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Ong tops Zaman and David adds for Double in Asian Championships
by Howard Harding © 2002 SquashTalk

May 6, 2002 © 2002      

MALAYSIA GETS DOUBLE - UNSEEDED KOREAN SURPRISES FIELD

Top-seeded Malaysians Ong Beng Hee and Nicol David successfully defended their titles in the 11th Asian Squash Championships in front of a home crowd in Kuala Lumpur. Ong Beng Hee, the world No10, twice had to come from behind before beating compatriot Kenneth Low in the semi-finals, then needed more than a hour to quash second-seeded Pakistani Mansoor Zaman 9-3, 10-8, 9-4 in a repeat of the 2000 men's final in Hong Kong.

World No19 Nicol David's opponent in the women's final was also the same as in the previous championship. The 18-year-old claimed her third successive title with a 9-3, 9-4, 10-8 victory over Hong Kong's No2 seed Rebecca Chiu to maintain a clean sheet throughout the event. The double world junior champion's semi-final opponent was Korean Lee Hai-Kying, the only unseeded player in either event to reach the last eight - where she trounced third seed Christina Mak 9-2, 9-0, 1-9, 9-2.

RESULTS: 11th Asian Squash Championships, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Men's Final:
[1] Ong Beng Hee (MAS) bt [2] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) 9-3, 10-8, 9-4

Semi-finals:
[1] Ong Beng Hee (MAS) bt [5/8] Kenneth Low (MAS) 8-10, 9-0, 5-9, 9-4, 9-0 [2] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) bt [3/4] Moh'd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) 6-9, 8-10, 9-7, 9-0, 9-0

Quarter-finals:
[1] Ong Beng Hee (MAS) bt [5/8] Ajaz Azmat (PAK) 9-3, 9-8, 3-7, 9-7
[5/8] Kenneth Low (MAS) bt [3/4] Shahid Zaman (PAK) 9-1, 10-8, 2-9, 1-9, 9-3 [3/4] Moh'd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) bt [5/8] Muhammad Ilyas (PAK) 9-5, 9-4, 9-7 [2] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) bt [5/8] Ritwik Bhattacharya (IND) 9-7, 9-1, 9-6

Women's Final:
[1] Nicol David (MAS) bt [2] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) 9-3, 9-4, 10-8

Semi-finals:
[1] Nicol David (MAS) bt Lee Hai-Kying (KOR) 9-2, 9-6, 9-2
[2] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) bt [3/4] Sharon Wee (MAS) 9-4, 9-1, 7-9, 6-9, 9-3

Quarter-finals:
[1] Nicol David (MAS) bt [5/8] Mami Nishio (JPN) 9-3, 9-1, 9-5
Lee Hai-Kying (KOR) bt [3/4] Christina Mak (HKG) 9-2, 9-0, 1-9, 9-2
[3/4] Sharon Wee (MAS) bt [9/16] Mekhela Subedar (IND) 9-2, 9-2, 9-1
[2] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) bt [5/8] Tricia Chuah (MAS) 9-6, 9-0, 9-0

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