Just yesterday, it was reported that Sivasangari Subramaniam emerged victorious against World No. 4 Nele Gilis of Belgium and World Champion Nour El Sherbini of Egypt.
25-year-old squash player, Sivasangari Subramaniam, clinched a win against Egypt’s Hania El Hammamy, the World No. 2. This victory marked her first-ever PSA World Tour Gold-level championship.
Sivasangari Secures Her First Squash World Tour Gold-Level Title
As reported by PSA World Tour, Sivasangari powered through a lineup of top-tier players on her journey to the final match.
In the final match of the first-ever London Squash Classic held at the Alexandra Palace, she clinched victory over Egypt’s world No. 2, Hania El Hammamy, in 5 games.
Sivasangari will be awarded a cash prize of US$17,598
In a nail-biting match that went on for 81 minutes, Sivasangari claimed victory with a score of 11-9, 5-11, 13-11, 12-14, 11-8.
Ranked 16th in the world, Sivasangari had earlier defeated the world No. 4, Nele Gilis of Belgium, in the semi-finals. This win came after her unexpected triumph over the world No. 1, Nour El Sherbini of Egypt, in the quarterfinals.
The 25-year-old even took to her X (formerly known as Twitter) to share the her winning victory, along with the caption that reads,
“Proud of the squash I played this week in this beautiful venue and over the moon to capture my biggest title yet! Massive thanks to my team for always trusting in me along the way.”
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Proud of the squash I played this week in this beautiful venue and over the moon to capture my biggest title yet! Massive thanks to my team for always trusting in me along the way pic.twitter.com/AVhFjBzVYI
— Sivasangari (@sangari_99) April 2, 2024
You can read the full update here.
Kudos to Sivasangari for making history with her victory at the London Classic! Here’s to her continued success and making all Malaysians proud!
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