Jaipur: The Sub-Junior and Junior National Squash Championships will get underway here on Friday. Hosted by the Rajasthan Squash Rackets Association, the week-long tournament will feature over 300 qualifying rounds at three venues on the first day. Around 100 players from Rajasthan will compete in the tourney.Rajasthan Squash Rackets Association President Rajendra Mehta said on Thursday that the matches will be held on the courts of the Squash Academy at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, the Jaipur Club, and the Modern School in Mansarovar. The competition will be played in five age groups, from U-11 to U-19.
The Sub-Junior and Junior National Squash Championships will get underway at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium Squash Academy on Friday
He said the qualifying rounds will run until October 25. After this, eight players from each age group will advance to the main draw. The main draw matches will be played from October 26 to 29.Surbhi Misra said that around 900 players from 22 states across the country will participate in the tourney. Most of the players have already arrived in Jaipur. Many players also practiced on the courts of SMS Stadium and Jaipur Club on Thursday.She said that Rajasthan’s minister for sports and youth affairs, Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore will inaugurate the competition at the squash courts of SMS Stadium at 10.15am on Friday.
