Dheena beats the odds to win first-leg title


PETALING JAYA: Selangor’s Dheena Dharshan turned the tables on the national trainees to bag the boys’ Under-19 title in the first leg of the CIMB Foundation National Junior Squash Circuit.

The 18-year-old joint ninth-16th seed was in top form, beating Bukit Jalil Sports School’s (BJSS) top seed Danial Nurhaqiem 11-6, 9-11, 11-5, 11-9 in the final at the Nicol David International Squash Centre in Penang yesterday.

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