Nicol David

Datuk Nicol Ann David ( born August 26, 1983 in Penang ) is a Malaysian squash player. It is equipped with seven titles record world champion and reigning number one.

Life

Nicol David is the daughter of Ann Marie, a teacher of Chinese ancestry, and Desmond, an engineer with Indian ancestors. She also has two sisters. She completed her secondary school certificate ( Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia) with seven ones. The University of Nottingham awarded honorary Nicol 2007 a ​​Master of Arts degree. Because of their sporting achievements, David also received numerous national awards and honors.

Career

At the age of five years, Nicol David started with squash. Already in her junior career she has won numerous tournaments, including the 1999 and 2001 world championship title. Her first title on the professional tour, she won on 28 February 2000 at the Finnish Open. Since then, Nicol David won on the WSA World Tour 69 tracks and stood in 15 other finals. In 2005 she won the World Championship for the first time the assets against Rachael Grinham and defended that title in 2006 against Natalie Grinham. While it was denied in 2007 the finals, Nicol David won 2008-2012 all world title. She was with her victory in 2011 for the sole record holder and thus replaced the Australian Sarah Fitz- Gerald. With the Malaysian national team between 2006 and 2010, she won three bronze medals so far at the biennial transmitted World Team Championships. The prestigious British Open, she won four times so far.

In January 2006, Nicol David climbed as the first Asian to number one in the world rankings. She lost the position already back in February to Vanessa Atkinson, captured the position in August 2006 but returned. From October 2007 to March 2009 was Nicol David undefeated, they won 56 games in a row. Since August 2006, Nicol David is on the top position in the world rankings.

In addition to their world championship titles and countless tournament victories on the professional tour Nicol David has been able to celebrate successes with other major events. At the Commonwealth Games, she won two silver medals in 2002 and bronze in 2010 in mixed with Ong Beng Hee, 2010, she also won the gold medal in singles. The World Games 2005, 2009 and 2013, she also won gold in each individual. Also at the Asian Games Nicol David has been very successful: In a single, she won three gold medals so far (1998, 2006, 2010) and one silver (2002), with the Malaysian national team won team gold in 2010 also. At the Asian Championships, she won so far eight individual and four team titles. In the Malaysian state championships they won in the years 2010, 2011 and 2013, so far three times the title.

In 2011 she was inducted into the World Squash Hall of Fame.

Achievements

  • World Champion: 7 titles ( 2005, 2006, 2008-2012)
  • Asia champion in singles: 8 Title ( 1998-2011 )
  • Asian champions in the team: 4 titles ( 2002-2008 )
  • Won WSA title: 73
  • 96 months world number one
  • Asian Games: 4x Gold (Single 1998, 2006, 2010; Team 2010 ), 1x Silver (Single 2002)
  • World Games: 3x Gold ( 2005, 2009, 2013)
  • Commonwealth Games: 1x Gold (Single 2010), 1 silver (Mixed 2002), 1 bronze (Mixed 2010)
  • Malaysian Champion: 3 title ( 2010, 2011, 2013)
World Open (squash) 2012 Women's World Open Squash Championship Sarah Fitz-Gerald Squash at the World Games 2013 1998 Asian Games 2006 Asian Games 2010 Asian Games 2002 Asian Games List of WSA number 1 ranked players Squash at the Asian Games Squash at the World Games Squash at the Commonwealth Games Squash at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Heather McKay Vicki Cardwell Michelle Martin Carol Owens (squash player)
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