PETALING JAYA: It was the end of the road for Malaysian No. 2 women’s squash player Rachel Arnold (pic) as the defending China Open champion conceded defeat to soon-to-be world No. 1 Hania El Hammamy in the quarter-finals in Shanghai.

Rachel found the current world No. 2 a tough nut to crack as she went down 7-11, 1-11, 11-6, 6-11 in 36 minutes.