WORLD SQUASH NEWS

RESULTS: Women's Qatar Airways Squash Challenge, Doha, Qatar

Qualifying finals:
Engy Kheirallah (EGY) bt Charlie de Rycke (BEL) 9-7, 9-1, 9-4 (27m)
Eman El Amir (EGY) bt Olga Puigdemont Sola (ESP) 9-0, 9-6, 4-9, 9-6 (44m)
Amelia Pittock (AUS) bt Line Hansen (DEN) 9-0, 9-2, 9-5 (27m)
Rebecca Botwright (ENG) bt Kasey Brown (AUS) 7-9, 3-9, 9-1, 9-5, 9-5 (77m)
Melissa Martin (AUS) bt Manuela Manetta (ITA) 3-9, 9-4, 7-9, 9-2, 10-8 (77m)
Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG) bt Karen Kronemeyer (NED) 9-1, 9-6, 9-3 (35m)
Runa Reta (CAN) bye
Tegwen Malik (WAL) bt Suzie Pierrepont (ENG) 9-7, 9-1, 9-4 (28m)

Botwright Battles Back To Join Sister In Qatar Challenge

England's Rebecca Botwright battled back from two games down to beat Australia's Kasey Brown 7-9 3-9 9-1 9-5 9-5 in 77 minutes in today's qualifying finals of the Women's Qatar Airways Squash Challenge in the Qatar capital Doha.

Rebecca, 23, from Manchester, will join her sister Vicky Botwright, the seventh seed, in the main draw of the WISPA Grand Prix event - Rebecca taking on compatriot Fiona Geaves, the 12th seed, with Vicky also drawn to meet an English opponent Stephanie Brind.

Welsh champion Tegwen Malik also came through the qualifying finals - and is rewarded with an appointment with Australian favourite Rachael Grinham, the world No1.  Grinham is expected to meet defending champion Vanessa Atkinson, the No2 seed, in Sunday's final.

Updated 1st round draw:
[1] Rachael Grinham (AUS) v [Q] Tegwen Malik (WAL)
[15] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) v Laura-Jane Lengthorn (ENG)
[5] Linda Elriani (ENG) v [Q] Runa Reta (CAN)
[12] Fiona Geaves (ENG) v [Q] Rebecca Botwright (ENG)
[4] Nicol David (MAS) v Latasha Khan (USA)
[10] Shelley Kitchen (NZL) v Alison Waters (ENG)
[8] Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY) v Tamsyn Leevey (NZL)
[11] Madeline Perry (IRL) v Pamela Nimmo (SCO)
[13] Annelize Naude (NED) v [Q] Amelia Pittock (AUS)
[6] Natalie Grainger (USA) v [Q] Melissa Martin (AUS)
[9] Jenny Duncalf (ENG) v [Q] Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG)
[3] Natalie Grinham (AUS) v Carla Khan (PAK)
[16] Isabelle Stoehr (FRA) v [Q] Eman El Amir (EGY)
[7] Vicky Botwright (ENG) v Stephanie Brind (ENG)
[14] Tania Bailey (ENG) v [Q] Engy Kheirallah (EGY)
[2] Vanessa Atkinson (NED) v Sharon Wee (MAS)