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NT Open 2013
09-12 May, Darwin, Australia, $5k |
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Hedrick claims sixth title,
Aumard first at NT Open
Melbourne’s Rex Hedrick won his sixth title on the men’s
professional squash tour when he downed surprise finalist Adam
Auckland of England in straight games to win the NT Open in Darwin
on Sunday.
Auckland had upset second seed Mike Corren in the semi-finals but
couldn’t match Hedrick in the decider, the Victorian winning 11-9,
11-8, 11-6.
Hedrick, who was recently named in the Australian team for the world
men’s teams championships, was in great form all tournament, losing
only one game all week.
He will go into next week’s Alice Springs Open as the firm
favourite, where he could face a rematch with Auckland in the second
round.
Auckland will be delighted with his tournament despite the loss. The
20-year-old was playing his first tournament as a professional and
beat the second, third and sixth seeds on the way to the final.
 Earlier top seeded Frenchwoman Coline Aumard won her first
tournament as a professional when she beat England’s Carrie Ramsay
in the women’s final.
Aumard and third seeded Ramsay shared the first two games before the
French number two eased away to win 12-10, 6-11, 11-8, 11-4.
It was only Aumard’s second final on the Women’s Squash Association
tour after she previously reached the decider at the Swiss Open in
March, 2012.
She will now head to Alice Springs full of confidence following her
impressive tournament in Darwin.
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FROGS' TALK
Salut Framboise !
Juste un petit mot depuis Darwin.
Je m'incline contre Mike Corren sur un gros match en quart , 3/1
9/11 11/9 11/8 11/9. Vraiment déçu car ça passe à rien et j'ai
manqué de rigueur en fin de jeu . Il est fort et a beaucoup
d'experience ...
Donc 1er tournoi fini , encore 5 to go !
Du côté des filles Julia perd sur un gros match en faisant trop de
fautes !
Et c'est Coline qui l'emporte 3/1 en finale contre Carrie Ramsey .
Voilà voilà , je te tiens au courant pour Alice Springs !
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Finals
1-Rex Hedrick (Vic) bt Adam Auckland (ENG) 11-9, 11-8,
11-6
1-Coline Aumard (FRA) bt 3-Carrie Ramsay (ENG) 12-10, 6-11,
11-8, 11-4
Semi-finals
Men
1-Rex Hedrick (Vic) bt 4-Justin Beard (SA) 11-7, 16-14, 11-4
Adam Auckland (ENG) bt 2-Mike Corren (SA) 11-2, 11-8, 11-7
Women
1-Coline Aumard (FRA) bt Kim Ga-Hye (KOR) 11-8, 11-4, 11-5
3-Carrie Ramsay (ENG) bt 2-Milou Van Der Heijden (NED)
19-17, 7-11, 7-11, 12-10, 11-9
Quarter-final results
Men
1-Rex Hedrick (Vic) bt 5-Hon Fung Wong (HKG) 11-6, 11-5,
9-11, 11-2
4-Justin Beard (SA) bt Addeen Idrakie (MAS) 16-14, 9-11,
11-9, 12-10
Adam Auckland (ENG) bt 6-Sunil Seth (Qld) 11-6, 11-6, 11-9
2-Mike Corren (SA) bt 7-Arthur Moineau (FRA) 8-11, 11-9,
11-8, 11-9
Women
1-Coline Aumard (FRA) bt Song Sun-Mi (KOR) 11-3, 11-8, 8-11,
11-5
Kim Ga-Hye (KOR) bt 4-Christine Nunn (ACT) 8-11, 11-4, 11-7,
11-5
3-Carrie Ramsay (ENG) bt 8-Jessica Turnbull (Qld) 11-8,
11-2, 11-7
2-Milou Van Der Heijden (NED) bt Lakeesha Rarere (Qld) 11-4,
11-3, 11-2
Second round results:
Men
1-Rex Hedrick (Vic) bt Nosherwan Khan (PAK) 11-5, 11-5, 11-4
5-Hon Fung Wong (HKG) bt Kwon Hyeon-Jun (KOR) 11-13, 11-7,
11-9, 11-7
Addeen Idrakie (MAS) bt 8-Tom de Mulder (BEL) 7-11, 11-9,
11-6, 15-17, 11-7
4-Justin Beard (SA) bt Matias Tuomi (FIN) 11-3, 11-8, 11-5
Adam Auckland (ENG) bt 3-Evan Williams (NZL) 11-7, 11-9,
11-4
6-Sunil Seth (Qld) bt Andrew Fraser (Qld) 11-7, 12-14, 8-11,
11-5, 11-8
7-Arthur Moineau (FRA) bt Adrian Leanza (USA) 11-5, 11-6,
7-11, 11-8
2-Mike Corren (SA) bt Rhys Dowling (NT) 13-11, 12-10, 14-16,
