Tuanku Muhriz Trophy SF: Unseeded Singh and Azman Make Finals

Both of the finals at the Tuanku Muhriz Trophy will feature an unseeded player after a week of shocks, with Malaysia’s Aira Azman and India’s Abhay Singh both advancing to the last day of the Challenger 10 level competition.

Azman continues to delight the home crowd in Negeri Sembilan, and she came up against compatriot Ainaa Amani, who had also caused some upsets this week. The pair were level after two games, but from there on, it was Azman that took charge, winning both of the third and fourth games by a scoreline of 11-6m to advance to the final on home soil.

She will now face No.2 seed Salma Eltayeb in that final on Saturday afternoon, after she got the better of compatriot and No.3 seed Malak Khafagy, also in four games. Eltayeb held a two game lead, before her fellow Egyptian won the third on a tie-break, but she regrouped to advance to the final in four.

The men’s final will see Abhay Singh take on Malaysia’s No.2 seed Ivan Yuen, after the unseeded Indian got the better of Malaysia’s Sanjay Jeeva in straight games. Jeeva had taken down the top seed Tayyab Aslam a day earlier, but seemed slightly fatigued coming into the semis, with Singh able to power through to the match, winning in half an hour. He will now face Malaysia’s Yuen in the final, after he won in straight games as well, defeating Pakistan’s Amaad Fareed.

The finals of the Tuanku Muhriz Trophy will take place at the Royal Seri Menanti Golf & Country Club, with Aira Azman and Salma Eltayeb meeting in the women’s finale, before Abay Singh and Ivan Yuen do battle in the men’s match. The action will be streamed live on the PSNS YouTube channel

Men’s Semi-Final Results: Tuanku Muhriz Trophy
Abhay Singh (IND) bt Sanjay Jeeva (MAS) 3-0: 11-6, 11-4, 11-6 (29m)
[2] Ivan Yuen (MAS) bt Amaad Fareed (PAK) 3-0: 11-8, 11-7, 13-11 (38m)

Men’s Final Draw: To Be Played Saturday, July 2
Abhay Singh (IND) v [2] Ivan Yuen (MAS)

Women’s Semi-Final Results: Tuanku Muhriz Trophy
Aira Azman (MAS) bt Ainaa Amani (MAS) 3-1: 11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 11-6 (32m)
[2] Salma Eltayeb (EGY) bt [3] Malak Khafagy (EGY) 3-1: 11-7, 11-9, 10-12, 11-7 (43m)

Women’s Final Draw: To Be Played Saturday, July 2
Aira Azman (MAS) v [2] Salma Eltayeb (EGY)