Ng gets birthday wish with first title

18/05/1998

KENNY NG fulfilled his birthday wish when he won the Under-19 title of the
Malaysian Open junior squash championships at the Jalan Duta courts
yesterday, reports Jugjet Singh.
Ng, who turned 17 yesterday, downed Australia's Kane Ingham 7-9, 9-5, 9-
1, 9-5 for his first major title.
"This is this my first junior title in three years of competing. I'll
now concentrate of making the national junior squad and play in the world
junior championships this year," said Ng.
Ng was leading 7-2 in the first game at one stage but allowed Ingham too
much space and eventually lost 9-7. But the second and third games were a
breeze for Ng, who wrapped up the third 9-1 and fourth to win.
In the girls' Under-19 and Under-16 finals, Daphine Ting and Tricia Chua
respectively were no match for Nicol David, who breezed past them 9-3, 9-
4, 9-2 and 9-4, 9-2, 9-2.
RESULTS (all finals - Malaysian unless stated) - Boys' Under-19: Kenny
Ng bt Kane Ingham (Aust) 7-9, 9-5, 9-1, 9-5: Under-16: Marcus Yeap bt
Navin Samarasinghe (S Lan) 7-9, 10-8, 9-2, 9-3; Under-14: Soo Pak Hei (HK)
bt Siddarth Suchde (Ind) 4-9, 9-5, 9-6, 9-1; Under-12: Kwong Yu Shun (HK)
bt Kapil Nesan 9-2, 10-9, 9-0.
3rd-4th placings - Under-19: Wong Wan San bt Teng Kean Guan 5-9, 9-6, 9-
2, 8-9, 9-2; Under-16: Navin Samarasinghe (S Lan) bt Junaid Nanthani (Ind)
9-7, 9-5, 9-2; Under-14: Suhail Vohra (Ind) bt Roger Loh 4-9, 9-3, 9-7, 9-
2; Under-12: Karan Path Sethi (Ind) bt Hilman Ruzainee 9-6, 9-5, 9-0.
Girls' Under-19: Nicol David bt Daphine Ting 9-3, 9-4, 9-2; Under-16:
Nicol David bt Tricia Chuah 9-4, 9-2, 9-2; Under-14: Teng Ooi Ean bt Sahar
Jasmina 9-3, 9-2, 9-1.
3rd-4th placings - Under-19: Cheryl David bt Serene Lee (Sin) 9-3, 9-4,
9-3; Under-16: Karen Lau (HK) bt Teng Ooi Ean 9-4, 9-3, 4-9, 9-7; Under-
14: Lim Yoke Wah bt Sally Looi 9-4, 8-10, 10-9, 9-1.
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