Ho Tze-lok (left) of Hong Kong, China in action against Joshana Chinappa of India during the women's team squash semifinal at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Sept 29, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

HANGZHOU - Hong Kong, China and Malaysia defeated their respective rivals on Friday to reach the final of the women's squash team event at the Hangzhou Asian Games.

Hong Kong, China clinched the final spot by defeating India 2-1, while Malaysia beat South Korea 2-0 to advance.

Malaysian player Rachel Mae Arnold expected the final to be a tough game.

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"We have played against Hong Kong many times, and hopefully we can play as well as we did today," she said.

In the men's team event, India and Pakistan will battle for the gold medal.