21/02/2006
ASIAN SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIPS
Malaysian Champions Retain Asian Titles In Taiwan
Reports
Women's Results
Men's final:
[2] Ong Beng Hee (MAS) bt
[1] Mohd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) 9-2, 9-4, 10-8 (35m)
Men's
semi-finals:
[1] Mohd Azlan Iskandar
(MAS) bt [4] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) 3-9, 9-0, 9-2, 10-8
[2] Ong Beng Hee (MAS) bt
[3] Shahid Zaman (PAK) 10-9, 9-1, 3-1 ret.
Quarter-finals:
[1] Mohd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) bt [8] Majid Khan (PAK) 9-3, 9-1, 9-7
[4] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) bt [5] Ritwik Bhattacharya (IND) 9-1, 9-2, 9-3
[3] Shahid Zaman (PAK) bt [6] Saurav Ghosal (IND) 10-8, 5-9, 9-7, 9-2
[2] Ong Beng Hee (MAS) bt [9/16] Farhan Mehboob (PAK) 4-9, 9-0, 9-6, 10-8
3rd round:
[1] Mohd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) bt [9/16] Ali Alramezi (KUW) 9-6, 9-1, 9-1
[8] Majid Khan (PAK) bt [9/16] Gaurav Nandrajog (IND) 9-4, 9-7, 1-9, 9-0
[5] Ritwik Bhattacharya (IND) bt [9/16] Abdullah Almezayen (KUW) 3-9, 9-5, 9-1, 8-10, 9-3
[4] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) bt [9/16] Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) 9-2, 9-1, 9-3
[3] Shahid Zaman (PAK) bt Dick Lau (HKG) 9-1, 9-5, 9-1
[6] Saurav Ghosal (IND) bt Takanori Shimizu (JPN) 9-1, 9-4, 9-1
[9/16] Farhan Mehboob (PAK) bt [7] Wai Hang Wong (HKG) 9-2, 9-3, 9-3
[2] Ong Beng Hee (MAS) bt Roger Ngan (HKG) 9-4, 9-2, 9-1
2nd round:
[1] Mohd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) bt Kim Dong Woo (KOR) 9-6, 9-1, 9-4
[9/16] Ali Alramezi (KUW) bt Abdul Faheem Khan (HKG) 9-6, 9-7, 1-9, 1-9, 9-6
[9/16] Gaurav Nandrajog (IND) bt Mohd HJ Nadoushan (IRI) 9-0, 9-0, 9-2
[8] Majid Khan (PAK) bt Yasunori Ishiwata (JPN) 9-5, 9-0, 9-4
[5] Ritwik Bhattacharya (IND) bt Mohammed Hajeyah (KUW) 9-1, 9-5, 9-3
[9/16] Abdullah Almezayen (KUW) bt Takehide Hota (JPN) 9-1, 9-5, 9-0
[9/16] Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) bt Vikas Jangra (IND) 10-9, 9-0, 7-9, 4-9, 9-3
[4] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) bt Kwon Hyeon-Jun (KOR) 9-0, 9-1, 9-0
[3] Shahid Zaman (PAK) bt Kim Sung Young (KOR) 9-0, 9-0, 9-5
Dick Lau (HKG) bt [9/16] Timothy Arnold (MAS) 9-6, 9-7, 9-5
Takanori Shimizu (JPN) bt [9/16] Bader Al Hussaini (KUW) 9-4, 9-3, 5-9, 9-6
[6] Saurav Ghosal (IND) bt Yong-Chun Chong (KOR) 9-2, 9-4, 9-0
[7] Wai Hang Wong (HKG) bt Anson Kwong (HKG) 9-5, 6-9, 6-9, 9-2, 9-3
[9/16] Farhan Mehboob (PAK) bt Yasir Issadeen (SRI) 9-5, 9-0, 9-0
Roger Ngan (HKG) bt [9/16] Nasser B Al-Ramzi (KUW) 8-10, 7-9, 9-0, 9-5, 9-6
