Wee Wern hungry for more after fifth title

Wee Wern is hungry for more after securing her fifth title since returning from an injury in July at the Singapore Open on Saturday

The confident former World No 5 is determined to work even harder in order to return to the top of her game.

Wee Wern defeated Hong Kong’s Lee Ka Yi 11-6, 11-5, 11-3 in the final of the PSA women’s challenger event.

“I am winning tournaments, but to be honest, it’s five smaller events than the ones I used to play in when I was at the top,” Wee Wern told www.straitstimes.com yesterday.

“What is more important for me is to get my ranking up, so that I can play in the bigger tournaments.”

The 28-year-old was sidelined for 21 months due to a knee injury.

“I need to improve on decision making during matches. I am not as sharp as I used to be but I am getting there.

“That will come with time, more playing and more experience. However, I am happy with my progress.

“My main target next year is to get back to competing against the top girls and see how I fare,” the World No 47 added.

Wee Wern’s other wins this season were in the Malaysian Open, Tasmanian Open, Australian Open and Q Open (in Queensland)

Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s Annie Au dethroned eight-time world champion Nicol David as Asia’s No 1 after 15 years in the latest PSA Tour world ranking list.

Nicol dropped two rungs to World No 12 while Au move up to 11th.

The 35-year-old Malaysian, who has not won a title since March last year, has been the Asian No 1 since Dec 2003.