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ISC Seven Telematics Ipswich Open Open 2013
30 Apr - 05 May, Ipswich, England, $5k |
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05-May, Final:
Kemp Wins Inaugural ISC Seven Telematics Open
Jaclyn Kemp reports
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front of a packed out Ipswich Sports Club crowd local favourite
Jonathan Kemp lived up to his billing as number one seed, beating
Ben Coleman 11/5, 11/7, 11/7 in 34 minutes to claim a 13th career
PSA title.
Coleman forced Kemp to play his best squash of the tournament,
keeping the ball tight and accurate and countering well when Kemp
attacked too early.
The rallies were all long and hard fought but with Coleman doing the
majority of the work he noticeably tired at the end of each game
allowing Kemp to pull away. In the end it was Kemp’s disguise and
variety of shot that put pay to the challenge of the young
Englishman.
It was a great match enjoyed by all after a week’s worth of quality
squash at the Ipswich Sports Club.
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  Ipswich
Open 2013
30 Apr - 05 May, Ipswich, England, $5k |
Round One
02 May |
Quarters
03 May |
Semis
04 May from 15.00 |
Final
05 May |
[1] Jonathan Kemp (Eng)
11/7, 11/4, 11/5 (24m)
Josh Turmel (Eng) |
[1] Jonathan Kemp
11/8, 11/8, 11/4 (25m)
[Q] Joey Barrington |
[1] Jonathan Kemp
11/8, 11/2, 11/5 (24m)
[4] Declan James |
[1] Jonathan Kemp
11/5, 11/7, 11/7 (34m)
[2] Ben Coleman |
Adil Maqbool (Pak)
11/7, 11/4, 11/7 (24m)
[Q] Joey Barrington (Eng) |
Jonathan Geekie (Sco)
11/9, 11/1, 11/8 (30m)
[Q] Rory Pennell (Eng) |
[Q] Rory Pennell
12/10, 11/7, 2/11, 11/8 (48m)
[4] Declan James |
[4] Declan James (Eng)
11/3, 11/8, 11/2 (30m)
Micah Franklin (Ber) |
Alex Phillips (Eng)
11/8, 11/2, 11/4 (28m)
[3] Yann Perrin (Fra) |
[3] Yann Perrin
11/8, 11/6, 11/5 (25m)
[Q] Tom Ford |
[3] Yann Perrin
11/3, 11/9, 11/7 (31m)
[2] Ben Coleman |
James Earles (Eng)
11/6, 11/8, 7/11, 11/3 (48m)
[Q] Tom Ford (Eng) |
Joel Hinds (Eng)
11/9, 11/7, 11/8 (24m)
[Q] Danny Hockburn (Eng) |
Joel Hinds
11/8, 8/11, 7/11, 11/7, 11/3 (77m)
[2] Ben Coleman |
Reuben Phillips (Eng)
11/5, 11/6, 11/5 (33m)
[2] Ben Coleman (Eng) |
01-May, Qualifying Finals:
Daniel Hockborn bt Roman Svec 11/13, 11/8, 12/14, 11/4, 11/3
(65m)
Tom Ford bt Will John
11/2, 11/0, 11/6 (25m)
Joey Barrington bt Youssef Abdalla
11/8, 11/6, 11/5 (42m)
Rory Pennel bt Shinnosuke Tsukue
11/8, 11/5, 8/11, 11/5 (36m)
30-Apr, Qualifying Round One:
Daniel Hockborn bt Ali Livingstone
11/3, 11/3, 11/7 19mins
Roman Svec bt Ben Turmel
11/6, 11/3, 11/4 18mins
Rory Pennel bt Jamie Goodrich 11/3, 11/8,
7/11, 11/8 36mins
Will John bt Ryan Betts
11/2, 11/2, 11/4 20mins
Joey Barrington bt Richie Fallows
11/3, 11/6, 11/5 38mins
Youssef Abdalla bt Joshua Masters
11/6, 11/5, 11/5 30mins
Tom Ford bt Sam Ellis
11/6, 11/3, 11/2 26mins
Shinnosukue Tsukue bye
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04-May, Semis:
Top Seeds through to
ISC Seven Telematics Final
Jaclyn Kemp reports
The top two seeds Jonathan Kemp and Ben Coleman will compete in the
final of the first ISC Seven Telematics Final at Ipswich Sports Club
tomorrow afternoon after both winning 3-0 in their semifinal matches
today.
