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07/07/2018
OHANA Malaysian Nationals 2018

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OHANA Malaysian Nationals 2018
Men's Draw

04 - 08 Jul

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Round Two
05 Jul
Quarters
06 Jul
Semis
07 Jul
Final
08
Jul
[1] Nafiizwan Adnan
11-4, 11-7, 11-6
Ooi Jian Qi
Nafiizwan Adnan
13-11, 11-6, 11-6
Asyraf Azan
Nafiizwan Adnan
11-7, 12-10, 10-12, 11-3
Mohd Syafiq Kamal
Nafiizwan Adnan
11-6, 12-14, 11-9,
11-9
Ivan Yuen
[5/8] Asyraf Azan
8-11, 11-4, 11-3, 11-9
Mohd Farez Izwan
[5/8] Addeen Idrakie
11-9, 11-4, 11-6
Marcus Sim Wei Jie
 Addeen Idrakie
11-8, 11-1, 5-11,
6-11, 11-9
Mohd Syafiq Kamal
[3/4] Mohd Syafiq Kamal
11-6, 11-8, 11-6
Ong Sai Hung
[3/4] Ivan Yuen
11-7, 11-6, 11-4
Ng Jo Wen
Ivan Yuen
11-8, 11-2, 11-5
Sanjay Singh Chal
Ivan Yuen
11-5, 8-11, 11-4, 11-3
Eain Yow Ng
[5/8] Sanjay Singh Chal
11-7, 11-3, 6-11, 11-7
Ryan Pasqual
[5/8] Darren Rahul Pragasam
11-4, 11-7, 11-3
Shahrul Izham Nurhaqiem
Darren Rahul Pragasam
11-5, 12-10, 11-5
Eain Yow Ng
Hafiz Zhafri
11-4, 11-7, 11-5
[2]
Eain Yow Ng
Round One
04 JUL

[1] Nafiizwan Adnan bt Mivesh Kumar 11-3, 11-7, 11-4
Ooi Jian Qi bt Adam Agan Bin Aziz 9-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-5
Mohd Farez Izwan bt Chew Yan Chun 11-8, 11-5, 11-7
[5/8] Asyraf Azan bt Havineshwaran Mugunthan 11-8, 11-6, 13-11
[5/8] Addeen Idrakie bt Duncan Lee 11-3, 11-4, 13-11
Marcus Sim Wei Jie bt Gurshan Singh 11-5, 9-11, 11-8, 11-4
Ong Sai Hung bt Siow Yee Xian 11-9, 11-9, 5-11, 9-11, 11-7
[3/4] Mohd Syafiq Kamal bt Chew Yu Xiang 11-6, 11-0, 11-1
[3/4] Ivan Yuen bt Julian Joshua 11-1, 11-4, 11-2
Ng Jo Wen bt Kiven Shanmuganathan 11-1, 11-5, 11-7
Ryan Pasqual bt Muhammad Ezzri Nazri 11-9, 11-7, 6-11, 11-6
[5/8] Sanjay Singh Chal bt Muhammad Amir Amirul Azhar 11-6, 11-5, 11-5
[5/8] Darren Rahul Pragasam bye
Shahrul Izham Nurhaqiem bt Darryl Gan 11-9, 5-11, 11-7, 11-9
Hafiz Zhafri bt Muhammad Hannan w/o
[2] Eain Yow Ng bt Puvendren Subramaniam 11-4, 11-4, 11-7
 

OHANA Malaysian Nationals 2018
Women's Draw

01 - 06 Jul

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Round Two
05 Jul
Quarters
06 Jul
Semis
07 Jul
Final
08
Jul
[1] Sivasangari Subramaniam
11-7, 11-5, 11-8
Noor Aina Ampandi
Sivasangari Subramaniam
11-4, 10-12, 11-8,
7-11, 11-4
Chan Yiwen
Sivasangari Subramaniam
6-11, 11-8, 11-5,
11-13, 11-7
Rachel Arnold
Sivasangari Subramaniam
9-11, 11-7, 11-9, 4-
11, 11-7
Low Wee Wern
Chan Yiwen
11-4, 11-7, 15-13
[5/8] Aika Azman
[5/8] Wen Li Lai
11-7, 13-11, 11-9
Yee Xin Ying
Wen Li Lai
11-6, 8-11, 8-11,
11-8, 11-4
Rachel Arnold
[3/4] Rachel Arnold
11-6, 11-4, 11-7
Wong Heng Wai
[3/4] Aifa Azman
11-1, 11-6, 11-3
Angie Ooi
Aifa Azman
11-5, 12-10, 11-7
Nazihah Hanis
Aifa Azman
11-8, 11-5, 7-11, 8-11, 13-11
Low Wee Wern
[5/8] Nazihah Hanis
11-8, 5-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-8
Aira Azman
[5/8] Ooi Kah Yan
11-6, 11-5, 11-6
Lee Jia Wei
Ooi Kah Yan
11-4, 11-9, 10-12,
9-11, 11-6
Low Wee Wern
Zoe Foo Yuk Han
11-7, 11-4, 11-3
[2]
Low Wee Wern
 
REPORTS

Long-awaited comeback for former world No.
5 Low Wee Wern

The Ohana 34th National Squash Championships that is held at the National Squash Centre, Bukit Jalil from July 4-8 will serve as the long-awaited comeback for former world No. 5 Low Wee Wern.

The 27-year-old Penangite has yet to play in any competitive tournaments for the last 20 months since a series of complicated knee injuries.

Wee Wern first suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in 2015 and sat out for nearly a year only to have her first comeback cut short with a second injury.

Wee Wern, who was finally been given the green light by the National Sports Institute (NSI), is however relieved that injury woes are at last a thing of the past.

Now ranked No. 260 in the world, Wee Wern is looking for a strong showing at the national meet as she also looks to secure a place at the Jakarta Asian Games from Aug 18-Sept 2.

“The 2016 national championships, where I lost to Delia (Arnold) in the final, was my last competitive tournament. It is only fitting that this is the tournament that I make my return,” said Wee Wern, who was national champion in 2012 and 2014.

“Of course it’s going to be tough because I haven’t played for almost 20 months and it’s not easy getting back into tournament mode.

“My main focus now is really to get back out there and start again and hopefully my knee holds up well.”

Wee Wern, who is desperate to earn a ticket to the Asian Games, having missed out on the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast earlier this year, will have a tough run to reach the final in the women’s Premier division.

Despite being seeded second, she will face young promising players - Zoe Foo in the first round and then a likely quarter-final clash with world No. 103 Ooi Kah Yan.

If she gets past the pair as expected, she is expected to meet the very talented 16-year-old Aifa Azman in the semi-finals.

National No. 2 S. Sivasangari is the top seed and is drawn to meet joint third-fourth seed Rachel Arnold in the other semi-final.

All four players - Wee Wern, Sivasangari, Rachel and Aifa - are in the running to secure one of the two slots alongside eight-time world champion Datuk Nicol David for the individual event of the Asian Games.

“I’m probably not in the best condition for a selection trial but I’ll just have to do my best,” said Wee Wern.

“It’s also interesting that I’m playing all these younger girls. It will be my first time taking them on in a competition.”

In the men’s Premier division, national No. 1 Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan is seeded to win his third national crown.

His challengers will come from national No. 2 Ng Eain Yow, defending champion Ivan Yuen and talented left-hander Mohd Syafiq Kamal.

Besides the men’s and women’s Premier division, other categories in the national meet are the men’s and women’s Division 1, men’s Masters over-35, over-50 and over-60 categories.

There is also a newly minted Squash57 category featuring an open division for over-40, over-50 and over-60 age-groups.