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Wed 31st, Day Three
Women's Final:
Finals photo gallery
Joshna Chinappa/Dipika Pallikal (Ind) bt
Kasey Brown/Donna Urquhart (Aus)
11/10, 3/11, 11/10 (72m)
One for India
The first final of the day was a real thriller, as the
Indian pairing of Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal took
the title, winning both of their games oin sudden death, in
differing styles.
The
first game was close, with the Indians maintaining a point
or two gap through most of it, but they couldn't take two
game balls as the Australians levelled at 10-all.
Kasey hit the ball straight back at herself ... let. On the
replay Donna hit the ball back at herself ... stroke. The
Australians weren't happy but the Indians were out of the
door as quick as a flash after a 24-minute game.
The Aussies dominated the second, patrolling the service
line and letting little get past them, forcing their
opponents into rushed shots and it worked a treat as they
took it 11/3.
The made a good start to the decider too, leading 4/1, but
the Indians managed to work out how to get back into the
game, and levelled at 6-all.
The rallies were getting longer now, neither pair willing to
take the relatively few risks they'd been taking up to now.
But as the match wore on, Dipika in particular started to go
for a few more shots, trying to set up a winning position.
Let's take it from 8-all to the end of the 37-minute third
game ...
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Donna finds the nick with a slightly mishit long drop ...
9-8.
Dipika puts in a short drop on the forehand ... 9-all
Dipika pings a dropshot into the nick ... 10-9
Donna hits a dead length down the left ... 10-all
Three lets ...
Dipika climbs to a short lob, volleys it into the forehand
nick, match.
One to India, two to go ... |
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Men's
Final:
Finals photo gallery
Nick Matthew / Adrian Grant (Eng) bt
David Palmer / Stewart Boswell (Aus) 11/10,
7/11, 11/9 (102m)
England take the first of two
The hosts claimed their first title (a second is assured in
the mixed doubles) when Nick Matthew and Adrian Grant
emerged triumphant after a long, gruelling encounter with
top Aussie pair David Palmer and Stewart Boswell.
Over 100 minutes for three games tells you a lot of what you
need to know, long rallies, lots of lets, with exciting /
brilliant / lucky / amusing periods liberally sprinkled
around, and not a few discussions with the referee.
The
English took a tight first game as Adrian slotted a firm
kill into the nick on the sudden-death point, but the
Aussies edged ahead from the middle of the second and closed
it out with aplomb.
The opening stages of the decider were long, but as the
finishing line neared the play became more frantic, more
open, with plenty of incidents - Grant dived, recovered,
then put a volley onto the head of his partner who had
retreated to the side wall for safety - Palmer dived for a
couple of balls, then caught Nick in the nether regions
leaving him rolling in pain on the floor. "Let please, the
ball was in the way," raised a few chuckles.
Long story short, at 9-all Nick fired a low drive down the
forehand, David got to it but something definitely happened
to it, the ref called "not up" and the Australian supporters
groaned in unison.
After
some discussion - "please play on", "why should I play for
two hours just so you can cock it up at the end" - the
decision stood, and after a couple of dozen shots in the
next rally David slammed the ball into the tin.
It was a quiet ending, it had 11/10 and some more diving
written all over it, but probably 102 minutes was enough.
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Me and my shadow ... |
Top Three Doubles Tips
from Harry Leitch
- Hit it Hard
- Hit it Hard
- Hit it Hard
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YOURS! |
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Mixed
Final:
Finals photo gallery
Jenny Duncalf / James Willstrop (Eng) bt
Alison Waters / Nick Matthew (Eng)
11/6, 11/6 (28m)
The all-Yorkshire title
No international rivalries at stake in the last of the
finals - the last match of the tournament - but between the
four of them Nick, James, Jenny and Alison have dominated
the 'singles' Nationals in recent years, with nine titles
between them, and with Commonwealth selection in mind they
will all have wanted to put in good performances.
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In the end though it was Duncalf and Willstrop who
were the steadier, taking early leads in both games and
capitalising on their opponents' mistakes to complete a
fairly comfortable win. |
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Tue 30th, Day Two,
Second session:
Women's Semi-Finals:
Chinappa/Pallikal (Ind) bt Duncalf/Waters (Eng) 6/11,
11/10, 11/3 (45m)
Brown/Urquhart (Aus) bt Bailey/Kippax (Eng)
11/5, 11/8 (32m)
Mixed Semi-finals:
Duncalf/Willstrop (Eng) bt Chinappa/Sandhu (Ind)
11/4, 11/2 (23m)
Waters/Matthew (Eng) bt David/Ong (Mas)
11/9, 8/11, 11/8 (56m)
Complete results listing
Mixed blessings for home hopefuls
The
women's semis saw the demise of both English pairs as Indian
pair Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal caused a
sensational upset in taking out the top seeds.
