Sivasangari reaches Qatar Classic semis

 The Malaysian will face world No 1 Hania El Hammamy in Doha.

S Sivasangari is through to the last-four of the Qatar Classic 2026 after her Belgian opponent, Tinne Gilis, pulled out of their quarter-final match due to injury earlier today. (PSA Squash Tour pic)

KUALA LUMPUR:

Malaysia’s top women’s squash player S Sivasangari has reached her first semi-final at a Platinum-level PSA Squash Tour event after Tinne Gilis withdrew from their Qatar Classic 2026 quarter-final in Doha today.

According to the PSA Squash Tour, Belgium’s Gilis pulled out of the match because of injury.

Sivasangari, ranked No 5 in the world, will next face Egypt’s world No 1 Hania El Hammamy.

El Hammamy also advanced via a walkover after compatriot Nouran Gohar withdrew from their quarter-final match because of injury.

Sivasangari has won just two of her 11 previous meetings against El Hammamy.

Those victories came in 2017 and 2024. - FMT