KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian squash players S. Sivasangari and Rachel Arnold will face each other in the quarter-finals of the Silicon Valley Open in Redwood City, the United States, after winning their respective second-round matches on Wednesday.

World number four Sivasangari overcame compatriot Aifa Azman in five games, winning 6-11, 11-2, 9-11, 11-3, 11-7 at SquashZone.

Rachel, meanwhile, defeated American world number 10 Amanda Sobhy 11-9, 8-11, 13-11, 11-13, 11-8 in another five-game encounter.

The victory marked Rachel’s first win over Amanda, who had beaten the Malaysian in all three of their previous meetings.Sivasangari and Rachel will now face each other for a place in the semi-finals.