Salma Sinks Top Seed Duncalf In HKFC Shock by Howard Harding May 21, 2014
- Egyptian teenager Salma Hany Ibrahim scored the biggest Tour victory
of her life when she upset England's top seed Jenny Duncalf, a former
world No2, in today's first round of the HKFC WSA 25, a WSA Silver 25
squash event at the Hong Kong Football Club in Happy Valley, Hong Kong.
Unseeded, the
17-year-old from Alexandria recovered from 2/1 down to topple world
No12 Duncalf 11-4, 5-11, 3-11, 11-4, 11-2 in 45 minutes.
Hany, ranked 38 in the
world, now faces Donna Urquhart after the sixth seed from Australia
despatched US veteran Latasha Khan 11-4, 11-8, 12-10.
There was a further
upset on the opening day of this inaugural WSA World Tour event when
Malaysian Delia Arnold became the only qualifier to make the last eight
after ousting Aisling Blake, the No8 seed from Ireland, 11-6, 12-14,
11-6, 11-7 in 65 minutes.
Arnold, the
28-year-old world No40 from Selangor, now faces Nicolette Fernandes,
the No4 seed from Guyana who beat Welsh qualifier Deon Saffery 11-1,
11-8, 11-8.
Fifth seed Joey Chan
carries home interest into the quarter-finals after fighting back from
a game down to beat New Zealand qualifier Kylie Lindsay 10-12, 11-7,
11-4, 11-2.
The 26-year-old Hong Kong number two, ranked 24 in the world, next takes on experienced Australian Rachael Grinham.
The 37-year-old former
world No1 from Queensland, already playing her 10th Tour event of the
year, defeated Hong Kong wild card Carmen Lee 11-7, 11-8, 11-8.
RESULTS: Women's HKFC WSA 25, Happy Valley, Hong Kong
Quarter-final line-up: Salma Hany Ibrahim (EGY) v [6] Donna Urquhart (AUS) [3] Rachael Grinham (AUS) v [5] Joey Chan (HKG) [4] Nicolette Fernandes (GUY) v [Q] Delia Arnold (MAS) [2] Amanda Sobhy (USA) v [7] Heba El Torky (EGY)
