Joshna continues sensational run, in Hongkong QF

Chennai: Chennai's Joshna Chinappa pulled off a sensational second successive upset in the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open squash tournament to claim her first ever quarter-final berth in a WSA World Series event.

After making her breakthrough in the first round where she upset No. 7 seed Natalie Grinham, the 27year-old stunned Denmark's No. 15 seed Line Hansen 12-10, 11-8, 9-11, 11-5 in 44 minutes to become the only unseeded player to reach the last eight.

Currently just two places below the career-high world No. 24 ranking she achieved two months ago, 11-time Indian national champion Joshna made her WSA World Series championship debut in the Kuwait Open qualifiers in March 2005. Now, 28 World Series events later, she is making her long-awaited quarter-final debut.

“I hadn't played Line for five years but she's had some good results recently so I knew it would be tough,“ said Joshna, who will now face Alison Waters, the No. 4 seed from England.