Overview

• Habiba Hani secured the USD 25,000 NSW Bega Open championship when Singh retired hurt while trailing two games to one.
• Singh sustained an injury in the semifinal but still edged Egypt’s Nour Khafagy 3-2 in a 54-minute contest.
• Her appearance in the final marked the first time an Indian woman reached a PSA Copper-level championship match.
• The 17-year-old from Delhi has won 12 PSA titles from 18 events, including nine in the past 12 months.
• Egyptian competitors occupied both finalist spots and several semifinal berths at the season-opening World Event.