India advanced to the semi-finals of the 2025 SDAT Squash World Cup with a comfortable 3-0 win over South Africa in the quarter-finals at Chennai’s Express Avenue Mall on Friday.

India will take on reigning champion Egypt in the semi-final and Japan will be up against top seeds Hong Kong, China on Saturday.

The experienced Joshna Chinappa gave the hosts an early advantage with a comfortable win over Teagan Russell.

The Commonwealth Games medalist was hardly tested as she wrapped up the opening tie with a 3-0 (7-4, 7-4, 7-2) win.

Abhay Singh, highest-ranked Indian men’s squash player at World No 29, also produced a composed performance in the second tie.

The Indian was tested by Dewald in the second game but a technical stop helped him recover from 2-4 down to take the second game 7-6. He eventually defeated the tall South African 3-0 (7-1, 7-6, 7-1).

Anahat Singh, the youngest player in the tournament, beat Hayley Ward 3-0 (7-3, 7-3, 7-4) to ensure a smooth passage to the semifinals.

Earlier in the pool stage matches, India beat Switzerland 4-0 in their first tie and Brazil 3-0 in their second pool stage encounter.

India’s best-ever performance at the World Cup came in 2023, when they won a bronze medal. In the same edition, Egypt emerged as champions.

India vs South Africa Quarter-final result:

Joshna Chinappa bt Teagan Russell 3-0 (7-4, 7-4, 7-2)

Abhay Singh bt Dewald Van Niekerk 3-0 (7-1, 7-6, 7-1)

Anahat Singh bt Hayley Ward 3-0 (7-3, 7-3, 7-4)

Velavan Senthilkumar vs Damian Groenewald

Other Quarter-Final Results:

Hong Kong bt Switzerland 3-0

Japan bt Malaysia 2(1)-2

Egypt bt Australia 3-0

Semifinal Schedule:

3:30PM: Japan vs Hong Kong, China

6PM: India vs Egypt