Penang

Laura Massaro Women’s World Champion!

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

World No2 Laura Massaro fought off a courageous attack by teenage Egyptian giant-killer Nour El Sherbini in the final of the Women's World Squash Championship in Malaysia to become the 3rd Englishwoman to win the world title after Martine le Moignan (1989) und Cassie Jackman (1999).

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.