Whitlock Doubles WSA Title Tally
English teenager Emily Whitlock
doubled her WSA title count at the weekend, after winning the SRAM NSC Series
No3 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The 18-year-old British Junior Champion nearly didn’t make the final at all, as
she was down three match-balls against Anaka Alankamony of India in the
semi-final, before rallying from two games behind to set up a first and second
seed final clash.
Whitlock’s final opponent, home-hope and No2 seed Siti Munriah Jusoh made
it to the final without dropping a game, but was forced an extra 12-points into
a tie-break game with Liu Tsz-Ling in the second game of their
semi-final.
The top seeds then battled it out at Kuala Lumpur’s National Squash Centre
in a 45-minute clash. After a close three games, Jusoh seemed to tire in the
fourth and allowed the world No32 to claim her second WSA title, having won her
first in last month’s Finnish Open.
Final:
[1] Emily Whitlock (ENG) bt [2]
Siti Munirah Jusoh (MAS) - 11-7, 9-11, 11-8, 11-3
Semi-finals:
[1] Emily Whitlock (ENG) bt [8]
Anaka Alankamony (IND) - 9-11, 7-11, 14-12, 11-5, 11-3
[2] Siti Munirah Jusoh (MAS) bt
[3] Liu Tsz-Ling (HKG) - 11-8, 17-15, 12-10
Quarter-finals:
[1] Emily Whitlock (ENG) bt [7]
Tong Tsz-Wing (HKG) - 9-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-5
[8] Anaka Alankamony (IND) bt [4]
Carmen Lee (HKG) - 11-7, 11-5, 11-4
[3] Liu Tsz-Ling (HKG) bt [5]
Pushppa Devi (MAS) - 11-8, 11-6, 11-6
[2] Siti Munirah Jusoh (MAS) bt
[Q] Celine Yeap (MAS) - 11-6, 11-4, 11-4
1st round:
[1] Emily Whitlock (ENG) bt Rachel
Arnold (MAS) - 11-2, 11-2, 11-2
[7] Tong Tsz-Wing (HKG) bt [Q] Teh
Min Jie (MAS) - 11-3, 11-6, 11-8
[4] Carmen Lee (HKG) bt Vanessa
Raj (MAS) - 8-11, 9-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-7
[8] Anaka Alankamony (IND) bt
Eloise O'Connor (AUS) - 11-1, 11-1, 11-4
[5] Pushppa Devi (MAS) bt
Zulhijjah Binti Azan (MAS) - 11-2, 7-11, 11-8, 11-4
[3] Liu Tsz-Ling (HKG) bt [Q] Lim
Jee Nee (MAS) - 11-3, 11-4, 11-6
[Q] Celine Yeap (MAS) bt [6]
Jessica Turnbull (AUS) - 11-5, 12-10, 11-8
[2] Siti Munirah Jusoh (MAS) bt
[Q] Nazihah Hanis (MAS) - 11-5, 11-6, 11-3
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