Joshna Chinappa won Winnipeg Open title

Apr 22, 2014, 10:31 IST

Squash player Joshna Chinappa won the Winnipeg Winter Club Open title on 3 February 2014.

Joshna ChinappaSquash player Joshna Chinappa won the Winnipeg Winter Club Open title on 3 February 2014. She defeated Heba El Torky of Egypt.

The fourth seeded Indian triumphed 3-2 (11-13 11-8 11-5 3-11 12-10) in a see-saw battle.

The world number 27 Chinappa rallied after losing the opening game which was dominated by Heba.

imageThe triumph of Chinappa marked the second consecutive year of an Indian winning the trophy with Dipika Pallikal being the first to clinch it before her in 2013.

About Joshna Chinappa


Joshna Chinappa is a squash player based in Chennai, India. Joshna was the first Indian girl to win the British Squash Championship title in 2003 in the under 19 category, at Sheffield, U.K and was also the youngest Indian women's national champion.

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