[2] Ong Beng Hee (MAS) bt Parthiban Ayappan (IND) 9-2, 9-0, 9-7
Men's 1st round:
Kim Dong Woo (KOR) bt Harin Pereira (SRI) 9-0, 9-0, 9-1
Abdul Faheem Khan (HKG) bt Naresh Kumar (IND) 9-5, 9-0, 9-2
[9/16] Ali Alramezi (KUW) bt Chan Chak In (MAC) 9-0, 9-0, 9-1
Mohd HJ Nadoushan (IRI) bt Babak Shahabi (IRI) 7-9, 9-1, 9-0, 9-1
Yasunori Ishiwata (JPN) bt Marcus Phua (SIN) 9-4, 9-5, 9-2
Mohammed Hajeyah (KUW) bt SeokHwan Kang (KOR) 9-1, 9-3, 9-4
Takehide Hota (JPN) bt NyeonHo Lee (KOR) 9-3, 9-5, 9-4
[9/16] Abdullah Almezayen (KUW) bt Huang Chun Nan (TPE) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
[9/16] Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) bt Tan Zhi Rui (SIN) 10-8, 9-2, 9-2
Vikas Jangra (IND) bt Chu Hio Cheng (MAC) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
Kwon Hyeon-Jun (KOR) bt Eranga Alwis (SRI) 9-7, 9-1, 9-1
Kim Sung Young (KOR) bt Payman Siyavoshi (IRI) 9-1, 9-2, 9-0
Dick Lau (HKG) bt Sun Kin Peng (MAC) 9-1, 9-0, 9-3
[9/16] Timothy Arnold (MAS) bt Li Chin Chou (TPE) 9-2, 9-0, 9-3
[9/16] Bader Al Hussaini (KUW) bt Kavinda Cooray (SRI) 9-3, 9-0, 9-0
Takanori Shimizu (JPN) bt Cheng Yao Huang (TPE) 9-3, 8-10, 3-9, 9-3, 9-1
Yong-Chun Chong (KOR) bt Richard Hill (SIN) 10-8, 9-1, 9-5
Anson Kwong (HKG) bt SeungWoo Jin (KOR) 9-2, 9-1, 9-1
Yasir Issadeen (SRI) bt Mohammad Amin Saedi (IRI) 9-2, 9-2, 9-1
[9/16] Farhan Mehboob (PAK) bt Jun Matsumoto (JPN) 9-0, 9-3, 9-2
[9/16] Nasser B Al-Ramzi (KUW) bt Armando Amante (MAC) 9-1, 9-1, 9-3
Roger Ngan (HKG) bt Kenneth Chan (SIN) 9-3, 9-6, 9-0
Parthiban Ayappan (IND) bt Yang Wen Chang (TPE) 9-7, 7-9, 9-2, 9-1
Women's final:
[1] Nicol David (MAS) bt [2] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) 9-7, 9-3, 9-4 (29m)
Women's
semi-finals:
[1] Nicol David (MAS) bt [6]
Christina Mak (HKG) 9-0, 9-1, 9-0 (16m)
[2] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) bt [3] Sharon Wee (MAS)
6-9, 9-1, 9-3, 9-2
Quarter-finals:
[1] Nicol David (MAS) bt Mami Nishio (JPN) 9-2, 9-4, 9-2
[6] Christina Mak (HKG) bt [4] Tricia Chuah (MAS) 9-5, 9-1, 7-9, 9-2
[3] Sharon Wee (MAS) bt [5] Delia Arnold (MAS) 9-2, 9-0, 9-7
[2] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) bt [8] Joshna Chinappa (IND) 9-5, 9-1, 9-0
2nd round:
[1] Nicol David (MAS) bt Kozue Onizawa (JPN) 9-4, 9-1, 9-2
Mami Nishio (JPN) bt [7] Chinatsu Matsui (JPN) 9-4, 10-8, 3-9, 9-6
[6] Christina Mak (HKG) bt Elise Ng (HKG) 10-9, 9-0, 9-2
[4] Tricia Chuah (MAS) bt Sachiko Shinta (JPN) 9-4, 10-8, 9-5
[3] Sharon Wee (MAS) bt Dipika Pallikal (IND) 9-3, 9-1, 9-1
[5] Delia Arnold (MAS) bt Karen Lau (HKG) 6-9, 9-0, 9-5, 9-1
[8] Joshna Chinappa (IND) bt Eun Ok Park (KOR) 1-9, 9-1, 9-5, 9-6