Ben Coleman versus Yann Perrin was the first semi to take to the
court. Coleman was quick off the mark today with no sign of
tiredness in his legs after his 76 minute battle the day before.
Coleman’s retrieval was as good as ever and he was very effective in
keeping the ball tight and off his opponents racket. Perrin showed
frustration early on making a number of unforced errors and
effectively gifting the first game to his opponent.
The beginning of the second was much the same and soon Coleman found
himself 10-5 game ball up. It was at this point that Perrin found
some form and all those errors turned into winners. At 9-10 the
players had an epic rally that ended with Perrin clipping the tin
with a backhand volley drop, which would most certainly have been a
winner had it gone up. Perrin carried the momentum into the third
game and got an early 4-0 lead only to squander his lead quickly
with a litany of errors. Coleman proved just too accurate and steady
for his French opponent today winning 11/3 11/ 11/ in minutes.
The second semi between Jonathan Kemp and Declan James started off
as a tight affair with the players level pegging up until 7-7 in the
first game. The rallies were short with both players hitting a
number of winners and errors in quick succession. Although the
rallies weren’t long the crowd were certainly enjoying the shot
playing spectacle. In the second Kemp seemed to find his touch and
he managed to convert almost all of his errors into winners.
It was clear that Kemp was trying to twist and turn his tall
opponent in an attempt to expose his movement. James used his
immense wingspan to get a lot of balls back but in the end was being
made to do just a little bit too much work. It was a good
performance from the young James but Kemp’s experience and short
game proved a bit too clinical for the Nottingham based player on
the day winning 11/8 11/2 11/5 in minutes.
It will be a battle of contrasting styles in the final tomorrow with
the steady Coleman going up against the flamboyant Kemp. It will be
the first meeting between the pair and will be played in front of a
packed out Ipswich Sports Club crowd.
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03-May, Round Quarters:
Top Four Seeds Through in
ISC Seven Telematics Open
Jaclyn Kemp reports
First match up tonight was between Ben Coleman and Joel Hinds
which turned into a 76 minute humdinger. This was the third time the
pair have played in the past month with Coleman finally avenging his
last two losses against the Birmingham based Hinds winning 11/8 8/11
7/11 11/7 11/3. The rallies were long and extremely hard fought with
both players retrieving absolutely everything. Unfortunately the
match was marred by an increasing number of lets in the mid court
with Coleman getting increasingly frustrated by refereeing decisions
that he felt were going against him. Hinds threw everything at his
higher seeded opponent with some excellent backhand volley drops but
Coleman used the lob to good effect to nullify Hinds’ short game. In
the fifth game Hinds showed his frustration by hitting a number of
unforced errors allowing Coleman to run away with the match.
Coleman now faces Yann Perrin in his semi final match
tomorrow after Perrin beat Tom Ford convincingly 11/8 11/6
11/5. The Frenchman was always a step ahead of his young opponent
who appeared a bit off the pace and error prone throughout the
match. Perrin was very dominating on the volley and proved too
deceptive in the front for his English opponent. It will be an
interesting battle between the second and third seeds in tomorrow’s
first semi final. Perrin won their last and only meeting back in
2010 but Coleman, recently crowned British U23 Champion, has
improved significantly since then and will be confident going into
tomorrow’s match.
