RESULTS: Punj Lloyd WISPA Masters, New Delhi, India
1st round:
[1] Jenny Duncalf (ENG) bt Gaby Schmohl (SUI) 11-5, 11-4, 7-11, 11-3 (33m)
[7] Joey Chan (HKG) bt [Q] Sina Wall (GER) 11-5, 11-6, 11-3 (23m)
[3] Camille Serme (FRA) bt [Q] Aparajitha Balamurukan (IND) 11-4, 11-2, 11-1 (20m)
[6] Low Wee Wern (MAS) bt [Q] Anaka Alankamony (IND) 11-3, 11-4, 11-5 (23m)
[5] Annie Au (HKG) bt Joshna Chinappa (IND) 11-6, 7-11, 11-8, 7-11, 12-10 (54m)
[4] Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL) bt Siyoli Waters (RSA) 11-6, 11-5, 11-9 (27m)
[8] Dipika Pallikal (IND) bt [Q] Lisa Aitken (SCO) 11-6, 11-9, 11-3 (29m)
[2] Kasey Brown (AUS) bt Siti Munirah Jusoh (MAS) 11-6, 12-10, 11-8 (50m)
Indian teenager Dipika Pallikal single-handedly carried local interest through to the quarter-finals of the Women's Punj Lloyd WISPA Masters after prevailing in the first round of the inaugural $36,500 WISPA World Tour squash championship at the Sirifort CWG Block in New Delhi.
The 19-year-old eighth seed from Chennai defeated Scottish qualifier Lisa Aitken 11-6, 11-9, 11-3 to set up a quarter-final clash with Kasey Brown, the No2 seed from Australia.
Brown needed 50 minutes to overcome unseeded Malaysian Siti Munirah Jusoh 11-6, 12-10, 11-8.
The world No7 from New South Wales is expected to meet English rival Jenny Duncalf in Sunday's final. Top seed Duncalf, ranked two in the world, took four games to overcome Germany's Gaby Schmohl 11-5, 11-4, 7-11, 11-3.
Quarter-final line-up:
[1] Jenny Duncalf (ENG) v [7] Joey Chan (HKG)
[3] Camille Serme (FRA) v [6] Low Wee Wern (MAS)
[4] Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL) v [5] Annie Au (HKG)
[2] Kasey Brown (AUS) v [8] Dipika Pallikal (IND)