Four New Zealand squash players are in the main draw of the Hong Kong Open this week after Wellington's Martin Knight and Waikato's Kylie Lindsay qualified for the event, joining Joelle King and Jaclyn Hawkes.
Knight beat India's Hariderpal Sandhu 11-5, 11-9, 7-11, 4-11, 11-5 in 70 minutes in the final round of qualifying to make the main draw but now has to face world No1 Nick Matthew from England in the first round of the tournament.
In the women's draw Lindsay has won through qualifying by defeating Hong Kong's Karman Siu 11-3, 11-7, 11-6 in 28 minutes and will face 13th seed Low Wee Wern of Malaysia in the first round.
King is the ninth seed with a clash against qualifier Misaki Kobayasji of Japan who is ranked 43rd while Hawkes is set to play England's Tania Baileyin her first-round match.
Meanwhile Blenheim's Megan Craig won her first professional title when she took out the Caboolture Open in Queensland over the weekend. Craig, 18, defeated Tasmania's Maggy Marshall 9-11, 11-4, 11-1, 11-8 in the final.
