WSA: Massaro back at No.2 after KL triumph

April 2, 2013 - 8:54pm
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Laura Massaro in action against Alison Waters in the KL final

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Massaro Retakes No.2 After KL Open Title Triumph

Laura Massaro’s second World Series win in Malaysia at the weekend has seen the Englishwoman rise to No.2 in the WSA World Tour’s April rankings.

The 29-year-old from Preston, England beat World No.1 Nicol David in the semi-final, before completing the title win which has seen her over-take Raneem El Weleily to hold the No.2 spot for the first time since October 2012.

Alison Waters rises to fourth place after beating Nour El Sherbini on her way to the KL Open final.  The Egyptian teenager slips down a place to No.5 with Joelle King rising to No.6, leapfrogging Low Wee Wern.

Annie Au drops out of the Top 10 for the first time since August 2011 after failing to match her 2012 KL Open final position.  She drops to No.13, whilst Natalie Grinham rises two places to sit at No.10.

A month featuring back-to-back WSA titles for Sarah-Jane Perry has seen the 22-year-old leap six ranking positions to break into the WSA Top20 for the first time.  The Mayfair and Granite Club Open winner sits at No.20 following an excellent March, during which she also reached the semi-final of the inaugural CourtCare Open in Chorley, England.  Perry has risen 46 ranking places in the last twelve months.  Eventual CourtCare Open winner Emma Beddoes rises four places to No.30.

India’s Joshana Chinappa also set a new highest ranking by reaching No.25 in the world following a first round appearance in the KL Open, rising two places.

1 Nicol David MAS 1 25150.00 10 2958.824 Track
2 Laura Massaro ENG 3 16297.00 9 2037.125 Track
3 Raneem El Weleily EGY 2 15175.00 9 1896.875 Track
4 Alison Waters ENG 5 13767.50 13 1376.750 Track
5 Nour El Sherbini EGY 4 9079.25 9 1134.906 Track
6 Joelle King NZL 7 10386.50 12 1093.316 Track
7 Low Wee Wern MAS 6 10362.50 13 1036.250 Track
8 Jenny Duncalf ENG 8 7785.00 10 915.882 Track
9 Camille Serme FRA 9 8240.00 12 867.368 Track
10 Natalie Grinham NED 12 6902.50 10 812.059 Track
11 Madeline Perry IRL 11 8867.50 15 806.136 Track
12 Kasey Brown AUS 13 6954.00 13 695.400 Track
13 Annie Au HKG 10 6404.50 13 640.450 Track
14 Omneya Abdel Kawy EGY 14 5465.25 11 607.250 Track
15 Dipika Pallikal IND 15 5044.25 12 530.974 Track
16 Rachael Grinham AUS 16 5335.00 15 485.000 Track
17 Donna Urquhart AUS 17 4971.75 14 473.500 Track
18 Samantha Teran MEX 18 3783.50 12 398.263 Track
19 Joey Chan HKG 19 3952.25 13 395.225 Track
20 Sarah-Jane Perry ENG 26 3790.00 13 379.000 Track

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