
New Delhi, March 31 India's Abhay Singh has been declared the Outstanding Men's Player of the Year 2025 by the Asian Squash Federation, while the rising teenage sensation, Anahat Singh, was selected for the top honors in the girls' section (juniors).
The Indian boys team, which clinched bronze at the 2025 World Junior Team Championships in Egypt, was selected for the men's team award, according to the list of awardees released by the Asian Squash Federation (ASF).
Abhay, currently ranked 25th in the world, is a multiple-time Asian Games medallist and Asian Championships winner, and was also a member of the team that won India's maiden World Cup mixed team title last year.
World No. 20, Anahat, is also a multiple Asian Games and Asian Championships medallist. In 2025, she won bronze at the World Junior Championships in Cairo and was also part of India's gold medal-winning World Cup mixed team.
The last time Indian players were featured on the ASF annual awards list was in 2022, when Saurav Ghosal and Joshna Chinappa won the men's and women's player honors, respectively.