Delia Arnold

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Delia Arnold
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Delia Arnold, 2010
CountryMalaysia
Residence Selangor, Malaysia
Born (1986-01-26) 26 January 1986 (age 38)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Turned Pro2003
Retired2017
PlaysRight Handed
Coached byPeter Genever
Racquet used Prince
Women's singles
Highest rankingNo. 12 (September, 2015)
Title(s)7
Tour final(s)6
Medal record
Women's squash
Representing Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
World Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Niagara-on-the Lake Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Cairo Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Palmerston Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Nîmes Team
World Doubles Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2016 DarwinDoubles
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Guangzhou Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Incheon Team
Last updated: 13 April 2022.

Delia Arnold (born 26 January 1986, in Kuala Lumpur) is a former professional squash player who represented Malaysia. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 12. [1]

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Career

Arnold, coached by Ahmed Malik and Peter Genever began playing on the PSA tour in 2003 and reached 48th spot in the world rankings by February 2006. More than ten months later, she moved up at the 34th spot.

In 2010, she was part of the Malaysian team that won the bronze medal at the 2010 Women's World Team Squash Championships. [2] Two years later in 2012, she was again part of the Malaysian team that won the bronze medal at the 2012 Women's World Team Squash Championships. [3] In 2014, she was part of the Malaysian team that won the silver medal at the 2014 Women's World Team Squash Championships. [4]

In May 2015 she defeated world No.3 Alison Waters from England, world No.11 Annie Au from Hong Kong and world No.3 Raneem El Weleily from Egypt in the 2015 Women's British Open Squash Championship where she was eventually defeated by current world No.3 Camille Serme from France in the semi-final. [5] She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 12 in September 2015 after beating World Number 2, El Weleily in the quarter-finals of the British Open. [6]

In 2017, she announced her immediate retirement from squash. [7]

Personal life

She married badminton international Robert Lin Woon Fui. [7]

WISPA Titles

All Results for Delia Arnold in WISPA World's Tour tournament [8] [9]

Legend
WISPA Platinum Series (0)
WISPA Gold Series (0)
WISPA Silver Series (0)
WISPA Tour Series (3)
Titles by Major Tournaments
World Open (0)
British Open (0)
Hong Kong Open (0)
Qatar Classic (0)
No.DateTournamentOpponent in FinalScore in FinalMinutes Played
1.6 November 2007NSC Satellite No. 3 Flag of Malaysia.svg Lim Yoke Wah 9–2, 9–5, 9–240 min
2.16 August 2008NSC Tour 12 No. 2 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Rebecca Chiu 2–11, 11–4, 11–8, 11–942 min
3.12 December 2008NSC Super Satellite No. 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Donna Urquhart 11–9, 14–12, 11–331 min

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References

  1. ↑ "Delia beats world number 2 Raneem to enter semi-finals of British Open - the Malaysian Insider". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Australia Reclaim World Team Title in New Zealand". World Squash. 4 December 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Women's WSF World Team Championship 2012, La Parnasse Arena, Nimes, France". Squash info. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "England Reclaim Women's World Team Championship Title". Squash info. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Delia beats world number 2 Raneem to enter semi-finals of British Open - the Malaysian Insider". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Delia beats world number 2 Raneem to enter semi-finals of British Open - the Malaysian Insider". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Delia Arnold retires after 14 years on tour". Squash Mad. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  8. ↑ Delia Arnold. SquashInfo (26 January 1986). Retrieved on 7 June 2011.
  9. ↑ Women's International Squash Players Association Archived 21 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine . Wispa.net. Retrieved on 7 June 2011.
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