THE Pak Fah Yeow World Women's Squash Championship gets into full swing at the Hong Kong Squash Centre today without a single Hong Kong player in the main draw after the territory's last hope bowed out of the qualifying competition yesterday.
Up-and-coming Rebecca Chiu, who is more accustomed to local and regional competitions as Asia's top-ranked junior player, was no match for England's Donia Leeves' who scored a 20-minute 9-0, 9-1, 9-2 thrashing.
It was a case of David meeting Goliath as five-foot-10-inch Leeves ran 16-year-old Chiu ragged with her powerful strokeplay.
Leeves' imposing frame was also too much for petite Chiu, who was never allowed to play her game and could only offer token resistance to the big 20-year-old.
Hong Kong's number one Chiu last met Leeves in the World Junior Championships in Kuala Lumpur two years ago where she was also dealt a 3-0 defeat.
Leeves will have her hands full against Australia's Sarah Fitz-Gerald, the world number four, whom she is drawn to meet in the first round tomorrow.