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The Sun
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Sivasangari crashes out of British Open quarter-finals
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's challenge in the British Open 2025 squash tournament ended after the country's sole representative, S. Sivasangari, bowed out in the quarter-finals to Egypt's Amina Orfi in Birmingham on Thursday. In the match at The Rep Theatre, the world number nine women's squash player went down 2-11, 11-4, 7-11, 9-11 to Amina, marking her fourth defeat to the world number five in five encounters. In the semi-finals, Amina will face compatriot and defending champion Nouran Gohar. The top-seeded Nouran advanced after defeating Belgium's Tinne Gillis 11-9, 11-7, 11-3. The British Open, a Diamond-level event on the Professional Squash Association Squash Tour, offers a total prize pool of USD348,500 (about RM1.5 million) each for the men's and women's categories.
The Sun
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Squash: Sivasangari crashes out of British Open quarter-finals
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's challenge in the British Open 2025 squash tournament ended after the country's sole representative, S. Sivasangari, bowed out in the quarter-finals to Egypt's Amina Orfi in Birmingham on Thursday. In the match at The Rep Theatre, the world number nine women's squash player went down 2-11, 11-4, 7-11, 9-11 to Amina, marking her fourth defeat to the world number five in five encounters. In the semi-finals, Amina will face compatriot and defending champion Nouran Gohar. The top-seeded Nouran advanced after defeating Belgium's Tinne Gillis 11-9, 11-7, 11-3. The British Open, a Diamond-level event on the Professional Squash Association Squash Tour, offers a total prize pool of USD348,500 (about RM1.5 million) each for the men's and women's categories.
