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Buler Challenge Cup 2012
17-22 Apr, Hong Kong, $15k+$10k |
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 22-Apr, Finals:
[2] Joey Chan (Hkg) bt [1] Rachael Grinham (Aus)
11-7, 4-11, 11-9, 10-12, 11-9 (51m)
[1] Max Lee (Hkg) bt Dick Lau (Hkg)
11-4, 11-8, 11-7 (32m)
It's a Buler Cup home double in HK
The crowd at the Hong Kong Squash Centre went home happy after
witnessing a double home triumph in the finals of the eighth running
of the Buler Challenge Cup.
 First
up was the women's final with home favourite Joey Chan taking on top
seed Rachael Grinham, the Australian former world number one
currently ranked six.
Chan, the left-handed world #19 who at 23 was some 12 years younger
than her opponent, took the first, regained the lead at 2-1, but
Grinham fought back again to level it 12/10 in the fourth.
It was Chan who prevailed 11/9 in a tense decider to claim her fifth
WSA title, keeping the Buler Cup in Hong Kong hands as she succeeded
Annie Au as a popular champion.
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home winner was already assured as the men's finalists Max Lee, the
top seed, and Dick Lau, who had survived three marathon five-setters
to reach the final, took to the three-glass-walled centre court.
This one was a much simpler affair as Lee, the reigning HK national
champion, won in straight games in just over half an hour to add a
second Buler Cup title to the one he won in 2008, making it six
career PSA titles.
 "Managed
to do my classic "when in doubt lose by 2 points in the 5th"... That
was a crowd-pleaser for the locals to say the least. I quite enjoyed
it myself tho. Joey is such a fair player and in a 5-set match that
went right down to the wire you could probs count the referee
decisions on one hand (although shame one of them had to be a
questionable stroke on matchball - not that I'm dwelling on it
clearly ha).
"I guess I gotta say that I'm disappointed to have lost that, given
that it was so close and could have gone either way, but I'm
actually really happy just to have been able to get in 4 matches on
the trot and other than the expected stiffness from playing
competitive matches I've come out of it feeling injury-free.
"That's a win in my book at the moment, as well as feeling no
hesitance in my movement for the first time since tearing my
hamstring in January, so overall this week served its purpose to get
in some competitive match practise leading up to the British Open
and I'm actually really pleased with how I'm feeling physically at
the end of it."
Rachael Grinham on Facebook |
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 Buler
Challenge Cup 2012,
17-22 Apr, Hong Kong, $15k |
Round One
19 Apr |
Quarters
20 Apr |
Semis
21 Apr |
Final
22 Apr |
[1] Rachael Grinham (Aus)
11/4, 11/7, 9/11, 11/3 (37m)
[Q] Tong Tsz-Wing (Hkg) |
[1] Rachael Grinham
11/7, 6/11, 11/3, 11/5 (35m)
[6] Joshna Chinappa |
