RESULTS: Asian Junior Squash Championships, Busan, South Korea
Women's U19 quarter-finals:
[1] Low Wee Wern (MAS) bt [5/8] Tong Tsz Wing (HKG) 9-2, 9-3, 9-1
[3/4] Misaki Kobayashi (JPN) bt [5/8] Anwesha Reddy (IND) 9-2, 2-9, 9-1, 9-3
[5/8] Song Sun-Mi (KOR) bt [3/4] Low Wee Nee (MAS) 9-1, 9-6, 9-4
[2] Dipika Pallikal (IND) bt [5/8] Liu Tsz Ling (HKG) 10-8, 7-9, 9-4, 6-9, 9-4
Semi-finals:
[1] Low Wee Wern (MAS) bt [3/4] Misaki Kobayashi (JPN) 9-1, 9-2, 9-3
[2] Dipika Pallikal (IND) bt [5/8] Song Sun-Mi (KOR) 9-1, 9-4, 7-9, 9-5
Final:
[1] Low Wee Wern (MAS) bt [2] Dipika Pallikal (IND) 9-1, 9-6, 9-0
Third place play-off:
[3/4] Misaki Kobayashi (JPN) bt [5/8] Song Sun-Mi (KOR) 10-8, 9-5, 9-7
Women's U15 Quarter-finals:
[1] Anaka Alankamony (IND) bt [5/8] Sue Ann Yong (MAS) 9-2, 9-7, 9-1
[3/4] Sachika Balvani (IND) bt Nadindi Udangawa (SRI) 9-1, 9-3, 9-2
[3/4] Ho Ka Po (HKG) bt [5/8] Saumya Karki (IND) 8-10, 9-2, 9-7, 10-8
[5/8] Lee Ka Yi (HKG) bt [2] Aprajitha Balamurukan (IND) 8-10, 9-2, 9-5, 9-1
Semi-finals:
[1] Anaka Alankamony (IND) bt [3/4] Sachika Balvani (IND) 9-6, 9-6, 9-0
[3/4] Ho Ka Po (HKG) bt [5/8] Lee Ka Yi (HKG) 1-9, 9-1, 9-5, 9-1
Final:
[1] Anaka Alankamony (IND) bt [3/4] Ho Ka Po (HKG) 9-6, 9-6, 9-5
Third place play-off:
[5/8] Lee Ka Yi (HKG) bt [3/4] Sachika Balvani (IND) 9-7, 9-4, 9-4
Gold medal honours were shared between Malaysia and India in the Asian Junior Squash Championships in Busan, the second largest city in South Korea.
Malaysia's defending champion Low Wee Wern took on last time’s under 15 champion Dipika Pallikal, the second seed from India, in the Women's U19 final. The match started off with both players playing an aggressive brand of squash - a style of play which lasted throughout the match.
However Pallikal made too many unforced errors whilst Low played some awesome lengths. Top seed Low, only 17 years old and the only player to defend her title, won 9-1, 9-6, 9-0.
The day started with India’s Anaka Alankamony, the top seed in the Women's U15 event, taking on 3/4 seed Ho Ka Po of Hong Kong. Ho started off well, leading 6-1 in the first game. The favourite, using her aggression and power play, levelled and eventually took the first game.
The second was similar, with Ho again leading and Alankamony catching up to prevail again. The third was fairly easy as Alankamony romped home to a 9-6, 9-6, 9-5 victory to keep the title in Indian hands.
