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 Nicol
David Wins Fourth World Open Title
Defending champion Nicol David destroyed Dutch dreams of
local success in the Forexx Women’s World Open Squash 2009
when she beat Netherlands number one Natalie Grinham in the
final of the $118,000 WISPA World Tour event at Frans
Otten Stadion in Amsterdam.
The
Amsterdam-based Malaysian now becomes only the third player in the
history of the championships to win four titles, alongside
Australia's Sarah Fitz-Gerald and New Zealander Susan
Devoy.
But it
was second seed Natalie Grinham, showing the form of her life in
these championships, who set the early pace in the 30th
international meeting of their career - dropping just three points
en-route to taking the first game.
Midway
through the second game, it was again Grinham who looked to be
heading to victory - a win which would have been her first over the
long-time world number one since April 2007, and one which would
have reduced the 22-7 head-to-head lead that Nicol had as the pair
took to the court.
But the
balance of play swung towards the favourite at 7-6 up in the
second: David won the next four points to draw level, and soon
established a 7-1 lead in the third.
 Grinham,
the former Australian who became a Dutch national last year,
snatched a further two points before David again rattled off four
points in a row to lead 2/1.
Thought
by many to be hot favourite to win the title for the first time in
her fourth final, Grinham established leads of 4-1, 6-3 and 8-6 in
the fourth game - but a determined David just didn't give up.
Two
lengthy and crucial rallies saw the score move to eight-all - then
two winners from David followed by a miss-hit by Grinham took David
to match-ball at 10-8.
Seconds
later, referee Chris Sinclair awarded the Malaysian a stroke - and
Nicol David raised her arms in delight and relief to celebrate her
astonishing 3-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-8 title triumph after 51 minutes.
"I knew
it was going to be tough - I felt those eight-all and nine-all
points were so crucial," said the new champion, former winner of the
crown in 2005, 2006 and 2008.
"I
needed that second game. After she won the first, I just didn't
want her to get any more confidence.
"I just
knew that the rallies would go on and on."
Nicol
David, the 26-year-old from Penang who this month became the third
longest holder of the world number one ranking of all-time, arrived
in Amsterdam with her invincibility slightly shattered after losing
in the quarter-finals of the British Open.
"To
come back from last week and win my fourth world title means a lot
to me," added David.
"I'm so
happy. I just don't know what to say."
Natalie
Grinham was clearly devastated by the defeat: "I'm still thinking
about the game," said the 31-year-old from Almere shortly
afterwards. "I wish there was more to play.
"When I
think of how sick I was at the start of the year, being able to get
a silver medal in the worlds is a great achievement in a way - I’m
really delighted to be competing again at such a high level.
"But
I’ve been second three times already, and I didn’t come here to be
second again, so of course I'm disappointed.
"I
thought I was definitely up there."
Natalie
Delights Dutch Fans By Reaching World Open Final
Dutch
number one Natalie Grinham delighted organisers and local
fans by reaching the final of the Forexx Women’s World Open
Squash 2009 in the Netherlands. The 31-year-old from Almere
recovered from a game down to beat her Australian sister Rachael
Grinham in the semi-finals of the $118,000 WISPA World Tour
event at Frans Otten Stadion in Amsterdam.
 In
the much-hoped-for final, Grinham junior will meet defending
champion Nicol David, after the Amsterdam-based world number
one edged out England's Alison Waters in a closely-contested
62-minute battle in which the Malaysian also came back from a game
behind.
Natalie
Grinham, the world No3, is in the form of her life - and reached the
semi-finals of the sport's premier women's event without dropping a
game. But older sister Rachael, ranked one place below, took her
place in the last four after surviving two demanding five-game
encounters - in both cases fighting back from two games down.
But it
was Grinham senior who took the early advantage, winning the first
game after both players had game-balls.
 Natalie
turned on the style which produced the earlier 3/0 victories,
however, and reasserted her authority on the match, ultimately
coming through to win 11-13, 11-6, 11-6, 11-4 in 37 minutes. The
success takes Natalie to the final for the fourth time since 2004.
"That
must be the best thing ever - to be in the final of the World Open
in your home country, surely?" said the event master of ceremonies
to the winner immediately after the match.
"The
only thing that would have been better would be to have met Rachael
in the final tomorrow," responded Natalie, who lost to her sibling
in the climax of the 2007 World Open in Madrid.
"I have
the hardest time playing her - what do I do with the ball? She's a
very unorthodox player so I don't know what she's going to do -
she's always tricky," continued Grinham junior, the No2 seed.
"If I
hadn't taken the second game, it would have been very difficult. I
knew in the end she would tire - I knew I really had to push her -
and I was feeling good physically.
"It's
all about being focussed throughout the game - and in the first game
it wasn't working!"
Would
she watch the next semi-final, between event favourite Nicol David
and fourth seed Alison Waters, asked the assembled media pack? "I
might watch their game - but it's not going to change my game-plan."
It was
the first defeat in eight matches for Rachael Grinham who arrived in
Amsterdam fresh from winning the British Open crown for the
fourth time.
"I
didn’t feel too bad to start with, and she made a few unforced
errors in the beginning then relaxed a bit. After each rally, I was
trying very hard to focus, to get my thoughts together, but it had
been a long time since I had been in a final, and last week was
pretty big for me, playing for the British Open title, and then this
week, a couple of long five setters," said the 32-year-old
Queenslander.
"I felt
alright physically, but mentally, last week took a lot out of me
probably.
"And it
didn’t help I was playing against Natalie today, because against
anybody else, I don’t know. I was trying to focus, but you make a
few wrong shot choices, and you end up losing rally after rally."
Nicol
David, the firm favourite who is bidding to become only the third
player in history to win the title four times, was on the defensive
from the outset as Waters harried the top seed and took the opening
game for the loss of just four points.
Normal
service was resumed in the second as David came back - but the third
game was a real battle as the Londoner's confidence grew and Waters
made the Malaysian run to all corners of the court.
Waters
was the first to reach game ball at 10-9 - and two more went to the
English underdog. But it was David who ultimately prevailed 15-13 -
and in the hard-fought fourth it was the 26-year-old from Penang who
reached match-ball first, with final success at the second attempt.
"She
was so quick," said a jubilant David after her 4-11, 11-6, 15-13,
11-7 victory. "She's had some good result against the other girls
and is clearly getting belief in herself - she just went for it!
"But I
really wanted it badly," added the game's dominant force for the
past three years - who lost her British Open crown last
week. "I had to be really solid in my length - she's so dangerous.
"That's
what squash is all about - just hanging in there. I didn't want to
let go.
"I'm
very pleased to win," said Nicol, now in the 55th Tour final of her
career."
When
asked about the final against the Dutch number one, David replied:
"We have always had good games. It's going to be all-out tomorrow.
I'm looking forward to it!"
