Malaysian squash players S. Sivasangari and Rachel Arnold will face each other in the quarter-finals of the Silicon Valley Open in Redwood City, the United States, after winning their respective second-round matches on Wednesday.
World number four Sivasangari overcame compatriot Aifa Azman in five games, winning 6-11, 11-2, 9-11, 11-3, 11-7 at SquashZone.
Rachel, meanwhile, defeated American world number 10 Amanda Sobhy 11-9, 8-11, 13-11, 11-13, 11-8 in another five-game encounter.
The victory marked Rachel’s first win over Amanda, who had beaten the Malaysian in all three of their previous meetings.
Sivasangari and Rachel will now face each other for a place in the semi-finals.
