Nicol David has progressed into her ninth World Championship after overcoming a tremendous semi final tie against rival Omneya Abdel Kawy in the semi finals yesterday.
The Malaysian squash queen was pushed the edge by the Egyptian, though Nicol eventually triumphed on a 11-9, 9-11, 8-11, 11-5, 11-5 score line; something that she was definitely proud of, considering that it had to be done within the vicinity of Omneya’s home support.
“I’m really pleased to come through 3-2 (in games) against a really sharp, in-form Omneya who was composed throughout the match,” said David.
“I have played her many times, and sometimes it goes after a while. But she didn’t let it go. She thrives on confidence and so for me to come back from 2-1 down was pleasing. I didn’t want to let her get in there in the fourth game,” she added.
“It was a great atmosphere. But from then on I played with more purpose with my shots and she attempted a few things which were out of reach, and made a few unforced errors.
“So I used that to push on through. I had to bring my level up, and I did. I’m really happy with that.”
Nicol will face another home favourite in the final, with third seed Raneem el Weilely making the cut after her win over Alison Waters in the semis.
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