Weekend RoundUp: Khan and Villard Clinch Malaysian Squash Tour I

Pakistan’s World No.127 Asim Khan and France’s World No.72 Enora Villard sealed the men’s and women’s titles, respectively, at the Malaysian Squash Tour I over the weekend.

Khan saw off competition from compatriot Syed Ali Mujtaba Shah Bokhari – who came all the way through qualifying to reach the final – to clinch the PSA M5 title in 48 minutes.

Khan took the first two games before Bokhari tried to battle back in the third, however, Khan saw out the victory by an 11-4, 11-4, 7-11, 11-5 scoreline to win his second title on the PSA World Tour.

Meanwhile, tournament top seed Villard overcame India’s Sunayna Kuruvilla in the women’s final as the 24-year-old sealed her maiden PSA World Tour title with a 3-1 victory in 41 minutes.

Results
Malaysian Squash Tour I
Men’s Round One
[1] Addeen Idrakie (MAS) bt [Q] Gurshan Singh (MAS) 3-2: 11-7, 7-11, 11-4, 8-11, 11-4 (55m)
[7] Asim Khan (PAK) bt Ryan Pasqual (MAS) 3-0: 11-7, 11-5, 11-3 (23m)
[5] Darren Rahul Pragasam (MAS) bt [Q] Ong Sai Hung (MAS) 3-2: 6-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9 (63m)
[3] Abhay Singh (IND) bt Naoki Hayashi (JPN) 3-1: 7-11, 14-12, 11-8, 11-7 (35m)
[Q] Syed Ali Mujtaba Shah Bokhari (PAK) bt [4] Valentino Bong (MAS) 3-2: 7-11, 11-4, 2-11, 11-3, 11-7 (42m)
[Q] Guhan Senthilkumar (IND) bt [8] Chang-Wook Woo (KOR) 3-0: 11-9, 11-7, 11-6 (29m)
[WC] Muhammad Hannan (MAS) bt [6] Elvinn Keo (MAS) 3-2: 11-6, 9-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-9 (56m)
[2] Geoffrey Demont (FRA) bt Zahir Shah (PAK) 3-1: 11-6, 9-11, 11-7, 11-6 (38m)

Women’s Round One
[1] Enora Villard (FRA) bt Eva Fertekova (CZE) 3-0: 11-8, 11-4, 11-2 (24m)
[Q] Wen Li Lai (MAS) bt [8] Aifa Azman (MAS) 3-1: 8-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-6 (31m)
[6] Ooi Kah Yan (MAS) bt [Q] Angie Ooi (MAS) 3-0: 11-9, 11-6, 11-4 (23m)
[3] Aika Azman (MAS) bt Chan Yiwen (MAS) 3-2: 11-7, 10-12, 11-5, 9-11, 11-9 (53m)
[Q] Ali Hemingway (WAL) bt [4] Sadia Gul (PAK) 3-1: 9-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-8 (35m)
[5] Nazihah Hanis (MAS) bt Nadeen Kotb (EGY) 3-0: Walkover
[7] Sunayna Kuruvilla (IND) bt Jelena Dutina (SRB) 3-0: 11-2, 11-2, 11-2 (16m)
[2] Jemyca Aribado (PHI) bt [Q] Elise Romba (FRA) 3-1: 9-11, 11-4, 11-2, 11-9 (43m)

Men’s Quarter-finals
[7] Asim Khan (PAK) bt [1] Addeen Idrakie (MAS) 3-1: 11-7, 12-10, 7-11, 14-12 (76m)
[3] Abhay Singh (IND) bt [5] Darren Rahul Pragasam (MAS) 3-2: 10-12, 11-7, 6-11, 11-9, 11-7 (50m)
[Q] Syed Ali Mujtaba Shah Bokhari (PAK) bt [Q] Guhan Senthilkumar (IND) 3-0: 11-9, 11-6, 11-6 (29m)
[WC] Muhammad Hannan (MAS) bt [2] Geoffrey Demont (FRA) 3-1: 8-11, 11-7, 14-12, 11-9 (50m)

Women’s Quarter-finals
[1] Enora Villard (FRA) bt [Q] Wen Li Lai (MAS) 3-2: 11-7, 12-14, 5-11, 11-7, 11-9 (55m)
[3] Aika Azman (MAS) bt [6] Ooi Kah Yan (MAS) 3-2: 4-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-7, 13-11 (53m)
[5] Nazihah Hanis (MAS) bt [Q] Ali Hemingway (WAL) 3-2: 11-8, 11-7, 2-11, 6-11, 11-4 (38m)
[7] Sunayna Kuruvilla (IND) bt [2] Jemyca Aribado (PHI) 3-1: 11-4, 8-11, 13-11, 11-6 (36m)

Men’s Semi-finals
[7] Asim Khan (PAK) bt [3] Abhay Singh (IND) 3-1: 11-6, 8-11, 11-6, 11-6 (36m)
[Q] Syed Ali Mutjaba Shah Bokhari (PAK) bt [WC] Muhammad Hannan (MAS) 3-2: 7-11, 11-7, 11-4, 3-11, 11-8 (47m)

Women’s Semi-finals
[1] Enora Villard (FRA) bt [3] Aika Azman (MAS) 3-2: 12-10, 5-11, 11-5, 11-13, 12-10 (79m)
[7] Sunayna Kuruvilla (IND) bt [5] Nazihah Hanis (MAS) 3-1: 13-15, 11-3, 11-3, 11-9

Men’s Final
[7] Asim Khan (PAK) bt [Q] Syed Ali Mujtaba Shah Bokhari (PAK) 3-1: 11-4, 11-4, 7-11, 11-5 (48m)

Women’s Final
[1] Enora Villard (FRA) bt [7] Sunayna Kuruvilla (IND) 3-1: 11-9, 11-3, 7-11, 13-11 (41m)