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{{Short description|Indian squash tour}}
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'''HCL-SRFI India Tour''' is a [[Professional Squash Association]] multi-city circuit organised in India by [[HCLTech|HCL]] and [[Squash Rackets Federation of India|Squash Racquets Federation of India]] to promote [[Squash (sport)|Squash]] as a sport in the country. The tournament features leading players from Canada, Egypt, France, India, Japan, Russia, Spain and the United States.

== History ==

HCL-SRFI India Tour tournament has been organised from 2019<ref name="hcsr5">{{cite news |title=SRFI India Tour 2022: India's Abhay Singh, Egypt's Kenzy Ayman Emerge Winners of Chennai Leg |url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/srfi-india-tour-2022-indias-abhay-singh-egypts-kenzy-ayman-emerge-winners-of-chennai-leg-6023149.html |access-date=12 October 2022 |publisher=News18 |date=23 September 2022 |language=en}}</ref> by HCL and Squash Racquets Federation of India to promote squash in the country.<ref name="hcsr1">{{cite news |title=HCL and SRFI Kick-Start Multi-City PSA Challenger Tour |url=https://www.apnnews.com/hcl-and-srfi-kick-start-multi-city-psa-challenger-tour/ |access-date=12 October 2022 |publisher=apnnews.com |date=17 September 2022}}</ref> Many national and International players compete in the tournament.<ref name="hcsr2">{{cite news |title=HCL SRFI Indian Tour Chennai to Become First International PSA Challenger Tour Event Since Suspension |url=https://www.psaworldtour.com/tournaments/hcl-srfi-indian-tour-chennai-to-become-first-international-psa-challenger-tour-event-since-suspension/ |access-date=12 October 2022 |publisher=PSA World Tour |date=9 March 2021}}</ref>

== Prize money ==

HCL-SRFI India Tour Tournament has prize money of $12K for men and women.<ref name="hcsr4" /><ref name="hcsr3">{{cite news |title=HCL and SRFI Announce the Seventh PSA Challenger Tour Event Under HCL Squash Podium Program |url=https://indiaeducationdiary.in/hcl-and-srfi-announce-the-seventh-psa-challenger-tour-event-under-hcl-squash-podium-program/ |access-date=12 October 2022 |publisher=/indiaeducationdiary.in |date=3 September 2021}}</ref>

== Winners ==

Year 2022- [[Abhay Singh (squash player)|Abhay Singh]] from India and [[Kenzy Ayman]] from Egypt were men and women winners respectively during the first leg of 2022 HCL-SRFI Indian Tour, held in Chennai from September 19 – 23, 2022.<ref name="hcsr4">{{cite news |title=HCL-SRFI India Tour 2022 Successfully Concludes its Chennai leg |url=https://www.apnnews.com/hcl-srfi-india-tour-2022-successfully-concludes-its-chennai-leg/ |access-date=12 October 2022 |publisher=apnnews.com |date=24 September 2022}}</ref>

Year 2021 - [[Velavan Senthilkumar]] from India and [[Tanvi Khanna]] from India were men and women winners respectively during the 2021 HCL-SRFI Indian Tour, held in Chennai from August 23–26.<ref name="hcsr6">{{cite news |title=SRFI Indian Tour Chennai #3 2021 |url=https://thesquashsite.com/srfi-indian-tour-chennai-3-2021 |access-date=12 October 2022 |publisher=SquashSite |date=25 August 2021}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[2022–23 PSA World Tour]]

== References ==

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Nisha Lakra at 12:40, 18 March 2025