Waters
acknowledged that the match hinged on the third game: "I could have
done with the third. That was the crucial one.
"I felt
I had a chance. Maybe next time.
"I
matched her all the way - it could have gone either way. It gives
you the belief that the next time you could do it," added the
25-year-old world No5.
Grinham Sisters Set Up Dream World Open Semi
Sisters
Rachael and Natalie Grinham will meet in a dream
semi-final of the Forexx Women’s World Open Squash 2009 after
surviving contrasting quarter-finals in the $118,000 WISPA
World Tour event at Frans Otten Stadion in Amsterdam.
Amsterdam-based favourite Nicol David, the defending champion
from Malaysia, will take on England's Alison Waters, the No4
seed, in the other semi-final.
Dutch
squash star Natalie Grinham was in dazzling form in the
opening match when she despatched England's world No9
Laura Massaro
in straight games to ensure local interest in the last four of the
sport's premier women's event in the Netherlands capital.
Beaten
by the 25-year-old from Lancashire in their previous two meetings,
second seed Grinham was on top of her game as she powered to an
11-6, 11-4, 11-6 victory in 30 minutes.
"I
thought I played well," said the younger Grinham, a former
Australian who became a Netherlands national last year after
marrying three-time Dutch national champion Tommy Berden, now
the promoter of the 2009 World Open.
"Laura's a really good player - but maybe she didn't play as well as
she could. I just hope I can keep that kind of focus - I didn't do
much wrong.
"I want
to win 3/0 whoever I play - I'll do whatever it takes," explained
the world No3, who has been the event's runner-up three times since
2004.
When
asked about the role she plays in helping her husband run the event,
she replied: "I kind of dictate to him what he ought to do. He's
done a good job, I can't complain!"
Massaro,
who reached a career-high world No7 earlier this year, was stunned
by her defeat: "She was way too good for me today - it was pretty
flawless. I feel that if she'd been slightly off, I could have
taken it - but she wasn't. I couldn't play the way I wanted to.
"That's
definitely the best she's ever played against me - and I'm not
playing poorly. In fact I don't think I've been beaten 3/0 for a
long time."
 Next
on court was older sister Rachael (Left), the top-ranked Australian
who arrived in Amsterdam fresh from winning the British Open crown
for the fourth time.
The
third-seeded world No4 faced Egypt's Omneya Abdel Kawy, the
No6 seed - and for the second time in 24 hours dropped the first two
games.
But
after transforming her game, and playing a succession of lob shots
which ultimately wore down the 24-year-old from Cairo, Grinham
celebrated a popular 6-11, 7-11, 11-1, 11-6, 11-8 win in 52 minutes.
Asked
to comment on the much-hoped-for semi-final line-up against her
sister - which would be the pair's 24th international clash -
Rachael said: "It's good that one of us will get to the final - and
at least I can relax, and if I lose it's not too bad.
"It
looks as if she's in the best form she's ever been in!"
Commenting on the match, the 2007 world champion added: "My lobs
got better and better - and as they went on, she was tiring, it was
wearing her down, and she was making errors.
"She
always wants to attack if you put it short - she's always on the T,
or a bit in front of it, so it's better to keep her at the back."
It was
an almost inconsolable Abdel Kawy that later commented on her
defeat: "I don't know what happened in the third - I was winning
easily in the first two and in the third I was trying not to think
too much. Then I went blank - I couldn't think, or play.
"In the
fourth she got more confident. In the fifth, there was only a point
between us, but I was leading. I was rushing to win and she was
playing the right game against me - lobbing the ball. I still think
I played well - it's more about confidence, and not thinking about
the fact that it's the World Open and the chance of getting to the
semi-finals," added the former world junior champion.
"But I
wish her all the luck tomorrow. When you lose, you learn
something. But it's hard."
England's Alison Waters avenged a defeat by fellow Briton
Madeline Perry in last week's British Open to claim a
place in the semi-finals for the first time in her career.
The
25-year-old world number five, seeded four, confidently took the
first two games and had a match ball in the third before seventh
seed Perry took the game to reduce the deficit.
But
Waters came back even stronger - dropping just two points in the
fourth to record an 11-5, 11-8, 11-13, 11-2 victory in 50 minutes.
"Madeline did really well in the third, but I got a good start in
the fourth," said the Londoner. "I hoped the third might have taken
it out of her.
"I feel
good about beating her - especially after last week. I watched the
video of that match, and it really helped me. I had a game-plan and
stuck to it.
"I was
really determined to do well today."
Perry,
who reached the British Open final last week for the first time,
admitted that was disappointed with her start - and acknowledged
that she had also watched a video of their British Open clash.
"But it
didn't do me any good," said the 32-year-old from Banbridge, near
Belfast.
In
tomorrow's other semi-final, Waters will face Nicol David
after the world number one from Malaysia beat England's Jenny
Duncalf - recovering from the loss of the second game, and a 2-6
deficit in the third, to win 11-6, 11-13, 11-6, 11-7.
Incredibly, it was the longest match of the day - and Duncalf, who
entered the court 16-0 down on their career head-to-head tally, kept
the Malaysian star on court for 57 minutes.
David -
who this month began her 41st month as world number one, thus
becoming the third longest holder of the position in history -
suffered a shock quarter-final defeat in last week's British Open,
and is clearly keen to put this behind her and win her fourth world
title in five years.
"I knew
she'd come up strong tonight - I had to play my best game to beat
her," said 26-year-old David. "I knew I had to keep pushing all the
way through.
"When
you're 6-2 down, you have to make sure you don't let your opponent
get any further. I'm really pleased with my game to come back and
win 3/1.
"What
happened last week made a difference in this match. That game will
definitely spur me on in tomorrow's semi-final."
Duncalf,
the reigning British national champion ranked six in the world, was
unable to explain what happened in the third game: "I felt good for
the first two and a half games. I can't remember thinking 'I'm 6-2
up'.
"But
the lights went out. I don't know how to explain that," said the
downcast 26-year-old from Harrogate in Yorkshire.
"Nicol's
a great player - but I felt I matched her for a lot of the match,
and that gives me a lot of confidence.
Natalie
Grinham Takes Dutch Interest Into World Open Quarters
Dutch
number one Natalie Grinham ensured domestic interest in the
quarter-finals of the Forexx Women’s World Open Squash 2009
when she beat former compatriot Kasey Brown in straight games
in the second round of the $118,000 WISPA World Tour event at
Frans Otten Stadion in the Netherlands capital Amsterdam.
And the
Almere star looked likely to be joined in the last eight by fellow
countrywoman Vanessa Atkinson when the 11 times Dutch
national champion took a surprise two- game
lead over Natalie's older sister Rachael Grinham, the third
seed who represents Australia.
But
Grinham senior denied the hosts the first ever appearance of two
Dutch players in the world quarter-finals when she battled back to
beat Atkinson 7-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-3.
