RESULTS: NSC 1 Star No2 Squash Championship, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Women's NSC Tour 12 No2
1st round:
[1] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) bt [Q] Zulhijjah Binti Azan (MAS) 11-5, 11-4, 11-1 (13m)
[7] Lisa Camilleri (AUS) bt [Q] Nessrine Ariffin (MAS) 11-6, 11-3, 11-4 (18m)
[3] Donna Urquhart (AUS) bt Siti Munirah Jusoh (MAS) 11-6, 11-3, 11-6 (18m)
Low Wee Wern (MAS) bt [8] Emma Beddoes (ENG) 14-16, 11-8, 6-11, 11-7, 11-8 (60m)
Joey Chan (HKG) bt [5] Lim Yoke Wah (MAS) 11-7, 7-11, 12-10, 11-8 (41m)
[4] Amelia Pittock (AUS) bt [Q] Tan Yan Xin (MAS) 11-3, 11-8, 11-7 (17m)
[6] Delia Arnold (MAS) bt [Q] Misaki Kobayashi (JPN) 14-12, 8-11, 11-0, 11-2 (30m)
[2] Sharon Wee (MAS) bt Chinatsu Matsui (JPN) 10-12, 8-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-3 (45m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) bt [7] Lisa Camilleri (AUS) 12-10, 11-6, 11-7
[3] Donna Urquhart (AUS) bt Low Wee Wern (MAS) 11-9, 8-11, 11-8, 13-11 (36m)
Joey Chan (HKG) bt [4] Amelia Pittock (AUS) 13-11, 10-12, 11-9, 11-7 (31m)
[6] Delia Arnold (MAS) bt [2] Sharon Wee (MAS) 11-5, 11-7, 11-6 (29m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) bt [3] Donna Urquhart (AUS) 11-8, 6-11, 11-1, 11-5 (23m)
[6] Delia Arnold (MAS) bt Joey Chan (HKG) 13-11, 11-8, 11-6 (25m)
Final:
[6] Delia Arnold (MAS) bt [1] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) 2-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-9 (42m)
Delia Arnold celebrated an unexpected Malaysian title at the Bukit Jalil National Squash Centre in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur.
The final of the Women's NSC Tour 12 No2 event saw Delia Arnold cause a notable upset: Seeded six, the KL-born 22-year-old made her breakthrough in the quarter-finals where she beat second-seeded compatriot Sharon Wee 11-5, 11-7, 11-6 in her first victory over the world No21 in seven WISPA World Tour meetings.
But in the final, Arnold faced favourite Rebecca Chiu, the world No14 from Hong Kong. But, after dropping the first game for just two points, the plucky world No36 from Selangor fought back to beat Chiu 2-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-9 in 42 minutes - thereby earning the third Tour title of her career.
