Ainaa and Duncan nick maiden title


Back to you: Danial Nurhaqiem (right) returns the ball to Duncan Lee in the boys’ Under-19 final at the National Squash Centre in Bukit Jalil yesterday. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Duncan Lee and Noor Ainaa Amani finally nicked their first win in the National Junior Championship by emerging as the boys’ and girls’ Under-19 champions.

The 18-year-old Duncan from Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) was over the moon after beating Danial Nurhaqiem for the first time in over a year with a 11-5,6-11,11-8,11-5 win in the final at the National Squash Centre, Bukit Jalil yesterday.

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