Malaysians Thrive In NSC Satellite In Kuala Lumpur

Local players scored notable upsets in today's first round of the NSC Satellite No2 at the National Squash Centre in Bukit Jalil in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur.

Qualifier Muhd Asyraf Azan, aged 18, claimed the biggest scalp when he beat England's No4 seed Neil Hitchens 7-11, 11-7, 6-11, 11-9, 11-6.

Fellow Malaysian qualifier Elvinn Keo also removed a seed, defeating Spain's No5 seed David Vidal 11-10 (2-0), 11-5, 7-11, 11-9.

The youngest triumph was achieved in the women's event where 15-year-old Nessrine Ariffin beat Sweden's No8 seed Josefa Bertilsson 9-6, 9-2, 9-6. The unseeded teenager will now face second seed Margriet Huisman.

Men's 1st round:
[1] Mohd Ali Anwar Reda (EGY) bt Muhammad Azfar Azan (MAS) 11-6, 11-5, 11-4 (21m)
[8] Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) bt Parth Sharma (IND) 11-2, 11-7, 11-8 (27m)
[3] Nafzahizam Adnan (MAS) bt Naresh Kumar (IND) 11-10 (9-7), 11-1, 11-3 (27m)
[Q] Elvinn Keo (MAS) bt [5] David Vidal (ESP) 11-10 (2-0), 11-5, 7-11, 11-9 (33m)
[6] James Snell (ENG) bt [Q] Max Lee (HKG) 7-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-4 (41m)
[Q] Muhd Asyraf Azan (MAS) bt [4] Neil Hitchens (ENG) 7-11, 11-7, 6-11, 11-9, 11-6 (52m)
[Q] Karim AGA Samy (EGY) bt [7] Yasin Amjad (PAK) 11-5, 11-2, 11-5 (14m)
[2] Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) bt Ivan Yuen (MAS) 11-10 (2-0), 11-8, 10-11 (3-5), 11-2 (39m)

Women's 1st round:
[1] Line Hansen (DEN) bt [Q] Sun-Mi Song (KOR) 9-1, 9-4, 9-4 (23m)
[7] Shin Nga Leung (HKG) bt Zulhijjah Binti Azan (MAS) 9-5, 9-2, 9-5 (22m)
[3] Delia Arnold (MAS) bt Surbhi Misra (IND) 9-6, 9-1, 9-3 (20m)
[6] Siti Munirah Jusoh (MAS) bt Anwesha Reddy (IND) 9-3, 9-5, 5-9, 9-3 (32m)
[5] Annie Au (HKG) bt [Q] Pushppa Devi (MAS) 9-0, 9-5, 9-1 (22m)
[4] Lim Yoke Wah (MAS) bt Misaki Kobayashi (JPN) 9-0, 9-5, 9-1 (19m)
Nessrine Ariffin (MAS) bt [8] Josefa Bertilsson (SWE) 9-6, 9-2, 9-6 (22m)
[2] Margriet Huisman (NED) bt Tan Yan Xin (MAS) 9-1, 9-6, 9-6 (20m)