Korean Ahn Maintains Malaysian Momentum by Howard Harding April 22, 2014
- Korean Eun Chan Ahn picked up her second title in Malaysia this year
as a complete outsider when she defeated Norway's Lotte Eriksen in the
final of the Malaysian Tour Squash Circuit No.3, the Women's Squash
Association World Tour 5 event at the Seremban 2 Sport Complex in
Negeri Sembilan.
The Seoul-born
28-year-old, seeded seven, made her breakthrough in the quarter-finals
where she despatched leading local hope Zulhijjah Binti Azan, the No2
seed.
After dismissing
compatriot Kim Ga-Hye in the semi-finals, world No59 Ahn - now in the
sixth Tour final of her career - faced Stavanger-born Eriksen, the No5
seed who was marking her second final appearance on the WSA Tour.
The pair were meeting
for the first time in almost seven years - but Ahn repeated her earlier
win to overcome the Norwegian 11-5, 11-6, 11-7 to notch up the fourth
Tour title of her career.
RESULTS: Women's Malaysian Tour Squash Circuit No.3, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
1st round: [1] Milou van der Heijden (NED) bt [Q] Aika Azman (MAS) 11-4, 11-8, 11-6 Teh Min Jie (MAS) bt [8] Jessica Turnbull (AUS) 11-13, 14-12, 11-8, 11-4 [4] Rachel Arnold (MAS) bt Pushppa Devi (MAS) 11-3, 11-7, 11-4 [5] Lotte Eriksen (NOR) bt Zoe Foo (MAS) 12-10, 11-7, 11-5 [6] Kim Ga-Hye (KOR) bt Vanessa Raj (MAS) 11-9, 9-11, 11-6, 11-7 [3] Cyrielle Peltier (FRA) bt [Q] Noor Shadira Anuar (MAS) 11-3, 11-4, 11-7 [7] Eun Chan Ahn (KOR) bt [Q] Andrea Lee (MAS) 11-5, 11-6, 11-6 [2] Zulhijjah Binti Azan (MAS) bt [Q] Chan YiWen (MAS) 6-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-2
Quarter-finals: Teh Min Jie (MAS) bt [1] Milou van der Heijden (NED) 10-12, 11-7, 4-11, 11-9, 11-6 [5] Lotte Eriksen (NOR) bt [4] Rachel Arnold (MAS) 14-12, 8-11, 11-8, 11-9 [6] Kim Ga-Hye (KOR) bt [3] Cyrielle Peltier (FRA) 11-7, 8-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-6 [7] Eun Chan Ahn (KOR) bt [2] Zulhijjah Binti Azan (MAS) 11-6, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9
Semi-finals: [5] Lotte Eriksen (NOR) bt Teh Min Jie (MAS) 10-12, 13-11, 12-14, 11-7, 11-7 [7] Eun Chan Ahn (KOR) bt [6] Kim Ga-Hye (KOR) 11-8, 11-4, 9-11, 13-11
