WORLD SQUASH NEWS

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

Final qualifying round:
Amelia Pittock (AUS) bt Rebecca Botwright (ENG) 9-1, 9-2, 5-9, 9-5
Pamela Nimmo (SCO) bt Amnah Trabolsy (EGY) 9-4, 9-0, 9-1
Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG) bt Melissa Martin (AUS) 9-2, 9-3, 9-2
Laura-Jane Lengthorn (ENG) bt Katline Cauwels (BEL) 9-2, 9-2, 9-5
Engy Kheirallah (EGY) bt Runa Reta (CAN) 9-1, 6-9, 6-9, 9-4, 9-0
Tegwen Malik (WAL) bt Line Hansen (DEN) 9-0, 9-4, 9-0
Vicky Lankester (ENG) bt Ellen Petersen (DEN) 9-5, 9-4, 9-4
Annelize Naude (NED) bt Kate Roe (ENG) 9-0, 9-3, 9-1

Brits Boost Qatar Airways Challenge

Five Britons fought through today's (Monday) final qualifying round of the Women's Qatar Airways Squash Challenge to join the eleven British players already in the main draw of the WISPA World Tour Grand Prix event which gets underway in Doha tomorrow.

The $70,000 event is the first to be sponsored by Qatar Airways, the fast-growing global airline which recently announced a three-year agreement with WISPA to become the television sponsor of the WISPA Grand Prix, in addition to becoming the association's official airline.

Natalie Grainger, the world No2 from the USA, is the top seed and is expected to meet England's world No1 Cassie Jackman in the final at the Khalifa Squash Complex on Saturday 28 February. 

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

Comprehensive coverage of the event will be available on the event's official website www.qasquash.com