Malaysia

Nicol David Makes 8th consecutive KL climax!

Top seed Nicol David (pic le) confidently reached the women's CIMB KL Open final for the eighth year in a row after beating English rival Alison Waters (pic ri) in straight games (11-4, 12-10, 11-5 ) in the semi-finals in Kuala Lumpur. It was the end o...

Qualifiers Chan and Marche shine in KL!

Qualifiers Joey Chan (pic) and Gregoire Marche led a flurry of upsets the 1st first round of the CIMB KL Open in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. Joey Chan, the lowest-ranked player in the women's event, produced a sensational performance to oust Eg...

Malaysia upset France to reach World Cup semi-finals!

In the final qualifying round of the WSF World Cup in Chennai, Malaysia produced the event's first upset by beating 4th seeds France to earn a surprise place in the semi-finals in India. 5th seeds Malaysia fell behind when Muhd Asyraf Azan went down 11...

Nicol David: The dominating force!

Nicol David dominates the women squash since 2006, as she took over world no.1 position, lost it for 4 month to get back in August 2006 until now - 54 month in a row, 57 in total. 1 month more and she'll tie the record of Australian Michelle Martin. To...

Home double victory in Kuala Lumpur!

The two Malaysians Nicol David and Azlan Iskandar made it a good day for the home fans in Kuala Lumpur. The victories in the finals have been contrasting. Iskandar was all time in control over qualifier Tarek Momen, while David has been under massive p...

Momen took out no. 1 contender Shorbagy!

The Egyptian Tarek Momen (pic) was the star of the semi-finals at the Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur, when he came back from 1-2 games down to beat top-seed compatriot Mohamed El Shorbagy on extra points in the final game. In tomorrow's final Momen wil...

David and Iskandar keep Malaysian home hopes alive!

Nicol David (pic ri) and Azlan Iskandar (pic le) kept hopes alive in the Malaysian Open, when both took straight games quarter-final victories. World no.1 Nicol David, looking for her sixth successive title, eased in 29 minutes to an 11-4, 11-4, 11-8 w...

El Weleily wipes out Ex-World Champion Grinham!

The opening round of the Malaysian Open produced a series of upsets in Kuala Lumpur. The Egyptian qualifier Raneem El Weleily (pic) defeats the third seed Rachael Grinham in the women’s draw (12-10, 14-16, 11-9, 12-10). Laura Massaro, the No8 seed ha...