Sharon Shocked In Calgary Clash

Malaysia's Sharon Wee became an early casualty in the Women's Elbow River Casino Calgary Open in Canada when she crashed out of the first round of the WISPA World Tour event at the Bow Valley Club in Calgary which is hoping to "Squash" Breast Cancer.

Unseeded Canadian Alana Miller beat Wee 9-5, 9-4, 9-2 to claim her second win over the second-seeded Malaysian on home soil this year.

The 27-year-old Canadian National champion from Winnipeg will now go on to face compatriot Runa Reta for a place in the semi-finals. Reta, the seventh seed, beat Hong Kong's Elise Ng 9-1, 9-5, 9-3.

Event favourite Shelley Kitchen, the world No11 from New Zealand, cruised into the quarter-finals after beating New Zealand-born Canadian Sarah Parsons 9-0, 9-0, 9-2.

1st round:
[1] Shelley Kitchen (NZL) bt Sarah Parsons (CAN) 9-0, 9-0, 9-2
[8] Amelia Pittock (AUS) bt Susannah King (ENG) 9-4, 9-3, 9-7
[3] Samantha Teran (MEX) bt Tara Mullins (CAN) 9-1, 9-3, 9-0
[5] Latasha Khan (USA) bt Margriet Huisman (NED) 9-3, 9-4, 9-6
[6] Louise Crome (NZL) bt Jenna Gates (ENG) 9-2, 9-7, 9-3
[4] Tricia Chuah (MAS) bt Karina Herrera Zuniga (MEX) 9-1, 9-2, 4-9, 9-3
[7] Runa Reta (CAN) bt Elise Ng (HKG) 9-1, 9-5, 9-3
Alana Miller (CAN) bt [2] Sharon Wee (MAS) 9-5, 9-4, 9-2