New york: National women's squash player S. Sivasangari made a start to her campaign by advancing to the second round of the 2026 Tournament of Champions (ToC) in New York on Friday. Seeded fifth, Sivasangari delivered a performance to defeat Scotland's Georgia Adderley 11-8, 11-4, 11-4 in 28 minutes. She will next face home favourite Amanda Sobhy in the second round. According to BERNAMA News Agency, Malaysia's other women representatives, Aifa Azman and Aira Azman, were both eliminated in the first round of the Platinum-tier tournament. Aifa went down to Belgium's Nele Gilis 8-11, 3-11, 5-11, while Aira lost to American Marina Stefanoni 7-11, 8-11, 5-11. In the men's category, Ng Eain Yow cleared the opening hurdle with a 11-7, 11-3, 11-2 victory over England's Curtis Malik. The win sets up a second-round clash against eighth seed and fellow Englishman Mohamed El Shorbagy.