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PENANG PREPARES TO ROCK FOR CHUAH, DAVID --- players
look forward to fan support
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Reprinted with permission from New Straits Times
From New Straights Times
by Lee Keng Fatt
All content ©
2001 Squashtalk
Quarterfinal reports: Martin Bronstein, and Team seedings announced
REIGNING champion Nicol David is firmly on course to becoming the first player in the history of the event to win the World junior women's squash title for the second consecutive time. Yesterday, she downed a sluggish Kathrin Rohrmuller of Germany in the quarterfinal at the Penang International Sports Arena (Pisa) in Relau.
Nicol, dressed in a tight sleeveless white T-shirt, continued to display her awesome form to hand her inexperienced opponent a 9-0, 9-0, 9-3 beating. It took her a mere 16 minutes to complete the task, finishing the first two games in lightning speed of three and five minutes respectively, and the last in another eight minutes.
The 500-capacity crowd, however, did not mind that short game as they roared thunderously as Nicol clinched the final point to book herself a semifinal date with third seed Jenny Duncalf, who defeated compatriot Laura-Jane Lengthorn 10-8, 9-4, 8-10, 9-3 in an all-English quarterfinal.
Joining her in the semifinals is fellow Malaysian, fourth seed Tricia Chuah, who played a brilliant game to beat Australian Kasey Brown 9-3, 9-3, 9-4. Tricia will take on second seed Omneya Abdel Kawy who, since the start of the championships on Sunday, has yet to be severely tested, in the other semifinal at Pisa's glasscourt at 4.30pm. Today will be their fourth encounter since 1999, with Omneya having won twice and losing once to the Malaysian three years ago.
Omneya,
who yesterday claimed she was nervous because she saw her American opponent,
Michelle Quibell, 'playing very well', nevertheless managed to carve a
10-8, 9-0, 9-2 win. "I wish I could be less nervous when playing Tricia
tomorrow (today). She has a lot of killing shots and is very fit," said
the Egyptian. "Besides, she has improved a lot since we met during the
British Under-19 Open earlier this year."
Nicol, like Omneya, hardly stretched since the championship started, believes Jenny would give her a good push in the semifinal, starting at 5.30pm. "She is a much better and difficult player to take on than the others and I will try not to give her too much room," said Nicol.
As for Tricia, Nicol believes the fourth seed will have the edge and that they may just end up playing each other in an all-Malaysian final. "It can happen. Tricia has been playing very well," said Nicol. "And with that kind of passionate and electrifying atmosphere where the crowd will be cheering for us, I am sure the opponents will be terrified. "It will not affect Tricia and I because we know they are cheering for us."
National chief coach S. Maniam said he has no apprehensions about Nicol making the final tomorrow, adding that he will be working out a strategy for Tricia against Omneya. "I believe Tricia will be able to execute the plan nicely to surprise Omneya. "She has been playing steadily and I believe she will be able to bring on her best against Omneya," said Maniam
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