Giza, May 11 -- Veer Chotrani's defeat in the second round match against world number one Mostafa Asal marked the end of India's challenge at the World Squash Championships being held in Giza, Egypt on Sunday.

Chotrani, ranked 45th in the world rankings, registered a 3-0 loss (11-5, 11-2, 11-4) to local favourite and defending champion Mostafa Asal, as per Olympics.com.

The 24-year-old was only one of four Indian squash stars who made it to the second round of the competition. Enroute to the second round, he beat compatriot and India's top-ranked, World Cup-winning star Abhay Singh 3-2 in the opening round.

The first round saw Velavan Senthilkumar and Ramit Tandon exiting after poor outings. While the world number 50th Senthilkumar los...