Annie annexes women squash crown

ISLAMABAD: Hong Kong’s Annie Au thrashed Malaysian teenager Sivasangari Subramaniam to lift the $25,000 CAS International Women Squash Championship trophy here at the Mushaf Ali Squash Complex Friday.

Annie — one of the top players on the women circuit — won 11-5, 11-7, 11-1 to stamp her supremacy at least in Asia.Subramaniam, who upset Australian top girl on her way to final, was not in the best of form against experienced Annie who toyed with her in the last game.

Though Subramaniam showed glimpses of her talent in the first round, once Hong Kong player exerted pressure she found going tough and ultimately lost the match.“I like Pakistan and the people here who know squash well and back and support the players. I know Malaysian is talented girl but she lacks experience,” Annie said.

Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, who is also the president of Pakistan Squash Federation, was the guest of honour on the occasion.The chief guest awarded trophies to the winning players. Foreign diplomats, former world champions Jahangir Khan, Qamar Zaman, Air Marshal Shahid Akhtar Alvi along with a large number of squash lovers witnessed the match.