Hamed and Arnold to Meet in Women’s Malaysian Tour Final

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Egyptian qualifier Menna Hamed and Malaysia’s Rachel Arnold are set to go head-to-head in the final of the Malaysian Tour XI, PSA W5 tournament after they claimed victories over Zulhijjah Binti Azan and Christine Nunn, respectively.

Hamed, who previously eliminated Sammer Anjum and Teh Min Jie, made it a trio of defeated seeds as she also took out Binti Azan after a second successive five-game battle.

She dropped the opening game but recovered well and eventually took the victory courtesy of a 4-11, 13-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-3 scoreline to reach her maiden PSA World Tour final.

Arnold meanwhile will contest the final on home soil after dispatching number one seed Nunn in straight games and she appears at her third final in the 2015 instalment of the Malaysian Tour.

Results – Semi-Final: Malaysian Tour XI 2015
[Q] Menna Hamed (EGY) bt [5] Zulhijjah Binti Azan (MAS) 3-2: 4-11, 13-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-3 (60m)
[3] Rachel Arnold (MAS) bt [1] Christine Nunn (AUS) 3-0: 11-7, 12-10, 11-9 (35m)

Draw – Final:
[Q] Menna Hamed (EGY) v [3] Rachel Arnold (MAS)