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Zealand Nationals 2010
20-22 Aug, Whakatane |
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Waikato & Wellington take team titles
Waikato and Wellington have taken out the titles at the
national teams squash championship in Whakatane.
Waikato picked up its second title of the week with victory
over Wellington in the women's final, following on from
Joelle King's victory in the individual event on Friday.
What made it all the more impressive was that King did not
play in the teams event.
However, Wellington would not be denied in the men's event,
making up for the women's disappointment with victory over
Auckland in the title decider.
Meanwhile, New Zealand's rising talent has been recognised
with the awards for the most improved players of the year.
Canterbury's Paul Coll was named the most improved male,
after playing a starring role for New Zealand at this
month's Junior World Squash Champs in Ecuador. Fellow
teenager Megan Craig picked up the women's award, making it
two from two for Canterbury.
There was also an award for the referee of the year, which
went to Mid Canterbury's Chris Buckland. He also won the
award in 2008 and has been appointed as a referee for the
October's Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
Final team placings
Women: 1. Waikato, 2. Wellington, 3. Canterbury, 4.
Central,
5. Auckland, 6. Southland, 7. Bay of Plenty, 8. Otago,
Men: 1. Wellington, 2. Auckland, 3. Waikato,4. Canterbury,
5. Bay of Plenty, 6. CentralTwo news champions in New Zealand
Rising New Zealand squash star Joelle King has been
crowned champion at the New Zealand National Championships
in Whakatane.
King claimed her maiden national title with an 11-4, 8-11,
11-6 11-5 upset win over world number 14 Jaclyn Hawkes in
the final. It caps a stellar year for the 21-year-old from
Cambridge, who has risen to number 20 in the world rankings.
Meanwhile, there is also a new men's national champion, with
Campbell Grayson taking out the title. The world number
42 was too good for Wellington's Evan Williams in the final,
winning 15-13, 11-1, 11-5.
Women's Final:
2. Joelle King (Waikato) bt 1. Jaclyn Hawkes (Auckland)
11-4, 8-11, 11-6, 11-5
Third place playoff
3. Tamsyn Leevey (Wellington) bt 4. Kylie Lindsay (Waikato)
11-8, 11-7, 11-5
Men's Final:
1. Campbell Grayson (Auckland) bt 3. Evan Williams
(Wellington)
15-13, 11-1, 11-5
Third place playoff
2. Martin Knight (Wellington) bt 4. Alex Grayson (Auckland)
11-3, 11-8, 11-7 |
Williams gatecrashes men's final
Evan Williams has caused a monumental upset in the
semifinals of the NZ National Squash Championships in
Whakatane.
The 20-year-old Wellingtonian has bundled world number 43
Martin Knight out of the tournament, winning their semifinal
11-5,11-9, 4-11, 11-9. It is by far the biggest win of his
career.
Williams will now face top seed Campbell Grayson in the
title decider. Grayson is through after an 11-6, 11-5,11-9
victory over younger brother Alex Grayson.
In contrast, the women's event has gone exactly to plan. Top
seed Jaclyn Hawkes remains on target to defend her title
after a 13-11, 11-4, 11-6 semifinal victory over fourth seed
Kylie Lindsay. Hawkes will face second seed Joelle King in
the final. King advanced with a convincing 11-5, 11-2, 11-2
victory over third seed Tamsyn Leevey.
