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Maria Makes WISPA Final Debut In Wah Cantt

24 Aug 2008

Pakistan squash star Maria Toor Pakay will make her debut in a WISPA World Tour event final after beating Egypt's Kanzy Emad El-Defrawy in the semi-finals of the Women's POF WISPA Wah Cantt Open at the Jahangir Khan Squash Complex in Wah Cantt, Pakistan.

The second seed from Islamabad will face Australian favourite Lisa Camilleri in the climax of the $10,000 WISPA Tour event in its fourth year in the Pakistan city.

Toor Pakay, the 17-year-old who became her country's national champion in 2007, ended the run of unseeded 14-year-old Egyptian schoolgirl Kanzy Emad El-Defrawy 12-10, 6-11, 11-8, 11-5 in 33 minutes.

The other semi-final was concluded in exactly the same time - when Queenslander Camilleri despatched England's No3 seed Fiona Moverley 11-8, 11-6, 11-13, 11-2.

Unlike Pakay, the Australian is celebrating the seventh Tour final of her career - and her sixth this year! The 25-year-old is now one win away from her fifth title success.

Semi-finals:
[1] Lisa Camilleri (AUS) bt [3] Fiona Moverley (ENG) 11-8, 11-6, 11-13, 11-2 (33m)
[2] Maria Toor Pakay (PAK) bt Kanzy Emad El-Defrawy (EGY) 12-10, 6-11, 11-8, 11-5 (33m)