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26-Mar, Finals:
Adnan & Hawkes take NSC titles
 Mohd
Nafiizwan Adnan gave Malaysia a home winner in the fourth of the
NSC series events in Kuala Lumpur, winning a see-saw five-game final
against Pakistan's Bilal Zaman.
The win marks Adnan's third PSA title, all claimed in the NSC
series.
 In
the women's final New Zealand's top seed Jaclyn Hawkes
survived an attempted comeback from Joshna Chinappa, eventually
winning 9/1, 9/2, 10/8 to claim her second WISPA title, three years
after her first success in South Australia.
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NSC Series 2008
Feb 15-19:
Sat #1
Feb 20-24:
Sat #2
Feb 25-29: Super Sat #1
Mar 22-26:
Tour/Star 1
Mar 26-30: Sat #3 |
 NSC
Star 1 2008
Kuala Lumpur, 21-26 Mar, $10k |
Round One
23 Mar |
Quarters
24 Mar |
Semis
25 Mar |
Final
26 Mar |
[1] Kashif Shuja (Nzl)
7/11, 9/11, 13/11, 11/4, 11/9 (58m)
[Q] Muhd Asyraf Azan (Mas) |
[1] Kashif Shuja
8/11, 11/7, 2/11, 11/9, 11/3 (43m)
Shamsul Islam Khan |
Shamsul Islam Khan
10/12, 11/1, 11/4, 6/11, 11/4 (49m)
[4] Nafiizwan Adnan |
[4] Nafiizwan Adnan
11/6, 11/13, 5/11, 11/3, 11/9 (56m)
[6] Bilal Zaman |
[8] Gaurav Nandrajog
(Ind)
10/12, 11/7, 11/6, 11/7 (39m)
Shamsul Islam Khan (Pak) |
[4] Nafiizwan Adnan
(Mas)
11/5, 11/6, 11/7 (23m)
[Q] Choong Kam Hing (Mas) |
[4] Nafiizwan Adnan
11/5, 11/7, 11/4 (36m)
[Q] Graeme Wilson |
[7] Max Lee (Hkg)
11/9, 11/9, 11/5 (32m)
[Q] Graeme Wilson (Nzl) |
Ivan Yuen (Mas)
11/7, 11/6, 7/11, 6/11, 11/9 (59m)
[5] Nafzahizam Adnan (Mas) |
Ivan Yuen
11/8, 11/9, 11/4 (30m)
[3] Mike Corren |
[3] Mike Corren
16.45
[6] Bilal Zaman |
[Q] Zac Alexander
(Aus)
9/11, 12/10, 11/8, 11/8 (42m)
[3] Mike Corren (Aus) |
Naresh Kumar (Ind)
11/6, 12/10, 12/10 (33m)
[6] Bilal Zaman (Pak) |
[6] Bilal Zaman
6/11, 19/17, 7/11, 13/11, 11/9 (65m)
[2] Simon Rosner |
Arshad Iqbal Burki
(Pak)
13/11, 13/11, 4/11, 6/11, 11/9 (70m)
[2] Simon Rosner (Ger) |
22-Mar, Qualifying Finals:
Choong Kam Hing (Mas) bt Elvinn Keo (Mas)
13/11, 11/9, 6/11, 11/6 (49m)
Zac Alexander (Aus) bt Kamran Khan (Mas)
11/6, 6/11, 6/11, 11/4, 11/8 (49m)
Asyraf Azan (Mas) bt Asfar Azan (Mas)
12/14, 16/14, 9/11, 11/6, 11/6 (53m)
Graeme Wilson (Nzl) bt Anson Kwong (Hkg)
11/6, 11/4, 11/5 (20m)
Qualifying Round One:
Elvinn Keo (Mas)
bye
Choong Kam Hing (Mas) bt Mohammad Reza (Iri) 11/5,
11/8, 11/7 (32m)
Zac Alexander (Aus)
bye
Kamran Khan (Mas) bt Mithrun Selvaratnam (Mas) 11/7, 11/8,
1/11, 12/10 (53m)
Muhd Asfar Azan (Mas) bt Ng Jo Wen (Mas)
15/13,5/11,13/11,6/11,11/9 (69m)
Muhd Asyraf Azan (Mas)
bye
Anson Kwong (Hkg) bt Valentino Bong (Mas)
13/11, 9/11, 11/8, 11/9 (48m)
Graeme Wilson (Nzl)
bye
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 NSC
Tour 1 2008
Kuala Lumpur, 21-26 Mar, $12k |
Round One
23 Mar |
Quarters
24 Mar |
Semis
25 Mar |
Final
26 Mar |
[1] Jaclyn Hawkes
(Nzl)
9/1, 9/1, 9/0 (25m)
[Q] Mami Nishio (Jpn) |
[1] Jaclyn Hawkes
9/4, 9/2, 9/3 (31m)
[7] Lim Woke Yah |
[1] Jaclyn Hawkes
5/9, 9/2, 6/9, 9/4, 9/5 (85m)
[3] Louise Crome |
[1] Jaclyn Hawkes
9/1, 9/2, 10/8 (30m)
6] Joshna Chinappa |
[7] Lim Woke Yah (Mas)
9/6, 9/1, 9/2 (29m)
[Q] Maria Toor Pakay (Pak) |
[3] Louise Crome
(Nzl)
9/2, 9/2, 9/2 (21m)
Lisa Camilleri (Aus) |
[3] Louise Crome
8/10, 4/9, 9/2, 10/8, 9/5 (53m)
[8] Delia Arnold |
