RESULTS: CIMB Malaysian Open Squash Championships, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Women's semi-finals:
[1] Nicol David (MAS) bt [3] Natalie Grinham (NED) 11-6, 15-13, 12-10 (46m)
[4] Alison Waters (ENG) bt [2] Rachael Grinham (AUS) 11-1, 11-4, 11-4 (44m)
England's Alison Waters recorded one of the most decisive wins of her career when she upset Australia's No2 seed Rachael Grinham in straight games in today's (Friday) semi-finals of the CIMB Malaysian Open to reach the final of the $53,500 WISPA World Tour Gold squash event at The Curve Shopping Mall at Mutiara Damansara in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur.
Ranked six in the world, the 25-year-old Londoner marked her fourth win in six meetings over world No4 Grinham in an 11-1, 11-4, 11-4 victory in 44 minutes.
Waters, now in her third Tour final of the year and the eighth of her career, will face event favourite Nicol David, the world number one from Malaysia who is now one match away from her fifth successive title.
David reached her seventh final in a row when she despatched third seed Natalie Grinham, the world No3 from the Netherlands, 11-6, 15-13, 12-10.
The two finalists will be meeting for the tenth time on the WISPA Tour since 2004 - with Waters looking for her first win.
