April WSA Rankings: Massaro Retakes No.2 After KL Triumph
from WSA Media
April 2, 2013 - Laura Massaro’s second World Series win in Malaysia at the weekend has seen the Englishwoman rise to No.2 in the WSA World Tour’s April rankings.
The 29-year-old from Preston, England beat World No.1 Nicol David in the semi-final, before completing the title win which has seen her over-take Raneem El Weleily to hold the No.2 spot for the first time since October 2012.
Alison Waters rises to fourth place after beating Nour El Sherbini on her way to the KL Open final. The Egyptian teenager slips down a place to No.5 with Joelle King rising to No.6, leapfrogging Low Wee Wern.
Annie Au drops out of the Top 10 for the first time since August 2011 after failing to match her 2012 KL Open final position. She drops to No.13, whilst Natalie Grinham rises two places to sit at No.10.
A month featuring back-to-back WSA titles for Sarah-Jane Perry has seen the 22-year-old leap six ranking positions to break into the WSA Top20 for the first time. The Mayfair and Granite Club Open winner sits at No.20 following an excellent March, during which she also reached the semi-final of the inaugural CourtCare Open in Chorley, England. Perry has risen 46 ranking places in the last twelve months. Eventual CourtCare Open winner Emma Beddoes rises four places to No.30.
India’s Joshana Chinappa also set a new highest ranking by reaching No.25 in the world following a first round appearance in the KL Open, rising two places.
1 Nicol David MAS
2 Laura Massaro ENG
3 Raneem El Weleily EGY
4 Alison Waters ENG
5 Nour El Sherbini EGY
6 Joelle King NZL
7 Low Wee Wern MAS
8 Jenny Duncalf ENG
9 Camille Serme FRA
10 Natalie Grinham NED
11 Madeline Perry IRL
12 Kasey Brown AUS
13 Annie Au HKG
14 Omneya Abdel Kawy EGY
15 Dipika Pallikal IND
16 Rachael Grinham AUS
17 Donna Urquhart AUS
18 Samantha Teran MEX
19 Joey Chan HKG
20 Sarah-Jane Perry ENG
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