KUALA LUMPUR: For the first time since 2004, world No. 1 Nicol David will not feature in the final of a home tournament, after England's Laura Massaro sent her packing in the semi-finals of the CIMB KL Open at the Berjaya Times Square here Saturday.
Massaro, the world No. 3, was in scintillating form as she won 10-12, 11-6, 11-8, 11-5 in 67 minutes, much to the disappointment of the vociferous home crowd.
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