Dipika loses in World Open pre-quarters

New Delhi, Dec 19: India's Dipika Pallikal went down fighting against world No.2 Raneem El Weleily of Egypt in the pre-quarterfinals of the World Open squash event in Grand Cayman island in the Caribbean.



World No.10 Dipika could not capitalise on a good start and lost to the second-ranked Egyptian 11-7, 9-11, 6-11, 5-11 in a match played Tuesday.

Prior to this meeting, Dipika had lost two close matches against Raneem.