Vikram Goyal Open: Amani Wins Back-To-Back Events

Two weeks after winning her maiden Tour title, Malaysia’s Ainaa Amani doubled up with a victory at the Vikram Goyal SRFI Open in India.

The 21-year-old secured her first win on Tour at the Hong Kong Squash Challenge Cup last month, and came into this Challenger 10 level event in Delhi as the tournament’s No.3 seed.

After receiving a bye through the opening day’s action, she then defeated two Indians to make the last four. Amani got the better of Sanika Choudhari in the second round, before then beating No.5 seed Tanvi Khanna in four games to make it through to the semi-finals.

In the last four, the young Malaysian came up against top seed Cheng Nga Ching. She has beaten the Hongkonger in the final on her opponent’s home soil to win her maiden Tour title just two weeks earlier. Once again, it was the World No.90 that cruised to victory, winning in straight games.

The final also lasted less than half an hour, as Amani won in three once more. It was a tour challenge for the 21-year-old, but she won 11-8, 11-9, 11-9 to defeat Egypt’s Haya Ali, the No.7 seed. This was her biggest win to date on the Tour, and Amani now has back-to-back victories.

Results: Vikram Goyal SRFI Open
Final
[3] Ainaa Amani (MAS) bt [7] Haya Ali (EGY) 3-0: 11-8, 11-9, 11-9 (29m)

Semi-Finals
[3] Ainaa Amani (MAS) bt [1] Cheng Nga Ching (HKG) 3-0: 11-8, 11-5, 11-9 (24m)
[7] Haya Ali (EGY) bt Malak Fathy (EGY) 3-0: 11-3, 13-11, 11-4 (27m)

Quarter Finals
[1] Cheng Nga Ching (HKG) bt [6] Nour Ramy (EGY) 3-0: 11-4, 11-8, 11-6 (24m)
[3] Ainaa Amani (MAS) bt [5] Tanvi Khanna (IND) 3-1: 12-10, 6-11, 11-5, 11-5 (38m)
Malak Fathy (EGY) bt Lojayn Gohary (EGY) 3-0: 11-5, 11-2, 11-8 (30m)
[7] Haya Ali (EGY) bt [2] Ching Hei Fung (HKG) 3-0: 11-7, 11-4, 13-11 (28m)

Second Round
[1] Cheng Nga Ching (HKG) bt Menna Walid (EGY) 3-0: 11-6, 11-7, 11-9 (29m)
[6] Nour Ramy (EGY) bt Ingy Hammouda (EGY) 3-2: 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 10-12, 12-10 (66m)
[5] Tanvi Khanna (IND) bt Toby Tse (HKG) 3-0: 11-5, 11-9, 11-8 (25m)
[3] Ainaa Amani (MAS) bt Sanika Choudhari (IND) 3-0: 11-6, 11-6, 11-8 (23m)
Malak Fathy (EGY) bt [4] Nadeen Kotb (EGY) 3-0: 11-5, 11-8, 11-0 (21m)
Lojayn Gohary (EGY) bt [8] Salma El Aify (EGY) 3-1: 11-9, 11-13, 14-12, 11-7 (45m)
[7] Haya Ali (EGY) bt Wai Sze Wing (HKG) 3-0: 11-7, 11-7, 11-6 (23m)
[2] Ching Hei Fung (HKG) bt Anastasiia Kostiukova (UKR) 3-0: 11-7, 11-3, 11-2 (22m)

First Round
Menna Walid (EGY) bt Mahak Talati (IND) 3-0: 11-2, 11-5, 11-1 (13m)
Ingy Hammouda (EGY) bt Khushi Puranik (IND) 3-0: 11-1, 11-1, 11-2 (12m)
Toby Tse (HKG) bt Janet Vidhi (IND) 3-0: 12-10, 11-4, 11-5 (21m)
Sanika Choudhari (IND) bt Jelena Dutina (SRB) 3-0: 11-4, 11-5, 11-1 (17m)
Malak Fathy (EGY) bt Leia Lee Zi Fang (SGP) 3-0: 11-5, 11-4, 11-7 (20m)
Lojayn Gohary (EGY) bt [WC] Kaashvi Mangal (IND) 3-0: 11-3, 11-2, 11-2 (15m)
Wai Sze Wing (HKG) bt Anjali Semwal (IND) 3-0: 11-7, 11-5, 12-10 (22m)
Anastasiia Kostiukova (UKR) bt Sunita Patel (IND) 3-0: 11-6, 11-4, 11-1 (20m)