Bailey Beats Perry to Win NSC No 5

Men’s final:
[1] Mohd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) bt [2] Omar Mosaad (EGY) 11-9, 11-5, 7-11, 6-11, 11-6 (73m)

Women’s final:
[5] Tania Bailey (ENG) bt [1] Madeline Perry (IRL) 11-5, 11-8, 11-4 (42m)

Iskandar & Bailey Win NSC Titles In KL

Local hero Mohd Azlan Iskandar and England’s Tania Bailey triumphed in today’s (Saturday) men’s and women’s finals, respectively, of the NSC Series No5 Squash Championships to bring the five-event series of international Squash events at the Bukit Jalil National Squash Centre in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur to a close.

It was the 29-year-old fifth seed from Lincolnshire’s third successive upset in three days, after notable victories over fourth-seeded New Zealander Shelley Kitchen in the quarter-finals and former world champion Vanessa Atkinson, the second seed, in the previous round.

Bailey’s triumph comes after an injury-stricken period which included knee surgery last year and necessitated a four-month Tour layoff.

The former world No4, who finished outside the top 20 at the end of last year, can now look forward to a significant rankings boost in next month’s WISPA list.

Mohd Azlan Iskandar also celebrated a long-awaited return to the winner’s podium after his success in the men’s $20,000 PSA Tour event.

The 26-year-old top seed from KL, who was marking his 20th appearance in a Tour final, battled for 73 minutes to overcome Egypt’s No2 seed Omar Mosaad 11-9, 11-5, 7-11, 6-11, 11-6.

The victory marks Iskandar’s 11th Tour title - but the first since winning the KL Open in July 2007.

Source: WISPA