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Japan Pro Kansai 2012
27 Sep - 02 Oct, Kobe, Japan, $10k |
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02-Oct, Final:
It's Azan's title in Kobe
 Second
seed Muhd Asraf Azan became the second consecutive Malaysian
winner of the PSA $10k ProSquash Kansai event when he beat Hong
Kong's Leo Au 3/1 in the final in Kobe, Japan.
Azan had beaten defending champion Kamran Khan in the semis while
Au, the fourth seed, had beaten top seed Jan Koukal who was forced
to retire with a neck injuryafter losing the first two games.
The final was a marathon affair with 23-year-old Azan finally
prevailing 11/6, 6/11, 11/5, 11/9 after 76 minutes to claim
his third PSA title.
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 Japan
Pro Kansai 2012
27 Sep - 02 Oct, Kobe, Japan, $10 |
Round One
29 Sep 10.30 - 16.15 |
Quarters
30 Sep |
Semis
01 Oct |
Final
02 Oct |
[1] Jan Koukal (Cze)
11/7, 11/7, 12/10 (30m)
[Q] Yuta Fukui (Jpn) |
[1] Jan Koukal
9/11, 11/7, 11/5, 8/11, 11/6 (65m)
Shinnosuke Tsukue |
[1] Jan Koukal
11/5, 11/6 rtd
[4] Leo Au |
[4] Leo Au
11/6, 6/11, 11/5, 11/9 (76m)
[2] Muhd Asyraf Azan |
Dick Lau (Hkg)
11/5, 12/10, 7/11, 11/5 (51m)
Shinnosuke Tsukue (Jpn) |
Nathan Lake (Eng)
11/4, 11/6, 11/8 (34m)
[Q] Tomotaka Endo (Jpn) |
Nathan Lake
11/8, 9/11, 11/5, 11/3 (45m)
[4] Leo Au |
[4] Leo Au (Hkg)
11/13, 11/5, 14/12, 10/12, 11/4 (85m)
James Huang (Tpe) |
[Q] James Earles (Eng)
11/7, 11/8, 11/8 (39m)
[3] Kamran Khan (Mas) |
[3] Kamran Khan
11/6, 6/11, 11/8, 11/8 (64m)
Declan James |
[3] Kamran Khan
11/7, 5/11, 11/8, 9/11, 11/4 (82m)
[2] Muhd Asyraf Azan |
Declan James (Eng)
11/8, 11/7, 11/5 (52m)
Steve London (Eng) |
Carlos Cornes (Esp)
11/8, 11/7, 11/7 (33m)
[Q] Bart Ravelli (Ned) |
Carlos Cornes
11/9, 11/6, 14/12 (45m)
[2] Muhd Asyraf Azan |
Fred Reid (Can)
14/12, 11/8, 11/5 (22m)
[2] Muhd Asyraf Azan (Mas) |
28-Sep, Qualifying Finals:
Bart Ravelli (Ned) 3-1
Kobayashi Ryosei (Jpn)
11-8, 11-7, 8-11, 11-8 (67m)
Yuta Fukui (Jpn)
3-0
Cheung Yan Tang (Hkg)
11-5, 11-9, 11-6 (26m)
Tomotaka Endo (Jpn)
3-1
Hon Fung Wong (Hkg)
6-11, 11-8, 15-13, 11-4 (38m)
James Earles (Eng) 3-2
Naseem Khan (Pak)
11-3, 7-11, 11-4, 7-11, 11-2
(45m)
27-Sep, Qualifying Round One:
Yuta Fukui (Jpn) bt
Kyohei Hariki (Jpn)
11-3, 11-2, 11-3 (24m)
Kobayashi Ryosei (Jpn) bt Naveed Khan (Pak)
11-5, 11-3, 11-3 (24m)
Tomotaka Endo (Jpn) bt Jaejin Yoo (Kor)
11-8, 3-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-8 (81m)
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29-Sep, Round One:
Tsukue joins the seeds in Kobe quarters
 The
top four seeds all moved into the quarter-finals of the PSA $10k Pro
Squash Kansai event in Kobe, Japan, where they are joined by local
wildcard Shinnosuke Tsukue.
The top three seeds Jan Koukal, Muhd Asyraf Azan and Kamran Khan
all won in straight games, while Leo Au, seeded four, was
taken to five games by Taipei's James Huang.
Leo's Hong Kong teammate Dick La couldn't make it though, as he was
beaten in four games by Tsukue, who now meets Koukal for a place in
the semi-finals.
Au and Khan meet Englishmen Nathan Lake and Declan James, while Azan
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Fukui and Endo boost
home interest in Kobe main draw
 Qualifying
finals of the ProSquash Kansai saw two home player progress to the
main draw as Yuta Fukui and Tomotaka Endo both beat
their Hong Kong opponents.
 Fukui,
the 24-year-old Japanese national champion from 2008 to 2010, beat
Cheung Yan Tang in straight games while Endo, one of the stars of
the junior team which performed so well in the Doha world juniors,
came from a game down to beat Hon Fung Wong.
Fukui faces a tough task against top seed Jan Koukal, Endo will be
happier with his draw against England's Nathan Lake.
 There
was disappointment for another home junior as Ryosei Kobayashi fell
in four games to qualifying top seed Bart Ravelli, while
James Earles secured a main draw spot with a five game win over
Naseem Khan.
 Dutchman
Ravelli now meets Spain's Carlos Cornes, Earles, the fourth English
representative in the draw, faces third seed Kamran Khan.
Under the moon in Kobe
There's a reason for the
moon poster for this year's ProSquash Kansai event ...
Hiromi Komae explains ...
 This
year’s Moon Festival is on the night of September 30th.
The Moon Festival is the time when people in Japan appreciate the
beauty of the full moon.
People also believe the moon gives us special powers, let’s see who
gets the power of the full moon.
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