Sandhu Scores In KL Satellite
Men's 1st round:
[1] Mohd Ali Anwar Reda (EGY) bt Muhd Asyraf Azan (MAS) 11-9, 11-5, 11-10 (6-4)
[Q] Ivan Yuen (MAS) bt [5] Shahril Shahidan (MAS) 11-7, 9-11, 11-3, 11-7
[4] Neil Hitchens (ENG) bt Naresh Kumar (IND) 11-10 (2-0), 4-11, 11-4, 11-8
Kamran Khan (MAS) bt [8] Yasin Amjad (PAK) 6-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-8
[7] James Snell (ENG) bt [Q] Karim AGA Samy (EGY) 11-7, 11-9, 11-8
[3] Nafzahizam Adnan (MAS) bt [Q] Elvinn Keo (MAS) 11-8, 11-8, 11-10 (2-0)
Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) bt [6] David Vidal (ESP) 11-8, 11-4, 8-11, 11-10 (2-0)
[2] Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) bt [Q] Parth Sharma (IND) 11-10 (2-0), 11-8, 11-10 (2-0)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Mohd Ali Anwar Reda (EGY) bt [Q] Ivan Yuen (MAS) 11-5, 11-7, 11-10 (5-3) (56m)
[4] Neil Hitchens (ENG) bt Kamran Khan (MAS) 11-10 (2-0), 11-8, 11-8 (30m)
[3] Nafzahizam Adnan (MAS) bt [7] James Snell (ENG) 11-5, 5-11, 11-2, 11-5 (31m)
Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) bt [2] Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) 11-9, 11-6, 11-9 (49m)
Women's 1st round:
Wee Wern Low (MAS) bt [1] Line Hansen (DEN) 9-3, 6-9, 9-7, 9-7
[5] Annie Au (HKG) bt [Q] Sun-Mi Song (KOR) 9-1, 9-1, 9-0
[4] Lim Yoke Wah (MAS) bt Surbhi Misra (IND) 9-1, 9-7, 9-0
[6] Siti Munirah Jusoh (MAS) bt Anwesha Reddy (IND) 9-3, 9-6, 9-6
[Q] Misaki Kobayashi (JPN) bt [8] Shin Nga Leung (HKG) 9-2, 7-9, 3-9, 10-8, 9-5
[3] Delia Arnold (MAS) bt [Q] Wee Nee Low (MAS) 9-1, 9-4, 9-0
[7] Milja Dorenbos (NED) bt [Q] Pushppa Devi (MAS) 2-9, 9-2, 9-6, 9-7
[2] Margriet Huisman (NED) bt Josefa Bertilsson (SWE) 9-1, 9-1, 9-1
Quarter-finals:
[5] Annie Au (HKG) bt Wee Wern Low (MAS) 9-5, 9-3, 9-7 (46m)
[4] Lim Yoke Wah (MAS) bt [6] Siti Munirah Jusoh (MAS) 9-4, 9-4, 9-4 (28m)
[3] Delia Arnold (MAS) bt [Q] Misaki Kobayashi (JPN) 9-0, 9-5, 9-4 (18m)
[2] Margriet Huisman (NED) bt [7] Milja Dorenbos (NED) 9-2, 9-0, 9-0 (14m)
India's Harinder Pal Sandhu caused a notable upset in today's (Monday) quarter-finals of the NSC Squash Satellite No3 when he beat second-seeded Malaysian Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan in the PSA Tour event at the National Squash Centre in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur.
The 18-year-old from Chennai defeated Adnan 11-9, 11-6, 11-9 in 49 minutes - and his reward is a semi-final clash with the Malaysian's older brother Nafzahizam Adnan, the third seed who beat England's No7 seed James Snell 11-5, 5-11, 11-2, 11-5.
Malaysian 16-year-old Wee Wern Low, who pulled off a sensational upset when she beat top seed Line Hansen in the first round, met her match in Annie Au in the quarter-finals. Au, the fifth seed from Hong Kong who reached her second successive NSC Satellite event final last week, defeated unseeded Wee Wern Low 9-5, 9-3, 9-7.
Men's semi-final line-up:
[1] Mohd Ali Anwar Reda (EGY) v [4] Neil Hitchens (ENG)
Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) v [3] Nafzahizam Adnan (MAS)
Women's semi-final line-up:
[5] Annie Au (HKG) v [4] Lim Yoke Wah (MAS)
[2] Margriet Huisman (NED) v [3] Delia Arnold (MAS)