KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 11 -- Ipoh-born junior squash star Jinoreeka Ning Manivannan won her third Hong Kong Junior Open title yesterday, earning herself a sweet birthday gift as she turns 15 on August 21.

This time, she wrested the girls' Under-17 title from Hong Kong's top seed Elaine Chung Yee Ling after a tightly-fought match 11-8, 6-11, 11-2, 8-11, 12-10.

The Form Three student at Ipoh's Methodist Girls' School won the title for the first time in 2022 (Under-13) and again last year (Under-15).

Jinoreeka managed to pull the feat for the third time on Sunday despite having a high fever for the last three days, her father Manivannan Ramasamy said.

As she has no formal coach in Malaysia, Jinoreeka sticks to a training programme designed b...