Doha: Joshna Chinappa continued her impressive run to reach the quarterfinals of the USD 115,000 Qatar Classic squash tournament here yesterday.


Joshna Chinappa. Pic/AFP

Joshna took out a fighting Yathreb Adel of Egypt in straight games 16-14, 11-8, 11-8 to advance in the competition. The 17th-ranked Indian had beaten world number one Raneem El Welily of Egypt on day one for a sensational start to her campaign. The scores do not quite portray the thrilling 37 minute tussle which had the makings of a long drawn battle but fizzled out just when it seemed climaxing.