02-07-2025
Four Malaysian girls reach Asian Junior Squash U-19 quarter-finals
KUALA LUMPUR: Four Malaysians booked their spots in the girls' Under-19 quarter-finals of the Asian Junior Championships in South Korea on Wednesday.
Fifth seed Anrie Goh edged India's Unnati Tripathi 8-11, 11-7, 6-11, 11-9, 11-8 to reach the last eight, where she will face third seed Ena Kwong of Hong Kong on Thursday at the Gimcheon Squash Stadium.
Compatriot Doyce Lee cruised past Japan's Akira Nakajima 11-5, 11-3, 11-9 to set up a clash with top seed Anahat Singh of India.
Najwa Zara also advanced after a hard-fought 11-3, 14-12, 8-11, 11-8 win over Hong Kong's Au Ling Yu.
She will face compatriot Whitney Isabelle in an all-Malaysian quarter-final.
Whitney earned her place with a commanding 11-9, 11-2, 11-6 victory over Singapore's Au Yeong Wai Iynn.
In the boys' Under-19 event, second seed Low Wa Sern defeated compatriot Kreethi Pillay Muniswaran 11-4, 11-8, 11-7 to reach the quarter-finals, where he will face fifth seed Lee Jonghyeok of South Korea.
In the boys' Under-17 category, top seed M. Nickhileswar advanced with a dominant 11-3, 11-5, 11-3 win over Singapore's Rehaan Singh.
He will meet India's fifth seed Subhash Choudhary in the quarters.
Second seed Aqil Mirza Naim Khairil Fariz also progressed after beating compatriot Ivan Chang 11-8, 11-7, 11-0.
He next faces Shiven Agarwal of India.
Meanwhile, Erwin Kros Christopher swept past Hong Kong's Law Cyrus Pak Ho 11-4, 11-3, 11-9 to set up a showdown with third seed Aryaveer Dewan of India.
