Veer Chotrani
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| Born | 25 October 2001 Mumbai, India | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  India | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coached by | David Palmer | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | Active | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Ashaway | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 49 (October 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 49 (October 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Title | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour final | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Veer Chotrani (born 25 October 2001) is an Indian squash player who is a member of the national team.[1] As of October 2025, he is ranked 49th in the world.[2]
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.[3] He finished his schooling from Jamnabai Narsee School.
In 2019, Chotrani moved to the United States to pursue academics.[4] He excelled at the college squash circuit and was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Year at Cornell University during his freshman year.[5] In his senior season, he was unanimously awarded the Ivy League Player of the Year award and became the first squash player from Cornell to win the College Squash Individual National Championships. Chotrani also won the Skillman Award for demonstrating outstanding sportsmanship and maintaining a high level of play.[6] He is being coached by David Palmer since 2019.[7]
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.[8]
Titles and finals
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result | Score | Ref |
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| 2014 | Hong Kong Junior Open | Yash Fadte
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Win | 3–1 (14–12, 8–11, 11–7, 11–8) | [9] |
| 2023 | QuantiFi LifeTime MetroWest |  Mohamed Sharaf
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Win | 3–1 (11–6, 12–10, 5–11, 11–4) | [10] |
| Rhode Island Open |  Joseph White
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Win | 3–0 (11–6, 11–9, 11–5) | ||
| Edmonton Open |  Viktor Byrtus
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Loss | 1–3 (11–4, 1–11, 5–11, 8–11) | ||
| Greenwich Open | Seif Shenawy
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Win | 3–2 (11–8, 11–5, 10–12, 6–11, 11–3) | [11] | |
| 2024 | Kanso Open |  Ashab Irfan
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Loss | 2–3 (7–11, 11–8, 10–12, 11–8, 8–11) | |
| QuantiFi LifeTime MetroWest |  Yee Xian Siow
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Win | 3–0 (11–6, 11–6, 11–6) | ||
| White Oaks Cup |  Salah Eltorgman
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Win | 3–0 (11–6, 11–2, 11–9) | [12] | |
| Costa Rica Open |  Ronald Palomino
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Loss | 1–3 (8-11, 11-7, 3-11, 6-11) | ||
| 2025 | SRFI Indian Tour |  Melvil Scianimanico
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Win | 3–1 (3-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-7) | [13] |
| HCL Squash Indian Tour |  Wong Chi Him
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Win | 3–0 (11-6, 11-5, 11-7) | [14] | |
| St. James Expression Open |  Leonel Cárdenas
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Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
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| 2019 | ASF Awards | Outstanding Performance Junior Men | Won | [15] |
| 2025 | PSA Awards | Challenger Player of the Year | Nominated |
See also
References
- ^ Marar, Nandakumar (22 August 2020). "Going places, never veering off the track". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Veer Chotrani crowned U-19 champion in Asian squash". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "The Chotranis: Mumbai's squash royalty". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "JSW Sports signs Veer Chotrani as its athlete". www.afaqs.com. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Veer Chotrani - 2023-24 - Men's Squash". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Stefanoni and Chotrani Earn 2024 Senior Awards". College Squash Association. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ Venkatesan, S. Prasanna (21 March 2025). "Squash champion Veer Chotrani credits coach David Palmer after winning first PSA title in India". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ "Squash: Veer Chotrani crowned Asian U-19 champion". sportstar.thehindu.com. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Indians shine at Hong Kong Squash Junior Open". Sportskeeda. 11 August 2014.
- ^ Sheen, Connor (30 August 2023). "QuantiFi LifeTime Metrowest: Veer Chotrani Lifts Maiden PSA Title". PSA Squash Tour. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Veer Chotrani wins Greenwich Open, his second PSA title". The Bridge - Home of Indian Sports. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "White Oaks Cup 2024 squash: Veer Chotrani wins PSA Challenger title in Canada". Olympics.
- ^ Venkatesan, S. Prasanna (21 March 2025). "SRFI Indian Tour Squash Championship: Anahat, Chotrani clinch women's and men's finals". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ Bureau, Sports (12 September 2025). "Tanvi Khanna, Veer Chotrani triumph". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "ASF Awards". Asian Squash Federation. Archived from the original on 11 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
External links
- Veer Chotrani at the Professional Squash Association
- Veer Chotrani at Squash Info