Men's Quarterfinals:
1. Campbell Grayson (Auckland) bt Bryce Redman (Eastern)
11-0, 11-1, 11-3
4. Alex Grayson (Auckland) bt 5. Glen Wilson (Auckland)
7-11, 11-9, 14-12, 11-6
3. Evan Williams (Wellington) bt 6. Paul Coll (Canterbury)
11-5, 11-5, 9-11, 11-9
2. Martin Knight (Wellington) bt Philip Buscke (Auckland)
11-6, 11-7, 11-9
Semifinals:
1. Campbell Grayson (Auckland) bt 4. Alex Grayson
(Auckland) 11-6, 11-5, 11-9
3. Evan Williams (Wellington) bt 2. Martin Knight
(Wellington) 11-5, 11-9, 4-11, 11-9
Women's Quarterfinals
1. Jaclyn Hawkes (Auckland) bt 8. Emma Millar (Waikato)
11-3, 13-11, 11-7
4. Kylie Lindsay (Waikato) bt 5. Amanda Cranston (Waikato)
14-12, 11-6, 5-11, 11-9
3. Tamsyn Leevey (Wellington) bt 6. Amanda Landers-Murphy
(Auckland) 11-6, 11-2, 6-11,7-11, 11-6
2. Joelle King (Waikato) bt 7. Megan Craig (Canterbury)
11-2, 11-5, 11-3
Semifinals
1. Jaclyn Hawkes (Auckland) bt 4. Kylie Lindsay (Waikato)
13-11, 11-4, 11-6
2. Joelle King (Waikato) bt 3. Tamsyn Leevey (Wellington)
11-5, 11-2, 11-1 |
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No sweat for seeds on Day One
Fatigue doesn't appear to have been a problem for the top
seeds at the Ocean Ford New Zealand National Squash
Championships in Whakatane.
Six of the country's top players have just returned from an
invitational doubles event in Melbourne, but they have
quickly switched into singles mode without too many
problems.
Jaclyn Hawkes, Joelle King, Tamsyn Leevey and Kylie
Lindsay have all safely navigated their way through the
first two rounds of the women's event without dropping any
games between them, while it was a similar case for
Campbell Grayson and Martin Knight in the men's event.
In fact, it was a good day for all the seeded players, with
only two of the top eight seeds in either draw bowing out.
Men's seventh seed Lance Beddoes lost his second round match
to Philip Buscke 3/1 while eighth seed Christopher
Lloyd went down 3-2 to Bryce Redman.
Women's First Round:
1. Jaclyn Hawkes (Auckland) bt Carla Campbell (Otago)
3/0
Rebecca Barnett (Wellington) bt Shayle Higginson
(Canterbury) 3/0
Rachel McLeod (Auckland) bt Georgina Shelton-Agar (Auckland)
3/0
8. Emma Millar (Waikato) bt Katrina Palmer (Canterbury) 3/0
5. Amanda Cranston (Waikato) bt Erin Dippie (Canterbury) 3/0
Jutta Tuunanen (Canterbury) bt Nicola Durling (Wellington)
3/0
Eliza Sim (Wellington) bt Tanya Colyer (Southland) 3/2
4. Kylie Lindsay (Waikato) bt Cara Raal (Otago) 3/0
3. Tamsyn Leevey (Wellington) bt Annette Hahipene (Bay of
Plenty) 3/0
Alana Sincock (Waikato) bt Mickayla Kerr (Wellington) 3/2
Trina Moore (Auckland) bt Michelle Heron (Auckland) 3/0
6. Amanda Landers-Murphy (Auckland) bt Abbie Palmer
(Auckland) 3/0
7. Megan Craig (Canterbury) bt Stephanie Smith (Wellington)
3/1
Danielle Fourie (Central) bt Nadine Cull (Waikato) 3/1
Sarah Agi (Auckland) bt Joanna Shanks (Bay of Plenty) walk
over
2. Joelle King (Waikato) bt Sophie McClymont (Auckland) 3/0
Second Round:
1. Jaclyn Hawkes (Auckland) bt Rebecca Barnett (Wellington)
3/0
8. Emma Millar (Waikato) bt Rachel McLeod (Auckland) 3/2
5. Amanda Cranston (Waikato) bt Jutta Tuunanen (Canterbury)
3/0
4. Kylie Lindsay (Waikato) bt Eliza Sim (Wellington) 3/0
3. Tamsyn Leevey (Wellington) bt Alana Sincock (Waikato) 3/0
6. Amanda Landers-Murphy (Auckland) bt Trina Moore
(Auckland) 3/0
7. Megan Craig (Canterbury) bt Danielle Fourie (Central) 3/1
2. Joelle King (Waikato) bt Sarah Agi (Auckland) 3/0
