Veer Chotrani
Indian squash player (born 2001)
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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]
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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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Medal record
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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 |
Win | 3–1 (14–12, 8–11, 11–7, 11–8) | [9] |
| 2023 | QuantiFi LifeTime MetroWest |  Mohamed Sharaf |
Win | 3–1 (11–6, 12–10, 5–11, 11–4) | [10] |
| Rhode Island Open |  Joseph White |
Win | 3–0 (11–6, 11–9, 11–5) | ||
| Edmonton Open |  Viktor Byrtus |
Loss | 1–3 (11–4, 1–11, 5–11, 8–11) | ||
| Greenwich Open | Seif Shenawy |
Win | 3–2 (11–8, 11–5, 10–12, 6–11, 11–3) | [11] | |
| 2024 | Kanso Open |  Ashab Irfan |
Loss | 2–3 (7–11, 11–8, 10–12, 11–8, 8–11) | |
| QuantiFi LifeTime MetroWest |  Yee Xian Siow |
Win | 3–0 (11–6, 11–6, 11–6) | ||
| White Oaks Cup |  Salah Eltorgman |
Win | 3–0 (11–6, 11–2, 11–9) | [12] | |
| Costa Rica Open |  Ronald Palomino |
Loss | 1–3 (8-11, 11-7, 3-11, 6-11) | ||
| 2025 | SRFI Indian Tour |  Melvil Scianimanico |
Win | 3–1 (3-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-7) | [13] |
| HCL Squash Indian Tour |  Wong Chi Him |
Win | 3–0 (11-6, 11-5, 11-7) | [14] | |
| St. James Expression Open |  Leonel Cárdenas |
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 |