Thapa, Sunwar win

KATHMANDU: Hira Bahadur Thapa and Bhawana Sunar won the third Civil Bank Open Squash Championship here on Saturday. Thapa defeated Prabin Bir Singh Kansakar 11-9, 11-4, 8-11, 11-9 in men’s singles final, while Sunar beat Krishnaa Thapa 11-8, 13-11, 11-5 in women’s final. Likewise, Amir Blon came from two sets down to beat Deepak Thapa 8-11, 8-11, 15-13, 14-12, 11-8 in U-17 boys’ championship match. In Masters Above-50 category final, Kishor Maharjan defeated Lal Bahadur Gurung 9-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-8. A total of 40 players took part in four events. Meanwhile, Nepal Squash and Rackets Association picked up the quarter-finalists in both men and women’s sections in the preliminary camp for the 12th