Men's First Round:
1. Campbell Grayson (Auckland) bt Jason Baty (Eastern) 3/0
Keegan Burkhart (Wellington) bt Grant Craig (Canterbury) 3/0
Bryce Redman (Eastern) bt Greg Johnston (Canterbury) 3/0
8. Christopher Lloyd (Waikato) bt Mark Millar (Wellington)
3/0
5. Glen Wilson (Auckland) bt Richard van Rynbach (Auckland)
3/0
Joshua King (Wellington) bt Thomas Nash (Central) 3/1
Michael Sunderland (Southland) bt Anthony McLeod (Central)
3/2
4. Alex Grayson (Auckland) bt Todd Redman (Eastern) 3/1
3. Evan Williams (Wellington) bt Clark Ellery (Canterbury)
3/0
Edward Dromgool (Canterbury) bt Matiu Te Kani-McQueen (Bay
of Plenty) 3/0
Michael Martin (Waikato) bt Samuel Atkins (Wellington) 3/0
6. Paul Coll (Canterbury) bt Jonathan Cheeseman (Auckland)
3/0
7. Lance Beddoes (Auckland) bt Cody Herdman (Waikato) 3/1
Philip Buscke (Auckland) bt Joshua McHugh (Auckland) 3/0
Joseph Watts (Central) bt Paul Bedford (Bay of Plenty) 3/1
2. Martin Knight (Wellington) bt Steven Martin (Waikato) 3/0
Second Round:
1. Campbell Grayson (Auckland) bt Keegan Burkhart
(Wellington) 3/0
Bryce Redman (Eastern) bt 8. Christopher Lloyd (Waikato) 3/2
5. Glen Wilson (Auckland) bt Joshua King (Wellington) 3/0
4. Alex Grayson (Auckland) bt Michael Sunderland (Southland)
3/0
3. Evan Williams (Wellington) bt Edward Dromgool
(Canterbury) 3/0
6. Paul Coll (Canterbury) bt Michael Martin (Waikato) 3/0
Philip Buscke (Auckland) bt .7 Lance Beddoes (Auckland) 3/1
2. Martin Knight (Wellington) bt Joseph Watts (Central) 3/0 |
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A quick switch back into
singles mode for New Zealand's top squash players.
Six of the country's top stars have just returned from the
invitational doubles event in Australia, and will line up in
the New Zealand national championships in Whakatane.
It will be a good test of the versatility of Jaclyn Hawkes,
Joelle King, Tamsyn Leevey, Kylie Lindsay, Campbell Grayson
and Martin Knight, with the demands of the two games quite
different.
Hawkes is the top seed in the women's event and is expected
to meet King in the title decider on Sunday. However, both
Leevey and Lindsay will have their eyes firmly on causing an
upset come semifinals time on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Grayson and Knight are expected to fight it out
for the men's title. The kiwi rivals are neck and neck in
the world rankings, with Grayson currently at number 42 in
the world, one ahead of Knight.
The national championships get underway at midday today.
Seeds - Women:
1. Jaclyn Hawkes (Auckland)
2. Joelle King (Waikato)
3. Tamsyn Leevey (Wellington)
4. Kylie Lindsay (Waikato)
Men:
1. Campbell Grayson (Auckland)
2. Martin Knight (Wellington)
3. Evan Williams (Wellington)
4. Alex Grayson (Auckland) |
Kitchen sidelined
Frustration for New Zealand squash star Shelley Kitchen.
The former world number six is sitting out this weekend's
national championships in Whakatane due to illness. Kitchen
is resting on doctor's orders.
She also missed the invitational doubles event in Australia
earlier this week.
It is an inconvenient break for Kitchen, who is currently
preparing for October's Commonwealth Games in Delhi and the
Women's World Team Championships in Palmerston North in
November. The 30-year-old had her first child in February,
but has trained hard to get back into shape to represent New
Zealand at the two events.
King set on becoming Queen |
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