Glasgow: Women’s squash singles champion Nicol David’s Commonwealth Games is over after she and doubles partner Wee Wern Low were knocked out by Alison Waters and Emma Beddoes of England at the quarter-final stage.

The Malaysian pair, beaten in one of their pool matches by Indian’s Dipika Pallikal and Joshana Chinappa, fell to a narrow 11-10, 11-8 loss to the third seeds.

David, so dominant in the singles, knows the doubles is a different event entirely but was philosophical with September’s Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea the next big event on the horizon.

“It was close, the first game could have gone either way,” said the 30-year-old.

“It’s just a shame we lost the first game and couldn’t turn it around.

“The singles is always preferable to the doubles as we play that all year round and not just every four years.

“To win the gold was great but I wish I could have done for Wee Wern as a partner.

“I have a few more tournaments in Malaysia and Hong Kong and after that we will think about the Asian Games. It’s quite a cool stretch.”

Victory for Beddoes and Waters means that England are now guaranteed at least a silver medal in the women’s doubles after top seeds Laura Massaro and Jenny Duncalf reached the semi-finals with a routine 11-7, 11-4 win over Australia’s Lisa Camilleri and Donna Urquhart.

“You can’t underestimate Nicol,” said Beddoes.

“She’s done everything in squash, especially in big match occasions, and we certainly did not underestimate.

“We did well to come back from a game ball down to win it on sudden death.”

In the other quarter-finals later on Thursday, New Zealand’s Joelle King and Amdanda Landers-Murphy were due to face Indians Dipika Pallikal and Joshana Chinappa.

The winner of that will face the team that wins the match between Australia’s second seeds Rachael Grinham and Kasey Brown.

Massaro and Duncalf reached the last four with a routine 11-7, 11-4 win.

World number two Massaro, beaten by Nicol David in the final of the singles event, believes that it was their best performance since they won silver at the Commonwealth Games four years ago.

She also feels that her close friendship with Duncalf is a major advantage, given the controversy that has surrounded the Australian selection.

Australia’s Matthew Karwalski went to the Court of Arbitration of Sport after being left out in favour of lower-ranked Zac Alexander, who subsequently flew home on the day of the opening ceremony.

Urquhart has reportedly engaged the same lawyer as Karwalski after being replaced by lower-ranked Sarah Cardwell for the singles.

Massaro feels that the unity she shares with Duncalf makes a big difference and said: “We felt sharp from the beginning and we were both playing our shots.

“It is quite nerve-wracking in the knock-out stages compared to the pools and you know you need to perform from the start.

“It’s the best we’ve played since Delhi. We’ve always said when the medals get on it we’d bring our best game out and that was good.

“We’ve known each other for years and you’ve got to like each other.

“There have been some rifts between some of the teams and, I don’t care what you say, when it gets to the crunch and you have to look over at that person and have to rely on them more than anyone else, you’ve got to know they’re there for you.

“We have that and it makes a difference at these late stages.”

Massaro and Duncalf now face England’s Waters and Beddoes.

In the other quarter-finals, New Zealand’s Joelle King and Amdanda Landers-Murphy were to face Indians Dipika Pallikal and Joshana Chinappa.

The winner of that match will face the team that wins the match between Australia’s second seeds Rachael Grinham and Kasey Brown.