Natalie
Grinham moved one step closer to her fourth appearance in a World
Open final - as suggested by the seedings - when she beat Brown
11-4, 11-8, 11-8 in 26 minutes.
But
Australian-born Grinham, the world number three who became a Dutch
citizen early last year, had to fight back from 1-5 and 5-7 down in
the second game before overcoming the world No11 from New South
Wales.
"I'm
happy that I won today," said the 31-year-old from Almere who was
runner-up in the event in 2004, 2006 and 2007.
Grinham
is fighting back after suffering with whopping cough for three
months at the beginning of the year. "I feel that I'm fitter now
than I was two years ago, when I reached the World Open final in
Madrid. I'm under a bit of pressure with the expectations on me to
do well here - but I do well when there's a bit of pressure.
"I was
a little bit nervous in the second game when she started picking up
the pace."
Grinham
now meets England's No8 seed Laura Massaro for a place in the
semi-finals: "Every match is a new match, I don't think of previous
meetings," said the Dutch hope when reminded that the English player
won their two most recent meetings - when Grinham was less than
100%.
Rachael
Grinham arrived in Amsterdam fresh from winning the British Open
title last week - for the fourth time. But the 32-year-old world
No4, a former world champion, was outplayed for the first two games
as Atkinson - also a winner of the event, in 2004 - took control.
Grinham
senior changed her tactics and began to assert her authority on the
match - ultimately clinching a 7-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-3 victory
after 50 minutes.
"I've
had a lot of matches with Vanessa in the past. You never what's
going to happen - when she's on form, she's really good," exclaimed
a relieved Grinham after her biggest test in the event.
"I felt
I played all right - but I was outplayed in the first two games.
But coming back from 2/0 down is another big boost for me.
"Perhaps I was just trying too hard in the first two games - I had
to go back to basics in the third and just hit a decent length,"
explained the Queenslander.
"I've
obviously peaked," confessed Grinham. "But I do feel I'm capable of
winning matches against the top girls."
Atkinson admitted she was disappointed, but pleased with the way she
played: "In patches, I felt as if I played as well as I ever have,"
said the former world number one who is combining playing on the
Tour with studying for an English Literature degree at Leeds
Metropolitan University in England.
"It's
given me a new lease of life. I was struggling with motivation
before and now I'm happy just to be able to compete at this level -
I'm not too worried about the results."
At the
end of the night, world number one Nicol David sauntered into
the last eight, beating unseeded French player Camille Serme
11-3, 11-5, 11-0.
Since
last playing the Malaysian three years ago in the World Team
Championship, Serme made rapid progress through the junior ranks -
winning the European Junior crown a record three times - and
reaching 18 in the world.
"Maybe
that's why I expected to do better," said the downcast 20-year-old.
"She's far too good for me at the back of the court - and I made too
many mistakes."
England
team-mates Laura Massaro and Jenny Duncalf earned
early places in the last eight in the afternoon session. Massaro,
the No8 seed from Preston in Lancashire, recovered from a game down
against
Annie
Au
to beat the tricky Hong Kong left-hander 8-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-9.
"It was
tough - she plays a bit differently to the other girls, she doesn't
let you get into any rhythm," said Massaro, the world No9. "She's
difficult to read - she's a left-hander, and there are so few of
them. Anything short and she puts it away. I don't feel I played
that well - I'm just happy to be through."
Duncalf
extended her winning run against
Engy
Kheirallah
when she beat the unseeded Egyptian 11-9, 11-9, 11-8. The
26-year-old British National champion from Harrogate had to come
from behind in all the games before overcoming Kheirallah, the
Cairo-based former world No12 who upset 14th seed Jaclyn Hawkes
to reach the last sixteen.
"I'm
happy to win in three - Engy's a good player. It's all going well
here so far," added the fifth seed who reached the semi-finals last
year.
There
was further British success when Ireland's
Madeline Perry
despatched Rebecca Chiu, the 13th seed from Hong Kong, 11-8,
11-4, 11-5 in just 24 minutes to reach the quarter-finals for the
fourth time since 2005.
Only a
week ago, the 32-year-old from Banbridge, near Belfast, became the
first Northern Ireland woman to reach a British Open final.
And the No7 seed was 4-5 down on the career head-to-head count with
Chiu before they walked onto the all-glass Amsterdam show court.
"I'm
glad to even the score. I was a bit nervous really, after doing
well last week. But I was happier with today's performance than
yesterday's - I was more focussed."
Perry's
historic British Open performance led to considerable media coverage
back home: "It's nice to get some recognition for your achievements
- but I've given up on being famous!"
Egypt's
former world junior champion Omneya Abdel Kawy secured a
place in the last eight of the World Open for the fifth year in a
row after defeating Mexican Samantha Teran, the 15th seed,
8-11, 11-5, 11-4, 11-7.
"It's
good to be in the quarter-finals of the World Open for the fifth
time - but I hope it will be my first time in the semis, so I'm
looking forward to my match tomorrow," said the sixth seed from
Cairo.
"I've
always had a tough draw in the worlds - I've lost three times to
Nicol - so I'm glad if I play Rachael as our results are closer.
Whoever I play, I'll chill out for the rest of the day, then work
out a plan with my coach tomorrow.
"I feel
I'm still improving - I'm still young, you know," exclaimed the
24-year-old world No7. "I'm working on some stuff and hopefully it
will work. I feel I am consistent. I've been around the lower half
of the top ten for a long time now - but I need one more step. I
need a change."
Grinhams Cruise Into World Open Last Sixteen In Amsterdam
Dutch
number one Natalie Grinham cruised into the second round of
the Forexx Women’s World Open Squash 2009 when she beat
England's Lauren Briggs in straight games in the first round
of the $118,000 WISPA World Tour event at Frans Otten
Stadion in the Netherlands capital Amsterdam.
And,
little more than half an hour later, the world number two from
Almere was joined in the last sixteen by her elder sister Rachael
Grinham, the world number four representing Australia who also
despatched an English opponent without dropping a game.
Natalie
Grinham has been counting down the days to her first appearance in
the 2009 world championship ever since husband Tommy Berden
and his company NextSquash first agreed to stage the sport's
premier tournament more than two years ago.
The
former Australian was delighted with her performance on the
all-glass show court, romping to an 11-1, 11-3, 11-5 victory over
Briggs, ranked 21 in the world, in just 21 minutes.
"I'm
happy with the way I played - I got off quickly and was glad to
close it in three. I felt I was really focussed out there," said a
beaming Grinham junior afterwards.
"It's
good to get the tournament finally started - I've been living with
this for ages now with Tommy.
"I'm
feeling good and I hope I can continue to be focussed every day. I
suppose there's slight pressure on me as the Dutch number one, but I
do well with a bit of pressure. It's nice to have an event as big
as this where I live - and hopefully I can do well in front of the
home crowd."