Looking nervous in the first game the Indians hit too many
tins - a cardinal sin in doubles - with the English duo
looking very much the likely winners.
They led 6/2 in the second game too, but the Indians had
steadied up now and they pulled their way back to level at
7-all, earned a game ball at 10-9, then saved match ball to
take the game 11/10.
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Joshna
& Dipika were quite dominant in the third, racing to a 7/1
lead. A huge rally ensued, and when the English pair both
went for the same ball in the middle, their rackets
clashing, the writing was on the wall.
From 8/2 Joshna took them to match ball with two dropshots
into the nick, then on 10/3 fired a crosscourt return of
serve into the nick to send the world number three and five
packing.
"That
was a great performance, I'm proud of them.
"They were loose in the first, and the English were
confident and were able to finish off the points. They
tightened up in the second and didn't give away any
openings, and in the third even if they did get any openings
they couldn't afford to go for them as our girls were
putting the ball away so well."
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"Once we got a lead in the third we were setting the points
up for each other, whoever got the opening would go for it!"
Meanwhile, Tania Bailey and
Sarah Kippax were also faltering, as Australia's Kasey
Brown and Donna Urquhart moved into a final matchup with
the Indian duo.
There was revenge of sorts for Duncalf though, as she next
teamed up with James Willstrop, and the Yorkshire
pair eased through their mixed semi-final against Joshna and
Harinderpal Sandhu in just 23 minutes.
Redemption for Waters too as she teamed up with Nick
Matthew to topple top seeds Nicol David and Ong Beng Hee
to set up an all-English final.
In what was the most entertaining match of the day, played
in great spirit with all four players equally involved, the
English National Champions held on to a diminishing lead to
take the first, then capitalised on a good start to the
decider.
"That's
my fourth match today, it's nice to finish with a win and
great to get to a final!"
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"I've got a few war wounds from diving all over the place
today, but I must apologise for hitting my partner on the
head!"
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Photo Gallery
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Top 3
Doubles Tips from Fiona Geaves:
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Good Positioning
Take it Early
Wide Crosscourts
"Enough squash for one day!"
Donna Urquhart
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"Let's get
physical!"
Alison Waters
"One down three to go"
Jenny Duncalf
"I've got a few bruises already!"
Kasey Brown
"We're hitting the nick from everywhere!"
Joshna & Dipika
"I survived a bit of a wobble but Granty was a star
..."
Nick Matthew
"My best shot so far was acing the world number two!"
Cameron Pilley
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First casualty - Goughy clocked by partner's racket (which
broke)
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"I love mixed doubles, two against Nicol and I'm just
there ..."
Ong Beng Hee
"It's all about understanding ..."
Azlan & Adnan
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Tue 29th, Day Two, First
session:
Finalists to be decided today
After
a packed day one which saw a 33 matches in the three
categories, day two will see the finalists decided with the
quarters and/or semis taking place on the new wider doubles
courts at the National Squash Centre in Manchester.
Home interest is still strong, despite shock defeats for
some of England's fancies pairings yesterday, Scotland,
India and Australia also have several pairs vying for
medals, while Malaysia's sole pair are top seeds in the
mixed.
First up are the women's quarter-finals featuring three
English, two and a half Aussie (plus Jaclyn Hawkes), one
Scottish and one Indian pair.
Women's Quarters:
Duncalf/Waters bt Gillen-Buchert/Aitken
11/4, 9/11, 11/3 (44m)
Chinappa/Pallikal bt Lloyd-Walter/Briggs
11/4, 11/10 (26m)
Brown/Urquhart bt Pittock/Camilleri
11/8, 11/8 (28m)
Bailey/Kippax bt Francis/Hawkes
11/3, 11/5 (25m)
Men's Semis
Matthew/Grant bt Pilley/Cuskelly
11/7, 11/8 (54m)
Palmer/Boswell bt Clyne/Leitch
11/5, 11/3 (40m)
Mixed Quarters
David/Ong bt Pittock/Frankcomb
8/11, 11/2, 11/7 (65m)
Duncalf/Willstrop bt Brown/Pilley
11/10, 7/11, 11/7 (61m)
Chinappa/Sandhu bt Francis/Cuskelly
9/11, 11/5, 11/7 (41m)
Waters/Matthew bt Pallikal/Ghosal
11/9, 11/10 (28m)
Top English duos in Women's semis
England's top seeded pairs of Jenny Duncalf/Alison Waters
and Tania Bailey/Sarah Kippax came through to the
women's semis in contrasting styles.
