20. Nicol excited about Malaysian Open

New scoring system for Malaysian Open KUALA LUMPUR: World No. 1 Nicol David is excited about competing in this year’s US$53,500 CIMB Malaysian Open as it will be the first women’s squash Tour event to use the 11-point scoring system. The top seed believes the new scoring system will make the game more competitive and more exciting. “Players will have to change their mind-set under the new scoring system. However, the tactics and the strategy will be the same,” said Nicol, when comparing the new scoring format with the previous nine-point system. All matches at the Malaysian Open, which begins today, will use the 11-point best-of-five-games format, the same as the one used in the men’s Professional Squash Association (PSA) circuit. The Penangite, who will be gunning for her fourth consecutive Malaysian Open title, has an... [read full story]