[1] Rachael Grinham
11-4, 11-3, 11-5 (21m)
[Q] Ho Tze Lok |
[1] Rachael Grinham
11-7, 4-11, 11-9, 10-12, 11-9 (51m)
[2] Joey Chan |
[6] Joshna Chinappa (Ind)
11/9, 11/6, 11/3 (21m)
Karman Siu (Hkg) |
[3] Siyoli Waters (Rsa)
11/5, 9/11, 11/9, 11/6 (30m)
[Q] Ho Tze Lok (Hkg) |
[Q] Ho Tze Lok
9/11, 9/11, 13/11, 11/7, 11/8 (68m)
[7] Olga Ertlova |
[7] Olga Ertlova (Cze)
11/3, 11/7, 11/6 (39m)
Carmen Lee (Hkg) |
[Q] Harshit Kaur Jawanda (Ind)
11/3, 11/3, 11/7 (19m)
[5] Siti Munirah Jusoh (Mas) |
[5] Siti Munirah Jusoh
4/11, 8/11, 11/8, 14/12, 11/6 (65m)
[4] Misaki Kobayashi |
[5] Siti Munirah Jusoh
11-4, 11-5, 11-9 (26m)
[2] Joey Chan |
Sarah Cardwell (Aus)
11/8, 11/6, 11/4 (23m)
[4] Misaki Kobayashi (Jpn) |
Coline Aumard (Fra)
11/8, 11/9, 11/9 (39m)
[8] Liu Tsz-Ling (Hkg) |
Coline Aumard
11/6, 12/10, 11/6 (24m)
[2] Joey Chan |
[Q] Pansy Chan (Hkg)
11/5, 7/11, 11/1, 11/2 (24m)
[2] Joey Chan (Hkg) |
18-Apr, Qualifying Finals:
Tong Tsz-Wing (Hkg) bt Chu Ka
Hei (Hkg)
11/6, 11/13, 11/5, 11/4 (37m)
Pansy Chan (Hkg) bt Ho Ka Wing (Hkg)
11/5, 11/4, 11/5 (18m)
Ho Tze Lok (Hkg) bt Sin Kea Tsang (Hkg)
12/10, 11/9, 11/6 (25m)
Harshit Kaur Jawanda (Ind) bt
Ho Ching Chan (Hkg)
11/5, 13/11, 4/11, 11/4 (32m)
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Buler Challenge Cup 2012
17-22 Apr, Hong Kong, $10k |
Round One
19 Apr |
Quarters
20 Apr |
Semis
21 Apr |
Final
22 Apr |
[1] Max Lee (Hkg)
11/6, 9/11, 11/2, 11/4 (47m)
Harinderpal Sandhu (Ind) |
[1] Max Lee
11/2, 11/3, 11/5 (29m)
Ahmad Al-Saraj |
[1] Max Lee
11-9, 7-11, 11-5, 11-2 (46m)
[4] Leo Au |
[1] Max Lee
11-4, 11-8, 11-7 (32m)
Dick Lau |
Ahmad Al-Saraj (Jor)
14/16, 11/4, 11/9, 4/11, 12/10 (82m)
[Q] Michael Harris (Eng) |
Elvinn Keo (Mas)
6/11, 11/5, 11/9, 3/11, 13/11 (59m)
[Q] Valentino Bong (Mas) |
[Q] Valentino Bong
11/2, 11/5, 11/7 (24m)
[4] Leo Au |
[4] Leo Au (Hkg)
11/5, 11/7, 11/8 (24m)
[Q] Yuta Fukui (Jpn) |
Geoffrey Demont (Fra)
8/11, 11/8, 12/10, 8/11, 14/12 (82m)
[3] Ivan Yuen (Mas) |
[3] Ivan Yuen
7/11, 11/7, 11/9, 9/11, 11/5 (46m)
Kam Hing Choong |
Kam Hing Choong
10-12, 12-10, 8-11, 11-4, 11-9 (63m)
Dick Lau |
Cheuk Yan Tank (Hkg)
11/6, 12/10, 11/9 (28m)
Kam Hing Choong (Mas) |
[Q] Tsuke Shinnosuke (Jpn)
11/5, 11/2, 11/7 (27m)
Mahesh Mangoankar (Ind) |
Mahesh Mangoankar
5/11, 11/8, 11/9, 6/11, 11/5 (70m)
Dick Lau |
Dick Lau (Hkg)
11/9, 4/11, 11/6, 4/11, 11/9 (65m)
[2] Muhd Asyraf Azan (Mas) |
18-Apr, Qualifying Finals:
Tsuke Shinnosuke (Jpn) bt
Tristan Eysele (Eng)
10/12, 11/7, 11/5, 11/3 (37m)
Valentino Bong (Ms) bt Dan West (Eng)
117, 11/9, 1210 (35m)
Michael Harris (Eng) bt
James Huang (Tpe) 11/6, 9/11, 11/6, 6/11, 11/6 (66m)
Yuta Fukui (Jpn) bt
Wong Hon-Fung (Hkg)
11/8, 11/7, 116 (32m)
17-Apr, Qualifying
Round One:
Tsuke Shinnosuke (Jpn) bt
Alex Lau (Hkg)
11/4, 1/4, 11/7 (22m)
Tristan Eysele (Eng) bt Chris Lo (Hkg)
6/11, 11/8, 11/3, 11/9 (41m)
Dan West (Eng) bt Le Roy Loeon (Mas)
11/4, 11/2, 11/6 (21m)
Valentino Bong (Ms) bt Henry Leung (Hkg)
