RESULTS: Buler Challenge Squash Cup, Hong Kong
Women’s Final:
[2] Donna Urquhart (AUS) bt [1] Annie Au (HKG) 11-13, 11-5, 7-11, 11-7, 11-9 (50m)
Second-seeded Australian Donna Urquhart denied the local crowd an Au family double in the Buler Challenge Cup when she upset Hong Kong's top seed Annie Au in the final of the women’s $16,000 WISPA World Tour squash event in Hong Kong.
Both players had reached the climax after surviving five-game semi-finals – and Au, the 21-year-old world No17, twice took the lead in the final.
But Urquhart, who overtook her opponent in the September rankings to secure a career-best 16th place, held her nerve to claw back the advantage before winning 11-13, 11-5, 7-11, 11-7, 11-9 after 50 minutes.
The victory marks the 23-year-old from Brisbane's fifth career title – but her first of the year. It will also undoubtedly boost Urquhart's confidence going into next week's Soho Square World Open in Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt, where she is drawn to face New Zealand's 16th seed Jaclyn Hawkes in the opening round.