Bailey & Kippax scored a comfortable enough win over the
Aussie/Kiwi combination of Melody Francis/Jaclyn Hawkes, but
the world numbers three and five were taken the distance by
Scottish pair of Frania Gillen-Buchert & Lisa Aitken in a
match that seemed to involve a fair bit of bumping and
barging.
Bailey
& Kippax now meet another Aussie pair, Kasey Brown and
Donna Urquhart upholding the pecking order as the beat
compatriots Amelia Pittock and Lisa Camilleri in straight
games.
England were denied a trio of semi-finalists when Joshna
Chinappa & Dipika Pallikal came from 4-9 down in the
second game against Dom Lloyd-Walter & Lauren Briggs to
secure a straight games win.
The
first men's semi-final featured left-right pairings from
England and Australia. Top seeds Nick Matthew and Adrian
Grant prevailed 2-0 in just under the hour mark.
David Palmer and Stewart Boswell both won medals in
the Manchester and Melbourne Commonwealth Games, and,
playing together for the first time here they ended the run
of Scotland's Alan Clyne & Harry Leitch in straight games to
move into tomorrow's final.
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The mixed quarter-finals
yielded a variety of tactics ...
Amelia
Pittock & Aaron Frankcomb surprised the top seeds with a
barrage of shots down the middle of the court, but Nicol
David and Ong Beng Hee fought back to take it in the
decider.
Nick Matthew and Saurav Ghosal mainly stood and
watched as Alison Waters and Dipika Pallikal slugged
it out on the backhand side, the English National Champions
winning in two games.
Joshna
Chinappa & Harinderpal Sandhu mixed it up against Melody
Francis & Ryan Cuskelly, coming from a game down to clinch a
semi-final spot.
The final quarter-final was last on court, delayed by a
103-minute marathon as Malaysians Azlan & Adnan came from
8/4 down in the third to beat Essex boys Barker & Selby.
Once
they got on court James Willstrop & Jenny Duncalf
were in no hurry to advance to the semis, taking just over
the hour deny Aussie pair Cameron Pilley & Kasey Brown in
three games. |
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Duck ... or Grouse |
The Secret of Doubles
...
with Major Maniam
There's
no secret to doubles, it's down to lots of practice, and
understanding the game and your partner.
In addition to individual skills there are certain nuances
of the game to grasp, such as knowing when to put it down
the middle, when to hit it at your opponent, when to play
the trickle boast, all shots which are very important in
doubles. To some this knowledge comes naturally, in others
it comes through practice.
You need to curtail your attacking instincts a little, but
if you do go for your shots you can still get points, it's
knowing when to do it.
For lesser-ranked players playing higher-ranked pairs the
best plan is probably to keep it going as long as you can
and hope for some mistakes. But if you're skilful enough to
finish you can always win the points.
Our girls are some of the best around, Joshna for example is
absolutely brilliant on the backhand side through a
combination of her natural game and practice.
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The new spec courts are about 3
planks wider than previously,
making the narrow court in the middle particularly appealing
for the less mobile player ... |
Mon 29th, Day One:
English stars shocked in
Manchester
The ESR International Doubles Competition is one of few
events where Commonwealth countries get the opportunity to
hone their doubles skills for the once-every-four-years
opportunity to win medals at the Commonwealth Games.
Day One at the National Squash Centre, on the new wider
doubles courts, was notable for the success of nations such
as Scotland and India who have targeted doubles, while hosts
England fared less well.
In the men's event the highly-ranked pairs of James
Willstrop/Jonathan Kemp and Peter Barker/Daryl Selby were
both beaten in the group stages, and there were significant
upsets in the mixed event too.
