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Veer Chotrani

Country	India
Born	(2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 (age 23) Mumbai, India
Education	Jamnabai Narsee Cornell University
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Retired	Active
Plays	Right-handed
Coached by	David Palmer Ahmed Effat Manish Chotrani
Racquet used	Ashaway
Men's singles
Highest ranking	80 (October 2023)
Current ranking	83 (Nov 2024)
Clubs	Cornell Big Red (2019–2024)
Title(s)	11
Tour final(s)	14
Medal record Men's squash Representing  India Asian Junior Championships 2014 Kish Island Boys' individual 2019 Macau Boys' individual 2013 Amman Boys' individual
PSA profile
Updated on November 2024.

Veer Chotrani (born 25 October 2001) is an Indian squash player. As of November 2024, he is ranked 83rd in the world.

Early life

Chotrani was born on 25 October 2001 in Mumbai to Meera and Manish Chotrani. His father is a former two-time national squash champion. He also has a younger sister Jiya. Chotrani first started playing squash when he was six years of age. He finished his schooling from Jamnabai Narsee School.

In 2019, Chotrani moved to the United States to pursue academics. He excelled at the college squash circuit and was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Year at Cornell University during his freshman year. He ranked 13th in College Squash Association rankings for the 2021–2022 season. Chotrani won the Skillman Award for demonstrating outstanding sportsmanship and maintaining a high level of play.

Career

Chotrani has won two Asian Junior Individual Championship titles with one being under-13 and the other being under-19. He became the third Indian to win the under-19 title after Ravi Dixit and Velavan Senthilkumar.

Titles and finals

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result	Score	Ref
2014	Hong Kong Junior Open	Yash Fadte	Win	3–1 (14–12, 8–11, 11–7, 11–8)
2023	QuantiFi LifeTime MetroWest	Mohamed Sharaf	Win	3–1 (11–6, 12–10, 5–11, 11–4)
	Rhode Island Open	Joseph White	Win	3–0 (11–6, 11–9, 11–5)
	Edmonton Open	Viktor Byrtus	Loss	1–3 (11–4, 1–11, 5–11, 8–11)
	Greenwich Open	Seif Shenawy	Win	3–2 (11–8, 11–5, 10–12, 6–11, 11–3)
2024	Kanso Open	Ashab Irfan	Loss	2–3 (7–11, 11–8, 10–12, 11–8, 8–11)
	QuantiFi LifeTime MetroWest	Yee Xian Siow	Win	3–0 (11–6, 11–6, 11–6)
	White Oaks Cup	Salah Eltorgman	Win	3–0 (11–6, 11–2, 11–9)
	Costa Rica Open	Ronald Palomino	Loss	1–3 (8-11, 11-7, 3-11, 6-11)

Awards and nominations

See also

• Squash in India
• India men's national squash team

References

1. Marar, Nandakumar (22 August 2020). "Going places, never veering off the track". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
2. "Veer Chotrani crowned U-19 champion in Asian squash". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
3. "The Chotranis: Mumbai's squash royalty". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
4. "JSW Sports signs Veer Chotrani as its athlete". www.afaqs.com. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
5. "Veer Chotrani - 2023-24 - Men's Squash". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
6. "Stefanoni and Chotrani Earn 2024 Senior Awards". College Squash Association. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
7. "Squash: Veer Chotrani crowned Asian U-19 champion". sportstar.thehindu.com. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
8. "Indians shine at Hong Kong Squash Junior Open". Sportskeeda. 11 August 2014.
9. Sheen, Connor (30 August 2023). "QuantiFi LifeTime Metrowest: Veer Chotrani Lifts Maiden PSA Title". PSA Squash Tour. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
10. "Veer Chotrani wins Greenwich Open, his second PSA title". The Bridge - Home of Indian Sports. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
11. "White Oaks Cup 2024 squash: Veer Chotrani wins PSA Challenger title in Canada". Olympics.
12. "ASF Awards". Asian Squash Federation. Retrieved 9 November 2024.

External links

• Veer Chotrani at the Professional Squash Association
• Veer Chotrani at Squash Info

• Living people
• 2001 births
• Indian male squash players
• Cornell Big Red men's squash players