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{{Infobox squash player<br />
| name = Veer Chotrani<br />
| country = {{IND}}<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2001|10|25}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], India<br />
| education = {{ubl<br />
| [[Cornell University]]<br />
| [[Jamnabai Narsee School|Jamnabai Narsee]]<br />
}}<br />
| height = 1.78 m<br />
| weight = 75 kg<br />
| retired = Active<br />
| plays = Right-handed<br />
| coach = [[David Palmer (squash player)|David Palmer]]<br />
| racquet = [[Ashaway]]<br />
| event = Men's singles <br />
| highest_ranking = 49<br />
| date_of_highest_ranking =October 2025 <br />
| current_ranking = [https://www.psasquashtour.com/player/veer-chotrani/ 49]<br />
| date_of_current_ranking =October 2025<br />
| WorldOpenresult = <br />
| club = {{ubl<br />
| Atlanta Tornados<br />
| (2025–present)<br />
| [[Cornell Big Red men's squash|Cornell Big Red]]<br />
| (2019–2024)<br />
}}<br />
| titles = 8<br />
| finals = 11<br />
| medaltemplates =<br />
{{MedalSport|Men's [[squash (sport)|squash]]}} [[File:Squash pictogram.svg|30px]]<br />
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Junior Squash Championships|Asian Junior Championships]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Gold|[[Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships|2014 Kish Island]]|[[Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships#Boys Under 13|Singles]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Gold|[[Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships|2019 Macau]]|[[Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships#Boys Under 19|Singles]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Silver|[[Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships|2013 Amman]]|[[Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships#Boys Under 13|Singles]]}}<br />
| psa_id = veer-chotrani<br />
}}<br />
'''Veer Chotrani''' (born 25 October 2001) is an Indian [[squash (sport)|squash]] player who is a member of the [[India men's national squash team|national team]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marar |first=Nandakumar |date=2020-08-22 |title=Going places, never veering off the track |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/magazine/gennext/going-places-never-veering-off-the-track/article32323901.ece/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com }}</ref> As of October 2025, he is ranked 49th [[Men's Squash World Rankings|in the world]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Veer Chotrani crowned U-19 champion in Asian squash |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/veer-chotrani-crowned-u-19-champion-in-asian-squash/articleshow/70012949.cms |access-date=2024-11-11 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
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.<ref>{{Cite news |title=The Chotranis: Mumbai's squash royalty |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/the-chotranis-mumbais-squash-royalty/articleshow/70313732.cms |access-date=2024-11-11 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He finished his schooling from [[Jamnabai Narsee School]].<br />
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In 2019, Chotrani moved to the United States to pursue academics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=JSW Sports signs Veer Chotrani as its athlete |url=https://www.afaqs.com/news/mktg/jsw-sports-signs-veer-chotrani-as-its-athlete |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=www.afaqs.com }}</ref> He excelled at the college squash circuit and was named the [[Ivy League]] Rookie of the Year at [[Cornell University]] during his freshman year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Veer Chotrani - 2023-24 - Men's Squash |url=https://cornellbigred.com/sports/mens-squash/roster/veer-chotrani/75104 |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Cornell University Athletics |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-02 |title=Stefanoni and Chotrani Earn 2024 Senior Awards |publisher=College Squash Association |url=https://csasquash.com/2024/03/02/stefanoni-and-chotrani-earn-2024-senior-awards/ |access-date=2024-11-11 }}</ref> He is being coached by David Palmer since 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Venkatesan |first=S. Prasanna |date=2025-03-21 |title=Squash champion Veer Chotrani credits coach David Palmer after winning first PSA title in India |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/squash/squash-champion-veer-chotrani-comments-on-coach-david-palmer-wins-first-psa-title-in-india/article69358546.ece/ |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Chotrani has won two [[Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships|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]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-30 |title=Squash: Veer Chotrani crowned Asian U-19 champion |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/squash/asian-junior-individual-squash-championship-veer-chotrani-crowned-u-19-champion/article28234808.ece/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com }}</ref><br />
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==Titles and finals==<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" <br />
|+<br />
! Year<br />
! Tournament<br />
! Opponent<br />
! Result<br />
! Score<br />
! Ref<br />
|-<br />
| 2014<br />
| [[Hong Kong Junior Open Squash|Hong Kong Junior Open]]<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Yash Fadte]]<br />
| bgcolor="99FB98"|Win<br />
| 3–1 (14–12, 8–11, 11–7, 11–8)<br />
