Asian Junior Squash Championships,
Busan, South Korea
Men's U19 quarter-finals:
[1] Leo Au (HKG) bt Nelson Chan (HKG) 9-4, 9-4,
9-6
[5/8] Vikram Malhotra (IND) bt [3/4] Kamran Khan
(MAS) 9-7, 9-3, 9-1
[3/4] Farhan Zaman (PAK) bt [5/8] Se Hyun Lee (KOR)
9-4, 9-3, 9-2
[2] Ivan Yuen (MAS) bt [5/8] Ravi Dixit (IND)
9-6, 9-2, 9-0
Semi-finals:
[1] Leo Au (HKG) bt [5/8] Vikram Malhotra (IND)
10-8, 9-0, 9-1
[2] Ivan Yuen (MAS) bt [3/4] Farhan Zaman (PAK)
9-4, 9-6, 6-9, 9-3
Final:
[1] Leo Au (HKG) bt [2] Ivan Yuen (MAS) 9-2,
5-9, 8-10, 9-5, 9-1
Third place play-off:
[5/8] Vikram Malhotra (IND) bt [3/4] Farhan
Zaman (PAK) 7-9, 9-1, 9-4, 8-10, 9-5
Women's U19 quarter-finals:
[1] Low Wee Wern (MAS) bt [5/8] Tong Tsz Wing (HKG)
9-2, 9-3, 9-1
[3/4] Misaki Kobayashi (JPN) bt [5/8] Anwesha
Reddy (IND) 9-2, 2-9, 9-1, 9-3
[5/8] Song Sun-Mi (KOR) bt [3/4] Low Wee Nee
(MAS) 9-1, 9-6, 9-4
[2] Dipika Pallikal (IND) bt [5/8] Liu Tsz Ling
(HKG) 10-8, 7-9, 9-4, 6-9, 9-4
Semi-finals:
[1] Low Wee Wern (MAS) bt [3/4] Misaki Kobayashi
(JPN) 9-1, 9-2, 9-3
[2] Dipika Pallikal (IND) bt [5/8] Song Sun-Mi (KOR)
9-1, 9-4, 7-9, 9-5
Final:
[1] Low Wee Wern (MAS) bt [2] Dipika Pallikal (IND)
9-1, 9-6, 9-0
Third place play-off:
[3/4] Misaki Kobayashi (JPN) bt [5/8] Song
Sun-Mi (KOR) 10-8, 9-5, 9-7
Men's U15 Quarter-finals:
[1] Nasir Iqbal (PAK) bt Abdulla Mohammed Al-Tamini
(QAT) 9-3, 9-1, 5-9, 9-3
[3/4] Yip Tsz Fung (HKG) bt [5/8] Abishek
Pradhan (IND) 8-10, 9-1, 9-4, 9-6
[3/4] Myhammad Addeen Bahtiar (MAS) bt [5/8] Go
Young-Jo (KOR) 4-9, 9-1, 8-10, 9-5, 9-1
[2] Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) bt [5/8] Darren
Subramaniam (MAS) 8-10, 9-4, 9-6, 9-0
Semi-finals:
[1] Nasir Iqbal (PAK) bt [3/4] Yip Tsz Fung (HKG)
9-2, 9-1, 9-1
[2] Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) bt [3/4] Myhammad
Addeen Bahtiar (MAS) 9-5, 9-6, 9-2
Final:
[1] Nasir Iqbal (PAK) bt [2] Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND)
9-4, 9-4, 9-3
Third place play-off:
[3/4] Yip Tsz Fung (HKG) bt [3/4] Myhammad
Addeen Bahtiar (MAS) 9-4, 9-4, 6-9, 9-2
Women's U15 Quarter-finals:
[1] Anaka Alankamony (IND) bt [5/8] Sue Ann Yong
(MAS) 9-2, 9-7, 9-1
[3/4] Sachika Balvani (IND) bt Nadindi Udangawa
(SRI) 9-1, 9-3, 9-2
[3/4] Ho Ka Po (HKG) bt [5/8] Saumya Karki (IND)
8-10, 9-2, 9-7, 10-8
[5/8] Lee Ka Yi (HKG) bt [2] Aprajitha
Balamurukan (IND) 8-10, 9-2, 9-5, 9-1
Semi-finals:
[1] Anaka Alankamony (IND) bt [3/4] Sachika
Balvani (IND) 9-6, 9-6, 9-0
[3/4] Ho Ka Po (HKG) bt [5/8] Lee Ka Yi (HKG)
1-9, 9-1, 9-5, 9-1
Final:
[1] Anaka Alankamony (IND) bt [3/4] Ho Ka Po (HKG)
9-6, 9-6, 9-5
Third place play-off:
[5/8] Lee Ka Yi (HKG) bt [3/4] Sachika Balvani (IND)
9-7, 9-4, 9-4
Honours Shared
In Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal
honours were shared between Hong Kong, Malaysia, Pakistan
and India in the Asian Junior Squash Championships in Busan,
the second largest city in South Korea.
Hong Kong's top seed Leo Au, runner-up in event two years ago, won the
Men's U19 title - beating No2 seed Ivan Yuen, of Malaysia.
Underdog Yuen battled to a 2/1 lead, but Au maintained his cool to fight back to
win 9-2, 5-9, 8-10, 9-5, 9-1 to collect the title which eluded him two years
ago.
Malaysia's defending champion Low Wee Wern took on last time’s under 15
champion Dipika Pallikal, the second seed from India, in the Women's U19
final. The match started off with both players playing an aggressive brand of
squash - a style of play which lasted throughout the match.
However Pallikal made too many unforced errors whilst Low played some awesome
lengths. Top seed Low, only 17 years old and the only player to defend her
title, won 9-1, 9-6, 9-0.
The day started with India’s Anaka Alankamony, the top seed in the
Women's U15 event, taking on 3/4 seed Ho Ka Po of Hong Kong. Ho started
off well, leading 6-1 in the first game. The favourite, using her aggression and
power play, levelled and eventually took the first game.
The second was similar, with Ho again leading and Alankamony catching up to
prevail again. The third was fairly easy as Alankamony romped home to a 9-6,
9-6, 9-5 victory to keep the title in Indian hands.
Similarly in the Men's U15 event, top seed Nasir Iqbal swept aside the
challenge from India’s Mahesh Mangaonkar to ensure that the title
remained in Pakistan. Iqbal made few errors and was extremely quick around the
court. The lanky Mahesh gave it his best but struggled with the speed and
accuracy of the favourite as Iqbal strode to a 9-4, 9-4, 9-3 victory.