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INTERNATIONAL
DOUBLES INVITATIONAL - SPORTCITY |
Day 2 Results |
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MEN'S A |
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Round Three |
Date: |
30-Mar-10 |
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PILLEY CUSKELLY (AUS) |
bt |
MATTHEW GRANT (ENG) |
0 |
- |
2 |
11/7, 11/8 |
GHOSAL SANDHU (IND) |
bt |
ARNOLD FRANKCOMB (AUS) |
1 |
- |
2 |
7/11, 11/6, 11/10 |
SMALL PATERSON (SCO) |
bt |
GOUGH HURST (WAL) |
2 |
- |
0 |
11/7, 11/6 |
BYE |
bt |
WILLSTROP KEMP (ENG) |
0 |
- |
2 |
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MEN'S B |
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Round Three |
Date: |
30-Mar-10 |
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PALMER BOSWELL (AUS) |
bt |
CLYNE LEITCH (SCO) |
2 |
- |
0 |
11/5, 11/3 |
BARKER SELBY (ENG) |
bt |
ISKANDER ADNAN (MAL) |
1 |
- |
2 |
11/10, 9/11, 11/9 |
CRAWFORD MACAULAY (SCO) |
bt |
BHATTACHARYA JANGRA (IND) |
2 |
- |
1 |
4/11, 11/6, 11/9 |
BINNS CREED (WAL) |
bt |
NANDRAJOG SUCHDE (IND) |
0 |
- |
2 |
11/4, 11/10 |
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WOMEN'S PLAYOFF |
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INTERNATIONAL DOUBLES INVITATIONAL - SPORTCITY |
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Round One |
Date: |
30-Mar-10 |
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GILLENBUCHERT AITKEN (SCO) |
bt |
DUNCALF WATERS (ENG) |
1 |
- |
2 |
11/4, 9/11, 11/3 |
CHINAPPA PALLIKAL (IND) |
bt |
LLOYDWALTER BRIGGS (ENG) |
2 |
- |
0 |
11/4, 11/10 |
PITTOCK CAMILLERI (AUS)* |
bt |
BROWN URQUHART (AUS)* |
0 |
- |
2 |
11/8, 11/8 |
FRANCIS HAWKES (AUS) |
bt |
BAILEY KIPPAX (ENG) |
0 |
- |
2 |
11/3, 11/5 |
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Round Two |
Date: |
30-Mar-10 |
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CHINAPPA PALLIKAL (IND) |
bt |
DUNCALF WATERS (ENG) |
2 |
- |
1 |
6/11, 11/10, 11/3 |
BROWN URQUHART (AUS)* |
bt |
BAILEY KIPPAX (ENG) |
2 |
- |
0 |
11/5, 11/8 |
GILLENBUCHERT AITKEN (SCO) |
bt |
LLOYDWALTER BRIGGS (ENG) |
2 |
- |
0 |
11/10, 11/5 |
FRANCIS HAWKES (AUS) |
bt |
PITTOCK CAMILLERI (AUS)* |
0 |
- |
2 |
11/4, 11/8 |
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WOMEN'S PLAYOFF PLATE |
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SIDDALL MOVERLEY (ENG) |
bt |
SAFFERY PREECE (WAL) |
2 |
- |
0 |
11/6, 11,5 |
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MIXED |
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Round Three |
Date: |
30-Mar-10 |
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DAVID BENGHEE (MAL) |
bt |
PITTOCK FRANKCOMB (AUS) |
2 |
- |
1 |
8/11, 11/2, 11/7 |
DUNCALF WILLSTROP (ENG) |
bt |
BROWN PILLEY (AUS) |
2 |
- |
1 |
11/10, 7/11, 11/7 |
CHINAPPA SANDHU (IND) |
bt |
FRANCIS CUSKELLY (AUS) |
2 |
- |
1 |
9/11, 11/5, 11/7 |
WATERS MATTHEW (ENG) |
bt |
PALLIKAL GHOSAL (IND) |
2 |
- |
0 |
11/9, 11/10 |
BRIGGS BARKER (ENG) |
bt |
CLARK CRAWFORD (SCO) |
2 |
- |
0 |
11/6, 11/10 |
GILLENBUCHERT CLYNE (SCO) |
bt |
SAFFERY BINNS (WAL) |
2 |
- |
0 |
11/6, 11/2 |
URQUHART PALMER (AUS) |
bt |
KIPPAX SELBY (ENG) |
2 |
- |
0 |
11/7, 11/8 |
AITKEN LEITCH (SCO) |
bt |
CAMILLERI ARNOLD (AUS) |
2 |
- |
0 |
11/7, 11/10 |
PREECE CREED (WAL) |
bt |
KIDD PATERSON (SCO) |
2 |
- |
1 |
9/11, 11/6, 11/7 |
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Round Four |
Date: |
30-Mar-10 |
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WATERS MATTHEW (ENG) |
bt |
DAVID BENGHEE (MAL) |
2 |
- |