[8] Delia Arnold (Mas)
9/3, 9/3, 5/9, 9/6 (44m)
Chinatsu Matsui (Jpn) |
Siti Munirah Jusoh
(Mas)
9/3, 3/9, 9/3, 9/2 (48m)
[6] Joshna Chinappa (Ind) |
[6] Joshna Chinappa
9/1, 9/4, 8/10, 9/0 (38m)
[4] Line Hansen |
[6] Joshna Chinappa
9/6, 3/9, 1/9, 9/7, 9/2 (50m)
[2] Sharon Wee |
[Q] Wee Nee Low (Mas)
9/1, 10/8, 9/4 (25m)
[4] Line Hansen (Den) |
Dipika Pallikal (Ind)
5/9 rtd
[5] Donna Urquhart (Aus) |
Dipika Pallikal
9/3, 9/4, 9/2 (24m)
[2] Sharon Wee |
[Q] Wee Wern Low (Mas)
9/6, 9/0, 2/9, 9/3 (48m)
[2] Sharon Wee (Mas) |
22-Mar, Qualifying Finals:
Wee Wern Low (Mas) bt Misaki Kobayashi (Jpn)
9/5, 9/1, 9/3 (29m)
Mami Nishio (Jpn) bt
Tan Yan Xin (Mas)
9/2, 9/2, 9/6 (27m)
Wee Nee Low (Mas) bt
Pushppa Devi (Mas)
9/4, 9/1, 9/4 (37m)
Maria Toor Pakay (Pak) bt
Nessrine Ariffin (Mas) 9/3, 9/0, 9/0
(29m)
Qualifying Round One:
Wee Wern Low (Mas) bye
Misaki Kobayashi (Jpn) bt
Muqaddas Ashraf (Pak) 9/3, 9/2, 9/2 (37m)
Mami Nishio (Jpn) bt Hengameh Habibpour (Iri)
9/0, 9/0, 9/0 (25m)
Tan Yan Xin (Mas) bt Reihaneh Habibpour (Iri)
9/0, 9/0, 9/0 (22m)
Pushppa Devi (Mas) bt Zoya Khalid (Pak)
7/9, 9/5, 9/2, 9/1 (52m)
Wee Nee Low (Mas) bt Simin Karimi (Iri)
w/o
Nessrine Ariffin (Mas) bt Zujhijah Binti Azan (Mas)
9/3, 9/7, 9/4 (33m)
Maria Toor Pakay (Pak) bye
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25-Mar, Semis:
Zaman walks into
final as Hawkes survives marathon
Bilal Zaman became the fist
player to reach the finals at the NSC, granted a walkover as
third-seeded Aussie Mike Corren was forced
to withdraw with a back injury. He's also out of the Satellite
#3 event, for which he was top seed.
The three semi-finals that were played
all went to a deciding game. Nafiizwan Adnan prevented an
all-Pakistan final as he overcame Bilal Zaman, while in the women's
semis top seed Jaclyn Hawkes had to come from behind twice to
beat fellow-Kiwi Louise Crome in 85 minutes.
Hawkes meets Joshna Chinappa in the final after the Indian
number one ousted second seed Sharon Wee for one of the best wins of
her career.
24-Mar, Quarters:
Pakistanis take out
top seeds in KL
The latest - and biggest - event in the 2008 NSC series saw both
men's top seeds crash out at the quarter-final stage at the National
Squash Centre in Malaysia.
New Zealand's Kashif Shuja and Germany's Simon Rosner both suffered
five-game defeats at the hands of Shamsul Islam Khan and
Bilal Zaman respectively. Khan now faces Malaysia's Nafiizwan
Adnan for a place in the final while Zaman meets Aussie veteran
Mike Corren.
No such troubles for the women's top seeds. Jaclyn Hawkes
eased past Lim Woke Yah but third seed Louise Crome had to
come from two games down against Delia Arnold to set up an all-Kiwi
semi-final.
Second seed Sharon Wee meets India's Joshna Chinappa
- who upset fourth-seeded Line Hansen in the quarters - in the other
semi-final.
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 "I've
been carrying a back injury since before the 'series' began in
February, and due to playing with the injury I have got myself a
tear in the lower back.
"There is nothing to gain from playing except aggravating the injury
some more."
NSC Series 2008
Feb 15-19:
Sat #1
Feb 20-24:
Sat #2
Feb 25-29: Super Sat #1
Mar 22-26:
Tour/Star 1
Mar 26-30: Sat #3 |
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