Squash: Malaysian Open Squash Championship round 1

September 13, 2024

British players Laura Massaro and Jenny Duncalf are both safely through to the next round of the CIMB Malaysian Open Squash Championship in Kuala Lumpur, whilst it was an early exit for debutante Lisa Aitken.
Laura Massaro, the world No2 from England beat Latasha Khan (USA) 11-5, 11-5, 11-6 (21m) and will meet Nicolette Fernandes (Guy) in the second round. Fernandes produced the biggest upset in the opening day when she dismissed Australia’s 15th seed Donna Urquhart to secure an unexpected place in the last 16.

Jenny Duncalf is also safely through with a win over Denmarks Line Hansen 11-4, 9-11, 11-0, 11-4 (35m). But The match of the day for most of the crowd took place when top seed Nicol David, the Queen of Malaysian squash, took to the court for her first round match against qualifier Lisa Aitken, the former Scottish international making her debut as an English player.

Bidding to reach the final for a remarkable 11th successive year, and win the title for a record eighth time, David defeated Aitkin 11-4, 11-6, 11-7 in 35 minutes.

The world number one from Penang now renews her career-long rivalry with Egypt’s Omneya Abdel Kawy, the 28-year-old from Cairo whom she first met in the British Junior U14 Open final in January 1997! The pair has since met 17 times on the WSA Tour, including three times in the Malaysian Open.

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