RESULTS: Cathay Pacific Gale Well Hong Kong Open, Hong Kong
Men's qualifying finals:
Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) bt Omar Abdel Aziz (EGY) 11-8, 9-11, 9-11, 12-10, 11-8 (78m)
Julien Balbo (FRA) bt Max Lee (HKG) 5-11, 11-4, 7-11, 11-8, 11-2 (82m)
Mohd Ali Anwar Reda (EGY) bt Tom Richards (ENG) 12-10, 11-7, 11-6 (46m)
Stephen Coppinger (RSA) bt Chris Simpson (ENG) 4-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-4 (54m)
Chris Ryder (ENG) bt Amr Swelim (ITA) 13-11, 4-11, 11-8, 11-8 (65m)
Saurav Ghosal (IND) bt Nicolas Mueller (SUI) 11-7, 11-9, 11-9 (42m)
Renan Lavigne (FRA) bt Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) 11-3, 12-10, 9-11, 11-9 (70m)
Jonathan Kemp (ENG) bt Mark Krajcsak (HUN) 11-4, 11-7, 11-4 (28m)
Women's qualifying finals:
Donna Urquhart (AUS) bt Siti Munirah Jusoh (MAS) 11-4, 5-11, 11-7, 11-9 (35m)
Elise Ng (HKG) bt Misaki Kobayashi (JPN) 13-11, 16-14, 11-8 (33m)
Dipika Pallikal (IND) bt Joelle King (NZL) 14-12, 11-5, 11-5 (40m)
Orla Noom (NED) bt Leung Shin-Nga (HKG) 11-3, 11-8, 11-4 (21m)
Song Sun-Mi (KOR) bt Christina Mak (HKG) 7-11, 11-6, 7-11, 11-9, 11-8 (56m)
Low Wee Wern (MAS) bt Miwa Maekawa (JPN) 11-4, 11-7, 11-6 (25m)
Emma Beddoes (ENG) bt Kylie Lindsay (NZL) 11-8, 12-10, 11-6 (28m)
Sharon Wee (MAS) bt Fiona Moverley (ENG) 7-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-7 (33m)
Elise Ng became Hong Kong's sole success in today's (Tuesday) qualifying finals of the Cathay Pacific Gale Well Hong Kong Open after surviving two tie-break games to earn a place in the main draw of the $74,000 women's WISPA Gold squash event.
In the men's $145,000 PSA World Tour Super Series Platinum event, France's Julien Balbo twice came from behind to deny another local success when he beat Hong Kong's Max Lee 5-11, 11-4, 7-11, 11-8, 11-2 in an 82-minute battle.
Elise Ng beat Japan's Misaki Kobayashi 13-11, 16-14, 11-8 in 33 minutes and, in her third successive appearance in the event's first round, will line up against second seed Natalie Grinham, from the Netherlands.
India's Dipika Pallikal became the youngest - and lowest ranked - player to earn a place in the main draw after an impressive straight games success. The 18-year-old from Chennai, ranked 54 in the world, ousted Joelle King - beating the New Zealander ranked 32 in the world 14-12, 11-5, 11-5. The teenager is drawn to face Egypt's Raneem El Weleily, the 16th seed.
South Korea's Song Sun-Mi also recorded a notable win - and claimed her first place in the main draw of a WISPA Gold event as a qualifier after upsetting higher-ranked Hong Kong opponent Christina Mak 7-11, 11-6, 7-11, 11-9, 11-8. The 19-year-old from Kyung-Do now meets another local player, Hong Kong number one Rebecca Chiu, the 13th seed.
Colombian Miguel Angel Rodriguez earned his first appearance in the men's main draw of the Hong Kong Open after surviving a 78-minute battle against Egypt's Omar Abdel Aziz, winning 11-8, 9-11, 9-11, 12-10, 11-8.
The 23-year-old from Bogota now faces third seed Amr Shabana, the defending champion from Egypt who is hoping to win his fourth successive title in Hong Kong.
South African Stephen Coppinger pulled off a notable upset, beating England's world No45 Chris Simpson 4-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-4. The Dublin-born world No60 now takes on Australia's 13th seed Stewart Boswell in his maiden appearance in the main draw.
Updated Men's 1st round draw:
[1] Karim Darwish (EGY) v [Q] Julien Balbo (FRA)
[11] Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) v Omar Mosaad (EGY)
[5] David Palmer (AUS) v [Q] Mohd Ali Anwar Reda (EGY)
[15] Cameron Pilley (AUS) v Mohd Azlan Iskandar (MAS)
[3] Amr Shabana (EGY) v [Q] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL)
[14] Mohamed El Shorbagy (EGY) v Farhan Mehboob (PAK)
[7] Peter Barker (ENG) v [Q] Renan Lavigne (FRA)
[16] Olli Tuominen (FIN) v Daryl Selby (ENG)
[13] Stewart Boswell (AUS) v [Q] Stephen Coppinger (RSA)
[8] James Willstrop (ENG) v Ong Beng Hee (MAS)
[10] Alister Walker (ENG) v Hisham Mohd Ashour (EGY)
[4] Ramy Ashour (EGY) v [Q] Saurav Ghosal (IND)
[12] Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK) v [Q] Chris Ryder (ENG)
[6] Thierry Lincou (FRA) v Dick Lau (HKG)
[9] Adrian Grant (ENG) v Joey Barrington (ENG)
[2] Gregory Gaultier (FRA) v [Q] Jonathan Kemp (ENG)
Updated Women's 1st round draw:
[1] Nicol David (MAS) v Line Hansen (DEN)
[13] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) v [Q] Song Sun-Mi (KOR)
[5] Jenny Duncalf (ENG) v [Q] Low Wee Wern (MAS)
[12] Annie Au (HKG) v Engy Kheirallah (EGY)
[4] Alison Waters (ENG) v [Q] Orla Noom (NED)
[16] Raneem El Weleily (EGY) v [Q] Dipika Pallikal (IND)
[8] Laura Massaro (ENG) v [Q] Emma Beddoes (ENG)
[15] Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG) v Latasha Khan (USA)
[11] Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL) v [Q] Donna Urquhart (AUS)
[7] Madeline Perry (IRL) v Lauren Briggs (ENG)
[9] Kasey Brown (AUS) v Sarah Kippax (ENG)
[3] Rachael Grinham (AUS) v Delia Arnold (MAS)
[10] Isabelle Stoehr (FRA) v Aisling Blake (IRL)
[6] Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY) v [Q] Sharon Wee (MAS)
[14] Camille Serme (FRA) v Joey Chan (HKG)
[2] Natalie Grinham (NED) v [Q] Elise Ng (HKG)