Women's singles at the 2022 Asian Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | HOC Squash Court | ||||||||||||
Dates | 1–5 October 2023 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 20 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Squash at the 2022 Asian Games | ||
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Singles | men | women |
Doubles | mixed | |
Team | men | women |
The women's singles squash event was part of the squash programme and took place between 1 October and 5 October 2023, at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center. [1]
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
Date | Time | Event |
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Sunday, 1 October 2023 | 17:00 | Round of 32 |
Monday, 2 October 2023 | 15:00 | Round of 16 |
Tuesday, 3 October 2023 | 16:00 | Quarterfinals |
Wednesday, 4 October 2023 | 15:00 | Semifinals |
Thursday, 5 October 2023 | 16:00 | Gold medal match |
Semifinals | Gold medal match | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Satomi Watanabe (JPN) | 8 | 8 | 4 | |||||||||||||
4 | Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) | 8 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||||
3 | Chan Sin Yuk (HKG) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | Chan Sin Yuk (HKG) | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | ||||||
2 | Ho Tze Lok (HKG) | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Satomi Watanabe (JPN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Krishna Thapa (NEP) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | Lee Ji-hyun (KOR) | 7 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | Lee Ji-hyun (KOR) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | Satomi Watanabe (JPN) | 11 | 11 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Arichaya Chujit (THA) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | Tanvi Khanna (IND) | 5 | 6 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
Altankhuyagiin Ariunbileg (MGL) | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | Arichaya Chujit (THA) | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Tanvi Khanna (IND) | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Joshna Chinappa (IND) | 4 | 12 | 9 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Heo Min-gyeong (KOR) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Heo Min-gyeong (KOR) | 4 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Noor-ul-Ain Ijaz (PAK) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
Pürevjavyn Khulan (MGL) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | Noor-ul-Ain Ijaz (PAK) | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Chan Sin Yuk (HKG) | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Yeung Weng Chi (MAC) | 8 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Chan Sin Yuk (HKG) | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Aira Azman (MAS) | 7 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Liu Kwai Chi (MAC) | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Aira Azman (MAS) | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Akari Midorikawa (JPN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bipana Bhlon (NEP) | 11 | 11 | 11 | Bipana Bhlon (NEP) | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | Waritsara Chujit (THA) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | Akari Midorikawa (JPN) | 5 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Ho Tze Lok (HKG) | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Noor-ul-Huda Sadiq (PAK) | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Ho Tze Lok (HKG) | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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