She reaffirmed her dominance over Japan’s Satomi Watanabe, securing a hard-fought 3-2 victory (15-13, 5-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-8) in a 62-minute final.

Sivasangari won the first set but found herself trailing 1-2 after Watanabe took the second and third games. In a display of grit and resilience, the Kedah-born star swept the final two sets and clinched the gold-level tournament title.

The triumph further cements Sivasangari’s dominance over the world number seven, extending her head-to-head record to seven wins in eight meetings.

Her previous victories over Watanabe include encounters at the Malaysian Squash Tour II 2016, Malaysian Squash Tour III 2016, Malaysian Squash Tour XI 2017, Malaysian Open 2017, Australian Open 2019, and Gillenmarkets British Open 2025.

Her only defeat to the Japanese player was at the Smartcentres PSA Squash Tour Finals 2024-2025.

In her journey to the final in Zurich just 24 hours earlier, she endured a punishing 81-minute semifinal against Egyptian powerhouse Amina Orfi.

In that match, she displayed her trademark fighting spirit to win 11-7, 5-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-5, marking only her second win against Orfi in nine encounters.