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 Crocodile
Challenge Cup 2011
13-18 Dec, Hong Kong, $16k+$10k |
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18-Dec, Finals:
Dipika dashes home hopes but Max retains Crocodile
Cup Crown in HK ...
 Third-seeded Dipika Pallikal
denied the crowd at the Hong Kong Squash Centre the home title they
wanted to see as the third-seeded Indian number one overcame HK's
Joey Chan, the fourth seed, in a thrilling final of the 7th
Crocodile Challenge Cup.
The
match went the full distance, with all five games featuring close
finishes. Chan, the world number 20 who won the Macau Open before
delighting the home crowd in reaching the quarter-finals of the Hong
Kong Open last month, recovered from losing the first 10/12 to take
the lead, winning the next two games 11/8, 12/10 and saving match
balls in the process.
 But it was Pallikal, the world number 17 who became the first Indian
to reach the quarter-finals of the World Open two months ago, who
finished the stronger, taking the last two games 11/8, 14/12 after
exactly an hour's play, to claim her fifth WISPA title and her third
of the year.
The crowd were happier shortly afterwards though, as Max Lee
retained his men's title with a 8/11, 11/7, 11/2, 11/3 win over
Malaysia's Muhd Asyraf Azan in the men's final. For Max, the
world number 43 who is the reigning Hong Kong national champion, it
marked a fifth PSA tournament victory, but his first since taking
the same event last year.
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Women's
Draw
Men's Draw
Crocodile Cup History
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Crocodile Challenge Cup 2011
13-18 Dec, Hong Kong, $16k |
Round One
15 Dec |
Quarters
16 Dec |
Semis
17 Dec |
Final
18 Dec |
[1] Donna Urquhart (Aus)
11/1, 11/3, 12/10 (19m)
[Q] Pansy Chan (Hkg) |
[1] Donna Urquhart
11/3, 11/3, 11/6 (16m)
[Q] Lee Ka-Yi |
[1] Donna Urquhart
11/6, 12/10, 11/9 (31m)
[4] Joey Chan |
[4] Joey Chan
10/12, 11/8, 10/12, 11/8, 14/12
(60m)
[3] Dipika Pallikal |
[6] Kylie Lindsay (Nzl)
9/11, 11/4, 11/9, 11/7 (28m)
[Q] Lee Ka-Yi (Hkg) |
[4] Joey Chan (Hkg)
11/2, 11/6, 11/2 (30m)
Sarah Cardwell (Aus) |
[4] Joey Chan
11/4, 11/4, 11/5 (19m)
Coline Aumard |
[8] Ahn Eun Chan (Kor)
11/3, 11/8, 11/6 (26m)
Coline Aumard (Fra) |
[5] Siti Munirah Jusoh (Mas)
11/7, 11/6, 5/11, 8/11, 11/8 (47m)
[Q] Ho Tze-Lok (Hkg) |
[5] Siti Munirah Jusoh
11/5, 11/6, 11/1 (21m)
[3] Dipika Pallikal |
[3] Dipika Pallikal
11/6, 11/3, 11/6 (29m)
[2] Sarah Kippax |
Liu Tsz-Ling (Hkg)
11/7, 11/5, 6/11, 11/3 (35m)
[3] Dipika Pallikal (Ind) |
[Q] Pushppa Devi (Mas)
11/4, 11/4, 11/7 (25m)
[7] Orla Noom (Ned) |
[7] Orla Noom
11/5, 4/11, 12/10, 11/3 (49m)
[2] Sarah Kippax |
Carmen Lee (Hkg)
11/6, 11/4, 11/9 (24m)
[2] Sarah Kippax (Eng) |
Qualifying, 14-Dec:
 
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Crocodile Challenge Cup 2011
13-18 Dec, Hong Kong, $10k |
Round One
15 Dec |
Quarters
16 Dec |
Semis
17 Dec |
Final
18 Dec |
[1] Max Lee (Hkg)
11/5, 11/5, 14/12 (22m)
Fred Reid (Can) |
[1] Max Lee
11/8, 11/2, 10/12, 11/7 (47m)
[Q] Mahesh Mangoankar |
[1] Max Lee
11/0, 11/3, 11/7 (28m)
[4] Dick Lau |
[1] Max Lee
8/11, 11/7, 11/2,
11/3 (48m)
[3] Muhd Asyraf Azan |
Lucas Serme (Fra)
11/5, 11/4, 11/9
[Q] Mahesh Mangoankar (Ind) |
Elvinn Keo (Mas)
6/11, 11/7, 11/8, 11/8 (41m)
Tank Cheuk-Yan (Hkg) |
Elvinn Keo
11/9, 11/6, 11/7 (37m)
[4] Dick Lau |
Harinderpal Sandhu (Ind)
11/9, 13/11, 13/11 (50m)
[4] Dick Lau (Hkg) |
[3] Muhd Asyraf Azan (Mas)
9/11, 11/8, 11/9, 11/9 (42m)
[Q] Ravi Dixit (Ind) |
[3] Muhd Asyraf Azan
5/11, 11/6, 11/8, 11/8 (42m)
Bader Al Hussaini |
[3] Muhd Asyraf Azan
12/10, 7/11, 9/11, 11/4, 10/6 rtd
(101m)
Ivan Yuen |