12-10
Women
1-Coline Aumard (FRA) bt Grace McErvale (Qld) 11-5, 11-7,
11-2
Song Sun-Mi (KOR) bt Heather Pilley (NSW) 11-1, 11-3, 11-4
4-Christine Nunn (ACT) bt Nicole Stoneham (Vic) 11-4, 11-3,
11-7
Kim Ga-Hye (KOR) bt 5-Tamika Saxby (NSW) 12-10, 11-5, 11-7
8-Jessica Turnbull (Qld) bt Julia LeCoq (FRA) 9-11, 11-5,
9-11, 11-8, 11-6
3-Carrie Ramsay (ENG) bt Natalie Newton (Qld) 11-6, 11-9,
11-2
Lakeesha Rarere (Qld) bt 7-Larissa Huffer (WA) 11-9, 11-8,
7-11, 11-9
2-Milou Van Der Heijden (NED) bt Selena Shaikh (Vic) 11-4,
11-1, 11-8
Men's Round One
1-Rex Hedrick (Vic) bt Aiden Parkes (ACT) 11-2, 11-6, 11-5
Nosherwan Khan (PAK) bt Tim Cowell (WA) 12-10, 11-5, 11-4
Kwon Hyeon-Jun (KOR bt Sung Young Kim (KOR) 11-3, 11-5,
12-14, 11-6
5-Hon Fung Wong (HKG) bt Nick Mulvey (ENG) 7-11, 13-11,
11-5, 11-2
8-Tom de Mulder (BEL) bt Neal Brooker (ENG) 11-4, 11-5, 11-4
Addeen Idrakie (MAS) bt Tom Calvert (AUS) 11-8, 12-14, 11-1,
11-9
Matias Tuomi (FIN) bt Cheuk Yan Tang (HKG) 11-4, 11-8, 11-7
4-Justin Beard (SA) bt Dominic Benacquista (NSW) 11-3, 11-4,
11-4
3-Evan Williams (NZL) bt Sanjay Singh (MAS) 11-6, 13-11,
11-8
Adam Auckland (ENG) bt TJ Rarere (Qld) 11-4, 11-3, 11-3
Andrew Fraser (Qld) bt Liam Gutcher (ENG) 11-3, 11-6, 9-11,
11-3
6-Sunil Seth (Qld) bt James Skiffington (NZL) 11-9, 11-5,
12-10
7-Arthur Moineau (FRA) bt Rohan Toole (NSW) 11-2, 11-6, 11-3
Adrian Leanza (USA) bt Daniel Wright (Vic) 11-3, 11-4, 11-2
Rhys Dowling (NT) bt Jack Jago (ENG) 11-8, 11-9 ret
2-Mike Corren (SA) bt Tristan Eysele (ENG) 14-12, 11-7,
7-11, 11-5
Women
Heather Pilley (NSW) bt Melissa Bonello (Vic) 11-5, 11-6,
11-3
Kim Ga-Hye (KOR) bt Carin Clonda (EST) 11-3, 11-0, 11-1
Lakeesha Rarere (Qld) bt Eloise O’Connor (WA) 11-8, 11-6,
11-8
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Darwin centre set for international tournament
Darwin’s new state-of-the-art squash centre will play host to its
first international tournament when the NT Open kicks off on
Thursday.
Players from across the globe have converged on the Northern
Territory capital for the Open, a key part of the Australian Squash
Tour, which moves to Alice Springs the following week.
The tournament has a truly international feel, with 12 countries
represented this week.
Australian national squad members Rex Hedrick and Mike Corren head
the men’s seeds, while Frenchwoman Coline Aumard and Dutch player
Milou Van Der Heijden are the top two seeds in the women’s draw.
Squash Australia CEO Gary O’Donnell said players were looking
forward to playing at the new Darwin centre after a year’s absence
from the city while the centre was being constructed.
“The centre is not only a wonderful facility for Darwin, but it’s
also one of the most up-to-date squash centres in the world,”
O’Donnell said.
“We intend bringing the Commonwealth Games squad to Darwin this year
to play on the doubles court and help them prepare for next year’s
Games.”
Hedrick begins his campaign on Friday against a qualifier while
Corren, the defending champion, takes on Englishman Tristan Eysele.
Third seeded New Zealander Evan Williams faces Malaysian Sanjay
Singh, while Adelaide’s Justin Beard, the fourth seed, is up against
a qualifier.
Aumard plays Queenslander Grace McErvale in her first match with Van
Der Heijden to take on Melbourne’s Selena Shaikh.
Carrie Ramsay, the third seed from England, meets Queensland’s
Natalie Newton and fourth seed Christine Nunn from Canberra is up
against Melbourne’s Nicole Stoneham,
The men’s qualifying begins on Thursday, with the first round
getting underway on Friday.
The women’s final will be at 4pm on Sunday, to be followed by the
men at 5pm.
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