 The
most anticipated match of the evening was between the tournament
veterans Jonathan Kemp and Joey Barrington. In front of a
packed out Ipswich Sports Club crowd Kemp put on a dazzling display
of backhand volley drops and forehand cross court volley nicks. In
his post match interview Kemp quipped to the crowd that if he could
play the entire match in the front two corners he most definitely
would. A pretty accurate description of the match and how Kemp plays
in general. Barrington started the match extremely positively and
took a 4-0 lead in the first game but the intensity of the rallies
started to take their toll as Kemp became more and more clinical
with his short game. Kemp kept to his usual tradition of short
matches winning 11/8 11/8 11/4 in just 25 minutes.
Kemp plays fourth seed Declan James in his semi final
tomorrow. The young and upcoming James had a close match with
Rory Pennell finally winning 12/10 11/7 2/11 11/8. The tall
players were both fighting for the T and hunting the volley at every
opportunity. It was James that was more effective in taking the ball
short, which proved to be the crucial difference between the two
players in the end. It will be the first meeting between Kemp and
James and the youngster will no doubt be looking to cause an upset
against the local favourite.
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02-May, Round One:
Qualifiers march on in Ipswich
Jaclyn Kemp reports
There was some good fortune for the qualifiers tonight at Ipswich
Sports Club with three out of four winning their first round
matches.
Tom Ford was the first qualifier on court taking out higher
seeded James Earles in four tight games, 11/6 11/8 7/11 11/3. The
two lefties battled it out down the backhand wall both biding their
time before taking the ball in short. As the match progressed Ford
showed his outstanding retrieval ability and wowed the crowd with a
couple of dives during some epic rallies. Even more impressive was
that he won both points as a result. Ford will not doubt be
confident after his solid performance tonight going into his
quarterfinal match against third seed Yann Perrin.
Joey Barrington continued his good run of form to take out
Adil Maqbool 11/7 11/4 11/7. Maqbool showed some moments of
brilliance throughout the match with some excellent backhand drop
shots but even so he was no match for Barrington’s consistent length
and short game. This sets up a tantalising quarter final tomorrow
night against number one seed and old rival, Jonathan Kemp.
This will undoubtedly be the most anticipated match of the round,
with the former England internationals squaring up for the first
time since 2010. Kemp won the last encounter but may live to regret
his decision to offer Barrintgon a local place in the event if his
form from the previous rounds continues.
Kemp booked his place in the quarter finals with a 3-0 win against
his pupil and rising Ipswich star Josh Turmel. Turmel was playing in
his first ever PSA event after being given the wildcard and the 16
year old was certainly up for the occasion. Kemp was made to work
hard for every point with Turmel even managing hit a few Kemp like
rolling nicks, much to the crowd’s delight. In the end though, the
veteran was too clinical for the promising youngster, winning 11/7
11/4 11/5.
Ben Coleman was in dominating form against fellow Englishman
Reuben Phillips with a very convincing 11/5 11/6 11/5 win. The
second seed played a solid all round game tonight hitting tight
length, moving well and giving nothing to his opponent. Coleman now
faces Joel Hinds in the quarterfinal after Hinds won his
match against qualifier Daniel Hockborn. This will be the third time
in the last month that the two have played on PSA with the lower
ranked Hinds leading the head to head 2-0.
Declan James looked in good form tonight with an 11/3 11/8
11/2 win over Micah Franklin. The tall and lanky James was extremely
dominating on the T, volleying absolutely everything and giving his
Bermudan opponent very little time to react. James now takes on
qualifier Rory Pennell who had a good 3-0 win over Jonathan
Geekie in his first round match. Pennell found some good form this
evening, especially with his short game and will certainly be hoping
to keep the good run of form into the quarterfinal round.
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01-May, Qualifying Finals:
Barrington on the Comeback Trail in Ipswich
Former world number 24 Joey Barrington, making his comeback
after a string of injuries, today showed signs of a return to the
form that kept him in the world's top 40 for seven years. The 33
year old from Somerset, who was given a local spot in the
qualifying, played some excellent squash defeating talented up and
comer Youseff Abdalla in three tight games.
