Birthday joy as Yiwen clinches first title


Y iwen: ‘I really did not expect to win as I’ve been focusing on my studies a bit more.’

PETALING JAYA: Junior squash player Chan Yiwen (pic) sure knows how to give herself a birthday present.

Yiwen, who turned 17 yesterday, beat top seed Ooi Kah Yan in the girls’ Under-19 final at the National Junior Circuit Grand Finals on Sunday her first title in that age-group.

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