Joelle King On Course In WSA Macau
by Matt Wagg
October 19, 2012 - A host of upsets have surprised audiences in Macau as just three seeds make it through to the WSA World Tour 2012 Macau Open semi-finals.
Top seed Joelle King remains the favourite to reach the final of the WSA Silver event, after wins against Siti Munriah Jusoh and Delia Arnold make her the only remaining top four seed. Third and fourth seeds Samantha Teran and Donna Urquhart crashed out in round one of the event, to Joshna Chinappa and Siyoli Waters respectively. Misaki Kobayashi also upset the seedings as she beat No.5 seed Joey Chan in straight games to progress to the quarter-finals.
Of these first round upsets, only 26-year-old Indian Joshna Cinappa remains in the event, as the qualifier battled to a five-game victory over Kobayashi and sets up a semi-final fixture against King.
Irishwoman Aisling Blake took three games to dispatch Siyoli Waters of South Africa to book her semi-final place. She will now face Egyptian Omneya Abdel Kawy, after the former world No.4 surprised onlookers by defeating No.2 seed Dipika Palikal in a tight five-game contest.
Semi-final:
[1] Joelle King (NZL) vs [Q] Joshna Chinappa (IND)
[7] Aisling Blake (IRL) vs [8] Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY)
Quarter-final:
[1] Joelle King (NZL) bt [6] Delia Arnold (MAS) 11-5, 11-3, 11-5
[Q] Joshna Chinappa (IND) bt Misaki Kobayashi (JPN) 11-9, 9-11, 13-11, 9-11, 11-6
[7] Aisling Blake (IRL) bt Siyoli Waters (RSA) 11-3, 12-10, 11-6
[8] Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY) bt [2] Dipika Pallikal (IND) 9-11, 11-5, 6-11, 14-12, 11-7
1st round:
[1] Joelle King (NZL) bt Siti Munirah Jusoh (MAS) 11-2, 11-3, 11-6
[6] Delia Arnold (MAS) bt [Q] Lucie Fialova (CZE) 11-5, 6-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9
[Q] Joshna Chinappa (IND) bt [3] Samantha Teran (MEX) 11-9, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8
Misaki Kobayashi (JPN) bt [5] Joey Chan (HKG) 11-9, 13-11, 11-8
[7] Aisling Blake (IRL) bt [Q] Carmen Lee (HKG) 11-8, 15-13, 11-5
Siyoli Waters (RSA) bt [4] Donna Urquhart (AUS) 7-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-4, 12-10
[8] Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY) bt [Q] Tong Tsz-Wing (HKG) 11-2, 11-9, 11-9
[2] Dipika Pallikal (IND) bt Liu Kwai Chi (MAC) 11-3, 11-2, 11-1
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