Donna Urquhart and Amanda Sobhy claimed the only two shock results in the first round of the WSA Cleveland Classic.
The top four girls make it to the semis of the World Series Finals.
Day 2 of the pool matches complete at the World Series Finals in London, with the World No 1 & 2 securing their spots in the semis.
The December rankings were bound to feature some big changes due to the World Open and Hong Kong Open taking place in November. There were career highs aplenty throughout the top 100 and the highest of those was at number 3.
Nicol and Raneem get through to the finals with a 3-1 win each.
Three Asians make the semis and Raneem fends off strong opposition from Hong Kong’s Joey Chan in five sets to fill the last berth in the final four.
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27 Jan - 1 Feb: Cleveland Racquet Classic, Ohio | US$ 50,000 6 - 11 Mar: The Nicol David Classic, Malaysia | US$ 55,000 13 - 19 Mar: Sinai International Open, Sharm El Sheikh | US$ 25,000 18 - 21 Mar: Atwater Cup, Montreal | US$ 25,000 26 - 31 Mar: CIMB KL Open, Kuala Lumpur | US$ 50,000
