Chinappa, Pallikal reach World Championship pre-quarters

India’s Joshana Chinappa dispatched 12th seed Madeline Perry of Ireland while 14th seed Dipika Pallikal survived a Mexican scare to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the Women’s World Squash Championship today. World No. 22 Chinappa took 50 minutes to chalk out a 14-12 11-7 4-11 11-7 win over 14th-ranked Perry in the opening round of the USD 150,000 competition. [caption id=“attachment_1851193” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Pallikal, who is the lone Indian female to reach the tournament quarterfinals, endured a tough start to the competition. Getty Images[/caption] Chinappa will have to come up with something special to win against her next opponent, Low Wee Wern, the World No. 7 from Malaysia. Pallikal, who is the lone Indian female to reach the tournament quarterfinals, endured a tough start to the competition. She started badly against Mexican qualifier Samantha Teran before staging a fine comeback to win 9-11 10-12 11-6 11-4 11-7. She is drawn to play World No.3 and her nemesis Raneem El Welily of Egypt in the next round. PTI