Indian squash star Joshna Chinappa lost in the final of the USD 25,000 HKFC International to Egyptian Nour El Tayeb in Hong Kong on Saturday.
The former Egyptian national champion, currently ranked 14th, two rungs below Joshna, defeated the third seeded Indian 11-4, 11-4, 11-4 to lift only her fourth PSA title, the last coming more than a year ago.
On Friday, the Indian had shocked top seed Annie Au of Hong Kong to storm into the final.
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