February 5, 2014 8:55 AM

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Squash: Joshna wins Winter Club Open in Winnipeg

World No. 20 and 4th seeded Joshna Chinappa won her 8th WSA tour event, defeating Heba El Torky from Egypt 11-13, 11-8, 11-5, 3-11, 12-10 in the final of the Winter Club Open, a WSA event in the Canadian city of Winnipeg. Leading 2-1, Joshna lost the 4th game and had to save 3 match balls in the 5th game as she clawed her way from 7-10 to win the decider and title 12-10.En route to the final, Joshna defeated Misaki Kobayashi (Japan) in the semifinal 3-1, Siyoli Waters (South Africa) in the quarterfinal 3-0 and Jaycee Seagrud (Canada) in her first round match 3-0.India's top ranked player, Dipika Pallikal, had won the tournament last year. The World No.12 this time chose to play at the $50,000 WSA Cleveland Classic in Cleveland, US, where she lost to World No.4 Alison Waters of England in the opening round held Saturday.

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