Rishi Tandon finished in 3rd position at the Dutch Junior Open Squash Championships at Frans Otten Stadion in Amsterdam from 28 June – 1 July, 2012. Unseeded in the event, Rishi defeated 2nd seed, Taminder Gata-Aura from England 11-9, 13-11, 11-3. In the semi finals, Qatari Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi, the eventual winner defeated Rishi 16-14, 13-11, 12-10. Rishi however, defeated Frenchmen Alexandre Cogno to claim the bronze medal. A total of 11 Indians participated in the event, the other notable result was Velevan Senthilkumar in the BU15, who finished in 5th position.
Prior to this event, 8 players from India participated in the Pioneer Junior Open Squash Championships, held in the German city of Cologne from 21-25 June 2012. Guhan Senthilkumar, playing in the boys U17 group, was the only Indian who finished top 8 in the event.
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