Malaysia's Squash Queen Nicol Leads Malaysian Players Into Asian Games Squash Quarter-Finals

From Mazani Mohd Yusoff JAKARTA, Aug 24 (Bernama) – Malaysia's squash queen, Datuk Nicol David led the country's charge to the last eight in the squash individual competition at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games in Indonesia, Thursday. The world number nine player who received a bye in the opening round, took only 22 minutes to dispose of her opponent, Li Dongjin of China in 11-8, 11-5 and 11-1 in the second round match at Gelora Bung Karno squash stadium, here. Earlier three other national players – S. Sivasangari, Ivan Yuen Chee Wern and Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan, booked their places in the last eight after overpowering their opponents in the preliminary round. Sivasangari who is the national women’s champion, thrashed Mihiliya Methsarani of Sri Lanka 11-6, 11-6 and 11-6 in the first round before sending off Yuliana Catur of Indonesia in 11-6,11-7 and 11-6 in the second round. Yuen who is the reigning national men’s champion, was also in his element as he blasted off Muhammad Nur Tastaftyan of Indonesia, 11-2, 11-5 and 11-2 before subduing Muhammad Asim Khan of Pakistan, 11-9, 11-8 and 12-10 in the second round. Another national player, Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan also did not facing much problems in beating Ravindu Laksiri of Sri Lanka, 11-8, 11-7 and 11-9 in the first round before crushing Syed Azlan Amjad of Qatar, 11-6, 11-7 and 11-7 in the second round. -- BERNAMA