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Mount Royal University Open 2016
25-28 Feb, Calgary, Canada, $5k |
28-Feb, Final:
Schnell captures first PSA title in Calgary
Top seeded Canadian Andrew Schnell captured his first PSA
title as he beat August Dussourd in the final at Mount Royal
University in Calgary.
Semifinal and quarterfinal reports
Details to follow ..
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  Mount
Royal University 2016
25-28 Feb, Calgary, Canada, $5k |
Round One
25 Feb |
Quarters
26 Feb |
Semis
27 Feb |
Final
28 Feb |
[1] Andrew Schnell (Can)
bye |
[1] Andrew Schnell
11/1, 11/4, 11/5
[8] Micah Franklin |
[1] Andrew Schnell
11/4, 11/7, 11/2
[3] Reuben Phillips |
[1] Andrew Schnell
3/1 (39m)
[6] Auguste Dussourd
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[8] Micah Franklin (Ber)
11/6, 11/8, 9/11, 11/5
Marlk Broekman (Eng) |
[7] Diego Gobbi (Bra)
11/6, 11/5, 11/4
Stuart Hadden (Irl) |
[7] Diego Gobbi
11/5, 11/6, 11/8
[3] Reuben Phillips |
[3] Reuben Phillips (Eng)
bye |
[wc] Jake Hooker (Can)
11/5, 11/3, 11/4
[4] Jesus Camacho (Mex) |
[4] Jesus Camacho
11/6, 1/11, 11/5, 11/6
Edgar Zayas |
Edgar Zayas
14/12, 7/11, 11/7, 6/11, 11/3
[6] Auguste Dussourd |
Edgar Zayas (Mex)
9/11, 11/5, 11/3, 15/13
[5] Charlie Johnson (Eng) |
Alex Noakes (Eng)
11/3, 11/7, 11/7
[6] Auguste Dussourd (Fra) |
[6] Auguste Dussourd
11/7, 11/5, 11/9
[2] Shahjahan Khan |
bye
[2] Shahjahan Khan (Pak) |
27-Feb, Semis:
Anthony Reimert reports
Auguste Dussourd 3-2 Edgar Zayas
The first game really set the stage for the match as it was an all
out battle between two great young players. Battling back and forth
until 10-10 it took Auguste extra points to put away Edgar in the
first game. In the second game the battle continued as the players
exchanged points until 4-4 before Edgar went on a run that saw him
come back from being down 7-4 to winning the match 11-7.
In the third game Dussourd who was clearly frustrated at some of the
referees calls was motivated to get that third game stormed on from
7-7 tie to win the game 11-7 in 14 minutes. In the fourth game Zayas
continued to hang around in the match battling for each point and
keeping it close until a breakthrough when the score was 6-6. At
this point Edgar went on a run of 5 straight points to close out the
fourth game 11-6 and force a fifth and deciding game.
In the fifth you could clearly see that something was bothering
Edgar as his movement wasn’t nearly as quick. Auguste jumped out to
a quick 8-0 lead and despite trying to hang around in the match
Edgar eventually lost 11-3 to the young French man.
Andrew Schnell 3-0 Reuben Phillips
Clearly in a league of his own in this tournament Andrew Schnell
cruised into the final. The first game saw Andrew jump out to a 8-2
lead and it just seemed like he was a half a step quicker than the
Englishman. Reuben continued to battle but Andrew ultimately
prevailed in the first game 11-4.
The second game brought a bit more fight from Reuben with them
exchanging points until 5-5 but from then on Andrew had control of
most of the rallies and won the second game 11-7. The third game was
not really even a contest, Andrew continued his dominant style of
play moving Reuben from front to back.
The closest Reuben got was at 2-5 but from then on it was all
Schnell as he used the crowd to his favor and went on to win the
game and match 11-2.
26-Feb, Quarters:
Andrew Schnell 3-0 Micah
Franklin
Despite the long rallies Andrew Schnell proved to be too much for
Micah Franklin of Bermuda. After starting 1-1 in the first game
Andrew went on to take 10 straight points to win the first game
11-1. The second game was much the same with Andrew jumping out to a
6-2 lead and then extending his lead to 10-3 before closing out the
game at 11-4.
In the final game of the match Micah put up a valiant effort but the
Canadian was just too much for the Bermudan winning the game 11-5.
Reuben Phillips 3-0 Diego Gobbi
In game one of this 3 game match Reuben jumped out to a 4-0 lead
before the young Brazilian got on the board. They exchanged
tremendous shots and it was a battle right until the final point but
Reuben managed to win 11-5.
In the Second game Reuben carried forward the momentum from the
first game and came out firing taking a 7-1 lead, before Diego
started to put up a battle right up until the final points when the
game ended 11-6. Knowing that it was his last chance Diego worked
hard to earn a 4-1 lead in the fourth game; however Reuben stormed
back with 4 straight unanswered points to take a 5-4 lead.
After Diego won the next two points Reuben came back with another 5
points giving him a 10-5 lead and lot of opportunity to close out
the match which he did at 11-8.
Edgar Zayas 3-1 Jesus Camacho
Another upset as Edgar Zayas continued his excellent play in the
quarterfinals beating Jesus Camacho in 4 games. The first game was
owned by Edgar as he played his way to an 8-2 lead giving him plenty
of opportunity to close out the match, despite the great effort from
Jesus he was only able to hold off Edgar for a few more points until
the game was closed out at 11-6.
The second game was a different story, the young 17 year old Jesus
came out firing and never let off of the gas as he cruised to an
11-1 victory in the second game. Edgar clearly motivated to improve
on game two and Jesus looking to continue his momentum exchanged
points until 5-5 and then Edgar took over and won the game 11-5.
In the fourth and final game Edgar continued his dominant play from
the second half of game 3 and opened up with a 6-1 lead before Jesus
fought back but could only get to 6-10 before Edgar closed it out at
11-6.
Auguste Dussourd 3-0 Shahjahan Khan
The number 6 seed and the number 2 seed faced off early in the
afternoon and it was a battle through the first game as Auguste and
Shah exchanged points until Auguste finally broke out at 8-7 and
finished off the match with some tremendous shots to win the first
game 11-7.
Clearly motivated by winning the first game against the number 2
seed Auguste broke out to an early 7-4 lead and only allowed Shah to
get one more point before closing out the match at 11-5. The final
game was a battle as the two player exchanged points from until 7-7.
Auguste then took a late lead at 10-7 giving him a couple of match
balls which he was able to close out on his last opportunity winning
the match 11-9.
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