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Sat 1st Aug, Day EIGHT
Men’s quarter-finals:
[1] Grant & Matthew (ENG) 2-0 [10] Creed & Evans (WAL)
11-9, 11-4
[4] Clyne & Leitch (SCO) v [6] Cuskelly & Karwalski (AUS)
[3] Selby & Willstrop (ENG) 2-1 [11] Beddoes & Coll (NZL)
11-8, 6-11, 11-9 (68m)
[2] Palmer & Pilley (AUS) 2-0 [8] Crawford & Lobban (SCO)
11-9, 11-5
Women’s semi-finals:
[1] Duncalf & Massaro (ENG) 2-0 [3] Beddoes & Waters (ENG)
11-7, 11-8
[5] Chinappa & Pallikal (IND) 2-1 [2] Brown & Grinham (AUS)
11-9, 7-11, 11-4
Mixed quarter-finals:
[1] Brown & Pilley (AUS) 2-0 [7] Landers-Murphy & Coll (NZL)
11-1, 11-8
[3] Grinham & Palmer (AUS) 2-0 [5] Pallikal & Ghosal (IND)
11-6, 11-9
[4] Waters & Barker (ENG) v [6] Kippax & Selby (ENG)
11-5, 11-7
[2] King & Knight (NZL) 2-1 [10] Chinappa & Sandhu (IND)
7-11, 11-8, 11-6 |
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Quick Reports
First up was the men’s doubles, with England’s Daryl
Selby and James Willstrop pushed all the way by
giant-killing Kiwis Lance Beddoes and Paul Coll. After the
first two games were shared the English duo kept ahead on
the scoreboard in the decider, a tense game indeed.
Coll was straight back on court for the next match, this
time with Amanda Landers-Murphy as they took on mixed top
seeds Kasey Brown and Cameron Pilley.
The Aussies dominated the first but the Kiwis rallied in the
second, leading 7-5, but a few errors put the Aussies back
in front and they closed it out to make it a good birthday
for Kasey.
Top seeds and defending champions in the men’s, Nick
Matthew and Adrian Grant, started will in both games
against Welsh pairing Peter Creed and David Evans, leading
5-1 in both cases.
The Welshman fought back in the first, a mishit Grant winner
edging the game 11-9, but couldn’t repeat the performance in
the second as the Englishmen took it 11-4.
Jenny Duncalf and Laura Massaro, top seeds in the
women’s, led throughout their semi-final against fellow
Englishwomen Emma Beddoes and Alison Waters.
The challengers came close to levelling in the middle of a
second game that got a little bogged down in lets, but a
couple of errors and winners put paid to that as Duncalf and
Massaro guaranteed themselves a medal.
The final match of the afternoon session was a fast-paced
mixed match which saw second seeds Joelle King and Martin
Knight come from a game down to beat Indian pairing
Joshana Chinappa and Harinderpal Sandhu.
The Indians took a 3-0 lead in the decider, the Kiwis struck
back to lead 6-3 but were pegged back to 6-all. King and
Knight found five winners to finish the match off and move
into the semis.
The second session started with a straight-games won for
experienced Aussies Rachael Grinham and David Palmer.
The third seeds were too crafty and strong for Dipika
Pallikal and Saurav Ghosal in the first, and although the
Indians rallied in the second they paid the price for
leaving too many shots down the middle resulting in a series
of costly ‘no let’ decisions.
Fourth seeds Alison Waters and Peter Barker were
generally on the front foot in their all-English mixed
quarter-final against Sarah Kippax and Daryl Selby. The
higher-seeded pair took the first comfortably enough and led
6-0 in the second.
A fightback from Kippax and Selby saw them level at 7-all
but the last four points went to Waters and Barker as they
went through to the semis.
The crowd went wild as the first of the Scottish pairs
appeared, Greg Lobban and Stewart Crawford taking on Aussie
second seeds David Palmer and Cameron Pilley.
There was nothing to choose between them in an action-packed
first game but the Aussies sneaked it 11--9 as Lobban’s
crosscourt shot hit his partner. The second was level up to
5-all, but then the Aussies pulled clear to reach the semis.
The second women’s semi produced an upset as Joshana
Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal put out second seeded
Aussies Kasey Brown and Rachael Grinham.
The Indians edged the first, but a great start in the second
was enough to see the Aussies level the match. In the thirds
the Indian pair concentrated their efforts on Brown with
Grinham hardly getting a look in, and it paid dividends as
they ran out 11-4 winners to guarantee themselves a medal.
The last match of the day saw more home interest ...
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