Chan Sin Yuk sensationally saved two match balls to defeat Nada Abbas in a five-game battle to reach round three of the British Open squash championships in Birmingham.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sin Yuk, who\u2019s through to the third round of a Diamond-level event for the first time, was 2-1 down and trailing 10-8 in the fourth before she equalised at 10-10 and converted in the tiebreak to level the match at Solihull Arden Club.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The World No.28 pushed on in the fifth to complete the comeback, as the Hong Konger sealed a 14-12, 9-11, 8-11, 12-10, 11-5 win in 56 minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m feeling great, I was two match balls down and I am so glad that I made it to the third round,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was actually feeling lighter when I was 8-10 in the fourth, I don\u2019t know why but I had so much more energy at that point and I kept telling myself that I could come back and kept saying it in my mind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI kept pushing through and continued in the fifth as well \u2013 I tried not to lose focus and I\u2019m glad I sorted the fifth with the lead and finished it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI have never played at the Rep Theatre before. I watched my teammate Alex Lau play there and the venue was great and there is a huge audience as well so I am just looking forward to playing there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
England No.1 Gina Kennedy kicked off her 2026 British Open campaign with a comfortable 3-0 success over Malak Khafagy on the glass court at the Rep Theatre. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kennedy, a two-time quarter-finalist at the British Open, comprehensively dispatched the Egyptian 11-5, 11-7, 11-4 to tee up a third round clash with Sivasangari Subramaniam on Wednesday, with the Malaysian overcoming England\u2019s Lucy Turmel 3-1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe [Khafagy] is such a dangerous player, and I know she has been at college like I was. I\u2019m not sure she has graduated this year or not but I know when she fully comes onto the Tour she will shoot up straight up the rankings so it\u2019s great to get this experience,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been on Tour a while now and I think last season I was struggling to find that form, so I think I needed something new and Rod [Martin] was the perfect addition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elsewhere, Declan James mounted a stunning comeback from 2-1 down to defeat Mohamed Abouelghar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
James, who\u2019s never been beyond round two of this tournament before, will meet former two-time champion Paul Coll in round three on Wednesday after prevailing in a 70-minute epic by a 11-7, 8-11, 7-11, 11-5, 12-10 scoreline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m really relieved \u2013 it was a brutal match and Abou [Mohamed Abouelghar] is such a good player, very skilful so it makes you do a lot of movements and give you errors as well,\u201d he said afterwards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve had a couple of 3-2s so I knew what to expect going into it and hanging on at times and trying to stay in the match. It was about weathering the storm, but I am happy with how I finished the fifth game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI had to treat the fifth like any other game, because the emotions are so high and you\u2019re fatigued so it\u2019s very hard.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
James\u2019s round three opponent Coll downed home favourite Sam Todd in straight games at the Rep Theatre. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yahya Elnawasany also staged a thrilling fightback to earn his spot in the next round, overturning a 2-1 deficit to beat Dimitri Steinmann 3-2 after 80 pulsating minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was a tough, tough battle and I thought I celebrated it too soon, as I was 10-4 up in the fifth and I thought that was it!\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe [Dimitri Steinmann] came up and he was incredible to play six more points and then suddenly it was 10-10 again. The tension builds up and up again and I am glad I could hold myself in the last couple of points. I am really glad to go through.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Results<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Men\u2019s Round Two (bottom half)<\/strong> Women\u2019s Round Two (bottom half)<\/strong> Chan Sin Yuk sensationally saved two match balls to defeat Nada Abbas in a five-game battle to reach<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[37],"class_list":["post-13338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsbeat","tag-squash"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
[4] Karim Gawad (EGY) bt. Yannick Wilhelmi (SUI) 3-1: 8-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-6 (47m)
Leonel Cardenas (MEX) bt. Timothy Brownell (USA) 3-0: 11-7, 11-8, 11-6 (41m)
Yahya Elnawasany (EGY) bt. Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) 3-2: 9-11, 11-6, 10-12, 11-5, 12-10 (80m)
[8] Marwan ElShorbagy (ENG) bt. Melvil Scianimanico (FRA) 3-0: 11-9, 11-9, 13-11 (33m)
[5] Joel Makin (WAL) bt. Veer Chotrani (IND) 3-0: 12-10, 11-9, 11-3 (39m)
Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY) bt. Auguste Dussourd (FRA) 3-0: 11-7, 11-2, 11-2 (36m)
Declan James (ENG) bt. [13] Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) 3-2: 11-7, 8-11, 7-11, 11-5, 12-10 (70m)
[2] Paul Coll (NZL) bt. Sam Todd (ENG) 3-0: 11-6, 11-7, 12-10 (53m)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
[4] Olivia Weaver (USA) bt. Aira Azman (MAS) 3-0: 11-5, 11-3, 11-3 (20m)
Nele Gilis (BEL) bt. Nour Heikal (EGY) 3-0: 11-9, 11-5, 11-9 (36m)
Marina Stefanoni (USA) bt. Sana Ibrahim (EGY) 3-0: 11-9, 12-10, 11-9 (38m)
[6] Satomi Watanabe (JPN) bt. Nadien Elhammamy (EGY) 3-1: 11-2, 11-9, 6-11, 11-6 (38m)
[5] Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) bt. Lucy Turmel (ENG) 3-1: 10-12, 11-2, 11-8, 11-9 (46m)
Georgina Kennedy (ENG) bt. Malak Khafagy (EGY) 3-0: 11-5, 11-7, 11-4 (34m)
Chan Sin Yuk (HKG) bt. [15] Nada Abbas (EGY) 3-2: 14-12, 9-11, 8-11, 12-10, 11-5 (56m)
[2] Nour ElSherbini (EGY) bt. Hana Moataz (EGY) 3-1: 11-8, 9-11, 11-8, 11-7 (33m)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"