Rachael
Grinham, who last week won the British Open title for a
fourth time, was next on court - facing
Dominique Lloyd-Walter,
the world No19 from England who stretched the Australian to five
games in the first round in Manchester.
But
this time, third seed Grinham was playing on the all-glass court - a
world apart from the conventional club plaster court that her
British Open clash had been staged on.
"I
think I was more pumped tonight than when I played Dom last week -
and the atmosphere in the arena tonight helped," said Grinham after
her 11-5, 11-7, 11-4 victory in 26 minutes.
"I knew
it was important to get a good start tonight, play my shots and take
her forward - and thankfully it worked.
"Our
parents are here too - it's the first time they've seen us play in
Europe - so that adds a little pressure as you want to put in a good
performance.
"Winning the British Open last week has given me a bit of confidence
- I'm in good shape at the moment. I've tended to be too edgy
recently, but that's mostly behind me now," Grinham senior
concluded.
Vanessa
Atkinson,
an 11-times Dutch national champion, strengthened local interest in
the last sixteen when she beat England's
Tania
Bailey
12-10, 8-11, 11-5, 11-5. It was another repeat of a British Open
clash - and again the Dutch star, seeded 11, maintained the upper
hand over Bailey, a former world No4, to record a comfortable win.
"She's
amazing - she's like a war-horse, she keeps coming back," said the
former world champion who is originally from The Hague, but now
living in Leeds in the UK. "Tania was so much stronger than she was
last week - she's so gutsy."
Bailey
is on a comeback trail after undergoing knee surgery in May. "Her
current world ranking of 22 doesn't reflect Tania's true status.
She was definitely the one in the draw that nobody in the top 16
wanted to meet," added Atkinson.
"It was
a good start to get into the tournament - I'm glad it didn't go to
five."
There
were two notable upsets earlier in the day when France's Camille
Serme and Egypt's Engy Kheirallah both removed seeded
opponents.
 Kheirallah,
(left) a former world No12 now ranked 23, battled for 76 minutes to
oust New Zealander
Jaclyn
Hawkes,
the 14th seed, 12-10, 11-7, 11-13, 11-8.
It was
the 27-year-old's best performance since clinching the decider when
Egypt shocked England in the world team championship final last
December.
"I'm so
happy to win - she's a great retriever and she's tall so it's hard
to play her. It's my best result since the world teams," admitted
the Cairo-based Egyptian.
"I
haven't been doing extremely hard training since the worlds. I live
in Cairo now, and it's hard without your coach and your club
team-mates (in Alexandria). But I play really well in training -
the problem is in my head. I needed to win one tough match - and
this was it.
"I
don't care about the rankings - I used to think about them too much,
and look at where I was and who was above me. But all it did was
put pressure on me. Now I go to a tournament and, win or lose, it
doesn't matter. I've beaten players in the top ten before, so I
know I can do it," added Kheirallah.
 Camille
Serme (right) achieved her first win over Isabelle Stoehr in
this year's French national championship final - and recorded the
first WISPA Tour victory over her compatriot today, beating the No9
seed 11-8, 11-13, 11-7, 11-7 in 46 minutes.
"It's a
shame we played in the first round together - but it's the worlds
and I wanted to win," said Serme, the 20-year-old world No18 from
Creteil. "I didn't think about it being all-French, I just wanted
to play my best.
"When I
was coming back in the second, I thought I should make a big push to
win it as that would be tough mentally for her. I didn't do it, so
I just told myself to forget about it and come out fighting for the
next game."
A
disconsolate Stoehr, ranked 12 in the world, admitted that her
younger compatriot deserved to win: "She was better today, she's
confident. I don't have the fighting spirit anymore - and I'm
trying to deal with this. Camille is good for French women's squash
- it's good to have someone pushing me in France. She has more
fight in her," conceded the 30-year-old, winner of a record 11
national titles.
There
was double Dutch interest in the final match of the day when
defending champion Nicol David, the Amsterdam-based defending
champion from Malaysia, beat the Dutch number four Orla Noom
11-6, 11-4, 11-6.
It was
morale-boosting win for the world number one who suffered a rare
quarter-final defeat in last week's British Open.
"After
losing like that, you have to put it behind you and work on what you
have to do - and go for it," said the top seed after her
straightforward victory. "I knew I had to make sure I played a
solid game.
"It's
nice to be here in Amsterdam, with the feel of a local crowd. It
gives you an extra boost," added the favourite.
Mexico's Samantha Teran is another player who credits
Amsterdam for boosting her game. The 15th seed from Mexico City
survived a close battle against England's
Suzie
Pierrepont,
winning 6-11, 11-0, 11-7, 11-7 in 48 minutes.
"That
was very tough. Suzie is very difficult - she's very tall and very
strong, and she hits the ball well," said Teran. "But I'm happy to
win - I did what I needed to do. Winning the second game 11-0 gave
me confidence, and took it away from her.
"I've
been away from Mexico for more than two months - longer than ever
before - and been based here in Amsterdam for the past five weeks.
I like being here, where I can play with top players like Nicol
(David) and Aisling (Blake) and train with Liz Irving. I wanted to
win today so that I can play on the all-glass court tomorrow. And
it's great, too, that my parents arrived here yesterday."
Chan
Chases Down Naude In World Open Qualifiers
Joey
Chan,
a 21-year-old from Hong Kong, disappointed Dutch fans in the last
match in the qualifying finals of the Forexx Women’s World Open
Squash 2009 when she beat Annelize Naude to deny the
local hope a place in the main draw of the $118,000 WISPA World
Tour event at Frans Otten Stadion in the Netherlands
capital Amsterdam.
"I'm
disappointed it's all over now - I so wanted to play tomorrow," said
the 32-year-old world No34 from Amsterdam. "She changed her game,
and I didn't respond. All credit to her."
Chan,
ranked three places lower, was delighted to have beaten Naude for
the first time. "I really didn't see the ball well in the first
game - but by the second game I had got used to her game," said the
left-hander.
When
asked if she found it difficult to play against not only the
opponent, but the partisan crowd, Chan said: "I ignored the crowd -
I needed to concentrate on the match."
Egyptian schoolgirl Nour El Tayeb became the first player to
earn a place in the main draw as a qualifier after a convincing
11-7, 11-8, 11-8 win over higher-ranked Malaysian Sharon Wee,
a former world No18.
The
16-year-old from Cairo, ranked 64 in the world, built up commanding
leads in the first two games, then battled back from 6/8 down in the
third to overcome the world No29 in 27 minutes.
"I'm so
happy, I don't know what to say," said the excited youngster on the
eve of making her maiden appearance in the sport's premier event.
"Beating Sharon is great - I'd never played her before, but I know
how good she is, she plays with so much touch. All my training for
this has paid off."
