Finals : Uthrian and Kamal make it a Malaysian double
Thanusaa Uthrian and Syafiq Kamal of Malaysia came out victorious at the Henri Charpentier SGCC Challenger 6. Uthrian, the 20 year old Trinity College student, clinched her fourth Challenger title in 2026 while Kamal pockets his second.
In the women’s event, ElMaraghy came out firing in the opening game and took a 9-3 lead with her style of power play that has been troubling her opponents all week. However, that lead was neutralised with Uthrian reeling six consecutive points, and eventually winning 12-10 on her first game ball.
In the second game, Uthrian looked to have gotten a hang of the Egyptian’s style and was ahead the entirety. The third was a one-way traffic dominance from the Malaysian, who took home her second title in Singapore in a month in 26 minutes.
In the men’s final, second seed Syafiq Kamal maintained his perfect record against Harith Danial, in a win that was unfortunately overshadowed by an injury retirement. Having taken the first game in a close 12-10, after leading 10-4, he followed up with a straightforward 11-4 win in the second.
However, at the beginning of the third game, Danial made a sudden turn and went down screaming in pain. There was no contact whatsoever, just a change of direction. Danial retired injured to hand Kamal the title.
Semis : Uthrian & Daniel runs continue into the finals
Thanusaa Uthrian of Malaysia continues her great run on Singapore shores after winning in just 20 minutes in her semi-final against compatriot Chen Yu Jie. The eight seed had won the UTU Singapore Challenger 6 three weeks prior.
Chen started well in the first game, taking a commanding 7-2 lead and later 9-6. But a strewn of errors and impatience cost her the game as Uthrian reeled off five quick points to take the game. In the other two games, Uthrian was always on control and never look threatened, winning 11-8, 11-5 for a second successive final in Singapore.
In the second women’s semis, 18-year-old Malak ElMaraghy booked her place in the biggest final of her career when she ousted defending champion Jemyca Aribado of the Philippines. In a match lasting just over 30 minutes, the youngster once again troubled her opponent with her hard-hitting style of play. Apart from the second game where she was down 1-5, the Egyptian never looked in
Malaysia’s Harith Danial was the first man through after beating Korea’s Ryu Jeongmin 3-1 in just under an hour. Danial put up a commanding display for most of his match, taking the first game 11-5 and built up a 9-4 lead in the second before closing 11-9.
It looked smooth sailing in the third when he was leading 7-3 and 10-7, with Ryu looking like he was struggling physically. However, he couldn’t close out the match and squandered four match points for Ryu to force a fourth game. However, after the first few points in the fourth, it was one-way traffic for the Malaysian, who won seven points in a row to book his place in the final.
In the final match of the afternoon, Malaysia’s second seed Syafiq Kamal took out England’s James Peach in three to make it an all-Malaysian affair tomorrow. In a battle of the left-handers, Kamal’s ability to vary his game, coupled with his beautiful soft touches made the difference today.
Day Three : Top seeds suffer in Singapore Quarters
Top two seeds of the women’s event were knocked out today when Au Yeong Wai Yhann and Bobo Lam found their challengers too hot to handle, both losing in straight games.
Singapore’s nine-time National Champion Au Yeong Wai Yhann was ousted by an in-form Thanusa Uthrian of Malaysia in straight games. The top-seeded Au Yeong was the last remaining hope of the hosts after three of their players narrowly missed the boat with 2-3 losses the previous day. Malaysia will not be assured of a finalist after Yu Jie Chen upset the seedings to take out third seed Rathika Seelan of India in four games and 30 minutes.
In the lower half of the women’s event, 18-year-old Malak ElMaraghy of Egypt took 22-minutes to dispatch off Hong Kong China’s second seed Bobo Lam. The lanky Egyptian’s hard-hitting game on the bouncy court of the Serangoon Gardens Country Club never allowed Lam to settle in.
Contrary to the 22-minute match, Philippines’ Jemyca Aribado took more than an hour to edge out Korea’s Mingyeong Heo. Having lost two match balls at 10-8 and serving out at 10-10 in the decider, Aribado managed to keep her composure to take the fifth game 14-12.
Malaysia’s Harith Danial continued his giant-killing run with a three-game victory over the top seeded Ravindu Laksiri or Sri Lanka. Bristol-based Danial was in control in its entirety in his short 26-minute encounter. The win sets him up against third seed Jeongmin Ryu of Korea, who saw off the challenge of Indian Sandesh Palanivel in four games.
In the second part of the men’s semis, four left-handers battled out for the remainder two slots. In the all-Malaysian showdown, tour veteran Syafiq Kamal got the better of youngster Wa Sern Low 3-1 in just over an hour. Kamal will play James Peach tomorrow after the Englishman came back from 1-2 down to win in five.
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