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31/07/2015
Malaysian Tour No.5 2015
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Men's Event
Number one seed Addeen Idrakie powered past Mohd Syafiq Kamal to lift
his first PSA World Tour title in the final of the Malaysian Tour Squash
V, PSA M5 event.
The Malaysian came through his semi-final match against Chi Him Wong in
good form, dropping a single game as he pressed on to victory.
Kamal though had a contrasting match after he completed a stunning
comeback from two games down to overturn his opponent Elvinn Keo and
secure his passage through to the final.
It was apparent that the gargantuan effort took its toll on Kamal whose
heavy legs meant that Idrakie opened up an unassailable lead in the
all-Malaysian final.
The 21-year-old rose to an 11-6, 11-4, 11-6 victory to pick up his
maiden title and bring an end to Kamal's fantastic run.
“I am glad to win my first PSA title,” said Idrakie.
“This year I've struggled with my performance and this time i'm happy
with the way I played. I hope I can continue to win more PSA World Tour
titles after this.”
Result – Final:
[1] Addeen Idrakie (MAS) bt [8] Mohd Syafiq Kamal (MAS)
3-0: 11-6, 11-4, 11-6 (41 mins)
Women's Event
Tong Tsz-Wing produced a stunning performance against Rachel Arnold in
the final of the Malaysian Tour Squash V, PSA W5 tournament as she
fought back from two games down to claim her first PSA World Tour title
of 2015.
The World No.77 from Hong Kong came through a testing encounter against
top seed Vanessa Raj to secure her final berth as she upset the
Malaysian on home soil.
Meanwhile, Arnold swept to a comfortable 3-0 triumph over Zulhijjah
Binti Azan to ensure that she would do battle with Tsz-Wing in the
showpiece event.
It was Arnold who started the better of the two, edging out the opening
game in a dramatic tie-break before earning a relatively comfortable win
in the second.
Tsz-Wing battled back impressively though and broke the Malaysian’s
resistance to win three games without reply to take the crown.
“This is my second PSA World Tour title and I’m happy to win,” said Tsz-Wing.
“I was 2-0 down and, in the third game, Rachel lead 7-3 but I managed to
overcome the deficit and win the match.”
Result – Final:
[4] Tong Tsz-Wing (MAS) bt [2] Rachel Arnold (MAS)
3-2: 11-13, 4-11, 11-8, 11-4, 11-7 (66 mins)
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