11/9, 11/3, 11/8 (31m)
James Huang (Tpe) bt Yeung Ho-Wai (Hkg) 11/8,
8/11, 11/6, 11/5 (61m)
Michael Harris (Eng) bt Ma Tsz-Hei (Hkg)
11/7, 11/4, 11/7 (35m)
Yuta Fukui (Jpn) bt Ng Ka-Yiu (Hkg)
11/4, 11/3, 11/2 (17m)
Wong Hon-Fung (Hkg) bt Yuen Tsun-Hei (Hkg)
11/5, 11/3, 11/4 (22m)
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22-Apr, Finals:
[2] Joey Chan (Hkg) bt [1] Rachael Grinham (Aus)
11-7, 4-11, 11-9, 10-12, 11-9 (51m)
[1] Max Lee (Hkg) bt Dick Lau (Hkg)
11-7, 4-11, 11-9, 10-12, 11-9 (51m)
21-Apr, Semis:
Dick wins another thriller
to set up all-HK men's final
 With
five Hong Kong players appearing in the semi-finals of the Buler
Challenge Cup, hopes of home success at Hong Kong Squash Centre were
high, and they weren't disappointed.
Second seed Joey Chan was first to reach final, as she
despatched Malaysia's Siti Munirah Jusoh in straight games in 26
minutes.
 Not
to be outdone, top seed Rachael Grinham put paid to the run
of young qualifier Ho Tze Lok in 21 minutes.
The first men's semi-final was an all-HK affair, and it was top seed
Max Lee who prevailed, beating Leo Au (whose elder sister
Annie reached the semi-finals in Texas scant hours before) in four
games.
 That
left Dick Lau with a chance of making it an all-Hong Kong
final, but true to form he found himself embroiled in a third
successive hour-plus five game thriller.
"Another thriller from dick ... omg so intense," commented the
watching Misaki Kobayashi.
This time Dick found himself 2-1 down to Malaysia's Kam Hing Choong,
but battled back to take the match 11/9 in the fifth after 63
minutes.
The final will be a repeat of the pair's meeting in
last year's Hong Kong Nationals final.
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20-Apr, Quarters:
Five out of five for HK in Buler
quarters
It was a great afternoon for the home players and fans at Hong Kong
Squash Centre as all five local players won their quarter-finals of
the 8th Buler Challenge Cup.
In the $15k women's event second seed Joey Chan beat unseeded
Frenchwoman Coline Aumard in straight games, but the big upset was
by young Ho Tze Lok who came from two games down, taking the
third 13/11 and going on to beat Czech seventh seed Olga Ertlova in
a 68-minute thiller.
She now faces top seed Rachael Grinham while Chan meets
Malaysia's Siti Munirah Jusoh, who also came from two down to
beat fourth seed Misaki Kobayashi in another hour-plus five setter.
 The
men's $10k semi-finals will feature three HK players.
In the top
half of the draw top seed Max Lee and fourth seed Leo Au
both progressed in straight games to guarantee a home finalist,
while in the bottom half unseeded Dick Lau, after taking out
the second seed yesterday won another marathon affair, edging past
India's Mahesh Mangoankar in 70 minutes.
In the semi-final Lau will face a fellow giant-killer after Kam
Hing Choong won his all-Malaysian encounter with third seed Ivan
Yuen in five games.
