Nicol David celebrating with the winner’s trophy after defeating England’s Jenny Duncalf at the Luxor Theatre in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, yesterday. This is Nicol’s sixth World Open title. — AFP picture
In squash, Nicol David won the World Open crown for a record-breaking sixth time when she outclassed England’s Jenny Duncalf 11-2, 11-5, 11-0 in the women’s final in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Nicol said: “Winning a world title is huge in Malaysia. We are always gunning to have more people in sports and I’m just glad I could pay back all Malaysia has done to get me this far.”
In badminton, Zulfadli Zulkifli sprang a surprise by upstaging favourite Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in the boys’ singles final of the World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan. Nelson Heg and Teo Ee Yi made it a double joy for Malaysia when they bagged the boys’ doubles title by beating Taiwan’s Huang Poh Jui and Lin Chia Yu.
-NST Online.
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