Barrington who has always been renowned for his determination and
endurance today showed he has also developed an excellent short
game. This was a high quality match of fast attacking squash, with
Abdalla occasionally showing some flashes of genius that suggest a
bright future for the youngster. Barrington however, always seemed
to have the edge, winning 11/8 11/6 11/5 in 42 minutes. He now plays
Adil Maqbool in the first round.
Englishman Daniel Hockborn edged out Roman Svec from The
Czech Republic in a tight five games finally winning 11/13, 11/8,
12/14, 11/4, 11/3 in just over an hour. Svec came out playing hard
and fast in the first game and a number of long rallies ensued. The
Czech player was surprisingly mobile for his size and hit some great
winners throughout the match.
As the match progressed Hockborn picked up the pace and started
taking the ball in short with more frequency making his tall
opponent work harder and harder. Svec began to visibly tire and
Hockborn was able to capitalise on this, winning the final two games
reasonably comfortably. Hockborn now plays Joel Hinds in the first
round of the main draw.
Next up Tom Ford saw off Will John in a very convincing
fashion. Although the rallies were hard fought Ford had too many
weapons in his arsenal for his opponent. The Englishman was moving
very fluidly and moving the ball around the court with a lot of
variety and proved too strong for his Welsh opponent on the day,
winning 11/2, 11/0, 11/6 in just 22 minutes.
An interesting match up sees Ford play James Earls tomorrow in the
main draw.
The final match of the evening saw Rory Pennell edge out
higher seeded Shinnosuke Tsukue 11/8, 11/5, 8/11, 11/5 in 36
minutes. Pennell was very imposing on the T and volleying the ball
well. Tsukue’s retrieval skills were good, making the rallies long
but his short game was found to be lacking. After a massive rally at
7-6 in the third game it looked like Tsukue could be on a comeback
trail as Pennell began to tire.
However, the Englishman came back strongly in the fourth getting a
hefty 6-0 lead that proved too much for Tsukue to claw back. Pennell
now plays Jonathan Geekie of Scotland in the first round.
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A first PSA event for Ipswich
Ipswich is delighted to be showcasing its first PSA event in May
2013.
The ISC Seven Telematics Open will be a $5k PSA Challenger,
which has subsequently attracted a breadth of top players from the
UK and abroad.
 The
event will be hosted by Ipswich Sports Club (ISC) and the
main draw will run from the 2nd – 5th May, with the qualifying
rounds being played from the 30th April – 1st May.
Both the 16 main draw and the 16 qualifying draw feature local
players including the number one seed and the Head Squash
Professional at the ISC Jonathan Kemp and wildcard entry,
Josh Turmel – as well as four other local players competing in
the qualifying draw.
World number 87 Ben Coleman also looks to win his first ever
PSA Challenger, seeded number two.
 Kemp
said: “We’re really excited to be hosting our first ever PSA event.
The ISC has a strong history of running successful, world class
squash exhibitions and by holding a PSA tournament we are really
taking things to the next level.
"We hope that the ISC Seven Telematics Open will become an annual
event at the club, growing in size each year thus attracting more of
the world's top players, and we also hope to grow the event to
include a concurrent WSA tournament.
"Having some of the world's touring professionals at our club,
fighting for ranking points and prize money, will act as a great
learning experience for all the JK Squash Academy juniors at the ISC,
and in particular the top three juniors, Josh Turmel, Ben Turmel and
Ryan Betts – who have also been given the opportunity to play in the
event. This will be a real inspiration for the young players coming
through at the club and will give them something to aim for in the
future.”
The event has been supported by a handful of local companies,
including Seven Telematics, Bristo's, Isles & Storer, Gotelee
Solicitors and Penn Commercial.
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