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12-Jul, Finals:
[2] Annie Au (Hkg) bt [1] Rebecca Chiu (Hkg) 7/11, 11/4, 11/1, 11/7
[2] Dick Lau (Hkg) bt [Q] Leo Au (Hkg)
12/10, 11/7, 11/4
It's Dick & Annie again in HK
Repeating their success in last month's Hong Kong National
Championships, Annie Au and Dick Lau claimed the
Crocodile Cup titles with victories in two all-Hong Kong finals.
Annie, 20 years old and already the world number 17, recorded her
third successive victory over top seed Rebecca Chiu to relegate the
world number 15 to the runners-up spot she had to settle for last
year, and may well overtake her compatriot for the first time in the
next issue of the world rankings.
The victory marks a fifth title in seven WISPA finals for Annie, and
will be a confidence-booster as she heads to Australia next week to
defend her Australian Open title.
The men's final also saw victory for the second seed, with HK
champion Dick Lau ending the run from qualifying of Leo Au, Annie's
younger brother, in straight games, to claim his second PSA title.
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11-Jul, Semis:
[1] Rebecca Chiu (Hkg) bt [4] Joey Chan (Hkg)
12/10, 9/11, 11/9, 8/11, 12/10
[2] Annie Au (Hkg) bt Chinatsu Matsui (Jpn)
11/5, 11/6, 11/8
[Q] Leo Au (Hkg) bt [1] Bradley Hindle (Aus)
11/9, 11/5, 11/7
[2] Dick Lau (Hkg) bt [3] Max Lee (Hkg)
10/12, 11/9, 11/5, 12/10
It's all HK in Crocodile Finals
It was a good day for the hosts at the Hong Kong Squash Centre, as
four home players progressed to the finals.
Top seed Rebecca Chiu took the full five games to see off
21-year-old compatriot Joey Chan, while second seed Annie Au ended
the run of unseeded Chinatsu Matsui in straight games.
In the men's event Annie's brother Leo Au, a qualifier, upset top
seed Bradley Hindle in straight games, while HK champion Dick Lau
came from a game down to beat another local youngster Max Lee.
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10-Jul, Quarters:
Chinatsu charges on
in Hong Kong Challenge
 Japan's
unseeded Chinatsu Matsui continued her charge in the Women's
Crocodile Challenge Cup when she upset sixth seed Olga Ertlova to
reach the semi-finals at the Hong Kong Squash Centre - becoming the
only non-local player to make the last four.
The 31-year-old from Kawasaki - who made her breakthrough in the
first round where she ousted local star Christina Mak, the third
seed - beat higher-ranked Ertlova, from the Czech Republic, 11-5,
11-6, 11-7.
Matsui will now face newly-crowned HK National Champion Annie Au
for a place in the final. Second seed Au defeated fellow Hong Kong
player Elise Ng 11-3, 11-4, 11-5.
Top seed Rebecca Chiu and fourth seed Joey Chan will
meet in an all-Hong Kong semi after straightforward quarter-final
wins. Former Asian Games gold medallist Chiu beat South Korea's Song
Sun-Mi 11-7, 11-4, 11-4 - while Chan recorded an 11-2, 11-6, 11-7
victory over unseeded compatriot Liu Tsz-Ling.
Rebecca, Annie & Joey
Australian Bradley Hindle
stands in the way of an all Hong Kong line-up in the final of the
men's event.
The 28-year-old top seed beat Hong Kong's Wai Hang Wong 11-6, 11-7,
11-3 and will now face a second local player Leo Au for a
place in the final. Au beat fellow qualifier Ali Farag, of Egypt,
9-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7.
The other men's semi is the one predicted by the seedings - a
domestic clash between second seed Dick Lau and third seed
Max Lee.
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09-Jul, Round One:
Mixed fortunes for locals in Hong Kong
There were mixed fortunes for local players in the Women's Crocodile
Challenge Cup when unseeded Liu Tsz-Ling won an unexpected in the
quarter-finals, but third seed Christina Mak crashed out at the
recently-renovated Hong Kong Squash Centre..
Liu Tsz-Ling, aged 17, recovered from a game down to beat
eighth-seeded Austrian Birgit Coufal 7-11, 11-2, 11-0, 11-4.
It was Japan's Chinatsu Matsui who caused Christina Mak's downfall -
the 31-year-old from Kawasaki upsetting the world No44 11-4, 10-12,
11-8, 7-11, 11-9.
Two Hong Kong players also boosted local interest in the last eight
of the men's event.
Unseeded Wai Hang Wong beat Canada's No5 seed Tyler Hamilton 13-11,
0-11, 11-8, 11-6 and will now face top-seeded Australian Bradley
Hindle for a place in the semis.
