Sivasangari drew first blood, asserting her tactical dominance early on to claim the opening game 11-6.
The second game transformed into a fierce tie-break battle, with El Hammamy narrowly scraping by 12-10 to level the playing field.
Undeterred, Sivasangari replicated that exact razor-thin margin in the third, capturing it 12-10 to put herself just one game away from a historic upset.
With her tournament life on the line, El Hammamy responded with astonishing ferocity in the fourth game, catching the Malaysian off guard to execute a flawless, unanswered 11-0 sweep.
This set the stage for a dramatic fifth-game decider. In a breathtaking finale that mirrored the dramatic margins of their previous encounters, both players traded blows until El Hammamy finally secured the match point, sealing the decider 12-10 and walking away with a grueling 3-2 victory!
In the meantime, Sport Lisboa e Benfica cruised to a dominant 4-1 victory over Celtic FC in the UEFA Europa League, also yesterday.
Portugal’s second most decorated club set the tone instantly, jumping into an early lead thanks to a clinical 5th-minute penalty. They didn't slow down, punishing the visitors with two more goals in the 22nd and 35th minutes to command the first half.
The Scottish champions briefly fought their way back into the contest in the 63rd minute when Camilo Duran converted a brave header, but that was all they managed.
Benfica struck once more in stoppage time to put the game completely out of reach.
Celtic have collected two defeats from their first two games in the league phase.
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