1 |
11/9, 8/11, 11/8 |
DUNCALF WILLSTROP (ENG) |
bt |
CHINAPPA SANDHU (IND) |
2 |
- |
0 |
11/4, 11/2 |
PALLIKAL GHOSAL (IND) |
bt |
PITTOCK FRANKCOMB (AUS) |
2 |
- |
0 |
11/8, 11/4 |
BROWN PILLEY (AUS) |
bt |
FRANCIS CUSKELLY (AUS) |
2 |
- |
0 |
11/7, 11/5 |
AITKEN LEITCH (SCO) |
Def |
BRIGGS BARKER (ENG) |
2 |
- |
0 |
11/8, 11/8 |
URQUHART PALMER (AUS) |
bt |
GILLENBUCHERT CLYNE (SCO) |
2 |
- |
0 |
11/8, 11/8 |
CAMILLERI ARNOLD (AUS) |
bt |
CLARK CRAWFORD (SCO) |
2 |
- |
0 |
11/9, 11/8 |
KIPPAX SELBY (ENG) |
bt |
PREECE CREED (WAL) |
2 |
- |
0 |
11/6, 11/6 |
SAFFERY BINNS (WAL) |
bt |
KIDD PATERSON (SCO) |
2 |
- |
0 |
11/5, 11/5 |
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Day 1 Results |
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MEN'S A |
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Round One |
Date: |
29-Mar-10 |
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BYE |
bt |
MATTHEW GRANT (ENG) |
0 |
- |
2 |
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GOUGH HURST (WAL) |
bt |
GHOSAL SANDHU (IND) |
0 |
- |
2 |
11/4, 11/9 |
SMALL PATERSON (SCO) |
bt |
PILLEY CUSKELLY (AUS) |
1 |
- |
2 |
11/6, 4/11, 11/3 |
ARNOLD FRANKCOMB (AUS) |
bt |
WILLSTROP KEMP (ENG) |
2 |
- |
0 |
11/4, 11/7 |
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GHOSAL SANDHU (IND) |
bt |
MATTHEW GRANT (ENG) |
0 |
- |
2 |
11/2, 11/5 |
PILLEY CUSKELLY (AUS) |
bt |
ARNOLD FRANKCOMB (AUS) |
2 |
- |
1 |
9/11, 11/5, 11/9 |
BYE |
bt |
GOUGH HURST (WAL) |
0 |
- |
2 |
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WILLSTROP KEMP (ENG) |
bt |
SMALL PATERSON (SCO) |
1 |
- |
2 |
8/11, 11/7, 11/6 |
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MEN'S B |
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Round One |
Date: |
29-Mar-10 |
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BHATTACHARYA JANGRA (IND) |
bt |
BARKER SELBY (ENG) |
0 |
- |
2 |
11/9, 11/7 |
BINNS CREED (WAL) |
bt |
CLYNE LEITCH (SCO) |
0 |
- |
2 |
11/2, 11/4 |
CRAWFORD MACAULAY (SCO) |
bt |
ISKANDER ADNAN (MAL) |
0 |
- |
2 |
11/4, 11/10 |
NANDRAJOG SUCHDE (IND) |
bt |
PALMER BOSWELL (AUS) |
0 |
- |
2 |
11/6, 11/7 |
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Round Two |
Date: |
29-Mar-10 |
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CLYNE LEITCH (SCO) |
bt |
BARKER SELBY (ENG) |
2 |
- |
0 |
11/7, 11/4 |
ISKANDER ADNAN (MAL) |
bt |
PALMER BOSWELL (AUS) |
0 |
- |
2 |
11/5, 11/9 |
BHATTACHARYA JANGRA (IND) |
bt |
BINNS CREED (WAL) |
2 |
- |
1 |
7/11, 11/7, 11/8 |
NANDRAJOG SUCHDE (IND) |
bt |
CRAWFORD MACAULAY (SCO) |
1 |
- |
2 |
11/10, 8/11, 11/10 |
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WOMEN'S A |
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Round One |
Date: |
29-Mar-10 |
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CHINAPPA PALLIKAL (IND) |
bt |
FRANCIS HAWKES (AUS) |
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11/4, 11/8 |
CLARK KIDD (SCO) |
bt |
SIDDALL MOVERLEY (ENG) |
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11/9, 7/11, 11/6 |
CHINAPPA PALLIKAL (IND) |
bt |
CLARK KIDD (SCO) |
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11/2, 11/8 |
FRANCIS HAWKES (AUS) |
bt |
SIDDALL MOVERLEY (ENG) |
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11/8, 9/11, 11/8 |
FRANCIS HAWKES (AUS) |
bt |
CLARK KIDD (SCO) |
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11/9, 11/6 |
CHINAPPA PALLIKAL (IND) |
bt |
SIDDALL MOVERLEY (ENG) |
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11/3, 11/7 |
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WOMEN'S B |
