Sweet 1-2 finish: Addeen Idrakie (right) and Joachim Chuah.
PETALING JAYA: National squash player Addeen Idrakie’s long wait for another PSA title finally came to an end after he won the Morrinsville Open in New Zealand on Saturday (July 12).
The 31-year-old outlasted compatriot Joachim Chuah in the PSA Challenger level event, winning the match 7-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 11-4 at the Morrinsville Squash Club.
However, the final in New Zealand was a bittersweet win for Addeen as countryman Joachim suffered an injury in the final set with the score tied at 4-4, leaving him limping through the remaining points.
But Addeen was relieved to get his seventh PSA Tour title after his last win at the North Coast Open in 2023, and is hoping he can carry that momentum to his next tournament.
"I feel very happy to finally win a title again after two years. It was disappointing to see Joachim get a cramp in the final set," he said.
Addeen’s next outing will see him hop over to Australia to compete at the Victorian Open in Melbourne from July 16-20 as the top seed.
He hopes the slight discomfort in his shoulder would alleviate itself before the tournament as he looks to make it a back-to-back win.
"I’ll be leaving for Australia to compete at the Victorian Open, and I really hope my shoulder gets better soon so I’m fully prepared and ready for the tournament," he said.
Addeen’s shoulder injury had forced him off the court for six months, but he made his return at the President’s Trophy in Seremban last month, where he finished runners-up to Canada’s Karim Aguib.
