Dipika Pallikal

Young players surprise seeds in KL!

3 seeds are on their way home, but a teenage qualifier claims the biggest scalp in round 1 of the CIMB Nicol David KL Open 2012. In the best victory of her career, 16-year-old Egyptian qualifier Nour El Sherbini got the better of ...

Grinham takes maiden ToC title!

In the women’s Tournament of Champions final squash mom Natalie Grinham (pic ri) taught her 13-years-younger opponent Dipika Pallikal (pic le) a lesson about court coverage and strength. The 33-year-old, who has played under the Dutch flag ...

Pallikal and Grinham contest for ToC crown!

The women’s ToC final will be a test of experience versus youth as 33-year-old Natalie Grinham and 20-year-old Dipika Pallikal play for the title. Experience carried the day – just barely – in Grinham’s semifinal match against 16-year-old ...

Semis in Grand Central Station!

Shortly the semi-final action in Grand Central Station of New York will start. Women and men will find their 2 players for the great final of the Tournament of Champions. And it might be Frenchman Greg Gaultier (pic le) again ...

Pallikal downs Urquhart in ToC quarters!

The quarter final round gave audiences at Grand Central Station surprising result of the WSA Tournament of Champions, as New Zealand’s Jaclyn Hawkes ended hopes of an all-Grinham final after beating the elder sister Rachael in 3 games ...

Pallikal powers to historic title in Nepal!

India's Dipika Pallikal (pic) made her mark in squash history by winning the Women's Nepal Open, the first Tour event to be staged in Nepal, when she beat New Zealander Kylie Lindsay 10-12, 11-2, 11-1, 11-5. The $10,900 WISPA World Tour championship at...

El Tayeb and Pallikal surprised in Qatar!

Teenagers Nour El Tayeb and Dipika Pallikal (pic) produced notable upsets on the opening day of main draw action in Doha. Rapidly-rising 17-year-old Nour El Tayeb struck the mightiest blow, beating fellow Egyptian Omneya Abdel Kawy, the 3rd seed, 11-7,...

The top four will contest the semi-finals!

In the quarter-finals of the Women's World Junior Squash Championship in Cologne (Germany) all four top contenders managed to reach the semis. In the all-Egyptian match between defending champion Nour El Sherbini and Nouran El Torky, the 14-year-old to...