Malaysian Open

Khan downs Iskandar in Malaysian Open upset!

In a day of shocks in the Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur, defending champion Azlan Iskandar crashed out of the quarter-finals. Pakistan's unseeded Aamir Atlas Khan (pic) toppled the 3rd seeded Malaysian 11-5, 10-12, 11-9, 11-6 in 56 minutes. Khan now f...

Clyne with big upset at the Malaysian Open!

Scottish qualifier Alan Clyne (pic ri) claimed the biggest upset in the 1st round of the CIMB Malaysian Open when he beat 4th seed Hisham Ashour to earn a surprise place in the quarter-finals of the PSA World Tour International 50 in Bukit Jalil. After...

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...

David and Shorbagy heading Malaysian Open!

The Cimb Malaysian Open is the next event to come on world tour. With Nicol David, Ong Beng Hee and Azlan Iskandar Malaysian home hopes are shared between the women's and the men's draw. While David is seeded to win her 6th consecutive Malaysian Open t...