Published: April 14, 2026 at 8:20 pm
India’s Amee Kamani powered into the women’s semifinals of the Asian Heyball Championships in Shah Alam, Malaysia, on Tuesday.
The Indore cueist scored a gritty 6-5 win over Tamami Okuda of Japan in the quarterfinals. Amee, a bronze medallist at the World Championships last year, takes on Waratthanun Sukritthanes of Thailand in the last-four stage clash on the morrow.
Earlier, the left-handed Amee, who advanced through the losers’ bracket, accounted for the hitherto unbeaten Keerthana Pandian 6-1 in the pre-quarterfinals.
Anupama Ramachandran, last year’s bronze medallist, lost 4-6 to Filipino Rhaki Constantino in the quarterfinals. Anupama had beaten fellow Indian Natasha Chethan 6-4 in the round of 16.
India’s Vidya Pillai, a bronze medallist at the previous edition, and Neena Praveen lost out in the final losers’ qualification.
In the men’s section, Shivam Arora and Ranveer Duggal crashed out in the pre-quarterfinals. While Arora went down fighting 6-7 to Malaysia’s Thor Chuan Leong, Duggal lost 5-6 (on time) to Iran’s Sina Valizadeh.
India’s Sundeep Gulati, the defending men’s champion, failed to get past the opening hurdle.
Results (Indians unless mentioned):
Men (pre-quarterfinals): Thor Chuan Leong (Mas) beat Shivam Arora 7-6; Sina Valizadeh (Irn) beat Ranveer Duggal 6-5.
Women (quarterfinals): Amee Kamani beat Tamami Okuda (Jpn) 6-5; Rhaki Constantino (Phi) beat Anupama Ramachandran 6-4. Pre-quarterfinals: Amee Kamani beat Keerthana Pandian 6-1; Anupama beat Natasha Chethan 6-4.
