No luck of the draw for squash players at World Open in Egypt

Tricky start: Aifa faces experienced Nour El Tayeb in the first round.

PETALING JAYA: From the look of things, our squash players face a daunting task to make an impression in the men’s and women’s World Open Championships.

In the draw for the event in Cairo from May 13-22, world No. 22 S. Sivasangari has a relatively easy first-round hurdle against Germany’s Saskia Beinhard (89th) before facing a sterner test in the next round where she is expected to meet Egypt’s world No. 15 Nadine Shahin.