When
asked if she had any preference on her opponent in the main draw, El
Tayeb replied: "Anyone would be fine. I'm in the World Open - it's
a dream!
Donna
Urquhart
boosted Australian interest in the main draw by 50% when she beat
19-year-old Malaysian Low Wee Wern 11-5, 11-8, 11-3.
The
22-year-old from New South Wales was continuing the good form she
showed in last week's British Open in Manchester where she
reached the quarter-finals as a qualifier.
"My
length was good for at the start, but it dropped off - it's hard to
play at that intensity," said the left-hander, ranked 31 in the
world.
"I
didn't expect to win in three, so that's a real bonus - especially
after having such a good week last week. I was hoping it wasn't
going to be a one-off!
"Yes,
life is good at the moment," admitted Urquhart.
In one
of the standout matches of the day on the three-sided-glass-walled
show court at the Frans Otten Stadion, Joshna Chinappa beat
Egypt's world junior champion Nour El Sherbini to become the
first Indian to reach the main draw in the 30-year history of the
World Open.
The
23-year-old from Chennai took on the event's most-talked-about star
- El Sherbini, the 13-year-old giant-killer who was one step away
from becoming the youngest ever player to make the first round.
Belying
her tender age, the Egyptian twice led in the match - and saved two
match-balls in the fifth game decider before Chinappa's supremacy
shone through as the world No35 claimed her historic 8-11, 11-9,
7-11, 11-8, 11-8 victory after 44 minutes.
"I
wanted to end it quickly as I tend to get a little shaky when I'm at
match ball like I was, at 10-6," said Chinappa afterwards.
"It's a
good feeling to be India's first player in the World Open -
especially as I got so close last year and missed out.
"Nour
was one of the really good qualifiers in my section - she's a good
player and I was on my guard: I had to play well.
"To
make the main draw is really great - but I don't want to rest here,
I want to go further. I'm not really fully satisfied."
Amanda
Sobhy
became the second 16-year-old to qualify - and the lowest-ranked
player to survive - when she beat New Zealander Kylie Lindsay
11-9, 12-10, 5-11, 11-9.
The New
York schoolgirl was relieved to notch up her notable win: "It could
have gone either way - luckily I pulled it off.
"I'm
glad I had my fitness. I've been working on speed and agility with
my new trainer Jeff Telvi for the past two weeks - and it paid off!"
Asked
how qualifying for the World Open rated amongst her life-time
achievements, Sobhy replied: "It's up there at the top!"
The
youngster becomes one of only a handful of Americans who have
competed in the event: "You'll see lots of me and my sister Sabrina
(aged 12) in the years to come. We'll be the next Grinham sisters."
Sobhy,
a pupil at North Shore High School, has had to take time off from
her studies to compete in the event: "I try and manage my schedule
so I don't miss out my studies. I've brought all my books with me!"
The
longest route into the main draw was negotiated by Aisling Blake,
the world No27 from Ireland who fought back from two games down to
overcome English outsider Victoria Lust in 82 minutes - the
longest match of the tournament so far.
Lust,
the 20-year-old world No53 from Cheltenham, saved two games balls to
take the first game, then led throughout the next to move 2/0
ahead. Just two points away from a sensational upset in the third
game, Lust began to lose her momentum as the experienced Blake came
back, eventually winning 16-18, 8-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-8.
"We've
played each other before and it was much more comfortable then - but
she's really improved a lot since," said Blake, from Sligo, but
based in Amsterdam. "I knew she'd had some good results and that it
would be tough - I didn't underestimate her.
"And
it's nice to win a five-setter - I haven't done that for a long
time," added Blake, now in her third World Open.
"That's
one back for the oldies, for sure," said the 28-year-old, reacting
to a comment about the earlier wins by two 16-year-olds.
Sarah
Kippax,
the world No24 and highest-ranked player in the qualifiers, was
taken the full distance by India's rising star Dipika Pallikal,
the world No54 from Chennai who celebrated her 18th birthday 24
hours earlier. Kippax twice led, but the teenager battled back both
times - in the second game dropping just two points.
Pallikal led 7-3 in the decider, but a collection of wayward shots
helped Kippax to climb ahead. The youngster saved two match-balls
before Kippax eventually clinched her 11-5, 2-11, 11-8, 10-12, 12-10
win in 51 minutes.
"I just
couldn't seem to settle, the whole match," admitted the victorious
26-year-old from Halifax in Yorkshire. "To be honest, I'm not sure
I deserved to win - but you've got to take your luck.
"I've
never played her before, and found her quite hard to play against.
"But
it's excellent to be in the main draw again. And I think it's good
to have had a five-setter - now there's no pressure on me in the
first round," concluded Kippax.
A
second American player joined the group of players earning places in
the main draw as qualifiers when experienced seven-time US champion
Latasha Khan beat England's Emma Beddoes 8-11, 11-5,
11-9, 11-8. Kahn, ranked 28 in the world, led 9-2 in the fourth
game when the 24-year-old world No36 fought back to reduce the
deficit to two points.
But
Kahn clinched victory after 50 minutes to earn her tenth appearance
in the World Open since 1999.
"I'm so
pleased to get through, particularly because promoter Tommy Berden
and his wife Natalie Grinham are really good friends and have put so
much effort into this tournament. I'm really pleased to be part of
it," said the 36-year-old from Seattle.
"I
never think I'm going to win, so it was good to get past Emma - it's
always a battle."
Revenge
Win Takes Home Hope Naude Into World Qualifying Finals
Annelize Naude
will take Dutch interest into the qualifying finals of the Forexx
Women’s World Open Squash 2009 after a revenge win over Welsh
opponent Deon Saffery in the second qualifying round of the
$118,000 WISPA World Tour event at Frans Otten Stadion
in the Netherlands capital Amsterdam.
"I was
in the zone tonight - and really out to get revenge on Deon, as she
beat me last time we played," said the delighted Dutch number three
after her 11-2, 11-6, 11-2 victory in just 19 minutes.
"I've
just come back from Eindhoven where I won the SquashTime WISPA event
- and that gave me a lot of confidence. I had so much support here
tonight, it was fantastic."
Naude
entertained a packed partisan crowd surrounding the
three-sided-glass-wall showcourt at the Frans Otten Stadion. "This
is really my court - I had a game plan tonight and stuck to it.
"It's
great having this event here in Amsterdam - the organisers have done
a great job in publicising it and there's been lots of coverage in
the papers," added Naude, who is now just one win away from making
her tenth successive appearance in the sport's premier tournament.
Egyptian teenager Nour El Sherbini continued her
giant-killing run in her first WISPA tournament outside her home
country by beating experienced Canadian Alana Miller. The
13-year-old world No63 from Alexandria - who became the sport's
youngest ever world champion in August after winning the World
Junior (U19) title - fought back from 2/1 down to beat 29-year-old
Miller, ranked 35 in the world, 11-9, 7-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-5 in 54
minutes.