Leo Au became one of two qualifiers to reach the last eight
unexpectedly when he upset eighth seed Graeme Wilson, from New
Zealand, 11-9, 11-3, 11-6
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Cup 2009
08-12 Jul, Hong Kong, $16k |
Round One
09
Jul |
Quarters
10 Jul |
Semis
11 Jul |
Final
12 Jul |
[1]
Rebecca Chiu (Hkg)
11-5, 11-4, 11-5
Miwa Maekawa (Jpn) |
[1] Rebecca Chiu
11-7, 11-4, 11-4
[7] Song Sun-Mi |
[1] Rebecca Chiu
12-10, 9-11, 11-9,
8-11, 12-10
[4] Joey Chan |
[1] Rebecca Chiu
[2] Annie Au |
[7]
Song Sun-Mi (Kor)
11-4, 11-5, 11-2
[Q] Lee Ka Yi (Hkg) |
[4]
Joey Chan (Hkg)
11-1, 11-3, 11-6
[Q] Carmen Lee (Hkg) |
[4] Joey Chan
11-2, 11-6, 11-7
Liu Tsz-Ling |
[8]
Birgit Coufal (Aut)
7-11, 11-2, 11-0, 11-4
Liu Tsz-Ling (Hkg) |
Leung Shin-Nga (Hkg)
11-9, 11-9, 4-11, 13-15, 11-9
[6] Olga Ertlova (Cze) |
[6] Olga Ertlova
11-5, 11-6, 11-7
Chinatsu Matsui |
Chinatsu Matsui
11-5, 11-6, 11-8
[2] Annie Au |
Chinatsu Matsui (Jpn)
11-4, 10-12, 11-8, 7-11, 11-9
[3] Christina Mak (Hkg) |
Jenna Gates (Eng)
11-6, 11-2, 11-9
[5] Elise Ng (Hkg) |
[5] Elise Ng
11-3, 11-4, 11-5
[2] Annie Au |
Josefa Bertilsson (Swe)
11-4, 11-5, 11-4
[2] Annie Au (Hkg) |
08-Jul, Qualifying:
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Cup 2009
08-12 Jul, Hong Kong, $6k |
Round One
09 Jul |
Quarters
10 Jul |
Semis
11 Jul |
Final
12 Jul |
[1] Bradley Hindle (Aus)
11-7, 11-5, 11-7
[Q] Mohamed Abouelgar (Egy) |
[1] Bradley Hindle
11-6, 11-7, 11-3
Wai Hang Wong |
[1] Bradley Hindle
11-9, 11-5, 11-7
[Q] Leo Au |
[Q] Leo Au
[2] Dick Lau |
[5]
Tyler Hamilton (Can)
13-11, 0-11, 11-8, 11-6
Wai Hang Wong (Hkg) |
[4]
Siddarth Suchde (Ind)
9-11, 11-9, 11-5, 6-11, 11-4
[Q] Ali Farag (Egy) |
[Q] Ali Farag
9-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7
[Q] Leo Au |
[8]
Graeme Wilson (Nzl)
11-9, 11-3, 11-6
[Q] Leo Au (Hkg) |
Basem Makram (Egy)
11-6, 11-5, 11-7
[6] Tom Pashley (Eng) |
[6] Tom Pashley
11-3, 11-5, 11-5
[3] Max Lee |
[3] Max Lee
10-12, 11-9, 11-5,
12-10
[2] Dick Lau |
Cheng Yao Huang (Tpe)
13-15, 11-8, 11-2, 11-9
[3] Max Lee (Hkg) |
[Q] Tsukue Shinnosuke (Jpn)
11-9, 9-11, 11-5, 11-8
[7] Anson Kwong (Hkg) |
[7] Anson Kwong
11-4, 11-5, 13-11, 11-3
[2] Dick Lau |
Hon
Fun Kwong (Hkg)
11-4, 11-6, 11-6
[2] Dick Lau (Hkg) |
08-Jul, Qualifying:
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Hong Kong hosts 5th
Crocodile Cup
Organized by Hong Kong Squash, subvented by Leisure and Cultural
Services Department, sanctioned by WISPA and the PSA the 5th
“Crocodile Squash Challenge Cup 2009” is set to welcome and bring
world-class men and women players from around the world to Hong Kong
for the 16-draw competition with the total prize money of
HKD160,000, to be held at the Hong Kong Squash Centre on July 8 –
12.
This is the fifth time that “Crocodile Garments Ltd.” sponsors a
world top satellite event in HK. The event is an ideal competition
for HK's elite players to greatly benefit by experiencing exposure
to overseas players from Australia, Egypt, England, India, Canada,
Korea and Japan, etc. Both men's and women's qualifying round
commences on 8th July held at the Hong Kong Squash Centre at 12.00
followed by the main draw started on the next day at 5pm.
The competition will also help the local players to gain valuable
world ranking points in both WISPA and PSA event. Asian Games Silver
Medallist Rebecca Chiu Wing-yin will be the top seed in the Women's
main draw while the Hong Kong men's champion Dick Lau Siu-wai will
be the second seeds in the men's main draw.
“We are extremely grateful to our title sponsor Crocodile Garments
Ltd. for their most generous sponsorship for the fifth consecutive
year, despite the unfavourable economy. This tournament also
provides a good opportunity for our top players to prepare
themselves for the coming East Asian Games in December. Thanks also
our close partner, the Leisure & Cultural Services Department for
their financial and logistic support, I wish all the players,
officials and spectators an enjoyable and exciting week of squash.”
said Mr David Mui, MH, Chairman of Hong Kong Squash.
“It gives me great pleasure to support this international squash
tournament for consecutive 5 years, on behalf of Crocodile Garments
Limited, I wish all players the very best in their pursuit to
achieve glory.” said Mr. Lam Kin Ming, Chairman & Chief Executive
Officer of Crocodile Garments Ltd.
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08-Jul, Qualifying Results
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