Veer Chotrani

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Veer Chotrani
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Born (2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 (age 23)
Mumbai, India
Education
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
RetiredActive
PlaysRight-handed
Coached by
Racquet used Ashaway
Men's singles
Highest ranking52 (September 2025)
Current ranking 52 (September 2025)
Clubs
Title(s)8
Tour final(s)11
Medal record
Men's squash Squash pictogram.svg
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Kish Island Boys' individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Macau Boys' individual
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Amman Boys' individual
PSA Profile

Veer Chotrani (born 25 October 2001) is an Indian squash player who is a member of the national team. [1] As of September 2025, he is ranked 52nd in the world. [2]

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Early life

Chotrani was born on 25 October 2001 in Mumbai to Meera and Manish Chotrani. His father is a former two-time national squash champion. He also has a younger sister Jiya. Chotrani first started playing squash when he was six years of age. [3] He finished his schooling from Jamnabai Narsee School.

In 2019, Chotrani moved to the United States to pursue academics. [4] He excelled at the college squash circuit and was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Year at Cornell University during his freshman year. [5] In his senior season, he was unanimously awarded the Ivy League Player of the Year award and became the first squash player from Cornell to win the College Squash Individual National Championships. Chotrani also won the Skillman Award for demonstrating outstanding sportsmanship and maintaining a high level of play. [6] He is being coached by David Palmer since 2019. [7]

Career

Chotrani has won two Asian Junior Individual Championship titles with one being under-13 and the other being under-19. He became the third Indian to win the under-19 title after Ravi Dixit and Velavan Senthilkumar. [8]

Titles and finals

YearTournamentOpponentResultScoreRef
2014 Hong Kong Junior Open Flag of India.svg Yash Fadte Win3–1 (14–12, 8–11, 11–7, 11–8) [9]
2023QuantiFi LifeTime MetroWest Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Sharaf Win3–1 (11–6, 12–10, 5–11, 11–4) [10]
Rhode Island Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joseph White Win3–0 (11–6, 11–9, 11–5)
Edmonton Open Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Viktor Byrtus Loss1–3 (11–4, 1–11, 5–11, 8–11)
Greenwich Open Flag of Egypt.svg Seif Shenawy Win3–2 (11–8, 11–5, 10–12, 6–11, 11–3) [11]
2024Kanso Open Flag of Pakistan.svg Ashab Irfan Loss2–3 (7–11, 11–8, 10–12, 11–8, 8–11)
QuantiFi LifeTime MetroWest Flag of Malaysia.svg Yee Xian Siow Win3–0 (11–6, 11–6, 11–6)
White Oaks Cup Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Salah Eltorgman Win3–0 (11–6, 11–2, 11–9) [12]
Costa Rica Open Flag of Colombia.svg Ronald Palomino Loss1–3 (8-11, 11-7, 3-11, 6-11)
2025SRFI Indian Tour Flag of France.svg Melvil Scianimanico Win3–1 (3-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-7) [13]
HCL Squash Indian Tour Flag of Hong Kong.svg Wong Chi Him Win3–0 (11-6, 11-5, 11-7) [14]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef
2019 ASF Awards Outstanding Performance Junior MenWon [15]
2025 PSA Awards Challenger Player of the YearNominated

See also

References

  1. ↑ Marar, Nandakumar (22 August 2020). "Going places, never veering off the track". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Veer Chotrani crowned U-19 champion in Asian squash". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "The Chotranis: Mumbai's squash royalty". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "JSW Sports signs Veer Chotrani as its athlete". www.afaqs.com. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Veer Chotrani - 2023-24 - Men's Squash". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "Stefanoni and Chotrani Earn 2024 Senior Awards". College Squash Association. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  7. ↑ Venkatesan, S. Prasanna (21 March 2025). "Squash champion Veer Chotrani credits coach David Palmer after winning first PSA title in India". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "Squash: Veer Chotrani crowned Asian U-19 champion". sportstar.thehindu.com. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "Indians shine at Hong Kong Squash Junior Open". Sportskeeda. 11 August 2014.
  10. ↑ Sheen, Connor (30 August 2023). "QuantiFi LifeTime Metrowest: Veer Chotrani Lifts Maiden PSA Title". PSA Squash Tour. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  11. ↑ "Veer Chotrani wins Greenwich Open, his second PSA title". The Bridge - Home of Indian Sports. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  12. ↑ "White Oaks Cup 2024 squash: Veer Chotrani wins PSA Challenger title in Canada". Olympics.
  13. ↑ Venkatesan, S. Prasanna (21 March 2025). "SRFI Indian Tour Squash Championship: Anahat, Chotrani clinch women's and men's finals". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  14. ↑ Bureau, Sports (12 September 2025). "Tanvi Khanna, Veer Chotrani triumph". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 12 September 2025.{{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  15. ↑ "ASF Awards". Asian Squash Federation. Archived from the original on 11 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
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