptian clinched 11-9.
She also won another bronze partnering Abhay Singh at the inaugural Asian Mixed Doubles Championships.
Meanwhile, Aryaveer Dewan, the reigning US Junior Open boys under-15 champion, took third place in the boys under-15 section.
He lost to Egyptian top seed Philopater Saleh 3-1 in the semifinals, but bounced back to win the play-off for third place. Promising Aadya Budhia was edged out 3-2 by top seeded American Vivienne Sze in the under-13 girls quarter-finals.&nbsp;
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The 15-year-old won the opening game 11-7, before Elhammamy fought back to claim the next two on tiebreak 13-11 and 12-10

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