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South Australia Open 2012
12-17 June, Adelaide, Australia, $5k |
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16-Jun, Finals:
Hedrick ends Corren dominance,
Davies falls to top seed
Andrew Dent reports
Melbourne’s Rex Hedrick ended Mike Corren’s recent
dominance of the Australian Squash Tour to win the South Australian
Open in Adelaide in a closely fought final on Sunday.
Hedrick beat the experienced Corren 12-10, 5-11, 15-13, 11-3, his
first win over the experienced South Australian in nine attempts.
Corren had won the past four tournaments on the Australian tour and
was unbeaten in 21 matches heading into Sunday’s final.
“I felt like I was getting a bit closer the last three or four times
I played him, but then again he beat me three-love last week (in the
final of the Barossa Valley Open),” Hedrick said.
Corren looked in control when he took leads in the first and third
games, only for Hedrick to claw his way back and win both games in
extra points.
“I got the third, which was crucial and then the fourth went pretty
quickly,” he said.
“I started to get my length and I was working him and waiting for
something to happen. I think we were both waiting for the other to
make a mistake, but I had a bit of luck at key moments.”
Hedrick, who is a full scholarship holder with the Australian
Institute of Sport, now heads home to Melbourne to prepare for the
Victorian Open in two weeks time.
Earlier, top seeded New Zealander Amanda Landers-Murphy ended
the giant-killing run of Queenslander Samantha Davies to win
the women’s trophy.
Davies had beaten second seed Milou van der Heijden and fourth
ranked Tamika Saxby on her way to the final but was unable to
continue the run of upsets against Landers-Murphy.
The 21-year-old Kiwi, who finished runner-up at the WA Open in Perth
and at last week’s Barossa Valley Open, was too steady for the
shot-making Davies, winning 12-10, 11-7, 11-8 to claim her second
Women’s Squash Association title.
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 South
Australia Open 2012
12-17 June, Adelaide, Australia, $5k |
Round Two
14 Jun |
Quarters
15 Jun |
Semis
16 Jun |
Final
17 Jun |
[1] Rex Hedrick (Aus)
11/8, 6/11, 11/2, 11/3
Jason Mudge (Aus) |
[1] Rex Hedrick
11/8, 11/9, 11/4 (21m)
[7] Paul Coll |
[1] Rex Hedrick
11/7, 11/1, 11/6 (40m)
[4] Lewis Walters |
[1] Rex Hedrick
12/10, 5/11, 15/13, 11/3 (73m)
[3] Mike Corren |
[7] Paul Coll (Nzl)
11/3, 11/5, 11/3
Dan Busby (Eng) |
[8] Jamie McErvale (Aus)
11/7, 7/11, 11/6, 5/11, 11/6
Osama Khaled Khalifa (Egy) |
[8] Jamie McErvale
11/8, 11/6, 10/12, 11/6 (41m)
[4] Lewis Walters |
Alex Grayson (Nzl)
13/11, 11/6, 11/7
[4] Lewis Walters (Eng) |
[3] Mike Corren (Aus)
11/9, 11/7, 11/5
Joshua Southwell-Nobbs (Aus) |
[3] Mike Corren
11/7, 11/8, 11/6 (29m)
[6] Matthew Serediak |
[3] Mike Corren
4/11, 11/5, 11/8 11/8 (57m)
Tom Pashley |
Joseph Watts (Nzl)
11/1, 11/6, 11/5
[6] Matthew Serediak (Can) |
Tom Pashley (Eng)
11/8, 11/6, 11/6
Cameron Stafford (Cay) |
Tom Pashley
11/7, 9/11, 11/9, 11/5 (54m)
[2] Kashif Shuja |
Richard Birks (Eng)
11/6, 11/9, 11/8
[2] Kashif Shuja (Nzl) |
Round One:
Jason Mudge def Reuben
Phillips 11-2, 11-7, 11-7 (37mins)
Dan Busby def Rohan Toole 11-7, 11-0, 11-9 (24mins)
Paul Coll def Arthur Moineau 11-9, 5-11, 11-9, 11-3 (41mins)
Jame Macervale def Jonathan Geekie 11-9, 11-2, 11-6 (28mins)
Osama Khalifa def Sam Hodgkins 11-3, 11-6, 11-7 (23mins)
Alex Grayson def Hyun Goo Kim 11-6, 11-3, 11-3 (18mins)
Lewis Walters def Wesley Cusick 11-6, 11-8, 11-8 (30mins)
Mike Corren def Rhys Dowling 4-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-1 (27mins)
Joshua Southwell-Nobbs def Joshua Stack Masula 11-3, 11-4,
11-3 (20mins)
Joseph Watt def Ross Hewitt 11-9, 11-9, 11-7 (30mins)
Matt Serediak def Jack Jago 11-9, 11-5, 7-2 ret (24mins)
Cameron Stafford def Justin Beard 13-11, 11-8, 6-11, 13-11
(51mins)
Tom Pashley def Le Roy Leong 11-5, 11-3, 11-8 (19mins)
Richard Birks def Neeraj Aggarwal 11-6, 11-9, 11-4 (27mins)
Kashif Shuja def Bye
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South
Australia Open 2012
12-17 June, Adelaide, Australia, $5k |
Round Two
14 Jun |
Quarters
15 Jun |
Semis
16 Jun |
Final
