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Australia Day Challenge 2012
19/22 Jan, Brisbane, Australia, $5kx2 |
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Cardwell & Hedrick take
Australia Day titles in Brisbane
Andrew Dent reports
Sarah Cardwell and Rex Hedrick made it a memorable day for Victorian
squash when they both won their maiden professional titles at the
Australia Day Challenge in Brisbane on Sunday.
The top seeded Cardwell downed Hong Kong's Liu Tsz-Ling in four
games 6/11, 11/5, 11/4, 12/10 before Hedrick accounted for
Queenslander Nathan Stevenson 11/9, 11/8, 11/8 in the men's decider.
Cardwell, the daughter of Australian squash legend Vicki Cardwell,
was playing in her third final on the women's tour. The 20-year-old,
who was beaten by Liu the last time they played, said she was glad
to have got her revenge on home soil.
"I wanted to win my first title before I was 21 and I made it," she
said. "This was my third final and I've been in a lot of semi-finals
on the Australian tour so I was really glad to get the win."
Cardwell will lead the Australian team at the inaugural Under 21
World Cup next month and said playing in Brisbane in January was an
ideal way to prepare for Chennai.
"It's the perfect preparation for India, it was so hot at the courts
today," she said. "I lost 2.5 kilograms in my quarter-final against
Sam Davie, and that was only three games."
Cardwell has been training in Melbourne with her mother and has also
been getting coaching from a team that includes former great Sarah
Fitz/Gerald.
She said she would use her win in Brisbane as a springboard to more
success, much as fellow Victorian Melody Francis did last year.
After winning the Australia Day Challenge in 2011, Francis went on
to win another four titles and take her world ranking to 34.
In the men's event, Hedrick broke through for his first win after
finishing runner-up six times previously. The 23-year-old upset top
seeded Malaysian Asyraf Azan 11/3, 7/11, 8/11, 11/9, 11/5 in the
semi/finals before beating Stevenson to take the title.
He said beating Azan in the semi-finals was one of the best wins of
his career.
"I just hung in there and started frustrating him, and he started to
get fired up with the referees, so I tried to keep my
concentration," he said.
Hedrick said the semi-final win had taken its toll and he was on the
verge of cramping during the final.
"I had some electrolyte drink which helped, but thank goodness the
final only went to three, if it had gone longer I would have been in
trouble."
Hedrick returns to his training base in Melbourne before returning
to Brisbane in February for the Hibiscus Gardens Open in February.
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Australia
Day Challenge 2012
19-22 Jan, Brisbane, Australia, $5k |
Round Two
20 Jan |
Quarters
21 Jan |
Semis
22 Jan |
Final
22 Jan |
[1] Muhd Asyraf Azan (Mas)
11/4, 11/6, 11/7
[Q] Sung Young Kim (Kor) |
[1] Muhd Asyraf Azan
11/5, 11/2, 11/8
[5] Jamie McErvale |
[1] Muhd Asyraf Azan
11/3, 7/11, 8/11, 11/9, 11/5 (94m)
[3] Rex Hedrick |
[3] Rex Hedrick
11/9, 11/8, 11/8 (41m)
[8] Nathan Stevenson |
[5] Jamie McErvale (Aus)
11/6, 10/12, 11/6, 11/1
Joseph Watts (Nzl) |
[Q] Carl Hampson (Rsa)
11/5, 11/6, 11/5
[Q] Luke Feeney (Aus) |
[Q] Carl Hampson
11/7, 11/6, 11/6
[3] Rex Hedrick |
[Q] Matthew Hopkin (Aus)
11/3, 11/4, 11/3
[3] Rex Hedrick (Aus) |
James Skiffington (Nzl)
11/4, 11/4, 11/4
[4] Chris Lloyd (Nzl) |
[4] Chris Lloyd