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Round One |
Date: |
29-Mar-10 |
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PITTOCK CAMILLERI (AUS) |
bt |
SAFFERY PREECE (WAL) |
2 |
- |
0 |
11/9, 11/3 |
GILLENBUCHERT AITKEN (SCO) |
bt |
SAFFERY PREECE (WAL) |
2 |
- |
0 |
11/8, 11/4 |
PITTOCK CAMILLERI (AUS) |
bt |
GILLENBUCHERT AITKEN (SCO) |
2 |
- |
0 |
11/8, 11/9 |
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MIXED |
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Round One |
Date: |
29-Mar-10 |
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SAFFERY BINNS (WAL) |
bt |
KIDD PATERSON (SCO) |
2 |
- |
0 |
11/9 11/4 |
CLARK CRAWFORD (SCO) |
bt |
PREECE CREED (WAL) |
2 |
- |
0 |
11/7 11/5 |
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Round Two |
Date: |
29-Mar-10 |
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DAVID BENGHEE (MAL) |
bt |
CLARK CRAWFORD (SCO) |
2 |
- |
0 |
11/7, 11/10 |
DUNCALF WILLSTROP (ENG) |
bt |
SAFFERY BINNS (WAL) |
2 |
- |
0 |
11/5, 11/6 |
CHINAPPA SANDHU (IND) |
bt |
URQUHART PALMER (AUS) |
2 |
- |
1 |
10/11, 11/8, 11/10 |
WATERS MATTHEW (ENG) |
bt |
CAMILLERI ARNOLD (AUS) |
2 |
- |
0 |
11/9, 11/8 |
PALLIKAL GHOSAL (IND) |
bt |
AITKEN LEITCH (SCO) |
2 |
- |
0 |
11/10, 11/8 |
FRANCIS CUSKELLY (AUS) |
bt |
KIPPAX SELBY (ENG) |
2 |
- |
1 |
10/11, 11/7, 11/7 |
BROWN PILLEY (AUS) |
bt |
GILLENBUCHERT CLYNE (SCO) |
2 |
- |
0 |
11/6, 11/6 |
PITTOCK FRANKCOMB (AUS) |
bt |
BRIGGS BARKER (ENG) |
2 |
- |
0 |
11/10, 11/6 |
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Preview As the country
prepares for the Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010, on March
29th – 31st a series of squash doubles matches will be
taking place at the National Squash Centre in preparation
for this summers Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
The event will feature England, Scotland, Wales,
Australia, Malaysia & India who will no doubt be sizing
each other up in the build up to Delhi. Some of the biggest
names in the world of squash will be reigniting
International rivalries, no doubt the fiercest being between
England and Australia.
England will no doubt be confident with a strong squad which
includes World No.2 NICK MATTHEW, World No. 7 PETER BARKER,
World No. 10 ADRIAN GRANT, World No. 12 DARYL SELBY Women's
World No. 3 JENNY DUNCALF and Women's World No. 5 ALISON
WATERS. and defending medalist from the 2006 Games , World
No. 4 JAMES WILLSTROP who is looking forward to the
challenge;
“The Commonwealth Games is a great event and after winning
in Melbourne four years ago I can’t wait to add to my medal
tally! Doubles is a unique game and we’ve been working hard
as a team to prepare, the invitational tournament gives us
the opportunity to play as England against teams we’ll be up
against in October.”
England have a fantastic history in the Commonwealth Games,
with Peter Nicol & Lee Beachill winning the gold medal in
2006, James Willstrop and Vicky Botwright winning the silver
medal in the mixed doubles and Tania Bailey and Vicky
Botwright winning bronze in the women’s doubles. No doubt
England will be hoping to continue this trend and will be
using the event to get some vital preparation before flying
off to Delhi.
The event is completely FREE and is open for anyone to
attend. So if you would like the chance to view Doubles
squash at the very highest standard then come to the
National Squash Centre from the 29th – 31st March 2010,
9:00- 22:00.
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