WORLD SQUASH NEWS
RESULTS: Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Men's semi-finals:
[1] Tommy Berden (NED) bt [3] Michael Corren (AUS) 8-15, 15-13, 15-3, 11-15,
15-10
[2] Moh'd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) bt [6] Cameron Pilley (AUS) 17-14, 17-15,
17-14
Women's semi-finals:
[1] Carol Owens (NZL) bt [4] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) 9-4, 9-6, 9-7
[2] Natalie Grinham (AUS) bt [3] Sharon Wee (MAS) 9-1, 9-2, 9-1
Iskandar Survives Pilley Thriller
Second seed Mohammed Azlan Iskandar narrowly survived a semi-final thriller
in the Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships to celebrate his first
appearance in a PSA Tour final.
The former Asian Junior Champion beat sixth-seeded Australian Cameron Pilley
17-14 17-15 17-14 to earn a clash with top-seeded Dutchman Tommy Berden, who
needed five games to overcome Australian Michael Corren 8-15 15-13 15-3 11-15
15-10.
The women's final will also feature the top two seeds after New Zealand
favourite Carol Owens beat Hong Kong's Rebecca Chiu 9-4 9-6 9-7 and
second-seeded Australian Natalie Grinham reached her third WISPSA World Tour
final this year with a 9-1 9-2 9-1 victory over Malaysian Sharon Wee.