Monday January 7, 2013
Eain Yow thumps Jordanian in 24 minutes to lift his second British title
Ng Eain Yow (left) celebrates after clinching the winning point to win the boys’ Under-15 title at the British Junior Open squash championships in Sheffield, England, yesterday. He defeated Mohammad Alsarraj of Jordan 11-1, 11-6, 11-7. It was Eain Yow’s second title in a row, having won the Pontefrac Junior Open last week. PETALING JAYA: Talented junior squash ace Ng Eain Yow showed that he’s definitely a player to watch for many years to come after an amazing performance to win his second British Junior Open title yesterday.
He capped a great run by thrashing Jordan’s Mohammad Alsarraj 11-1, 11-6, 11-7 in the Under-15 final at Sheffield.
Eain Yow, who won the 2011 Under-13 title, has set his sights on emulating national No. 1 Ong Beng Hee’s feat of winning all the titles in the age groups in this prestigious tournament.
The soft spoken 14-year-old top seed got off to a fantastic start against Alsarraj, who was struggling to come to terms with the glass court.
After blitzing to an 11-1 win in the first set, Eain Yow continued to dominate by taking the second 11-6 and led 9-2 in the third before capping a historic win in 24 minutes to become only the second Malaysian boy since Beng Hee to win more than one British Junior title.
A delighted Eain Yow, who leaped for joy after sealing the winning point, could hardly conceal his excitement.
“It feels really good to win the title. It’s been two years since I won the Under-13 title and I’m really happy to win here again,” said Eain Yow in a telephone interview.
Proud dad: Ng Eain Yow celebrates with father Hong Yuen after winning the Under-15 title at the British Junior Open yesterday. — SquashSite “It means a lot more to me that my father (Hong Yuen), was also here to support me and it was great to see him in the crowd.
“Of course, I have to thank CIMB and the Squash Racquets Association of Malaysia (SRAM) too, because it was through their Junior Development Programme that I managed to achieve this feat.
“In terms of the match, it was really easy playing Alsarraj this time because I think he wasn’t very comfortable with the glass court,” added Eain Yow.
There was, however, disappointment for Asian Under-15 champion S. Sivasangari who was overpowered by top seed Habiba Mohamed of Egypt in the girls’ Under-15 final, losing 8-11, 6-11, 12-14.
Results
Final
Boys
Under-13: Mohamed El Shamy (Egy) bt Marwan Tarek (Egy) 12-14, 11-4, 7-11, 11-9, 13-11.
Under-15: Ng Eain Yow (Mas) bt Mohammad Alsarrah (Jor) 11-1, 11-6, 11-7.
Girls
Under-13: Hania El Hammamy (Egy) bt Rowan Reda (Egy) 11-8, 11-5, 11-3.
Under-15: Habiba Mohamed (Egy) bt S.Sivasangari (Mas) 11-8, 11-6, 14-12.
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