Facts About UNDP National Goodwill Ambassador Nicol Ann David Nicol Ann David was born on August 26, 1983 in Penang, the youngest of a family of five. She currently ranks No.1 in the world for the professional women’s squash, a title she has held since 2006. Nicol began playing quash at the age of 5, and began her formal training at the age of 8. Nicol was the youngest ever player to win the Women’s World Junior Championships which she did at the age of 15. No other junior has beaten three top 20 players. Her first international tournament and first international win was in 1994 in Hong Kong in the Under 13 event and she joined the WISPA Professional circuit in 2000. She won her first WISPA tournament in the Finnish Open in 2000. She won the World Junior title twice in a row. On 4 December 2005, she won the Hong Kong World Open to become the youngest world champion. On 25 November 2006, she defended her World Open title, becoming the first Malaysian athlete to win a world championship title for the 2nd consecutive time, and the fourth person in history to retain the world championship. Awards received to date:   2007 CIMB KL Open (4), Sheikha Al Saad Kuwait Open (2), Qatar Classic Open, CIMB Malaysian Women's Open (3), Singapore Masters, Forexx Dutch Open (2), Qatar Classic Open (2), Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open (2)     2006 Qatar Airways Challenge Open, CIMB Malaysian Women's Open (2), Hotel Equatorial Penang Open, Dunlop British Open (2), Cathay Pacific Swiss Privilege Hong Kong Open, World Open, Belfast, IRELAND (2), Asian Championship - Singles Champion (5), Asian Championship - Team Champion, 15th Asian Games Gold Medallist     2005 Country View KL Women's Open (3), Sheikha Al Saad Kuwait Open, Mamut Dutch Open, CIMB Malaysian Women's Open, Dunlop British Open, Carol Weymuller Open, CP/CSP World Open, HONG KONG     2004 Asian Championship - Singles Champion (4), Asian Championship - Team Champion     2002 Kuala Lumpur Open (2), Asian Championship - Singles Champion (3), Asian Championship - Team Champion, Commonwealth Games 2002 Mixed Doubles - Silver Medalist, 14th Asian Games Silver Medalist     2001 Asian Junior Championship - Singles Champion, Asian Junior Championship - Team Champion, World Junior Champion (2)     2000 Asian Championship - Champion (2), Savcor Finnish Open, Kuala Lumpur Open     1999 British Junior Open - Under 17 champion, Asian Junior Championship - Singles Champion, Asian Junior Championship - Team Champion, German Junior Open - Champion, 1999 - Malaysian Junior Open Champion, World Junior Champion     1998 British Junior Open - Under 16 champion, Scottish Junior Open - Under 17 champion, Asian Women Champion, Asian Junior Squash Grand Circuit Final - Under-19 champion, 13th Asian Games Gold Medallist     1997 British Junior Open - Under 14 champion, Scottish Junior Open - Under 16 champion, Australian Junior Open - Under 15 champion, Australian Junior Open - Under 17 champion     1996 British Junior Open - Under 14 champion, Scottish Junior Open - Under 14 champion     1995 Scottish Junior Open - Under 14 champion   Nicol was recently named Asia’s Sportsperson of the Year. She was also named WSPA’s Player of The Year for 2005 Despite the pressure of international squash Nicol performed commendably in the SPM (equivalent to O-Levels), scoring 7 A’s out of 10 subjects Nicol prides herself in her strong family values and desire to see each commitment through Nicol’s work on development issues began officially in 2004 when she was appointed as Malaysia’s first National Goodwill Ambassador Since 2004, Nicol has supported the work of UNDP in Malaysia by speaking to the youth on issues such as HIV/AIDS, poverty, volunteerism, and raising awareness about the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) For 2008, Nicol will travel around Malaysia on behalf of UNDP to visit project sites and to help bring attention to the plight of the poor in the country Please note Nicol’s official title as “UNDP National Goodwill Ambassador for Malaysia” FUN FACTS Nicol’s favourite food is Penang Char Kuey Teow, Laksa and her mother’s cooking Nicol trains twice a day, between 2-4 hours in total She trains at Squash Club in Amsterdam, which has been her professional “home” for 5 years Nicol reckons that Penang is a great tourist destination within Malaysia Mathematics was her best subject in school When on tour, Nicol has at least three pairs of sports shoes with her Nicol carries a notebook wherever she goes and sometimes sketches while on the court When she was a young girl, Nicol dreamed of one day becoming an engineer