"I
can't believe it. It's my first time playing a tournament outside
Egypt - it's really unbelievable," gushed the promising youngster.
Miller,
the three-time Canadian champion who led in all five games, said:
"When I saw the draw, I initially thought I'd like to stay away from
this young Egyptian. But I was looking forward to the match - I
just would have like the execution of my strategy to have been
better than it was. She had the better length and better short game
- but I'm disappointed.
"Pressure is hard to deal with - but squash is such a small
community that you're always playing lower-ranked players. I just
feel I needed to be on top of my game - pressure or no pressure."
There
was further surprise Egyptian success when
Nour El
Tayeb
beat Lauren Siddall after the higher-ranked English player
retired injured with the score standing at 11-7, 12-14, 11-9, 6-0 in
the El Tayeb's favour.
It was
a disappointing outcome for Siddall, who aggravated a groin strain
she sustained during last week's British Open after slipping on the
court midway through the fourth game.
El
Tayeb, 16, from Cairo, was thrilled with her breakthrough victory:
"It's my first time in the worlds - but a win is always special.
"She's
a good player - she's bigger than me and has a good reach," added El
Tayeb. "She found some great shots when I hoped she wouldn't. I
was really happy with the third - I found some good flick shots and
was happy to find them!"
Another
teenager celebrated a stunning upset when Amanda Sobhy, a
16-year-old from the USA ranked 88 in the world, crushed Denmark's
world No26 Line Hansen 11-6, 11-7, 11-4.
"It's a
shock - and it'll probably be a couple of hours before it sinks in,"
admitted the left-hander who has only played in four WISPA
tournaments previously. "I had no pressure - as well as the
advantage that I had played on that court yesterday.
"I
played Line once before, at the Burning River Classic in the US, and
she beat me 3/0. So I knew her game and didn't have to spend the
first game today getting used to her. I guess my attitude as I came
on to the court today was 'I can beat her, but if I lose it's no
great problem'.
"Squash
is my focus - but I want to go to college, which will be in 2011."
Two
Indian players will line up in the qualifying finals in a bid to
reach the main draw for the first time. Joshna Chinappa,
from Chennai, defeated France's Celia Allamargot 11-9, 11-9,
11-5, and later her younger compatriot Dipika Pallikal
celebrated her 18th birthday in appropriate style by beating
higher-ranked Australian Lisa Camilleri 11-6, 8-11, 11-6,
11-8.
"I was
pleased with that as for the past two months I haven't had any good
wins - and I lost 3/0 to her last year," said Pallikal, the world
No54, also from Chennai.
"My
coach Malcolm (Willstrop) told me yesterday to just get on court and
enjoy myself. It's a great birthday present as I haven't had a good
day so far - spending the day in my hotel room trying to fix my
computer!"
Pallikal goes on to meet England's world No24 Sarah Kippax -
the highest-ranked player in the qualifiers - for a place in the
main draw. "I've never played Sarah before, but I'll just go out
and enjoy it, with no pressure," concluded Pallikal.
After a
premature exit in last week's British Open, Joshna Chinappa was
pleased with her maiden appearance in World Open. "I played a lot
better than I did at the British Open where I wasn't fully well.
And you can't play squash without being fully fit. I'm now able to
push myself a lot more.
"I'm
based most of the time at the Indian Squash Academy in Chennai, but
spend as much time as I can with Malcolm Willstrop in the UK - I
love working with him and the set-up there is fantastic. I worked
hard to prepare for this," explained the 23-year-old.
England's 20-year-old Victoria Lust also recorded one of the
best wins of her career when she beat experienced Hong Kong player
Christina Mak, ranked nine places higher, 11-5, 11-4, 7-11,
11-4.
"I'm
really pleased - especially as it's my first worlds," said the
former British Junior champion from Cheltenham. "In the first two
games, my length was working really well, but in the third my length
went and she started to take advantage."
Lust
now meets Aisling Blake, the world No27 from Ireland. "It's
great to have the chance to play Aisling - she's had some good
results lately. My goal is to get into the top 40."
Donna
Urquhart,
the Australian who last week became the only qualifier to reach the
British Open quarter-finals, returned to her winning ways with an
11-5, 7-11, 11-3, 11-2 victory over Egypt's Kanzy Emad El-Defrawy.
"It
seems funny to come back to the qualifiers after my success at the
British Open - but it's good to be back playing again," said the
22-year-old from New South Wales.
"She
probably had nothing to lose, and was probably a bit tired after her
game yesterday. My experience in the British Open makes me want to
do it again."
Urquhart will take on Malaysia's Low Wee Wern in the next
round. "Wee Wern and I are about equal in results - so qualifying
will be difficult. But I'd like to get through to play in my first
worlds," added the left-hander.
Low Wee
Wern beat England's Lauren Selby 11-4, 11-7, 11-6. "She had
the lead in all three games - but I just hung in there as long as I
could," said the 19-year-old world No33 from Penang.
"I set
myself a top 30 target for this year - and I've got three places to
go in three months, so it's looking good."
Noom For Nicol
In Forexx Women’s World Open Draw
Malaysia's world
number one Nicol David, bidding to become only
the third player ever to become world champion four times, will face
local Dutch player Orla Noom in the draw for the Forexx
Women’s World Open Squash 2009 which was made at the Frans
Otten Stadion in Amsterdam.
The
premier event on the Women’s International Squash Players'
Association (WISPA) World Tour gets underway today in the Dutch
capital with three days of qualifying, before the first round of the
main draw starts on Wednesday (23 September), leading to the final
on Sunday (27th).
David
is expected to meet England's fifth seed Jenny Duncalf in the
quarter-finals, followed by a predicted semi-final clash with
another English opponent Alison Waters, the No4 seed.
But
seventh seed Madeline Perry is also drawn in Waters' quarter
- and, if successful in the section, could meet top seed David in
the semis. It was Irish number one Perry who produced the match of
her life to beat the Malaysian superstar in the British Open
quarter-finals in Manchester earlier this month.
Natalie Grinham, the former Australian who
is now a Dutch national, will be leading home interest in the
sport's most prestigious event. The world number three from Almere
will face Lauren Briggs, the world No21 from England, in the
opening round - and is projected to meet her older sister Rachael
Grinham in the semi-finals in the bottom half of the draw.
"Now
that the draw is done, I can start preparing for my first match,"
said the Dutch number one after the draw. "The tournament finally
got underway today and I am excited to start playing on Wednesday.
I am really looking forward to it!" added Grinham junior.
Australian Rachael Grinham, ranked four in the world, arrives in
Amsterdam fresh from lifting the British Open trophy for the fourth
time. The Cairo-based 32-year-old first faces England's
Dominique Lloyd-Walter in a repeat of their opening round clash
in Manchester.
