17/08/2008
NSC STAR No 1
Adnan & Arnold Celebrate Malaysian Double In Kuala Lumpur
NSC
Star #2
2008
Men's Draw
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 11-16 Aug, $10k |
Round One
13-Aug |
Quarters
14-Aug |
Semis
15-Aug |
Final
16-Aug |
[1] Ryan Cuskelly
(Aus)
11/8, 11/13, 11/7, 11/4 (60m)
[Q] Ivan Yuen (Mas) |
Ivan Yuen
11/5, 11/7, 14/12 (38m)
Choong Kam Hing |
Ivan Yuen
3/11, 11/4, 11/7, 13/11 (59m)
Wong Wai Hang |
Wong Wai Hang8/11, 11/9,
11/5, 11/4 (48m)
Nafiizwan Adnan |
[8] Siddarthe Suchde (Ind)
11/6, 11/13, 7/11, 11/8, 11/8 (58m)
Choong Kam Hing (Mas) |
[4] Dick Lau (Hkg)
10/12, 10/12, 11/7, 11/3, 11/7 (90m)
[Q] Wong Wai Hang (Hkg) |
Wong Wai Hang
6/11, 8/11, 12/10, 11/7, 11/9 (55m)
[6] Max Lee |
[6] Max Lee (Hkg)
11/9, 11/6, 11/8 (24m)
Graeme Wilson (Nzl) |
[Q] Mohammed Reza (Iri)
11/5, 11/6, 11/4 (15m)
[7] Nafzahizam Adnan (Mas) |
Nafzahizam Adnan
11/6, 6/11, 11/7, 8/11, 11/4 (66m)
Muhd Asyraf Azan |
Muhd Asyraf Azan
5/11, 11/5, 11/5, 12/10 (60m)
Nafiizwan Adnan |
Muhd Asyraf Azan (Mas)
8/11, 11/9, 11/6, 8/11, 11/6 (61m)
[3] Mike Corren (Aus) |
[Q] Anson Kwong (Hkg)
11/9, 11/5, 11/7 (43m)
[5] Arshad Iqbal Burkhi
(Pak) |
Arshad Iqbal Burkhi
11/7, 6/11, 3/5 rtd (23m)
Nafiizwan Adnan |
Elvinn Keo (Mas)
17/15, 11/8, 12/10 (42m)
[2] Nafiizwan Adnan
(Mas) |
NSC
Tour #2
2008
Women's Draw
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 11-16 Aug, $12k |
Round One
13 Aug |
Quarters
14 Aug |
Semis
15
Aug |
Final
16 Aug |
[1] Rebecca Chiu (Hkg)
11/5, 11/4, 11/1 (13m)
[Q] Zulhijah Binti Azan (Mas) |
Rebecca Chiu
12/10, 11/6, 11/7 (30m)
Lisa Camilleri |
Rebecca Chiu
11/8, 6/11, 11/1, 11/5 (23m)
Donna Urquhart |
Rebecca Chiu
2/11, 11/4, 11/8, 11/9 (42m)
Delia Arnold |
[8] Lisa Camilleri
(Aus)
11/6, 11/3, 11/4 (18m)
[Q[ Nessrine Ariffin (Mas) |
[3] Donna Urquhart
(Aus)
11/6, 11/3, 11/6 (18m)
Siti Munirah Jusoh (Mas) |
Donna Urquhart
11/9, 8/11, 11/8, 13/11 (36m)
Wee Wern Low |
[8] Emma Beddoes (Eng)
14/16, 11/8, 6/11, 11/7, 11/8 (60m)
Wee Wern Low (Mas) |
Joey Chan (Hkg)
11/7, 7/11, 12/10, 11/8 (41m)
[6] Lim Woke Yah (Mas) |
Joey Chan
13/11, 10/12, 11/9, 11/7 (31m)
Amelia Pittock |
Joey Chan
13/11, 11/8, 11/8 (26m)
Delia Arnold |
Tan Yan Xin (Mas)
11/3, 11/8, 11/7 (17m)
[3] Amelia Pittock (Aus) |
[Q] Misaki Kobayashi (Jpn)
14/12, 8/11, 11/0, 11/2 (30m)
[6] Delia Arnold (Mas) |
Delia Arnold
11/5, 11/7, 11/6 (29m)
Sharon Wee |
Chinatsu Matsui (Jpn)
10/12, 8/11, 11/4, 11/5, 11/3 (45m)
[2] Sharon Wee (Mas) |
Adnan & Arnold Celebrate Malaysian Double In
Kuala Lumpur
Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan
and Delia Arnold celebrated an unexpected Malaysian double in the
two Tour squash events at the Bukit Jalil National Squash Centre in
the Malaysian capital
Kuala Lumpur.
Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan, second seed in the men's NSC 1 Star No1
championship, faced Wai Hang Wong in the final of the PSA Tour
event after the 31-year-old from
Hong Kong had beaten fellow qualifier Ivan Yuen in the
semi-finals.
Yuen, a 17-year-old Malaysian fresh from his unexpected quarter-final
berth in last month's World Junior Championship in
Switzerland, began his NSC campaign with a stunning upset over top-seeded
Australian Ryan Cuskelly in the first round.
But 22-year-old Adnan, who made his British Open debut as a
qualifier in May, was too strong for his opponent in the final, beating
Wai Hang Wong 8-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-4 in 48 minutes to earn the fourth Tour
title of his career - all of which have been in his KL hometown.
The final of the Women's NSC Tour 12 No2 event saw Delia Arnold
cause a notable upset: Seeded six, the KL-born 22-year-old made her
breakthrough in the quarter-finals where she beat second-seeded compatriot
Sharon Wee 11-5, 11-7, 11-6 in her first victory over the world
No21 in seven
WISPA World Tour
meetings.
But in the final,
Arnold faced favourite Rebecca Chiu, the world No14 from Hong
Kong. But, after dropping the first game for just two points, the plucky
world No36 from Selangor fought back to beat Chiu 2-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-9
in 42 minutes - thereby earning the third Tour title of her career. |