I Will Muster My Best Against Massaro, Says Egyptian Omneya

KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- World number six Omneya Abdel Kawy of Egypt has asserted that she will muster everything she has when facing top seed, England's Laura Massaro in the quarterfinals of the 2016 NAZA PSA Women's World Squash Championships, on Thursday. The 2010 world championship runner-up noted that the match against the 2013 world champion and the world number one player would not be easy match as she has never beaten the latter in a few tournaments, prior to this. "I have lost to her, mostly 0-3 on several occasions before...Tomorrow (Thursday) is definitely a new match for me and it's wide open but I must give everything and try to play the best from the beginning. "If I bounce back late, Laura will keep up her pace but most importantly, I will try to maintain my plan and keep it on the right track," she told reporters. Earlier, Omneya had to go the distance before sweeping aside Malaysia's world number 15th Delia Arnold in 9-11, 11-8, 11-9 and 11-8 in the second round of the tournament at the Nicol David Arena, National Squash Centre in Bukit Jalil, Wednesday. Massaro also advanced to the last eight after outgunning India's top ranked player, Joshna Chinappa; winning in 11-3, 11-6 and 11-3 in just 26 minutes. On the match against Delia, Omneya said it was a quite tough match considering she had to fight back after going down in the opening set, adding that the bouncy condition in front of the court had also forced her to work harder to catch up with Delia. "She (Delia) is a fantastic player...I tried to keep her at the back (of the court) as much as I could but she has shown much improvement at the back and I tries a few killer shots after I realised that I was trailing in the first game. "As the match progressed, I tried to figure out a few ways to collect more points and I am glad it worked to help me to pick up the victory," Omneya added. Delia, on the other hand, expressed her satisfaction despite being eliminated in the second round, which is her best feat out of five appearances in the world championship so far. "From a couple years back, I have improved a lot but there are a lot of things that I need to work on to be among top ten (in the future). "I have learned a lot from the match today and I will watch some videos and see what I can improve or work on," the Kuala-Lumpur born said, adding that the country's squash future was on the right path especially with the emergence of a pool of the next generation of players. --BERNAMA