Less than a month ago, 16-year-old Anika Dubey from Pune returned from China with a Silver Medal at the 33rd Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships — making her one of the youngest and most decorated junior racket sport performers India has produced in years.
She didn’t train at an elite academy. She started on a public court. She was nurtured through the Chance2Sports Foundation’s Kanga Kids programme, co-founded by SportsSkill’s own Abhinav Sinha and Chetan Desai. Her story is the clearest proof that geography and resources don’t have to define a player’s ceiling.
And now, the platform that helped build her is bringing the world’s best squash coaches directly to Indian players.
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World Champions. Now on Your Phone.
SportsSkill has announced two landmark coaching partnerships that redefine what “access to elite coaching” means in India:
| Coach | Background | What They Bring |
|---|---|---|
| David Palmer | 2x World Champion, Former World No. 1, 4x British Open Champion | Palmer Performance Framework — a 5-pillar proprietary methodology |
| Chris Ryder | Former PSA Pro (World No. 33), Head of Performance Squash at University of Nottingham | 20+ years of structured coaching across club, academy & national levels |
Both coaches are now directly accessible through the SportsSkill app — to a junior in Nagpur, a club player in Delhi, or an aspiring pro anywhere in the world.
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How It Works — 4 Simple Steps
Getting coached by a two-time World Champion is now a four-step process:
- Download the SportsSkill App (iOS / Android)
- Upload your training or match video
- Send it directly to David Palmer or Chris Ryder
- Receive personalised, professional video analysis
The platform’s Video-to-Insight Conversion Engine breaks down your footage into three layers:
- Biomechanical feedback — technique, movement, body mechanics
- Tactical adjustments — match strategy, shot selection
- Personalised drill prescriptions — custom training plans for your game
Not Just Anika — A Grassroots Pipeline That Delivers
Anika Dubey wasn’t the only story from the same championships. Vasundhara Nangare, from Kalamb in Ahmednagar — a town with no proper squash facilities — was discovered at a Chance2Sports talent identification camp at age 11 with zero competitive exposure. She too represented India on the continental stage.
Two players. Different worlds. One shared ecosystem. Both at the Asian Championships.
“When a player in a Tier 2 city in India can send their match video to a two-time World Champion and receive a personalised coaching response, that is when you know technology is truly serving sport.” — Chetan Desai, Co-Founder, SportsSkill
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Why This Matters for Indian Squash?
India has long produced squash talent far beyond what its coaching infrastructure could support. SportsSkill’s model — combining grassroots identification through Chance2Sports with world-class digital coaching — is the first time both ends of that problem are being solved together on one platform.
David Palmer’s coaching framework, built over a career at the absolute pinnacle of the sport, is now available to the same junior player in Pune who can’t afford a flight to Sydney. Chris Ryder — who helped coach England to double gold at the 2019 European U17/U15 Team Championships — brings the same precision to a video submission from Jakarta as he would to a player standing on his court in Nottingham.
FAQs
Q: How can Indian players get coached by David Palmer or Chris Ryder on SportsSkill?
Download the SportsSkill app, upload your match video, and send it directly to your chosen coach to receive personalised analysis
Q: Who is Anika Dubey and what did she achieve at the Asian Junior Squash Championships?
Anika Dubey is a 16-year-old squash player from Pune who won Silver at the 2026 Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships, making her one of India’s most decorated junior racket sport performers.
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