The
Dutch number two also faces a repeat of her British Open first round
match. Vanessa Atkinson, the World Open champion in 2004, is
the 11th seed, and has been drawn to meet England's Tania Bailey
in the opening round - and will be hoping for a repeat of her
Manchester victory, this time in front of a home crowd.
Locals Lose Out In World Open Qualifiers
All four Dutch players
attempting to boost local interest in the main draw of the
Forexx Women’s World Open Squash 2009
lost out in the first qualifying round of the $118,000 WISPA
World Tour Platinum event at Frans Otten Stadion in the
Dutch capital Amsterdam.
But
18-year-old Milou van der Heijden looked set to cause
a significant upset when she took the opening two games against
higher-ranked French opponent Celia Allamargot. But
Allamargot, ranked 63 in the world, battled back to beat the
Eindhoven teenager, ranked almost 40 places lower, 7-11, 10-12,
11-4, 11-3, 11-3 in 40 minutes.
Australian Melody
Francis dropped a game en-route to beating Dagmar Vermeulen,
from Zwolle, 11-6, 12-14, 11-4, 11-5, while former Czech champion
Lucie Fialova despatched Milja Dorenbos, from Zevenaar,
11-5, 11-6, 11-7.
Arnhem-based
Margriet Huisman, who has been out of action for almost two
years with a leg injury, battled bravely against New Zealand's
Kylie Lindsay - and took the third game after a lengthy
tiebreak. But it was the Kiwi who ultimately prevailed, beating
25-year-old Huisman 11-9, 11-6, 14-16, 11-1 in 40 minutes.
Egyptian youngster
Nour El Sherbini made a stunning start in her first WISPA Tour
event outside her home country. The 13-year-old, who became the
sport's youngest ever world champion when she clinched the World
Junior (U19) title in August, beat experienced English opponent
Fiona Moverley 12-10, 11-8, 11-7 in 26 minutes.
The Alexandria
prodigy, ranked 67 in the world, will now face Canada's 29-year-old
Alana Miller, ranked 26 places higher, for a place in
Tuesday's qualifying finals.
There were also
notable upsets by England's Emma Chorley and Leonie Holt,
USA's Amanda Sobhy, and Nicolette Fernandes from
Guyana.
Chorley beat Norway's
Lotte Eriksen 11-9, 11-6, 13-11, while Holt halted Czech
opponent Olga Ertlova 12-10, 11-5, 2-11, 6-11, 11-6.
Sobhy, 16, from New
York, despatched 24-year-old Austrian Birgit Coufal 8-11,
11-5, 11-6, 11-5, and Fernandes, fighting back after a serious knee
injury, beat South African Adel Weir 11-7, 12-10, 11-6.
Qualifying Draw
Released For Forexx Women’s World Open
Qualifying action gets under way next Sunday for the Forexx
Women’s World Open Squash 2009 which is being staged in the
Netherlands from September 20-27.
Forty-eight players from twenty-two countries will travel to
Amsterdam to compete in the qualifying competition of the
premier event on the Women’s International Squash Players'
Association (WISPA) World Tour, where they will have to battle
it out for the eight available places into the main draw.
The
host nation fields five players in the biggest qualifying draw the
WISPA circuit has ever seen. Dutch interest is led by Annelize
Naudé, the Amsterdam based world number 34 who is seeded seventh
in qualifying. With the top 16 seeds having a bye into the second
round, the 32-year old Naudé will not play until Monday evening,
when she will face the winner of Deon Saffery (Wales) and
Linda Hruzikova (Slovakia) on the permanent three-wall glass
court at the city's well-known Frans Otten Stadion.
Meanwhile, Naudé’s compatriots Margriet Huisman, Milja
Dorenbos, Dagmar Vermeulen and Milou van der Heijden
start their Forexx Women’s World Open campaign on Sunday. Huisman,
the 25-year-old who has been out of action for almost two years with
a severe leg injury, faces Kylie Lindsay from New Zealand in
the first qualifying round. Dorenbos is drawn to play Lucie
Fialova (Czech Republic); Vermeulen takes on Melody Francis
(Australia); and 18-year-old van der Heijden plays Celia
Allamargot from France in her opening match.
Much
interest will be focussed on Egypt's recently crowned World Junior
Champion Nour El Sherbini, who will be playing in her first
WISPA event outside her home country. The 13-year-old from
Alexandria - the youngest world squash champion of all time - takes
on England's Fiona Moverley in the first qualifying round.
The
Forexx Women’s World Open Squash 2009 will be the 25th staging of
the world's most prestigious women's individual squash
championship. It will also be the first time that the championship
has been hosted by the Netherlands since 1989, when it was held in
Warmond.
As well
as past hosts of the event, the Netherlands also boasts a former
world champion in Dutch star Vanessa Atkinson, who triumphed
in 2004 over Natalie Grinham, now her compatriot.
Grinham, a former Australian who is ranked third in the world and a
World Open runner-up on three occasions (in 2004, 2006 and 2007), is
seeded second in the main draw - on her new home soil - behind
Malaysia's reigning champion Nicol David.
Grinham’s sister Rachael, who earlier this week won the
British Open crown for the fourth time, and England’s Alison
Waters are seeded third and fourth, respectively.
The
main draw for the Forexx Women’s World Open Squash 2009 will be made
Sunday September 20 at 11am in the Frans Otten Stadion, only a few
hours before the qualifying competition kicks off. More information
about the championship can be found on the official tournament
website
www.womensworldopen.com
Unofficial
Women’s World Open Final on Dam square
Last week the renowned Dam square in Amsterdam
– a popular tourist zone in the Dutch capital – was the scene of a
unique and spectacular squash event. With support of the
Amsterdam city council and the Dutch Olympic Committee, a
full glass court was erected in front of the Royal Palace to
promote the Forexx Women’s World Open Squash 2009, which
takes place later this month (20-27 September) in the Netherlands.
In a repeat of the historic 2007 Women’s World Open
final, squash stars Natalie and Rachael Grinham played
each other in the so called unofficial final of the Forexx
Women’s World Open Squash 2009. Two years ago in Madrid, Rachael
beat her younger sister Natalie to become World Champion for the
first time and this year her sister wants revenge.
But with many other strong contenders in the draw –
like reigning champion Nicol David, England’s Alison
Waters, Jenny Duncalf and Laura Massaro, Egypt’s
Omneya Abdel Kawy and Irish champion Madeline Perry –
another Grinham Sisters final is still far away.
To provide Natalie – who’s now representing the
Netherlands – the chance to have another crack at her sister – who’s
still carrying the Australian flag – a full glass court was erected
at one of the busiest locations in Amsterdam. The event was branded
the unofficial final as it was Sister vs. Sister and
Netherlands vs. Australia.
This time the younger half of the Toowoomba Twosome
prevailed - winning 12-10 in the third game – therefore gaining
revenge over her sister to give the host nation a confidence boost
ahead of the premier event on the Women’s International Squash
Players Association (WISPA) World Tour.
