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At $16K Crocodile Challenge Cup 2011, Hong Kong
[F] (3) Dipika Pallikal (IND,17) bt (4) Joey Chan (HKG,20) 10-12 11-8 10-12 11-8 14-12 (60m)
[SF] (3) Dipika Pallikal (IND,17) bt (2) Sarah Kippax (ENG,16) 11-6 11-3 11-6 (29m)
[QF] (3) Dipika Pallikal (IND,17) bt (5) Siti Munirah Jusoh (MAS,42) 11-5 11-6 11-1 (21m)
[R1] (3) Dipika Pallikal (IND,17) bt Liu Tsz-Ling (HKG,68) 11-7 11-5 6-11 11-3 (35m)
Dipika won her 5th WISPA title and her third of the year winning Crocodile cup in Hong Kong ... In the final Dipika had a very close match with local WR #20 Joey ... Joey take 2-1 sets lead winning 2 sets in extra points ... Dipika won the fourth game but Joey had advantage in the fifth ... She take 7-4 lead before Dipika fought back and after saving match balls Dipika won this decider set in tie-break to complete memorable victory.
Dipika Pallikal - "I am so glad that I could end the year on a high. I think what made the difference is that I had my coach Sarah Fitz-Gerald with me during this tournament. Getting her to travel with me will help me a lot. I hope I get more sponsor support so that I have my coach traveling with me during tournaments."
"Beating Sarah on Saturday just got my confidence up cause she's a very experienced player. I had to use the front court a bit more because I felt I would get most of my points there and the plan worked. Playing Joey (Chan) in the final was always going to be tough. Playing front of home crowd gave her a lot of confidence. I am so happy to win this tournament and it will hopefully help me get up a few places in the rankings."
"I am confident of beginning the next season on a good note. As for now, it is holiday time and two weeks I will spend time with family and friends. The new season starts in the second week of January."
At $16K Crocodile Challenge Cup 2011, Hong Kong
[SF] (3) Dipika Pallikal (IND,17) bt (2) Sarah Kippax (ENG,16) 11-6 11-3 11-6 (29m)
[QF] (3) Dipika Pallikal (IND,17) bt (5) Siti Munirah Jusoh (MAS,42) 11-5 11-6 11-1 (21m)
[R1] (3) Dipika Pallikal (IND,17) bt Liu Tsz-Ling (HKG,68) 11-7 11-5 6-11 11-3 (35m)
Dipika won her 5th WISPA title and her third of the year winning Crocodile cup in Hong Kong ... In the final Dipika had a very close match with local WR #20 Joey ... Joey take 2-1 sets lead winning 2 sets in extra points ... Dipika won the fourth game but Joey had advantage in the fifth ... She take 7-4 lead before Dipika fought back and after saving match balls Dipika won this decider set in tie-break to complete memorable victory.
Dipika Pallikal - "I am so glad that I could end the year on a high. I think what made the difference is that I had my coach Sarah Fitz-Gerald with me during this tournament. Getting her to travel with me will help me a lot. I hope I get more sponsor support so that I have my coach traveling with me during tournaments."
"Beating Sarah on Saturday just got my confidence up cause she's a very experienced player. I had to use the front court a bit more because I felt I would get most of my points there and the plan worked. Playing Joey (Chan) in the final was always going to be tough. Playing front of home crowd gave her a lot of confidence. I am so happy to win this tournament and it will hopefully help me get up a few places in the rankings."
"I am confident of beginning the next season on a good note. As for now, it is holiday time and two weeks I will spend time with family and friends. The new season starts in the second week of January."
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