9 Titles in One Year: How Anahat Singh Became World Champion at 18 | FO548 Raj Shamani
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Anahat Singh, India’s top-ranked woman squash player and the newly crowned World Junior Squash Champion, who at just 18 has made history by becoming the first Indian
She explains:
◼ How Anahat became the first Indian to win the World Junior Squash Championship, ending Egypt's 16-year dominance
◼ Why she fears losing more than she loves winning, and what that does to her mental game
◼ How she played through a serious ankle injury in Australia and what losing while hurt actually feels like
◼ How to become a professional squash player in India
◼ What silly mistake directly cost her a match she should have won
◼ Why silver hurts more than bronze, in her own words
◼ How she won nine PSA Tour titles in 2024, more than any other woman on tour that year
◼ Why Egypt dominates world squash and what India would need to close that gap
◼ What happened when she skipped her own graduation to play a match against the World No. 1
Also covered: Anahat Singh, World Junior Squash Championship, JSW Sports, PSA Tour, Commonwealth Games 2022, Asian Games 2023, British Junior Open, squash India, LA 2028 Olympics squash, Egypt squash dominance, Prague training, Indian women squash player, junior squash champion India
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
3:14 - How She Started Squash at 8 & Won Her First Junior Title
5:30 - Is Squash an Identity or an Escape?
8:42 - Playing Through a Serious Ankle Injury in Australia
13:18 - Why Does Losing While Injured Feel So Difficult?
18:09 - Mental Strength, Pressure & Team Events
22:33 - Guilty Pleasures: Dairy Milk & Reels
25:32 - Superstitions, Lucky Outfits & Pre-Point Rituals
32:22 - Why Is She a Terrible Loser? Crying & Arguing With Parents
42:40 - How Does She Rank Herself Among Her Rivals?
44:28 - Missing Her Graduation for a Match Against World No. 1
47:08 - Her Aggressive Playing Style vs. Traditional Squash
52:10 - What Silly Mistake Made Her Lose a Match?
57:48 - Her First Commonwealth Games at 14
1:04:44 - What Is Her Pre-Match Routine?
1:06:55 - Why Does Silver Hurt More Than Bronze?
1:08:44 - Why Does Egypt Dominate World Squash?
1:13:20 - A Day in Her Training Life in Prague
1:17:08 - Reviewing Her World No. 1 Match Point by Point
1:22:46 - Why Does She Fear Losing More Than She Loves Winning?
1:25:34 - The Personal Cost of Chasing a World Championship
1:26:46 - BTS
1:27:49 - Outro
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