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Asian Games Squash Championships,
Guangzhou, China
Pakistan Stop
Malaysian Clean Sweep In Asian Games
After
Malaysia claimed both individual gold medals in the Squash Championships
in the Asian Games, Pakistan denied the country a clean sweep by winning
the men's title in the inaugural team championships in Guangzhou, China.
Nicol David,
the 27-year-old from Penang who has topped the women's world squash rankings
since August 2006, successfully defended her Asian Games title with an
11-8, 8-11, 11-6, 11-7 over Hong Kong's Annie Au. It was 21-year-old Au's
first appearance in the women's final, but David's third title since 1998.
Runner-up to
fellow Malaysian Ong Beng Hee in the 2006 Games in Qatar, Mohd Azlan
Iskandar clinched the men's crown for the first time after his 11-6, 11-7,
11-6 victory over Aamir Atlas Khan, a 3/4 seed from Pakistan who upset
Beng Hee in the semi-finals.
But Atlas
Khan avenged his defeat in the men's team championship final, beating
Iskandar 14-12, 15-13, 11-4. Earlier, team-mate Farhan Mehboob had
defeated Ong Beng Hee in straight games to lead to a glorious gold for
Pakistan.
After Low
Wee Wern won the opening match in the women's team final against Hong Kong's
Rebecca Chiu, team-mate Nicol David continued her unbeaten run in
Guangzhou by beating Annie Au for a second time to give Malaysia their
third gold.
Men's
Results
Men's
quarter-finals:
[1] Mohd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) bt [5/8] Max Lee (HKG) 3-11, 11-5,
11-4, 11-6 (60m)
[3/4] Saurav Ghosal (IND) bt [5/8] Siddharth Suchde (IND) 11-6,
11-6, 11-7 (44m)
[3/4] Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK) bt [5/8] Farhan Mehboob (PAK) 11-7,
11-5, 10-12, 11-8 (57m)
[2] Ong Beng Hee (MAS) bt [5/8] Abdullah Almezayen (KUW) 4-11,
11-7, 13-11, 9-11, 11-3 (69m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Mohd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) bt [3/4] Saurav Ghosal (IND) 11-5,
6-11, 11-5, 12-10 (68m)
[3/4] Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK) bt [2] Ong Beng Hee (MAS) 11-5, 11-8,
9-11, 15-13 (54m)
Final:
[1] Mohd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) bt [3/4] Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK)
11-6, 11-7, 11-6 (39m)
Women's
Results
Women's
quarter-finals:
[1] Nicol David (MAS) bt [5/8] Dipika Pallikal (IND) 11-8, 7-11,
11-6, 11-4 (38m)
[3/4] Low Wee Wern (MAS) bt [5/8] Joshna Chinappa (IND) 7-11,
9-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-3 (61m)
[3/4] Joey Chan (HKG) bt [5/8] Song Sun-Mi (KOR) 11-6, 11-5, 11-2
(25m)
[2] Annie Au (HKG) bt [5/8] Misaki Kobayashi (JPN) 11-3, 11-8,
10-12, 11-6 (31m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Nicol David (MAS) bt [3/4] Low Wee Wern (MAS) 11-9, 11-3, 11-4
(25m)
[2] Annie Au (HKG) bt [3/4] Joey Chan (HKG) 11-7, 2-11, 11-9, 11-9
(40m)
Final:
[1] Nicol David (MAS) bt [2] Annie Au (HKG) 11-8, 8-11, 11-6, 11-7
(39m)
Team
Results
Men's team
semi-finals:
PAKISTAN bt INDIA 2/0
Farhan Mehboob bt Siddharth Suchde 16-14, 10-12, 11-9, 11-5 (83m)
Aamir Atlas Khan bt Saurav Ghosal 15-13, 5-11, 11-5, 11-6 (52m)
MALAYSIA bt HONG KONG 2/0
Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan bt Dick Lau 9-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-2, 11-6
(68m)
Mohd Azlan Iskandar bt Max Lee 11-4, 11-5, 11-4 (36m)
Final:
PAKISTAN bt MALAYSIA 2/0
Farhan Mehboob bt Ong Beng Hee 11-4, 11-4, 11-7 (23m)
Aamir Atlas Khan bt Mohd Azlan Iskandar 14-12, 15-13, 11-4 (44m)
Women's team
semi-finals:
MALAYSIA bt INDIA 2/0
Low Wee Wern bt Anaka Alankamony 11-2, 11-4, 11-6 (22m)
Nicol David bt Joshna Chinappa 11-4, 11-2, 11-3 (18m)
HONG KONG bt SOUTH KOREA 2/0
Rebecca Chiu bt Park Eun Ok 11-5, 12-10, 11-8 (31m)
Annie Au bt Song Sun-Mi 11-7, 11-2, 11-4 (22m)
Final:
MALAYSIA bt HONG KONG 2/0
Low Wee Wern bt Rebecca Chiu 11-4, 7-11, 11-6, 11-9 (54m)
Nicol David bt Annie Au 11-8, 11-7, 11-6 (33m)
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