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Annie Downs Huisman In Kuala Lumpur

17 May 2007

Hong Kong teenager Annie Au caused a major upset in the women's semi-finals of the NSC Satellite No2 when she beat second seed Margriet Huisman in straight games to reach the final of the WISPA World Tour event at the National Squash Centre in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur.

The 18-year-old Asian Junior champion took 44 minutes to beat Huisman, from the Netherlands, 9-5, 9-6, 9-1. The sixth seed will now face top seed Line Hansen for her second successive WISPA title in KL in a month.

Dane Hansen beat third-seeded Malaysian Delia Arnold 9-1, 9-0, 10-8 in the other women's semi-final.

In the men's PSA Tour event, Egypt's top seed Mohd Ali Anwar Reda ended dreams of an all-Adnan final when he beat Malaysia's third seed Nafzahizam Adnan 11-8, 11-5, 11-7 in 32 minutes.

However, younger brother Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan, the No2 seed, reached the final after twice fighting from behind to overcome England's sixth seed James Snell 10-11 (0-2), 11-5, 7-11, 11-10 (2-0), 11-4 in 59 minutes.

The 21-year-old from Kuala Lumpur will be hoping to pick up his second NSC Satellite title in a row.

Men's semi-finals:
[1] Mohd Ali Anwar Reda (EGY) bt [3] Nafzahizam Adnan (MAS) 11-8, 11-5, 11-7 (32m)
[2] Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) bt [6] James Snell (ENG) 10-11 (0-2), 11-5, 7-11, 11-10 (2-0), 11-4 (59m)

Women's semi-finals:
[1] Line Hansen (DEN) bt [3] Delia Arnold (MAS) 9-1, 9-0, 10-8 (34m)
[5] Annie Au (HKG) bt [2] Margriet Huisman (NED) 9-5, 9-6, 9-1 (44m)