Aifa steals the show


Aifa Azman clashes with Egypt’s Hana Ramadan during their Malaysian Open quarter-final match at the National Squash Centre in Bukit Jalil. Aifa won 11-9, 11-9, 11-5. — GLENN GUAN/ The Star

PETALING JAYA: Teenager Aifa Azman earned the biggest cheer as she gatecrashed the semi-finals of the Malaysian Open squash championships with another upset win while national No. 1 Ng Eain Yow has made it a double joy.

The 19-year-old Aifa pulled off a stunning 11-9, 11-9, 11-5 win over joint 9-16 seed Hana Ramadan in the women’s quarter-finals at the National Squash Centre in Bukit Jalil yesterday.

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