Chris Ryder & Lim Yoke Wah Win World Gold In Hungary
Men's quarter-finals:
[1] Mark Krajcsak (HUN) bt [5/8] Nafzahizam Adnan (MAS) 9-0, 9-0, 9-5
[3/4] Julian Illingworth (USA) bt [5/8] Yann Perrin (FRA) 9-4, 9-4, 10-9
[3/4] Chris Ryder (GBR) bt [5/8] Fabien Verseille (FRA) 9-7, 9-3, 9-7
Joel Hinds (GBR) bt [5/8] Jonathan Harford (GBR) 9-0, 9-7, 1-9, 10-9
Semi-finals:
[1] Mark Krajcsak (HUN) bt [3/4] Julian Illingworth (USA) 9-0, 9-7, 9-1
[3/4] Chris Ryder (GBR) bt Joel Hinds (GBR) 9-6, 9-1, 9-0
Final:
[3/4] Chris Ryder (GBR) bt [1] Mark Krajcsak (HUN) 7-9, 10-8, 9-1, 9-4 (89m)
Women's quarter-finals:
[1] Katie Patrick (CAN) bt Olivia Hauser (SUI) 9-1, 9-3, 9-0
Kathrin Rohrmueller (GER) bt Lau Siu Ying (HKG) 9-3, 9-4, 8-10, 9-4
[3/4] Lauren Siddall (GBR) bt Emma Beddoes (GBR) 9-4, 9-4, 9-7
[2] Lim Yoke Wah (MAS) bt Siyole Lusaseni (RSA) 9-1, 9-6, 5-9, 9-3
Semi-finals:
Kathrin Rohrmueller (GER) bt [1] Katie Patrick (CAN) 9-1, 9-3, 6-9, 9-4
[2] Lim Yoke Wah (MAS) bt [3/4] Lauren Siddall (GBR) 9-6, 9-7, 2-9, 9-4
Final:
[2] Lim Yoke Wah (MAS) bt Kathrin Rohrmueller (GER) 6-9, 1-9, 10-8, 10-9, 9-2
Chris Ryder and Lim Yoke Wah won gold medals for Great Britain and Malaysia, respectively, in the individual finals of the World University Squash Championships in Szeged, Hungary.
Ryder, a 26-year-old student of Loughborough University, fought back from a game down to defeat favourite Mark Krajcsak, from Hungary, 7-9, 10-8, 9-1, 9-4 in 89 minutes. The success marked the 3/4 seed's second gold medal in Szeged after helping Great Britain to the team title earlier in the week
Lim Yoke Yah, the No2 seed, dropped the first two games in the women's final against Kathrin Rohrmueller, the unseeded German who made her breakthrough in the semi-finals where she beat Canadian favourite Katie Patrick.
The 20-year-old Malaysian survived close third and fourth games before cruising to victory in the fifth in a 6-9, 1-9, 10-8, 10-9, 9-2 scoreline.