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Indians shine at Hong Kong Squash Junior Open |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/squash/hong-kong-junior-29-july-2-aug14 |website=Sportskeeda|date=11 August 2014 }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| rowspan=4|2023<br />
| QuantiFi LifeTime MetroWest<br />
| {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Mohamed Sharaf]]<br />
| bgcolor="99FB98"|Win<br />
| 3–1 (11–6, 12–10, 5–11, 11–4)<br />
| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Sheen |first=Connor |date=2023-08-30 |title=QuantiFi LifeTime Metrowest: Veer Chotrani Lifts Maiden PSA Title |url=https://www.psasquashtour.com/challenger-tour/quantifi-lifetime-metrowest-veer-chotrani-lifts-maiden-psa-title/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=PSA Squash Tour |language=en-GB}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Rhode Island Open<br />
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Joseph White (squash player)|Joseph White]] <br />
| bgcolor="99FB98"|Win<br />
| 3–0 (11–6, 11–9, 11–5)<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| Edmonton Open<br />
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Viktor Byrtus]]<br />
| bgcolor="ffa07a"|Loss<br />
| 1–3 (11–4, 1–11, 5–11, 8–11)<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Greenwich Open<br />
| {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Seif Shenawy]]<br />
| bgcolor="99FB98"|Win<br />
| 3–2 (11–8, 11–5, 10–12, 6–11, 11–3)<br />
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-23 |title=Veer Chotrani wins Greenwich Open, his second PSA title |url=https://thebridge.in/squash/veer-chotrani-second-psa-title-44495 |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=The Bridge - Home of Indian Sports |language=en}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| rowspan=4|2024<br />
| Kanso Open <br />
| {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Ashab Irfan]]<br />
| bgcolor="ffa07a"|Loss<br />
| 2–3 (7–11, 11–8, 10–12, 11–8, 8–11)<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| QuantiFi LifeTime MetroWest<br />
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Yee Xian Siow]]<br />
| bgcolor="99FB98"|Win<br />
| 3–0 (11–6, 11–6, 11–6)<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| White Oaks Cup<br />
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Salah Eltorgman]]<br />
| bgcolor="99FB98"|Win<br />
| 3–0 (11–6, 11–2, 11–9) <br />
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=White Oaks Cup 2024 squash: Veer Chotrani wins PSA Challenger title in Canada |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/white-oaks-cup-2024-veer-chotrani-psa-challenger-tour-title-win |website=Olympics}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Costa Rica Open<br />
| {{flagicon|COL}} [[Ronald Palomino]]<br />
| bgcolor="ffa07a"|Loss<br />
| 1–3 (8-11, 11-7, 3-11, 6-11)<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan=3|2025<br />
| SRFI Indian Tour<br />
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Melvil Scianimanico]]<br />
| bgcolor="99FB98"|Win<br />
| 3–1 (3-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-7)<br />
| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Venkatesan |first=S. Prasanna |date=2025-03-21 |title=SRFI Indian Tour Squash Championship: Anahat, Chotrani clinch women's and men's finals |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/squash/srfi-indian-tour-squash-championship-anahat-singh-veer-chotrani-win-women-men-finals-psa-titles/article69358301.ece/ |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| HCL Squash Indian Tour<br />
| {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Wong Chi Him]]<br />
| bgcolor="99FB98"|Win<br />
| 3–0 (11-6, 11-5, 11-7)<br />
|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=Sports |date=2025-09-12 |title=Tanvi Khanna, Veer Chotrani triumph |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/tanvi-khanna-veer-chotrani-triumph/article70042682.ece |access-date=2025-09-12 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| St. James Expression Open <br />
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Leonel Cárdenas]]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
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==Awards and nominations==<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"<br />
|-<br />
! Year<br />
! Award<br />
! Category<br />
! Result<br />
! Ref<br />
|-<br />
|2019<br />
|[[ASF Awards]]<br />
|Outstanding Performance Junior Men<br />
|{{won}}<br />
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASF Awards |url=http://www.asiansquash.org/about_awards.php |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=Asian Squash Federation |archive-date=11 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111171048/https://asiansquash.org/about_awards.php |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|2025<br />
|[[PSA Awards]]<br />
|Challenger Player of the Year<br />
|{{nom}}<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Squash in India]]<br />
* [[India men's national squash team]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{PSA|new_id=veer-chotrani}}<br />
*{{SquashInfo|9451}}<br />
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[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:2001 births]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male squash players]]<br />
[[Category:Cornell Big Red men's squash players]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen]]</div>
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