RESULTS:    BBQ Women's Seoul Squash Open, Seoul, South Korea

Qualifying finals:
Annie Au (HKG) bt Kylie Lindsay (NZL) 11-5, 11-4, 11-4 (18m)
Latasha Khan (USA) bt Emma Beddoes (ENG) 11-8, 6-11, 11-1, 13-11 (55m)
Donna Urquhart (AUS) bt Sharon Wee (MAS) 11-6, 6-11, 11-6, 10-12, 11-7 (56m)
Joey Chan (HKG) bt Line Hansen (DEN) 11-5, 6-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-7 (48m)


Hong Kong interest in the BBQ Women's Seoul Open was trebled after Annie Au and Joey Chan battled through to success in today's (Tuesday) qualifying finals of the $60,000 WISPA World Tour Gold squash event at Seoul State University Sports Centre in the South Korean capital Seoul.

Annie Au, the 20-year-old world No18, despatched New Zealand's Kylie Lindsay 11-5, 11-4, 11-4 in just 18 minutes – but Chan had a tougher task against second qualifying seed Line Hansen.  In the last match of the day, the 21-year-old world No43 became the third left hander through – and the lowest-ranked player too. 

Chan twice stemmed fight-backs by Hansen before defeating the Dane 11-5, 6-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-7.

Au has the tougher reward – a clash with top seed Nicol David, the world number one from Malaysia who is the title-holder.  Chan will line up against England's No4 seed Jenny Duncalf on the all-glass court sited at Hyundai I-Park Yongsan Plaza.

The pair's compatriot Rebecca Chiu already has a place in the main draw, where she faces New Zealander Shelley Kitchen, the seventh seed.

Updated 1st round draw:
[1] Nicol David (MAS) v [Q] Annie Au (HKG)
[5] Alison Waters (ENG) v Song Sun-Mi (KOR)
[3] Natalie Grinham (NED) v [Q] Latasha Khan (USA)
[8] Kasey Brown (AUS) v Samantha Teran (MEX)
[6] Madeline Perry (IRL) v Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL)
[4] Jenny Duncalf (ENG) v [Q] Joey Chan (HKG)
[7] Shelley Kitchen (NZL) v Rebecca Chiu (HKG)
[2] Rachael Grinham (AUS) v [Q] Donna Urquhart (AUS)