A
2-minute video clip of the unofficial final match between
Natalie and Rachael Grinham can be found on
www.womensworldopen.com.
Further information about the Forexx Women’s World Open Squash 2009
– which starts next weekend at the well-known Frans Otten Stadion
in Amsterdam – can also be found on the official tournament
website.
Forexx
Women’s World Open Entry List Confirmed
The Women’s
International Squash Players’ Association has confirmed the
final entry list for the Forexx Women’s World Open Squash 2009,
the premier WISPA World Tour event of the year which
will take place in the Dutch city of Amsterdam from 23-27
September.
Defending champion
Nicol David heads a star-studded entry list of 72 players
from 24 countries who will travel to the Netherlands next month to
compete for the official individual world title. Powerhouse
England boasts 14 players in the draw, at least six more than
any other country. Egypt and host country The Netherlands
are both represented by eight players, followed by Australia
(5), Hong Kong (5) and Malaysia (4).
"The Forexx
Women’s World Open in Amsterdam is going to be a spectacular event,"
said WISPA president Natalie Grainger. "It is the biggest
and most prestigious championship on the tour and this is recognised
by the entry of the top 100 players in the world, coming from all
corners of the earth. Squash is a universal sport and the World
Open is the pinnacle event, everybody will be there to compete,"
added the world number two from the USA.
The qualifying
draw for the Forexx Women’s World Open Squash 2009 - which offers a
total prize fund of US$ 118,000, a record in women's squash -
will be released on September 14th by WISPA, the governing body
for the professional women’s game. The main draw will be made
on-site six days later, only a few hours before the qualifying
competition kicks off in the renowned Frans Otten Stadion.
Tickets for the Forexx Women’s
World Open Squash 2009 can be purchased through the official
tournament website
www.womensworldopen.com.
Main Draw players
|
1 |
Nicol
David |
MAS |
(1) |
|
2 |
Natalie
Grainger |
USA |
(2) |
|
3 |
Natalie
Grinham |
NED |
(3) |
|
4 |
Rachael
Grinham |
AUS |
(4) |
|
5 |
Alison
Waters |
ENG |
(5) |
|
6 |
Jenny
Duncalf |
ENG |
(6) |
|
7 |
Omneya
Abdel Kawy |
EGY |
(7) |
|
8 |
Madeline
Perry |
IRL |
(8) |
|
9 |
Laura
Massaro |
ENG |
(9) |
|
10 |
Isabelle
Stoehr |
FRA |
(11) |
|
11 |
Kasey
Brown |
AUS |
(12) |
|
12 |
Vanessa
Atkinson |
NED |
(13) |
|
13 |
Annie Au |
HKG |
(14) |
|
14 |
Rebecca
Chiu |
HKG |
(15) |
|
15 |
Jaclyn
Hawkes |
NZL |
(16) |
|
16 |
Samantha
Teran |
MEX |
(17) |
|
17 |
Raneem El
Weleily |
EGY |
(18) |
|
18 |
Tania
Bailey |
ENG |
(19) |
|
19 |
Camille
Serme |
FRA |
(20) |
|
20 |
Lauren
Briggs |
ENG |
(21) |
|
21 |
Dominique
Lloyd-Walter |
ENG |
(22) |
|
22 |
Engy
Kheirallah |
EGY |
(23) |
|
23 |
Delia
Arnold |
MAS |
(24) |
|
24
|
Orla Noom
(wildcard) |
NED |
(41) |
Qualifying list
|
1 |
Suzie
Pierrepont |
ENG |
(25) |
|
2 |
Sarah
Kippax |
ENG |
(26) |
|
3 |
Sharon Wee |
MAS |
(27) |
|
4 |
Line
Hansen |
DEN |
(28) |
|
5 |
Latasha
Khan |
USA |
(29) |
|
6 |
Aisling
Blake |
IRL |
(30) |
|
7 |
Donna
Urquhart |
AUS |
(31) |
|
8 |
Annelize
Naude |
NED |
(32) |
|
9 |
Joshna
Chinappa |
IND |
(33) |
|
10 |
Low Wee
Wern |
MAS |
(33) |
|
11 |
Alana
Miller |
CAN |
(35) |
|
12 |
Emma
Beddoes |
ENG |
(36) |
|
13 |
Joey Chan |
HKG |
(37) |
|
14 |
Lisa
Camilleri |
AUS |
(38) |
|
15 |
Manuela
Manetta |
ITA |
(40) |
|
16 |
Lauren
Siddall |
ENG |
(42) |
|
17 |
Heba El
Torky |
EGY |
(43) |
|
18 |
Christina
Mak |
HKG |
(44) |
|
19 |
Elise Ng |
HKG |
(46) |
|
20 |
Kylie
Lindsay |
NZL |
(49) |
|
21 |
Fiona
Moverley |
ENG |
(50) |
|
22 |
Deon
Saffery |
WAL |
(54) |
|
23 |
Victoria
Lust |
ENG |
(55) |
|
24 |
Dipika
Pallikal |
IND |
(56) |
|
25 |
Lucie
Fialova |
CZE |
(57) |
|
26 |
Lauren
Selby |
ENG |
(58) |
|
27 |
Nour El
Tayeb |
EGY |
(59) |
|
28 |
Olga
Ertlova |
CZE |
(60) |
|
29 |
Alexandra
Norman |
CAN |
(61) |
|
30 |
Kanzy Emad
El-Defrawy |
EGY |
(63) |
|
31 |
Lotte
Eriksen |
NOR |
(64) |
|
32 |
Birgit
Coufal |
AUT |
(65) |
|
33 |
Celia
Allamargot |
FRA |
(66) |
|
34 |
Adel Weir
|
RSA |
(69) |
|
35 |
Melody
Francis |
AUS |
(71) |
|
36 |
Nouran El
Torky |
EGY |
(73) |
|
37 |
Maud
Duplomb |
FRA |
(76) |
|
38 |
Emma
Chorley |
ENG
|
(77) |
|
39
|
Anna-Carin
Forstadius# |
SWE |
(78) |
|
40 |
Linda
Hruzikova# |
SVK |
(80) |
|
41 |
Nour El
Sherbini# |
EGY |
(91) |
|
42 |
Dagmar
Vermeulen* |
NED |
(98) |
|
43 |
Milou van
der Heijden* |
NED |
(99) |
|
44 |
Nicolette
Fernandes# |
GUY |
(103) |
|
44 |
Milja
Dorenbos* |
NED |
(154) |
|
46 |
Karina
Heredia Gonzalez# |
MEX |
(161) |
|
47 |
Cecilie
Mayer # |
DEN |
(200) |
|
48 |
Margriet
Huisman* |
NED |
(233) |
|
# WSF
wildcards |
|
* Dutch
wildcards |
|