11/5, 12/10, 11/7
[8] Nathan Stevenson |
[8] Nathan Stevenson
10/12, 6/11, 11/6, 11/2, 11/4 (61m)
[Q] Craig Rowland |
Lance Beddoes (Nzl)
11/5, 11/6, 11/6
[8] Nathan Stevenson (Aus) |
Walter Koteka (Aus)
11/9, 13/11, 11/9
[Q] Bradley Freeme (Aus) |
[Q] Bradley Freeme
11/6, 11/3, 14/12
[Q] Craig Rowland |
[Q] Craig Rowland (Aus)
11/7, 11/3, 11/5
[2] Mike Corren (Aus) |
Round One:
[1] Muhd Asyraf Azan (Mas) bt
Luke Sims (Aus) 11/8, 11/7, 11/2 (27m)
[Q] Sung Young Kim (Kor) bt Dylan Swanson (Nzl) 11/6, 12/10,
11/7 (22m)
Joseph Watts (Nzl) bt Joshua Southwell/Nobbs (Aus) 11/8,
11/8, 11/4 (27m)
[5] Jamie McErvale (Aus) bt T J Rarere (Aus) 11/8, 11/6,
11/7 (25m)
[Q] Carl Hampson (Rsa) bt [6] Evan Williams (Nzl) 12/10,
6/11, 7/11, 11/9, 11/8 (68m)
[Q] Luke Feeney (Aus) bt Ben Marschall (Aus) 11/7, 11/6,
11/5 (25m)
[Q] Matthew Hopkin (Aus) bt Matthew Bridle (Aus) 11/2, 11/6,
11/7 (25m)
[3] Rex Hedrick (Aus) bt Joshua Stack/Masula (Aus) 11/1,
11/2, 11/1 (20m)
[4] Chris Lloyd (Nzl) bt Courtney West (Aus) 11/8, 6/11,
11/7, 11/7 (39m)
James Skiffington (Nzl) bt [Q] Michael Badenhorst (Aus)
12/10, 11/6, 11/6 (28m)
Lance Beddoes (Nzl) bt Dayne Gruenthal (Aus) 11/1, 11/4,
11/3 (22m)
[8] Nathan Stevenson (Aus) bt Rhys Dowling (Aus) 10/12,
11/1, 11/5, 11/2 (36m)
[Q] Bradley Freeme (Aus) bt [7] Paul Coll (Nzl) 7/11, 11/6,
11/4, 11/8 (61m)
Walter Koteka (Aus) bt [Q] Andrew Fraser (Aus) 11/6, 11/7,
11/13, 11/4 (43m)
[Q] Craig Rowland (Aus) bt Thomas Calvert (Aus) 11/4, 11/8,
11/5 (27m)
[2] Mike Corren (Aus) bt Ben Takamizawa Harris (Jpn) 11/8,
11/3, 6/11, 11/3 (35m)
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Day Challenge 2012
19-22 Jan, Queensland, Australia, $5k |
Round Two
20 Jan |
Quarters
21 Jan |
Semis
22 Jan |
Final
22 Jan |
1 Sarah Cardwell (Vic)
11/3, 11/4, 11/5
11/Selena Shaikh (Vic) |
[1] Sarah Cardwell
12/10, 11/8, 11/8
[8] Samantha Davies |
[1] Sarah Cardwell
11/5, 11/8, 8/11, 12/10
[5] Carmen Lee |
[1] Sarah Cardwell
6/11, 11/5, 11/4, 12/10
[2] Liun Tsz Ling |
8 Samantha Davies (Qld)
2/11, 11/3, 11/8, 11/4
9/Zoe Petrovansky (Qld) |
4 Maggy Marshall (Tas)
6/11, 11/8, 11/6, 11/4
15/Natalie Newton (Qld) |
[4] Maggy Marshall
14/12, 11/3, 11/8
[5] Carmen Lee |
5 Carmen Lee (HKG)
11/13, 11/8, 11/7, 4/11, 11/7
Aimee Slater (Qld) |
Larissa Huffer (WA)
7/11, 11/3, 11/7, 11/7
10 Bethany Brazier (Qld) |
[10] Bethany Brazier
11/8, 11/3, 11/5
[3] Tamika Saxby |
[3] Tamika Saxby
11/3, 11/6, 11/8
[2] Liun Tsz Ling |
12/Grace McErvale (Qld)
11/5, 11/5, 11/2
3 Tamika Saxby (NSW) |
16/Tiffany Loss (Qld)
11/3, 11/5, 11/2
6 Megan Craig (NZL) |
[6] Megan Craig
11/9, 12/10, 11/6
[2] Liun Tsz Ling |
13/Jessica Turnbull (Qld)
11/6, 11/7, 11/2
2 Liun Tsz Ling (HKG) |
Round One:
11 Selena Shaikh (Vic) bt
Rebecca Baum (Qld) 11/2, 11/7, 11/5
8 Samantha Davies (Qld) bt Lakeesha Rarere (Qld) 11/4, 11/4,
11/2
9 Zoe Petrovansky (Qld) bt Eloise O'Connor (WA) 11/4, 11/6,
11/1
15 Natalie Newton (Qld) bt Stacey Cope (SA) 11/4, 11/4, 11/6
Aimee Slater (Qld) bt 14 Jennifer Brown (NSW) 11/6, 11/2,
11/2
10 Bethany Brazier (Qld) bt Iritana Gray (NSW) 11/4, 11/5,
11/2
Larissa Huffer (WA) bt 7 Christine Nunn (ACT) 11/3, 11/9,
11/6
12 Grace McErvale (Qld) bt Nicole Stoneham (Vic) 11/6, 11/9,
12/10
16 Tiffany Loss (Qld) bt Rachael Gibson (NSW) 11/7, 11/3,
11/7
6 Megan Craig (NZL) bt Nathalie Sutter (Qld) 11/4, 11/4,
11/5
13 Jessica Turnbull (Qld) bt Jasmine Burnard (SA) 11/7,
11/6, 11/6
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