WORLD SQUASH
NEWS RESULTS: Credit Suisse Privilege Women's World Open Squash Championship, Hong Kong 1st qualifying round: Carla Khan (PAK) bt Sara Badr (EGY) 9-0, 9-5, 9-2 (19m) Kate Roe (ENG) bt Elise Ng (HKG) 9-1, 5-9, 2-9, 9-2, 9-5 (61m) Amelia Pittock (AUS) bt Milja Dorenbos (NED) 9-5, 9-0, 9-0 (20m) Laura Lengthorn (ENG) bt Sarah Kippax (ENG) 9-3, 9-0, 9-0 (19m) Runa Reta (CAN) bt Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG) 8-10, 9-1, 9-7, 1-9, 9-1 (55m) Vicky Lankester (ENG) bt Margriet Huisman (NED) 9-5, 9-4, 9-2 (25m) Alison Waters (ENG) bt Raneem El Weleily (EGY) 9-0, 9-5, 9-2 (22m) Line Hansen (DEN) bt Maha Zein (EGY) w/o Kim Hannes-Teunen (BEL) bt Amnah El Trabolsy (EGY) 10-8, 9-0, 9-4 (26m) Heidi Mather (AUS) bt Karen Lau (HKG) 9-3, 9-2, 9-2 (25m) Tamsyn Leevey (NZL) bt Chiu Ka Kei (HKG) 9-2, 9-3, 9-0 (16m) Tegwen Malik (WAL) bt Frania Gillen-Buchert (SCO) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0 (10m) Becky Botwright (ENG) bt Christina Mak (HKG) 9-3, 9-2, 9-1 (26m) Engy Kheirallah (EGY) bt Chan Ho Ling (HKG) 9-3, 1-9, 9-6, 10-8 (41m) Eman El Amir (EGY) bt Karen Kronemeyer (AUS) 9-1, 6-9, 9-1, 9-10, 9-4 (59m) Wendy Maitland (SCO) bt Katline Cauwels (BEL) 9-6, 9-3, 9-5 (26m) Runa Ruins Lloyd-Walters' World Open Bid Canada's Runa Reta caused the biggest upset on the opening day of qualifying for the Credit Suisse Privilege Women's World Open Squash Championship in Hong Kong when she beat England's Dominique Lloyd-Walter, ranked 24 in the world, 8-10 9-1 9-7 1-9 9-1 in 55 minutes. Reta, the world No60 from Ontario, now faces another Englishwoman Vicky Lankester for a place in the main draw. Local interest in the qualifying event was extinguished completely on the first day with all five Hong Kong entrants - Elise Ng, Karen Lau, Chiu Ka Kei, Christina Mak and Chan Ho Ling - crashing out to higher-ranked opponents. Welsh champion Tegwen Malik pulled off the fastest win of the day - beating Scotland's Frania Gillen-Buchert 9-0 9-0 9-0 in just 10 minutes.
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