MALAYSIAN AND HONG KONG OPEN

CIMB Malaysian Open 2014, Kuala Lumpur

August (World Series Platinum)

Qualifiers 1: Lost 3-0 to Deon Saffery (Wales), 11/5 11/7 14/12

Deon vs Siyoli

Cathay Pacific Sun Hung Financial Hong Kong Open 2014

August (World Series Platinum)

1^st Round : Lost 3-0 to Emma Beddoes (England), 12/10 11/6 11/5

NSA OPEN CHAMPION

16th-19th April 2013
Pretoria Country Club

 

Final

Opponent:   Kylie Lindsay

Nationality: New Zealand

Seeding: 1

World Ranking: 39

Result: Won 3-0; 11/9 12/10 11/7

 

Semi Final

Opponent:   Salma Nasser

Nationality: Egypt

Seeding: 7

Result: Won 3-1; 11/4 10/12 11/3 11/9

 

Quater Final

Opponent:   Mannat Nasser

Nationality: Eygpt

Seeding: Unseeded

World Ranking: 132

RESULT: WON 3-0  11/4 11/8 11/7

 

1st Round

Opponent:   Aparajitha Balamurukan

Nationality: India

Seeding: Unseeded

World Ranking: 132

RESULT: WON 3-0  11/4 11/8 11/7

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to a special friend and brother…Clinton Leeuw.

 

 

Laura Pomportes (France) + Farrah Sterne (South Africa)

two secret mascots…can i take them back to cape town?

MEXICAN OPEN RESULTS

Mexicano de Raquetas 2012

1st Round, 3rd November

Opponent: Graciela Lopez

Nationality: Mexico

Seed: Qualifier

World Ranking: 139

Highest World Ranking: 111 (Oct 2011)

RESULT: Won 3-1  8/11, 11/7, 11/8, 11/4

 

Quater-Final

Opponent: Nicolette Fernandes

Nationality: Guyana

Seed: Unseeded

World Ranking: 60

Highest World Ranking: 27 (May 2007)

Result: LOST 3-1 10/12,  11/7, 11/3, 11/4

 

Due to Hurrican Sandy, the tournament delayed the starting date to a day later. This  change allowed for players stranded in New York to have an opportunity to find flights to Mexico. Toluca is a city at high altitude. 2700m above sea level. So this may have an effect on our bodies. During the days of training, i felt the usual effects of altitude, which are shortness of breath quite early in the training session. But soon after 20min or so, regained some sort of comfort.

 

In my match against Nicollete, i started off feeling good, and expected the usual breathing issues. We were having some tough rallies in the first two games, each of us fighting for each precious point. Then in the 3rd game, i felt like i had been punched in the stomach. I couldn’t decide if i was hungry, or needed to throw up. I was then nowhere in the third, and just couldn’t recover fast enough in the fourth to be the same threat i was in the first half. I didn’t understand what was happening to me, or how i was feeling. I guess altitude sickness can hit you in a variety of ways. For next time i have been told that i must consume 4 times as much energy foods than usual. All in all, a win is a win, and I guess a loss is a loss, and mustn’t take anything away from her victory.

 

Next up: WORLD WOMEN’S TEAM CHAMPS, in NIMES, FRANCE

 

Watch this space!!!

 

HURRICANE SANDY CHASES ME OUT OF NEW YORK

NEW YORK PYRAMIDES INTERNATIONAL 2012

 

I had long tough match against Kylie, happy with the kind of squash i had to play to win that.

Then I had to play another match 4hours later against a fresher Kanzy. I had a very slow start in the first 2 games. Only started making a positive impact in the third game, but had left too big a mountain to climb for that stage of the match with “unfresh” legs.

 

Good news is, I was able to change my flight to leave USA on Sunday, since Hurrican Sandy was going to cause airports to shut down on Monday and Tuesday.

 

Quater Final, 27th Oct Saturday AM

Opponent: Kylie Lindsay

Nationality: New Zealand

Seed: 5

World Ranking: 36

Result: WON 3-2  6/11 12/10 7/11 11/7 11/9

 

 

Semi Final, 27th Oct Saturday PM

Opponent: Kanzy El Dafrawy

Nationality: Egypt

Seed: 2

Current World Ranking: 42

Highest World Ranking: 29 (Dec ’11)

Result: LOST 3-0   11/8 11/2 11/8

Draw Info: http://www.squashsite.co.uk/2009/pyramid2012.htm

 

NEXT UP:

 

Mexicano de Raquetas 2012

1st Round, 1st November

Opponent: Nayelly Hernandez

Nationality:Mexico

Seed: Unseeded

World Ranking: 106

Highest World Ranking: 57 (Oct 2011)

NEW WORLD RANKING

It’s a start of a new month,and the world rankings have been updated.

WE’RE NO.44!! YEAH!!

We’ve finally cracked the Top 50…another milestone reached!
This calls for a celebration. WHOOO HOOOO!!!

Ranking History

Oct 2011: No.44
Sep 2011: No.51
Aug 2011: No.52
Jul 2011: No.63
Jun 2011: No.60
May 2011: No.64
Apr 2011: No.64
Mar 2011: No.78
Feb 2011: No.78
Jan 2011: No.63
Dec 2010: No.75
Nov 2010: No.77

NEXT UP:

Kuwait Open
6th – 9th October