Yuen Retains PSA Malaysia Crown from PSA Media 27 February 2014 -
Home hero Ivan Yuen successfully retained his NSC SRAM Series No.1
title when he beat second seed Harinder Pal Sandhu in today’s final of
the PSA World Tour Challenger 5 squash event at the Bukit Jalil
National Squash Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. But the 23-year-old
top seed from KL, ranked 68 in the world, was taken the full distance
before seeing off Sandhu, ranked ten places lower, 6-11, 13-11, 10-12,
11-1, 11-5 in 85 minutes. The win marks Yuen’s third PSA Tour title.
RESULTS: NSC SRAM Series No.1, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1st round: [1] Ivan Yuen (MAS) bt [Q] Andrew Lee (MAS) 11-3, 11-8 ret. Muhammad Shoaib Hassan (PAK) bt SeungYong Yoo (KOR) 11-7, 12-10, 11-8 Julian Tomlinson (ENG) bt [Q] Abhinav Sinha (IND) 11-4, 11-7, 7-11, 11-5 [6] Ravi Dixit (IND) bt Joe Green (ENG) 12-10, 11-5, 11-9 Ahmed Hussein (EGY) bt [8] Cheuk Yan Tang (HKG) 11-7, 11-4, 12-10 Will John (WAL) bt [Q] Shyan Kwan (MAS) 11-6, 11-4, 11-6 [Q] Eain Yow Ng (MAS) bt Hannan Tarmidi (MAS) 11-6, 11-8, 11-7 [3] Ahmad Al-Saraj (JOR) bt [Q] Marcus Sim (MAS) 11-8, 11-13, 11-6, 11-7 [4] Ahmed Atef (EGY) bt Ashley Davies (ENG) 4-11, 11-7, 3-11, 11-9, 11-7 [Q] Aqif Ampandi (MAS) bt Haseeb Gul (PAK) 8-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-9 Tsz Fung Yip (HKG) bt [Q] Amir Farhan (MAS) 11-9, 11-6, 9-11, 11-5 Chi Him Wong (HKG) bt [7] Nosherwan Khan (PAK) 7-11, 11-4, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8 [5] Addeen Idrakie (MAS) bt [Q] Darren Chan (MAS) 11-5, 11-5, 11-7 Valentino Bon Jovi Bong (MAS) bt Hesham Mohamed Aly (EGY) 11-7, 11-4, 8-11, 11-7 (58m) [WC] Mohd Syafiq Kamal (MAS) bt Kwon Hyeon-Jun (KOR) 11-7, 6-11, 11-8, 11-6 (40m) [2] Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) bt Kush Kumar (IND) 12-10, 16-14, 11-5 (45m) 2nd round: [1] Ivan Yuen (MAS) bt Muhammad Shoaib Hassan (PAK) 9-11, 11-3, 11-3, 10-12, 11-3 (55m) [6] Ravi Dixit (IND) bt Julian Tomlinson (ENG) 11-4, 11-5, 11-2 (20m) Ahmed Hussein (EGY) bt Will John (WAL) 11-4, 11-4, 11-5 [3] Ahmad Al-Saraj (JOR) bt [Q] Eain Yow Ng (MAS) 12-10, 11-8, 7-11, 11-9 [4] Ahmed Atef (EGY) bt [Q] Aqif Ampandi (MAS) 11-3, 11-7, 11-3 (34m) Chi Him Wong (HKG) bt Tsz Fung Yip (HKG) 4-11, 7-11, 13-11, 11-9, 11-9 (52m) Valentino Bon Jovi Bong (MAS) bt [5] Addeen Idrakie (MAS) 11-13, 11-2, 11-3, 11-9 [2] Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) bt [WC] Mohd Syafiq Kamal (MAS) 5-11, 11-6, 11-2, 11-3 Quarter-finals: [1] Ivan Yuen (MAS) bt [6] Ravi Dixit (IND) 13-11, 11-6, 11-8 [3] Ahmad Al-Saraj (JOR) bt Ahmed Hussein (EGY) 9-11, 11-5, 11-8, 9-11, 11-7 [4] Ahmed Atef (EGY) bt Chi Him Wong (HKG) 11-6, 11-6, 11-4 [2] Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) bt Valentino Bon Jovi Bong (MAS) 11-9, 11-4, 11-9 (32m) Semi-finals: [1] Ivan Yuen (MAS) bt [3] Ahmad Al-Saraj (JOR) 11-2, 14-12, 8-11, 11-4 (67m) [2] Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) bt [4] Ahmed Atef (EGY) 11-5, 9-11, 11-7, 5-11, 11-8 Final: [1] Ivan Yuen (MAS) bt [2] Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) 6-11, 13-11, 10-12, 11-1, 11-5 (85m)
