Seeds Slip In Commonwealth Youth Games Clashes by Howard Harding September 7, 2015
- While Eain Yow Ng and Sivasangari Subramaniam are still on course to
provide double gold for Malaysia in Squash's debut in the Commonwealth
Youth Games, a trio of lower seeds failed to claim their predicted
places in the semi-finals of the fifth staging of the Games in Samoa.
Ng, a 17-year-old from Kuala Lumpur, brushed aside Scotland's Richard
Hollins 11-3, 11-4, 11-5 in today's men's quarter-finals at the
Tuana'imato Sports Facility in Apia. In the women's event, Subramaniam
despatched Larissa Wiltshire, of Guyana, 11-4, 11-1, 11-4.
But both will meet unexpected opponents as they compete for medals. Ng
takes on Velavan Senthilkumar after the unseeded Indian upset Luke
Jones, a 3/4 seed from New Zealand, 12-10, 3-11, 11-6, 11-5.
Subramaniam lines up against Mihiliya Methsarani following the unseeded
17-year-old from Sri Lanka's 11-9, 11-8, 11-5 shock defeat of Mari
Taylor, a 3/4 seed from England.
Pakistani Sadia Gul also secured an unexpected place in the women's
medal play-offs after fighting back from a game down to beat India's
3/4 seed Harshit Jawanda 7-11, 14-12, 11-8, 11-9.
England's medal hopes lie with Patrick Rooney, the No.2 seed who
defeated Northern Ireland's Stephen Hearst 11-5, 11-5, 11-3 and will
now meet Pakistan's 3/4 seed Israr Ahmed.
Eleanor Epke carries New Zealand's sole medal bid after beating
three-time Pacific Games gold medallist Lynette Vai 9-11, 13-11, 11-4,
11-7 to set up a semi-final encounter with Sadia Gul.
RESULTS: Commonwealth Youth Games Squash Championships, Apia, Samoa
Men's 1st round:
[1] Eain Yow Ng (MAS) bye
Richard Hollins (SCO) bt Fook John Shackley (FIJ) 11-2, 11-1, 11-0
Velavan Senthilkumar (IND) bt Jason Doyle (SVG) 11-4, 11-4, 11-6
[3/4] Luke Jones (NZL) bt Aidan Rowston (NFK) 11-8, 11-4, 11-0
[3/4] Israr Ahmed (PAK) bt Benjamin Mekdeci (GUY) 11-6, 11-2, 11-0
Alex Eustace (AUS) bye
Stephen Hearst (NIR) bt Thomas Da Silva (GIB) 11-1, 11-5, 11-4
[2] Patrick Rooney (ENG) bt Mohammed Saiful Mia (BAN) 11-2, 11-5, 11-3
Quarter-finals:
[1] Eain Yow Ng (MAS) bt Richard Hollins (SCO) 11-3, 11-4, 11-5
Velavan Senthilkumar (IND) bt [3/4] Luke Jones (NZL) 12-10, 3-11, 11-6, 11-5
[3/4] Israr Ahmed (PAK) bt Alex Eustace (AUS) 11-8, 11-6, 8-11, 11-3
[2] Patrick Rooney (ENG) bt Stephen Hearst (NIR) 11-5, 11-5, 11-3
