Weleily beats David for Malaysian Open crown

Egypt’s rising star Raneem El Weleily outplayed world number one and home favourite Nicol David to win her first Malaysian Open title on Saturday. The 23-year-old claimed the trophy with a 12-10, 11-13, 13-11, 11-2 win over a sluggish David. It was El Weleily’s first victory over the six-time world champion, who was hoping to win her eighth consecutive Malaysian crown and a record-equalling 63 international titles on the world circuit. “Raneem was just playing magnificently today, she hardly made an error throughout,” said a dejected David. “It is so difficult to win points against that kind of performance. “She had no fear taking me on the court, so congratulations to her for a good game played. The better woman won today.”