[2] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) bt Eun Chan Ahn (KOR) 9-1, 9-2, 9-0
Women's 1st round:
[1] Nicol David (MAS) bt Serene Lee (SIN) 9-1, 9-2, 9-1
Kozue Onizawa (JPN) bt Surbhi Misra (IND) 9-2, 9-2, 9-6
Mami Nishio (JPN) bt Anwesha Reddy (IND) 9-4, 9-0, 9-2
[7] Chinatsu Matsui (JPN) bt Vidushi Gurunada (SRI) 9-0, 9-2, 9-0
[6] Christina Mak (HKG) bt Nirasha Amithri Guruge (SRI) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
Elise Ng (HKG) bt Nur Adawiyah (SIN) 9-1, 9-3, 9-5
Sachiko Shinta (JPN) bt Luo Ying Ching (TPE) 9-1, 9-0, 9-1
[4] Tricia Chuah (MAS) bt Ga-Hye Kim (KOR) 9-0, 9-3, 9-1
[3] Sharon Wee (MAS) bt Hsu Shu Ling (TPE) 9-1, 9-1, 9-0
Dipika Pallikal (IND) bt Sun-Mi Song (KOR) 9-5, 9-6, 9-0
Karen Lau (HKG) bt Hung Mei Hsia (TPE) 9-1, 9-0, 9-1
[5] Delia Arnold (MAS) bt Kushani Daluwatte (SRI) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
[8] Joshna Chinappa (IND) bt Tehani Nayanthara Guruge (SRI) 9-3, 9-7, 9-2
Eun Ok Park (KOR) bt Pan Kuei Yeh (TPE) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
Eun Chan Ahn (KOR) bt Harita Omprakash (IND) 9-2, 9-0, 9-1
[2] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) bt Vicky He (SIN) 9-2, 9-1, 9-1
Malaysian Champions Retain Asian Titles In Taiwan
The men's and women's titles
in the Asian Squash Championships will stay in the same Malaysians'
hands for the fourth successive time after Ong Beng Hee and Nicol
David beat their opponents in straight games in today's (Thursday)
finals at the Taipei Arena in Taiwan, Chinese Taipei.
Perhaps influenced by the
cold and wet weather, Nicol David surprisingly found herself 0-7 down in the
opening game as Hong Kong's Rebecca Chiu, the Asian Games champion,
slotted in a series of winners.
"Suddenly I realised that I
needed to step forward to take the ball early," said the new world number
one later – and that is exactly what she did as David turned the game
around.
Thereafter there was no
holding back the 22-year-old world champion from Penang who attacked
relentlessly, leaving Chiu a mere spectator on several occasions.
David won 9-7 9-3 9-4 in 29
minutes to secure her fifth successive crown since first winning the
region's most prestigious event in July 1998 – aged just 14!
The men's final produced a
significant upset – but a confidence-boosting victory for title-holder Ong
Beng Hee, the second seed, over his domestic rival Mohd Azlan Iskandar,
the favourite. Beng Hee, beaten by Iskandar only last week in the final of
the KL Open back on home soil, was in superb form at the Taipei Arena
- whilst his opponent appeared sluggish.
