By IANS,
Guangzhou: Indian men blanked Japan 3-0 while the women thrashed China by the same margin in the squash team event at the Asian Games here Monday.
In the men’s event, Sourav Ghoshal gave India the lead, defeating Yuta Fukui 11-6, 11-2, 11-6.
Siddharh Suchde then made it 2-0 with a 11-5, 12-10, 11-6 defeat of Shinnosuke Tsukue while Harinder Sandhu keeped the slate clean, getting the better of Takanori Shimizu 11-9, 11-7, 12-10 in the Pool B contest.
It was the Indian men’s second win after beating Qatar 3-0. Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Korea are the other teams in the pool.
In women’s pool B, Joshana Chinappa defeated Li Jiang 11-1, 11-7, 11-1.
Dipika Pallikal then defeated Dongjin Li 11-2, 11-5, 11-6 before Anaka Alankamony beat Gu Jinyue 11-7, 11-2, 11-5.
The other teams in India’s Pool are Hong Kong and China.