Iranian squash girl Eqtedari runner-up at Yokohama Open
Iranian squash player Fereshteh Eqtedari won a precious runner-up trophy at the Dynam Cup Yokohama Open in Japan.
World No. 263 Eqtedari claimed four victories before suffering a 3-0 (11-2, 11-6, 11-8) loss to Malaysia’s Yasshmita Jadishkumar in Sunday’s final showpiece at the Yokohama Squash Stadium SQ-Cube.
The 25-year-old Iranian began her campaign with a straight-game win against the host’s Ryoko Kadota, and then went on to beat Malaysian Yu Jie Chen (3-0), South Korea’s Mingyeong Heo (3-2), and Sze Wing Wai of Hong Kong (3-2) for a place in the final.
This was a second runner-up trophy for Eqtedari, who joined the Professional Squash Association in 2016, at the PSA Tour, following her final defeat against South African Alexa Pienaar Joburg Open 2024 in Johannesburg last September.
Eqtedari also reached the last four in last year’s HCL Squash Tour and Sunil Verma Memorial Open in India.