Nicol David

El Sherbini downed David in World Championship!

March 23, 2014 • Tags: Laura Massaro, Malaysia, Nicol David, Nour El Sherbini, Penang, Raneem El Welily, Women's World Championships, WSA • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments

In front of the World No 1’s home crowd (more than 2.000), the 18-year-old teenager Nour El Sherbini beat the favourite Nicol David 11-4, 9-11, 6-11, 11-2, 9-11 in the semi-finals of the Women’s World Championship in Penang to gatecrash into the final as unseeded player

David survives – El Sherbini surprises at Penang Worlds!

March 22, 2014 • Tags: Laura Massaro, Malaysia, Nicol David, Nour El Sherbini, Penang, Raneem El Welily, Women's World Championships, WSA • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments

Home favourite Nicol David survived a 76 minutes fight against France's Camille Serme in the quarter-finals of the Penang CIMB Women's World Squash Championship - but the World No1 did just enough to scrape through 9-11, 11-5, 11-5, 6-11, 11-4 to the last 4 in Penang, Malaysia.

David and Shabana taking ToC title!

January 25, 2014 • Tags: Amr Shabana, Greg Gaultier, Laura Massaro, Nicol David, PSA, Tournament of Champions, USA, WSA • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments

It was squash queen Nicol David and squash maestro Amr Shabana who dominated the finals at the 2014 JP Morgan Tournament of Champions (ToC) in New York.

Top seeds David and Massaro in ToC final!

January 24, 2014 • Tags: Laura Massaro, Nicol David, Tournament of Champions, USA, WSA • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments

The top 2 seeds will contest the final of the J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions after Malaysian favourite Nicol David (front) and England's World No2 Laura Massaro survived testing women's semi-finals in the iconic Vanderbilt Hall at Grand Central Terminal in New York ...

David and Matthew taking Hong Kong title!

December 10, 2013 • Tags: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Open, Nicol David, PSA, WSA • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments

The unstoppable Malaysian superstar Nicol David and new World Champion Nick Matthew from England won the last World Series tournament in Hong Kong.

ATCO World Series Finals postponed!

November 27, 2013 • Tags: Amr Shabana, Nicol David, PSA, World Series Finals, WSA, Ziad Al Turki • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments

One of the most prestigious squash events, the ATCO World Series Finals (2nd to 6th January 2014, has been postponed. The showpiece event has been staged for the previous 5 years by Saudi businessman Ziad Al-Turki (mi) at London’s Queen’s Club.

David and Gaultier new US Open Champions!

October 19, 2013 • Tags: Greg Gaultier, Nicol David, Philadelphia, PSA, US Open, USA, WSA • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments

Malaysian Nicol David and Frenchman Greg Gaultier are the new US Open champions. As David beat Laura Massaro from England in 5 tough games (13-11, 11-13, 7-11, 11-8, 11-5) to repeat her last year's title, Gaultier ...

Laura and Low line up US Open semi!

October 17, 2013 • Tags: Joelle King, Laura Massaro, Low Wee Wern, Nicol David, Philadelphia, US Open, USA, WSA • Categories: all posts, players, tournaments

Laura & Low line up US Open semi!

In her 1st ever victory over the world No3 from Egypt, Low Wee Wern (le) upset 2012 runner-up Raneem El Weleily (ri) in the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open Championship (7-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-9, 11-8) in Philadelphia to ensure double Malaysian interest in the semi-finals for the 1st time in the event's history.

Wern will meet in the semi-final World No2 Laura Massaro (ENG) who beat Kasey Brown (AUS) (10-12, 11-4, 11-8, 11-5) after coming back from 1 game down.

In the 2nd semi, World No1 Nicol David (MAS) will face Joelle King (NZL), after dispatching Madeline Perry (IRE) in straight games (11-6, 11-6, 11-4). Before King surprisingly beat 4th seed Alison Waters (ENG) 12-10, 11-2, 11-3 in just 37 minutes.