The most
successful Malaysian squash player of all-time, Nicol is rapidly
establishing herself as her country's most successful sportswoman ever.
After becoming the first player in history to win the biennial World Junior
squash title twice, Nicol soon made her mark on the WISPA World Tour - and
at the Singapore Masters in August, notched up 30th Tour title in just eight
years.
Nicol's senior breakthrough came after she moved to Amsterdam in 2003 to
work with respected coach Liz Irving. It was in 2005 that she began her
remarkable run - winning her first British Open crown in September and her
maiden World title in Hong Kong in December. Further World Open success came
in Belfast in 2006 and two more British Open titles in 2006 and 2008.
This year's Singapore Masters victory marked her 27th successive Tour final
appearance in 29 events since the British Open in 2005. But, off-court,
accolades kept coming Nicol's way: The 25-year-old received Malaysia's
highest honour, the 'Order of Merit' in June, then the following month was
conferred a 'Datukship', becoming Penang's youngest ever Datuk |