"Beng Hee's drop shots and
finishing volleys were absolutely outstanding, while Azlan's game was laced
with numerous unforced errors," said a spokesman for the championships.
Ong Beng Hee's 9-2, 9-4,
10-8 triumph in 35 minutes gives the 26-year-old his fourth title since
winning his debut Asian trophy in 2000 in Hong Kong.
Singles Double In
Malaysia's Sights In Taiwan
The fourth successive
singles double gold medal success looms for Malaysia in the 13th
Asian Squash Championships in Chinese Taipei as Mohd Azlan
Iskandar and Ong Beng Hee will contest an all-Malaysian men's
final and world champion Nicol David, from Penang, reached the
women's final where she will take on Hong Kong's Rebecca Chiu at the
Taipei Arena in Taiwan.
Second seed Rebecca Chiu was
first on the all-glass court which is erected outside a major shopping
complex. The Asian Games champion started off rather tentatively against
Malaysian Sharon Wee, the No3 seed who used the slower court and the
cooler outdoor climate to her advantage with accurate volley drops.
After dropping the first
game, Chiu got into her rhythm and soon romped home to a 6-9 9-1 9-3 9-2
win.
Nicol David showed no mercy
in the other women's semi-final, cruising to a 9-0 9-1 9-0 win in just 16
minutes over sixth seed Christina Mak, from Hong Kong. Now in her
fifth successive final since 1998, David is one match away from her fifth
title in a row!
Men's favourite Azlan
Iskandar dropped his first game of the tournament in the opener against
Pakistan's fourth seed Mansoor Zaman. But the world No14 from
Sarawak rattled off the next two games – then was taken to the limit in the
fourth, but eventually prevailed 3-9, 9-0, 9-2, 10-8 to reach the final for
the first time.
His opponent will be
domestic rival Ong Beng Hee, facing his first challenge for the region's
premier title after winning it on the past three occasions – in all cases
beating Mansoor Zaman in the final!
In what organisers described
as 'a rather physical match' with Pakistan's Shahid Zaman, Beng Hee
had leads of 8-7 and 9-8 cut back by the third seed who served for the game
at 9-9. But it was the Malaysian who ultimately won the game, and then the
second in record time. By the third, it appeared that Zaman was unable to
offer any serious resistance, and he conceded
with the score at 10-9, 9-1, 3-1.
Malaysia On Course For Asian Championships Double In Taiwan
There will be Malaysian interest in all four semi-finals in the 13th Asian Squash Championships in Chinese Taipei after Mohd Azlan Iskandar and Sharon Wee, together with title-holders Ong Beng Hee and Nicol David, successfully negotiated today's (Tuesday) quarter-finals at the Taipei Arena in Taiwan.
Iskandar, seeded to win the prestigious regional title for the first time, beat Pakistan's eighth seed Majid Khan 9-3, 9-1, 9-7, while domestic rival Ong Beng Hee – whom he beat in last week's KL Open final in Malaysia – also overcame a Pakistani, surprise opponent Farhan Mehboob. Second seed Beng Hee beat the 9/16 seed 4-9, 9-0, 9-6, 10-8.
Both Malaysians will again face Pakistanis in the semi-finals, Iskandar the third seed Mansoor Zaman, and Beng Hee his cousin Shahid Zaman, the No4 seed.
Favourite Nicol David is in line to win her fifth successive women's title since 1998. The 22-year-old world champion from Penang beat Japan's unseeded Mami Nishio 9-2, 9-4, 9-2, and will now face Hong Kong's Christina Mak for a place in the final. The sixth seed upset Malaysia's Tricia Chuah, the fourth seed, 9-5, 9-1, 7-9, 9-2.
Third seed Sharon Wee will lead Malaysian interest in the other women's semi-final after beating compatriot Delia Arnold 9-2, 9-0, 9-7. Wee takes on Hong Kong's Rebecca Chiu, the second seed who defeated India's Joshna Chinappa 9-5, 9-1, 9-0.
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