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FROGS' TALK
Ptit mot de fin du WSA depuis la
France.
Bon pas de super perf mais je suis assez contente de mon match
contre Joey Chan. Bien mieux que la dernière fois, j'ai réussi à la
faire douter un peu. Surtout dans le 2eme où j'ai deux balles de
jeux mais je n'ai pas réussi à conclure.. Contre la 19mondiale un
petit manque de longueur/largeur et c'est sanction direct surtout
sur ce court vitré 3murs sur 4.
Je sais sur quoi je dois bosser encore, mais il y a du mieux dans
mon jeu. Voila petite semaine de repos/entrainement et Focus sur les
Europe par Equipe. Hâte d'y etre avec les filles et le reste du
groupe... Tres motivée pour ma part !!
D'ici la Merde à Cam pour sa finale !!
A très vite
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19-Apr, Round One:
Lau outlasts Asyraf
as locals progress in HK
There is plenty of home interest in the quarter-finals of the Buler
Challenge Cup in Hong Kong after local players impressed in the
men's and women's first rounds as Hong Kong Squash Centre.
Second seed Joey Chan beat namesake Pansy 3/0 to progress in
the Women's $15k WSA event, and she'll play France's unseeded
Coline Aumard who beat eighth seeded youngster Liu Tsz-Ling in
straight games.
 The
biggest upset of the day though came from another HK youngster as
Ho Tze Lok beat third seed Siyoli Waters 3/1 to set up a meeting
with Czech Olga Ertlova.
The other quarter-finals will see top seed Rachael Grinham
take on Joshna Chinappa while fourth seed Misaki Kobayashi
meets Siti Munirah Jusoh.
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Men's $10k PSA event has substantial home interest too - first and
fourth seeds Max Lee and Leo Au are on course for a
semi-final meeting in the toip half, while Dick Lau came from
2-1 down to beat second seeded Malaysian Muhd Asyraf Azan in just
over an hour.
The longest matches of the day though were two 82-minute marathons,
won by third seed Ivan Yuen and unseeded Jordanian Ahmad
Al-Saraj.
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FROGS' TALK
Hello Fram,
Ptit message d Hong Kong ou je suis avec Geoffrey :-)
Bilan du premier tour assez positif car je gagne contre la tête de
série 8. J'ai pris le risque de venir ici mais j'ai eu la chance
d'avoir un bon tirage, alors j'ai pris ma chance et je gagne 3/0.
Je suis assez satisfaite de mon match même si il y a des points à
améliorer mais dans l'ensemble mon jeu qui est basé sur la puissance
et mon physique ont fait la différence...
Ce soir je joue Joey Chan sur le meme court qu'en decembre, mon
objectif est que les jeux soient plus serrés, je veux sortir du
court vidée, en ayant donné mon meilleur pour ne pas avoir de
regrets, j'ai un assez mauvais souvenir de notre dernier match alors
faut pas que ca se répète !
Pour Geoff, il a fait un super match hier, je ne le vois pas souvent
jouer mais là il m'a surprise ! C'était vraiment un match de qualité
et il méritait tellement de gagner. Il n'a pas été aidé par
l'arbitrage dans les moments importants du match et à ce niveau laà,
ça pouvait faire la différence; Enfin, j'espère qu'il prendra sa
revanche très bientôt !!
Merci à lui en tout cas pour le coaching d'hier, car ca m'a beaucoup
aidé. Plaisant de ne pas être seule au bout du monde ...
Bizzz a tout le monde et Merci a tous pour les petits messages de
soutient :-)
Salut Fram, Un mot
pour te donner des news d'Hong Kong.
J'ai pu être derrière le match de Coline et essayer de lui donner
quelques conseils. Elle était confrontée à une jeune hong-konguaise,
mieux classée qu'elle.
Elle a dans l'ensemble bien géré ses débuts de jeu. Malgré quelques
décisions défavorables par moments, Coline est restée dans son
match, a su le remporter grâce à sa puissance en fond de court qui
lui a permis de se créer les ouvertures nécessaires pour enfoncer
son adversaire.
