Malaysians Mount Upsets In KL Super Satellite

Malaysians Muhd Asyraf Azan and Elvinn Keo delighted home fans by surviving the first round of the NSC Super Satellite No1 after upsetting higher-ranked opponents in the PSA Tour event at the National Squash Centre in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur.

Azan, an 18-year-old qualifier, defeated Pakistan's No4 seed Bilal Zaman 11-9, 11-10 (3-1), 11-9, while unseeded Keo, aged 19 from KL, despatched sixth-seeded compatriot Nafzahizam Adnan - runner-up in last week's Satellite No3 event - 3-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-6.

Top seed Sharon Wee led a quartet of Malaysians through to the last eight of the women's WISPA World Tour event after beating South Korean qualifier Sun-Mi Song 9-1, 9-1, 9-2.

The Antwerp-based 29-year-old will face compatriot Siti Munirah Jusoh for a place in the semi-finals after the No7 seed beat India's Surbhi Misra 3-9, 9-0, 9-1, 9-1.

Men's 1st round:
[1] Dylan Bennett (NED) bt [Q] James Snell (ENG) 11-2, 11-6, 11-6 (21m)
David Vidal (ESP) bt [7] Niels Hoevenaars (NED) 11-5, 11-7, 4-11, 11-3 (35m)
[3] Tom Hoevenaars (NED) bt [Q] Kamran Khan (MAS) 11-3, 11-10 (2-0), 11-8 (28m)
[8] Neil Hitchens (ENG) bt Shahril Shahidan (MAS) 8-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-4 (33m)
[5] Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) bt [Q] Ivan Yuen (MAS) 10-11 (1-3), 11-4, 4-11, 11-6, 11-10 (2-0) (60m)
[Q] Muhd Asyraf Azan (MAS) bt [4] Bilal Zaman (PAK) 11-9, 11-10 (3-1), 11-9 (30m)
Elvinn Keo (MAS) bt [6] Nafzahizam Adnan (MAS) 3-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-6 (32m)
[2] Mohd Ali Anwar Reda (EGY) bt Jonas Laursen (DEN) 8-11, 11-0, 11-4, 11-8 (29m)

Women's 1st round:
[1] Sharon Wee (MAS) bt [Q] Sun-Mi Song (KOR) 9-1, 9-1, 9-2 (16m)
[7] Siti Munirah Jusoh (MAS) bt Surbhi Misra (IND) 3-9, 9-0, 9-1, 9-1 (29m)
[4] Delia Arnold (MAS) bt Anwesha Reddy (IND) 9-5, 9-1, 10-9 (28m)
[5] Mami Nishio (JPN) bt [Q] Pushppa Devi (MAS) 5-9, 9-4, 9-3, 9-1 (27m)
[8] Milja Dorenbos (NED) bt [Q] Zulhijjah Binti Azan (MAS) 5-9, 9-6, 9-3, 9-10, 9-7 (59m)
[3] Margriet Huisman (NED) bt [Q] Nessrine Ariffin (MAS) 9-3, 9-0, 9-2 (19m)
[6] Lim Yoke Wah (MAS) bt Wee Wern Low (MAS) 9-3, 9-6, 9-1 (35m)
[2] Line Hansen (DEN) bt Wee Nee Low (MAS) 9-2, 9-2, 9-1 (22m)