Malaysian women to battle Hong Kong for Asian squash crown

Malaysia is just one match away from claiming the Asian Squash Championships women's team gold in Pakistan. This weekend, they will take on the top seeds, Hong Kong, at the Mushaf Squash Complex in Islamabad. The Malaysian team has secured their third consecutive win in the tournament by defeating South Korea 3-0 on Friday. Their victories were secured by U. Thanusaa, Yee Xin Ying, and Yasshmita Jadish Kumar, who defeated their respective South Korean opponents with scores of 11-5, 11-6, 8-11, 12-10, and 11-4, 11-1, 11-1. Prior to this match, Malaysia had also defeated Iran and Pakistan, each by a score of 3-0.

Hong Kong, the second seeds, will face Malaysia in the final round-robin match and are represented by the same team that lost to Malaysia in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games final last month. The Hong Kong team is led by world No. 24 Chan Sin Yuk and has recorded three wins throughout the tournament. World No. 54 Yasshmita Jadish Kumar stated that Hong Kong is a formidable team.

In the men's competition, Malaysia, also fielding their second team, upset second seeds Hong Kong 3-0, placing them at the top of the group stage on Thursday. However, they lost to South Korea 2-1 in the semi-final and settled for the bronze medal.