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Mumbai, Sep 9 ( IANS) Indian squash players put up a strong show on home soil as Veer Chotrani, Suraj Kumar Chand, Akanksha Salunkhe and Tanvi Khanna advanced to the quarterfinals of the Squash Indian Tour 2, a PSA Challenger event, at the Otters Club in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Top seed Veer Chotrani, who had received a bye in the opening round, lived up to expectations in his first outing. The 22-year-old was in control from the outset, dismantling Sri Lanka’s Shamil Wakeel 11-5, 11-5, 11-8 in straight games. Chotrani mixed precision with patience to ensure there were no slip-ups as he progressed smoothly into the last eight.