Delia Arnold

{{Infobox squash player

| name = Delia Arnold

| image = Delia Arnold (cropped).jpg

| caption = Delia Arnold, 2010

| country = Malaysia

| residence = Selangor, Malaysia

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|1|26}}

| birth_place = Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

| height =

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| turnedpro = 2003

| retired = 2017

| plays = Right Handed

| coach = Ahmed Malik, Peter Genever

| racquet = Prince

| event = Women's singles

| highest_ranking = No. 12

| date_of_highest_ranking = September, 2015

| current_ranking =

| titles = 7

| finals = 6

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{MAS}}}}

| updated = 13 April 2022

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Delia Arnold (born 26 January 1986, in Kuala Lumpur) is a former professional squash player who represented Malaysia. She reached a career-high ranking of World No. 12.{{Cite web |url=http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/sports/article/delia-beats-world-number-2-raneem-to-enter-semi-finals-of-british-open |title=Delia beats world number 2 Raneem to enter semi-finals of British Open - the Malaysian Insider |access-date=7 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518025109/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/sports/article/delia-beats-world-number-2-raneem-to-enter-semi-finals-of-british-open |archive-date=18 May 2015 |url-status=dead }}

Career

Arnold, coached by Ahmed Malik and Peter Genever began playing on the PSA tour in 2003 and reached the World No. 48 rankings by February 2006. More than ten months later, she moved up to the 34th spot.

In 2010, she was part of the Malaysian team that won the bronze medal at the 2010 Women's World Team Squash Championships.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldsquash.org/irish-eyes-are-smiling-in-new-zealand-but-only-just/ |title=Australia Reclaim World Team Title in New Zealand |website=World Squash |date=4 December 2010 |access-date=20 December 2022}} Two years later in 2012, she was again part of the Malaysian team that won the bronze medal at the 2012 Women's World Team Squash Championships.{{cite web |url=https://www.squashinfo.com/events/4471-womens-world-team-championship-2012 |title=Women's WSF World Team Championship 2012, La Parnasse Arena, Nimes, France |website=Squash info |access-date=20 December 2022}} In 2014, she was part of the Malaysian team that won the silver medal at the 2014 Women's World Team Squash Championships.{{cite web |url=https://www.squashinfo.com/news/6445-england-reclaim-womens-world-team-championship-title |title=England Reclaim Women's World Team Championship Title |website=Squash info |access-date=20 December 2022}}

In May 2015 she defeated world No.3 Alison Waters from England, world No.11 Annie Au from Hong Kong and world No.3 Raneem El Weleily from Egypt in the 2015 Women's British Open Squash Championship where she was eventually defeated by current world No.3 Camille Serme from France in the semi-final.{{Cite web |url=http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/sports/article/delia-beats-world-number-2-raneem-to-enter-semi-finals-of-british-open |title=Delia beats world number 2 Raneem to enter semi-finals of British Open - the Malaysian Insider |access-date=7 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518025109/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/sports/article/delia-beats-world-number-2-raneem-to-enter-semi-finals-of-british-open |archive-date=18 May 2015 |url-status=dead }} She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 12 in September 2015 after beating World Number 2, El Weleily in the quarter-finals of the British Open.{{Cite web |url=http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/sports/article/delia-beats-world-number-2-raneem-to-enter-semi-finals-of-british-open |title=Delia beats world number 2 Raneem to enter semi-finals of British Open - the Malaysian Insider |access-date=7 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518025109/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/sports/article/delia-beats-world-number-2-raneem-to-enter-semi-finals-of-british-open |archive-date=18 May 2015 |url-status=dead }}

In 2017, she announced her immediate retirement from squash.{{cite web |url=https://squashmad.com/breaking-news/delia-arnold-retires/ |title=Delia Arnold retires after 14 years on tour |website=Squash Mad |date=9 January 2017 |access-date=20 December 2022}}

Personal life

She married badminton international Robert Lin Woon Fui.

WISPA Titles

All Results for Delia Arnold in WISPA World's Tour tournament[https://www.squashinfo.com/player-490 Delia Arnold]. SquashInfo (26 January 1986). Retrieved on 7 June 2011.[http://www.wispa.net/rankings.asp Women's International Squash Players Association] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621064100/http://www.wispa.net/rankings.asp |date=21 June 2009 }}. Wispa.net. Retrieved on 7 June 2011.

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| WISPA Platinum Series (0)

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| WISPA Tour Series (3)

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! Titles by Major Tournaments

World Open (0)

British Open (0)

Hong Kong Open (0)

Qatar Classic (0)

class="sortable wikitable" !No. !Date !Tournament !Opponent in Final !Score in Final !Minutes Played
style="background:White;" \|1. \|6 November 2007	NSC Satellite No. 3	{{flagicon\|MAS}} Lim Yoke Wah	9–2, 9–5, 9–2	40 min
style="background:White;" \|2. \|16 August 2008	NSC Tour 12 No. 2	{{flagicon\|HKG}} Rebecca Chiu	2–11, 11–4, 11–8, 11–9	42 min
style="background:White;" \|3. \|12 December 2008	NSC Super Satellite No. 5	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Donna Urquhart	11–9, 14–12, 11–3	31 min