The Penang-born edged fourth-seeded Satomi Watanabe of Japan in a final match at the National Squash Centre here yesterday, beating her opponent 11-8, 11-7, 11-4 in only 30 minutes.

Speaking to reporters after the match, Low said she knew the final match against Satomi would not be easy and that she must give her all to win.

“It’s nice to play with someone whom you are familiar with… we trained together back in Penang and I know she is very talented and she moves a lot. But I think I’m lucky because I am a little more experienced than Satomi,” she said.

This is the eighth career title for Low, who last won the 2014 China Open championship.

Meanwhile, in the men’s category, Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi of Qatar clinched his maiden Malaysian Open title after winning a close fight with Hong Kong player Tsz Fung Yip, 5-11, 12-10, 11-1, 7-11, 11-5 in 52 minutes.

“It was tough to play in the quarterfinals, semifinals and this final match in five sets. I was expecting to win in over one hour today, so I had everything prepared in my mind.

“In the first set, I was a bit nervous. Thank God, I found my rhythm in the second set and the rest was good,” he said.

Low and Abdulla received US$2,346.50 (about RM9,534.66) and US$5,866.25 (about RM23,831.64) respectively in prize money.