Malaysia Strike Double Gold In Asian Junior Championships
Malaysia
produced an unexpected home double in the CIMB Foundation Asian
Junior Team Squash Championships after striking gold in the
biennial men's and women's events at the Bukit Jalil National
Squash Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Success was predicted in the women's championship where the top
seeds - bronze medallists in 2013 - overcame defending champions
India in the semi-finals to face second seeds Hong Kong China,
finalists for the fourth time in a row, in the final.
Top string Rachel Arnold put the favourites ahead - but an
impressive performance by 14-year-old Hiu Lam Lui over
16-year-old Malaysian Sivasangari Subramanian saw Hong Kong
draw level.
The decider was a tense see-saw affair which went the full distance.
Ultimately it was 18-year-old Teh Min Jie who prevailed to
beat Hong Kong's 16-year-old Ho Ka-Wing 11-8, 10-12, 4-11,
11-4, 11-9 and secure gold for Malaysia for the seventh time in the
championship's history
Malaysia were underdogs in the men's final where they faced
favourites and defending champions Pakistan. But 17-year-old
top string Eain Yow Ng battled for five games to overcome
Tayyab Aslam, eventually beating the 18-year-old Pakistani 6-11,
13-11, 11-4, 3-11, 11-7.
It was the second seeds' third string
who clinched victory for Malaysia when Darren Chan beat
Muhammad Asim Khan 11-8, 12-10, 11-4 to deny Pakistan a fourth
title since 2003.
RESULTS: CIMB Foundation Asian Junior Team Championships,
Men's semi-finals:
[1] PAKISTAN bt [4] HONG KONG CHINA 2/0
[2] MALAYSIA bt [3] INDIA 2/1
Final:
[2] MALAYSIA bt [1] PAKISTAN 2/0
Eain Yow Ng bt Tayyab Aslam 6-11, 13-11, 11-4, 3-11,
11-7
Darren Chan bt Muhammad Asim Khan 11-8, 12-10, 11-4
Final positions: 1 Malaysia, 2 Pakistan, 3 India & Hong Kong China,
5 Iran, 6 Jordan, 7 Singapore, 8 Kuwait, 9 Japan, 10 Republic of
Korea, 11 Sri Lanka, 12 Iraq, 13 Indonesia, 14 Chinese Taipei
Women's semi-finals:
[1] MALAYSIA bt [3] INDIA 2/1
[2] HONG KONG CHINA bt [4] SINGAPORE 2/0
Final:
[1] MALAYSIA bt [2] HONG KONG CHINA 2/1
Rachel Arnold bt Choi Uen Shan 11-9, 11-5, 11-9
Sivasangari Subramanian lost to Hiu Lam Lui 11-13,
5-11, 16-14, 11-13
Teh Min Jie bt Ho Ka-Wing 11-8, 10-12, 4-11, 11-4,
11-9
Final positions: 1 Malaysia, 2 Hong Kong China, 3 India & Singapore,
5 Republic of Korea, 6 Sri Lanka, 7 Chinese Taipei
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