Indian Squash Academy (also known as ICL-TNSRA Squash Academy) is a
squash training facility established by the
Squash Racquets Federation of India (SRFI) in
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
, India. The
India Cements was one of the sponsors it had initially sponsored the 1990 facility along with the Tamil Nadu Squash Racquets Association (TNSRA). It has trained several squash players such as
Saurav Ghosal,
Joshna Chinapa,
Dipika Pallikal and Manish Chotrani.
History
The academy was established as a joint venture between India Cements, SRFI, TNSRA and Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu in 2000.
N. Ramachandran who was an industrialist and the president of TNSRA is said to be the one behind its creation. Initially, the facility had three courts from ASB Germany which was later accompanied by five additional ones.
The facility has hosted the
2007 Men's World Team Squash Championships
The 2007 Men's World Team Squash Championships is the men's edition of the 2007 World Team Squash Championships organized by the World Squash Federation, which serves as the world team championship for squash players. The event were held in Chen ...
.
It has hosted the
Asian Junior Squash Individual Championships
The Asian Junior Squash individual Championships are the event which serves as the individual Asian junior championship for Squash (sport), squash players organised by the Asian Squash Federation.
Championships
All time medal table
As of 2019
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on five occasions in 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009 and 2018.
Facilities
The academy has eight squash courts in total.
It consists of two complexes; one with 3 glass back rainbow courts and the other with 4 glass back rainbow courts that are convertible to 2 doubles courts. The ASB 4-sided glass court, enables television coverage from all angles, has a seating capacity of 500. All courts have been imported from ASB Germany.
The overall seating capacity of the facility is 1,000.
The academy also has a dormitory and cafeteria.
Notable players
The academy has trained numerous players who have achieved in the international level.
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Saurav Ghosal
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Joshna Chinappa
Joshna Chinappa (born 15 September 1986) is an Indian professional squash player. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 10 in July 2016. She was the first Indian to win the British Junior Squash Championship title in 2005 in th ...
* Gaurav Nandrajog
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Parthiban,
Ramit Tandon
Ramit Tandon (born 21 August 1992 in Kolkata) is a professional squash player who represents India. He is ranked number 35 in the world and India #2 (April 2019). He turned pro in 2018 and has won 4 PSA tour titles since then. He’s an Asian Ga ...
*
Naresh Kumar
* W.
Anwesha Reddy
* Cyril Kuhn
* Karan Malik
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Lakshmi Shruti Settipalli
* Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu
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Dipika Pallikal
* Parth Sharma
*Ravi Dixit
S.Maniam, a coach from Malaysia, who was the Consultant coach of Squash Rackets Association heads the training panel of the academy.
Cyrus Poncha
Cyrus Poncha is an Indian squash administrator and coach. Born in Mumbai, he is currently based out of Chennai, and coaches at the ICL-TNSRA Squash Academy. Presently, he is the Secretary General of Squash Rackets Federation of India. He is a Dr ...
, India's National squash coach also coaches at the facility.
References
External links
Junior Nationals DrawNewspaper Interview with N. Ramachandran, SRFI
{{coord missing, Tamil Nadu
Squash in India
Sport schools in India
Sport in Chennai
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