Bader Al Hussaini (Kuw)
11/7, 11/4, 11/8 (17m)
[Q] Choong Kam-Hing (Mas) |
Ivan Yuen (Mas)
11/6, 12/10, 6/11 14/12 (80m)
Leo Au (Hkg) |
Ivan Yuen
7/11, 11/7, 11/7, 4/11 11/5 (60m)
[2] Matthew Karwalski |
[Q] Ammar Al-Tamimi (Kuw)
11/2, 11/3, 11/7 (24m)
[2] Matthew Karwalski (Aus) |
14-Dec, Qualifying Round Finals:
 
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17-Dec, Semi-Finals:
Top seeds crash out in Crocodile Cup
as Joey and Max make the finals ...
The semi-finals of the 7th Crocodile
Cup Challenge saw upsets in both of the WISPA $16k matches as, to
the delight of the home crowd at Hong Kong Squash Centre, local
favourite Joey Chan set up a final against India's Dipika
Pallikal.
Fourth-seeded Chan, who produced two stunning upsets to reach the
quarter-finals of the Hong Kong Open last month just days after
winning the Macau Open, continued her rich vein of form as she took
out Australian top seed Donna Urquhart instraight games 11/6, 12/10,
11/9.
Pallikal, another youngster on the rise as indicated by her run to
the quarter-finals of the World Open in Rotterdam, also needed just
three games as she despatched English second seed Sarah Kippax 11/6,
11/3, 11/6.
There were no such upsets in the PSA $10k men's semi-finals, but
drama there was.
Top seed and defending champion Max Lee
beat compatriot Dick Lau, as he
had done in last year's final, 11/0, 11/3, 11/7 to guarantee home
interest in both finals, where he will meet Malaysia's third seeded
Muhd Asyraf Azan.
Azan also faced a compatriot, but after two marathon victories in
previous rounds today's match was just too much for Ivan Yuen, who
was forced to retire at 10/6 down in the fifth suffering with cramp,
after 101 minutes of action (for a total of 240 on-court minutes in
three matches!).
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Women's
Draw
Men's Draw
Crocodile Cup History
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16-Dec, Quarter-Finals:
Home finalist guaranteed
in Hong Kong ...
The quarter-finals of the 7th Crocodile
Cup Challenge saw three home players progress to the semi-finals at
Hong Kong Squash Centre.
In the PSA $10k men's event HK's top seed and defending champion
Max Lee overcame Indian qualifier Mahesh Mangoankar in four
tough games, and he'll meet compatriot Dick Lau, the fourth
seed who beat Elvinn Keo in straight games, in a repeat of last
year's final.
The winner's opponent is guaranteed to be a Malaysian, after third
seed Muhd Asyraf Azan came from a game down to beat Kuwait's
Bader Al Hussaini. For the second day in a row 21-year-old Ivan
Yuen contested the longest match of the day, taking out
second-seeded Australian Matthew Karwalaki in an hour-long five-game
thriller.
In the WISPA $16k women's event the top four seeds all progressed to
the semi-finals. Top-seeded Australian Donna Urquhart will
meet Hong Kong's own Joey Chan after both progressed in less
than 20 minutes, while Dipika Pallikal, the third-seeded
Indian, faces England's second-seeded Sarah Kippax, the only
one of the four to drop a game as she beat Orla Noom in four.
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Women's
Draw
Men's Draw
Crocodile Cup History
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15-Dec, Round One:
Lee Ka-Yi breaks into
Hong Kong quarters ...
 The
WISPA $16k Crocodile Challenge Cup main draw got off to a
spectacular start at Hong Kong Squash Centre, with two upsets in the
top half of the women's draw.
Local qualifier Lee Ka-Yi, who gave world number two Jenny
Duncalf a scare in last month's Hong Kong Open, came from a game
down to beat Kiwi sixth seed Kylie Lindsay, setting up a
quarter-final with top seed Donna Urquhart.