Je jouais donc une heure après la fin de son match contre Ivan Yuen.
Pas grand chose à dire sur les deux premiers, j'ai bien démarré,
puis un peu plus de fautes en milieu de second jeu... 11/8, 8/11
Dans le troisième le score est resté très serré. Puis je mène 9/8
quand... l'arbitre signale un "foot fault" juste après mon service,
ce genre de chose qui n'arrive jamais ! Suivi d'un stroke sur un
simple let, évidemment... Dur dur, je perds le jeu 10/12, je le
méritais pourtant celui-là...
J'ai pris un très bon départ dans le quatrième, 6/1, puis 7/3, il
remonte, 8/6 et je m'en sors 11/8, avec quand même du mal à finir le
jeu, la fatigue commençait à bien se faire sentir !
Dernier jeu, 4/1 pour moi quand on se percute, ses dents sur le haut
de ma tête, on était un peu sonnés tout les deux, je saigne, et un
peu plus de 5 minutes de pause avant de reprendre le match à 4/2.
Le score ne bouge pas trop, beaucoup de contacts et de décisions.
9/10, il fait la faute, 11/10 balle de match, je fais la faute à mon
tour sur un croisé de l'avant, si elle passe je gagne c'est certain
!!! Je sauve une autre balle de match, 12/12, un no let 12/13,
fixation, j'y suis pas, 12/14...
La fin se joue vraiment à pas grand chose, la perf aurait été belle,
donc déçu de ne pas avoir pu conclure sur une victoire ce soir, mais
je vois que je progresse dans le bon sens, et qu'il y a nombres de
points positifs à retirer de ce match.
C'est encourageant pour la suite...
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HK players well prepared
for the 8th Buler Cup
Organized by Hong Kong Squash, subvented by Home Affairs bureau
(Arts & Sport Development Fund) & Leisure and Cultural Services
Department, sanctioned by the WSA and the PSA, the “Buler Squash
Challenge Cup 2012” is set to welcome and bring world-class
players from all four corners of the world to Hong Kong for the 16
in main draw plus the qualifying draw on both Men’s and Women’s
competition with the total prize money of HKD200,000, to be held at
the Hong Kong Squash Centre on 17 to 22 April.
This is the eighth time that “BULER WATCH, SWITZERLAND” title
sponsor this world top satellite event in HK which has attracted
overseas players from 9 countries including Australia, Czech
Republic, England, France, Japan, India, Jordan, Malaysia, South
Africa, etc to compete. The event is an ideal competition for our
Hong Kong Team members including Joey Chan Ho-ling, Liu
Tsz-ling together with Max Lee Ho-yin, Dick Lau
Siu-wai and Leo Au Chun-ming as a warm-up tournament
before they complete in the Asian Team Championships which will be
held early next month in Kuwait.
The competition will also help our local players to gain valuable
world ranking points on both WSA and PSA events. HK’s top players
Max Lee will be the top seed in the men’s main draw while Joey Chan
will be the second seed in the women’s main draw.
“We are extremely grateful to the title-sponsor BULER WATCH,
SWITZERLAND for their continued support of this tournament for the
eighth year. With such a great support, the local Asian Games
medallists will make every effort in the tournament not only to
fight for the professional ranking points but also to demonstrate
their best skills to the local squash fans. Thanks also go our close
partner, Home Affairs bureau (Arts & Sport Development Fund) and the
Leisure & Cultural Services Department for their funding and
logistics support,” said Mr. David Mui, MH JP, Chairman of
Hong Kong Squash.
“We are proud to be the title sponsor of this world-class squash
tournament since 2003 and hope our contribution can help in the
development and promotion of the Squash in Hong Kong. We wish all
players and spectators a memorable week of competition,” Mr.
Stanley Lau, MH, JP Managing Director of Buler Watch,
Switzerland.
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