It’s a dream come true for national female squash player Chan Yi Wen, who secured a slot for the 2024 World Squash Championships in Cairo, Egypt, next month after winning the Asia zone qualifiers here today.
Malaysia clinched another spot in the World Squash Championships in May when two national women’s squash players disposed of their Hong Kong opponents to check into the final of the Asia Zone Qualifiers.
National squash player Addeen Idrakie Bakhtiar clinched the final spot in the semi-finals of the Asian zone World Squash Championship qualifiers after a tough battle over compatriot Darren Rahul Pragasam in today’s quarter-finals.
World number 66 squash player Addeen Idrakie stuck to his game plan to defeat his opponent in the first round of the Asian qualifiers for the World Squash Championships, held at the National Sports Complex squash courts in Jalan Duta today.
Malaysia’s hopes of making the quarter-finals were dashed after going down 2-0 to England in the round of 16 of the men’s World Team Squash Championship at the Mercury Arena in Tauranga, New Zealand today.
There has been a spate of viral videos showing vehicles from neighbouring countries such as Thailand and Singapore being filled with Malaysia's heavily subsidised RON95 petrol, indicating a blatant disregard for local laws.