17 Jun |
[1] Amanda Landers-Murphy (Nzl)
11/1, 11/7, 11/4
Stephanie Wigton (Aus) |
[1] Amanda Landers-Murphy
11/9, 11/5, 11/9 (21m)
Alma Kushartanti |
[1] Amanda Landers-Murphy
11/7, 12/10, 11/8 (29m)
[6] Megan Craig |
[1] Amanda Landers-Murphy
12/10, 11/7, 11/8 (25m)
[7] Samantha Davies |
Alma Kushartanti (Aus)
11/4, 11/9, 11/4
Kristen Nightingale (Aus) |
[3] Sarah Cardwell (Aus)
11/2, 11/4, 11/8
Jessica Turnbull (Aus) |
[3] Sarah Cardwell
11/9, 11/5, 11/7 (32m)
[6] Megan Craig |
[6] Megan Craig (Nzl)
11/7, 11/1, 11/3
Kirsty Gue (Aus) |
Taylor Flavell (Aus)
11/6, 11/5, 11/5
[5] Christine Nunn (Aus) |
[5] Christine Nunn
10/12, 11/7, 4/11, 11/3, 11/5 (41m)
[4] Tamika Saxby |
[4] Tamika Saxby
11/8, 12/10, 11/7 (28m)
[7] Samantha Davies |
Selena Shaikh (Aus)
11/3, 11/4, 11/3
[4] Tamika Saxby (Aus) |
Grace McErvale (Aus)
11/3, 11/2, 11/4
[7] Samantha Davies (Aus) |
[7] Samantha Davies
12/10, 11/4, 11/9 (23m)
[2] Milou Van Der Heijden |
Larissa Huffer (Aus)
11/9. 7/11, 11/6, 12/10
[2] Milou Van Der Heijden (Ned) |
Round
One:
Stephanie Wighton def Jennifer Brown 11-5, 16-14, 11-7
(25mins)
Alma Kusharanti def Bethany Brazier 9-11, 11-8, 6-11, 11-2,
11-2 (31mins)
Kristen Nightingale def Jasmine Burnard 11-8 12-10, 11-8
(20mins)
Jessica Turnbull def Stacey Cope 11-7, 11-9. 11-8 (22mins)
Kirsty Geue def Eloise O'Connor 11-2, 11-3, 7-11, 10-12,
11-8 (35mins)
Taylor Flavell def Natalie Newton 11-7, 11-7, 11-9 (24mins)
Selena Shaikh def Iritana Gray 11-8, 11-4, 11-3 (18mins)
Grace Macervale def Lakeesha Rarere 11-3, 10-12, 12-10,
6-11, 11-9 (42mins)
Larissa Huffer def Heather Pilley 11-6, 11-2, 11-5 (20mins)
Samantha Davies [7] v Jacqueline Barnes 11-6,
12-10, 11-8
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15-Jun, Semis:
Davies run continues,
Hedrick and Corren to meet again ...
Semi-finals of the $5k South Australian Open in Adelaide saw seventh
seed Samantha Davies pull off a second successive upset as
she beat fourth seeded Tamika Saxby in straight games, setting up
another trans-Tasman clash in the final, this time with top seed
Amanda Landers-Murphy who beat fellow Kiwi Megan Craig, also in
straight games.
The men's final will be a repeat of last week's all-Aussie Barossa
Valley climax between Rex Hedrick and Mike Corren, which
native South Australian Corren won to collect his fourth PSA title
in a row. In the semi-finals both beat English opposition, Hedrick
beating Tom Pashley in three, Corren recovering from dropping the
first game to defeat Lewis Walters in four.
15-Jun, Quarters:
Second seeds sunk in
South Australia Shocks ...
The quarter-finals of the South Australia Open in Adelaide saw the
demise of the second seeds in the men's and women's events.
England's Tom Pashley put paid to Kiwi Kashif Shuja's hopes
of retaining his title, and now faces man of the moment Mike
Corren, who is aiming for five PSA titles in a row.
The other semi-final is also an Anglo-Aussie affair, with top seed
Rex Hedrick meeting Lewis Walters.
In the women's draw Samantha Davies beat second seed Milou
Van Der Heijden in straight games and now meets fellow-Aussie
Tamika Saxby for a place in the final, while top seed Amanda
Landers-Murphy faces an all-New Zealand clash with Megan
Craig, who ousted third seed Sarah Cardwell in straight games.
Corren aims for five on home turf
 South
Australian Mike Corren will be aiming for an amazing fifth
PSA title in a row - and a 42nd overall - as he sets out to regain
the South Australian title in Adelaide next week.
Having cleaned up in the NT Open, the Perth International, the
Golden Open and the Barossa Valley Open, Corren comes back to
Adelaide on an 18-match unbeaten streak.
It won't be easy for the 2010 champion, who is seeded third behind
Rex Hedrick - who Corren beat in straight games in the Barossa final
- and Kiwi defending champion Kashif Shuja.
The end of last year's event was brutal for Corren - after beating
Hedrick 3-2 in an 89-minute semi-final, Shuja scraped home 12-10 in
the fifth in the 75-minute final. This draw promises more of the
same, albeit in reverse order.
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Match Points ...
from Des Panizza
2011 Event
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