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New Straits Times
3 days ago
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Squash gamble pays off for fearless Zoe Foo
KUALA LUMPUR: For the love of squash, Zoe Foo quit her full-time job in June to return to competitive action, and it paid off handsomely at the National Championships on Thursday. The ninth seed stunned joint-fifth seed Anrie Goh 11-6, 11-6, 5-11, 10-12, 11-4 in a tough 41-minute battle to reach the women's quarter-finals at the Nicol David International Squash Centre in Penang. The 27-year-old, who holds a degree in Organisational Sciences from George Washington University, will face top seed and defending champion Aira Azman in the last eight on Friday. Zoe, formerly employed by a Japanese strategy and management consulting firm, said: "I quit my job in June this year and started playing competitive squash again. "I am happy to beat Anrie, whom I lost to in four games at the Ace Satellite tournament in June." The fearless Zoe added she is ready to give Aira a tough time. "I am looking forward to facing Aira, who is a very skilful player. I will go all out to give my best in the quarter-finals." There was another upset in the women's draw as V. Haneesha ousted joint-fifth seed Chen Yu Jie 13-11, 11-4, 11-9 in just 22 minutes. She now meets second seed Aifa Azman. Doyce Lee defeated Angie Ooi 11-4, 11-4, 11-2 to set up a clash with third seed Goh Zhi Xuan, while Harleein Tan overcame Ayesha Rania 11-5, 11-4, 8-11, 11-9 to reach the last eight. Selected results Men's 1st rd: Duncan Lee bt Ivan Chang 11-1, 11-4, 11-8; Low Wa Sern bt Hasvind Kugan 12-10, 11-5, 11-7; Joachim Chuah bt Tho Wei Yan 11-5, 11-8, 11-2; Hazif Zharif bt Raziq Putra Fakhrur 11-5, 11-4, 11-7; M. Nickheleswar bt Tay Jun Qian 9-11, 10-12, 11-2, 11-9, 11-8.
New Straits Times
15-06-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Zhi Xuan dominates Harleein to seal third title at President's Trophy
KUALA LUMPUR: Goh Zhi Xuan clinched her third title of the year after beating Harleein Tan 11-7, 5-11, 11-4, 11-5 in an all-Malaysian women's final at the President's Trophy squash tournament in Seremban on Sunday. The World No. 129 has now added the President's Trophy to her victories at the Singapore Satellite and Ace Satellite in Kuala Lumpur. "It feels nice to win my third tournament this year," said Zhi Xuan. "Harleein played really well, but I stayed patient and it paid off. This win also shows I'm making a promising transition from junior to senior level." In the men's final, Canada's world No. 227 Karim Aguib produced a dominant display to beat Malaysia's world No. 103 Addeen Idrakie 11-7, 11-1, 11-6.
