Tag: Nicol David
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Nicol David onto opening world success
Penang, Mar 18, 2014: After a sparkling opening ceremony for the Penang CIMB Women’s World Squash Championship which attracted a huge crowd of over 3,000 spectators, Penang’s world number one Nicol David provided the perfect response with a straight games win in her opening match in the premier Women’s Squash Association (WSA) event at the…
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WSA Marks 30th Anniversary
London, Feb 26, 2014: The Women’s Squash Association (WSA) is marking the 30th anniversary of its formation this week with celebrations at the British Open in May and the US Open later in the year. Founded in February 1984 at the Belfast Boat Club in Ireland, the originally-named Women’s Squash Players’ Association (WSPA) boasted 23…
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Nicol David reclaims Cleveland Classic Trophy
Cleveland – USA, Feb 05, 2014: Malaysia’s world number one Nicol David continued to demonstrate her domination of women’s squash by clinching the Tub O’Towels Cleveland Classic trophy in the USA without dropping a game throughout the tournament. The 30-year-old from Penang beat Hong Kong’s Annie Au – celebrating her fourth successive appearance in the…
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Dominant David claims first tournament of champions title
New York, Jan 25, 2014: World number one Nicol David claimed her first J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions title with a resounding 11-4, 13 -11, 11-8 victory over world No 2 Laura Massaro on the iconic glass court in Grand Central Terminal in New York. “The ToC is huge,” said the Malaysian superstar after the…
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Nicol relishes tournament of champions
London, Jan 17, 2014: Malaysian squash star Nicol David is set to make her long-awaited debut at this week’s JP Morgan Tournament of Champions in New York – and admits that competing in the Women’s Squash Association Gold event at Grand Central Terminal will be “the highlight of the year”. David, the 30-year-old from Penang…
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Record 90th turns into nine for Nicol David
Hong Kong, Dec 9, 2013: The unstoppable Malaysian squash superstar Nicol David today celebrated her record 90th WSA World Tour final appearance in the Women’s Cathay Pacific Sun Hung Kai Financial Hong Kong Open by capturing her eighth Hong Kong Open crown in a row – and her ninth successive major title in Hong Kong.…
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Nicol David in ninth Hong Kong title bid
London, Nov 30, 2013: 18 years after winning her first junior international title there as a 12-year-old, Malaysia’s world number one Nicol David returns next week to Hong Kong where she is seeded to win her ninth successive title in the Cathay Pacific Sun Hung Kai Financial Hong Kong Open. The WSA World Series Gold…
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Historic win by Malaysian squash queen Nicol David
Drexel University in Philadelphia – USA, Oct 19, 2013: In her longest title triumph since the introduction of PAR (point-a-rally) scoring, favourite Nicol David overcame second seed Laura Massaro in the final of the Women’s Delaware Investments U.S. Open Squash Championship at Drexel University in Philadelphia to become the first player in the event’s history…
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Nicol David & Laura Massaro to meet in Final
Drexel University in Philadelphia – USA, Oct 18, 2013: Top seeds Nicol David and Laura Massaro will contest the Women’s Delaware Investments U.S. Open Championship final at Drexel University in Philadelphia after coming through contrasting semi-finals of the Women’s Squash Association World Series Platinum event, which – for the first time ever – is providing…
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Brown brushes aside Duncalf in US Open upset
Drexel University, USA, Oct 14, 2013: Australia’s Kasey Brown produced a resounding upset in the second round of the Women’s Delaware Investments U.S. Open Championship when she despatched seventh seed Jenny Duncalf in straight games to claim an unexpected place in the quarter-finals of the Women’s Squash Association World Series Platinum event which – for…