Malaysia squash women's doubles players Rachel Arnold and S. Sivasangari scored an upset 2-0 victory over Joelle King and Amanda Landers-Murphy at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on Tuesday.
In the opening Pool A match, the ninth seed pair took both sets 11-10, 11-10 in 24 minutes against the New Zealand duo, who won the World Doubles Squash Championships in 2016 and 2017.
They will next face Australia's Sarah Cardwell-Christine Nunn on Wednesday.
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Seng Foo Lee
Tue Apr 10 2018
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