PETALING JAYA: National top squash player S. Sivasangari stayed on course to defend her Asian Games individual crown after defeating Hong Kong’s Ho Tze Lokin the quarter-finals on Friday (Sept 25). 

The world No. 5 took only 25 minutes to knock out the world No. 39 Tze Lok 11-8, 11-7, 11-8 at the Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena. 

Top seed Sivasangari will face fifth seed Chan Sin Yuk of Hong Kong in the semi-finals, which is a rematch of the Hangzhou Asian Games final where the Malaysian won. 

Sin Yuk denied an all-Malaysian clash in the semis after she came from behind to oust Aira Azman, 10-12, 11-9, 11-5, 11-9 in the quarter-finals.

Meanwhile, defending champion Ng Eain Yow also made it to the men's semi-finals after beating Hong Kong’s Lau Tsz Kwan 11-4, 11-9, 11-4 in 36 minutes. 

He will take on fourth seed Noor Zaman of Pakistan next.