Kiwi Beaten In Final In Macau

Kiwi squash player Joelle King has fallen just short at defending her crown at the US$50,000 Macau Open in China.

Egyptian Nouran Gohar, the world number seven, beat King, the world number 11, 13-11, 11-7, 12-10 in a 48-minute match in the final.

In recent weeks King, the 28-year-old Waikato player has made the final at Macau, the semifinals at the big China Open and won two gold medals at the World Doubles Championships.

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