Hong Kong's fourth seeded Joey Chan is safely through after a
straight-games win over Sarah Cardwell, and meets France's Coline
Aumard, who upset eighth-seeded Korean Ahn Eun Chan in straight
games.
In the bottom half of the draw there was no joy for tthe home
hopefuls though, as Siti Munirah Jusoh, Dipika Pallikal
and Sarah Kippax all beat HK players to progress without too
much bother.
Kippax, the second seed, meets Holland's Orla Noom for a
place in the semi-finals.
Max and Dick through too ...
The $10k PSA men's event started off with more good news for the
hosts, as top seed and defending champion Max Lee beat
Canadian Fred Reid in straight games, and fourth seed Dick Lau,
he 2009 champion, overcame up and coming young Indian Harinderpal
Sandhu in three very close games 11/9, 13/11, 13/11.
Lee now faces Indian qualifier Mahesh Mangoankar while Lau
meets Malaysian Elvinn Keo as Hong Kong's top two aim to set
up a repeat of last year's final.
In the bottom half of the draw second and third seeds Matthew
Karwalski and Muhd Asyraf Azan are safely through, along
with Malaysian youngster Ivan Yuen, who beat HK's Leo Au in
80 minutes, the longest match of the day, and Kuwait's Bader Al
Hussaini.
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Women's
Draw
Men's Draw
Crocodile Cup History
French corner
 Ptit
mot de hong kong où je suis avec Lucas. Le tournoi a commencé
aujourd'hui pour nous.
Lucas perd contre un Indien assez impressionant ce soir, il manque à
Lucas pas grand chose pour remporter le 3eme et à partir de là ça aurait été un tout autre match...
Je gagne 3/0 11/3 11/8 11/6. Je suis vraiment contente car c'est la
1ere fois que je passe un tour dans un 12000$ et deuxieme perf
depuis septembre.
Demain je joue Joey Chan tete de serie 4 du tournoi. Je la joue chez
elle donc il va falloir que je me lâche complètement pour sortir du
court sans regrets !!
Bizz
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14-Dec, Qualifying Finals:
Double Indian success
in men's qualifying
Qualifying for the Men's
tournament in the 7th Crocodile Challenge Cup concluded at Hong Kong
Squash Centre with double success for Indai as Ravi Dixit and
Mahesh Mangoankar progressed to the main PSA $10k draw.
Dixit, who received a first round bye, beat Japan's Tsukue
Shinnosuke in straight games and now meets third-seeded Malaysian
Muhd Asyraf Azan. Mangoankar took two straight-game wins, beating
Hong Kong's Wong Hun-Fung in the finals, and he faces young
Frenchman Lucas Serme.
Also through are Malaysia's Choong Kam-Hing and Kuwait's
Ammar Al-Tamimi.
In the women's qualifying competition
Malaysia's top seed was joined by three Hong Kong youngsters in the
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Home hopes on Joey and Max
for 7th Crocodile Cup Challenge ...
After the ever-impressive Hong Kong Open last month, Hong Kong
Squash Centre plays host to the popular Crocodile Challenge Cup,
WISPA and PSA events which give HK's elite and up-and-coming players
a chance to earn much needed ranking points and prize money without
necessarily facing the world's best - although they didn't do badly
in that respect in the 'big one' last month!
Now in its seventh year, the familiar faces of Rebecca Chiu and
Annie Au who between them have taken the women's title five times
are missing, so home hopes will rest on Joey Chan, who played
so well in reaching the quarter-finals of the HK Open.
She'll probably need to get past HK regular Donna Urquhart, the
top-seeded Australian, to reach the final, where if all goes to
seeding England's Sarah Kippax or India's Dipika Pallikal
will be waiting.
In the men's event HK's own Max Lee, the defending champion,
is top seed and expected to meet compatriot Dick Lau, the
fourth-seeded 2009 champion, for a place in the final.
In the bottom half of the draw Australian Matthew Karwalski
is seeded to meet Muhd Asyraf Azan of Malaysia in the
semi-final.
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Crocodile Cup
History |
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Year |
Women's
Champion |
Men's
Champion |
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2011 |
Dipika
Pallikal |
Max Lee |
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2010 |
Annie Au |
Max Lee |
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2009 |
Annie Au |
Dick Lau |
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2008 |
Kasey
Brown |
Abdullah
Almezayen |
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2007 |
Rebecca
Chiu |
Mike
Corren |
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2006 |
Rebecca
Chiu |
Shamsul
Islam Khan |
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2005 |
Rebecca
Chiu |
Dylan
Bennett |
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