Malaysia’s Rachel Arnold exits the Cincinnati Gaynor Cup after a straight-sets quarter-final loss to England’s top seed Georgina Kennedy.

NATIONAL squash player Rachel Arnold’s run at the Cincinnati Gaynor Cup 2026 ended in the quarter-finals.

The world number 24 fell to England’s top seed Georgina Kennedy in straight sets, 5-11, 4-11, 4-11, in a 24-minute match at the Cincinnati Country Club.

This marked Arnold’s third consecutive defeat to Kennedy, having last faced her at the Silicon Valley Open in October.

With Arnold’s exit, no Malaysian representatives progressed to the tournament’s semi-finals.

She was the only national player to have reached the quarter-final stage.

 The Sun Malaysia