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 St Lucia Open 2010
28 Jun - 03 Jul |
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ST
LUCIA SQUASH OPEN 2010 CLOSES CURTAIN
Saturday morning the men played semi finals for the plate,
for 5th place and for Ist place. In the plate semi Jason
Noon of St Lucia defeated Ken Trim of the UK 11/7 11/8
11/6 and Mark O’Sullivan of the UK defeated Robert
Jervis also of the UK in a five setter. O’sullivan was down
two games 4/11 8/11 before he came back to win the next
three 11/7 11/5 11/7.
In the semis for 5th place Jules Snagg of St Vincent
defeated St Lucian Oliver gobat in four. Gobat won the
second game 11/6 however Snagg won the first the third and
fourth games 11/7 11/7 11/3 and Nigel Griffith of
Barbados defeated Colin Benjafield of the UK 11/8 11/9 11/9
In the mens semi final for the first place Charlie Sonson
of St Lucia defeated Kevin Bailey of St Vincent to secure
his position in the finals. Bailey won the second game 11/8
however Sonson won the first, the third and fourth games
12/10 11/3 12/10 and Richard Chin of the USA defeated
James Bentick of St Vincent to secure the other place in the
finals/ Chin defeated Bentick 11/4 11/3 11/3
Saturday afternoon play continued to complete all matches in
the different categories:-
In the bowl division - Daniel Piper of St Lucia
defeated Martin Johnson of St Lucia in four. The scores were
11/8 11/8 6/11 11/8 In the bowl finals Randolph Khan
of St Lucia defeated Chris Defreitas also of St Lucia 11/5
11/2 11/2
In the plate third place play off, Robert Jervis of
the UK defeated Ken Trim of the UK 12/10 12/14 12/10 11/9.
In the plate finals Jason Noon of St Lucia defeated
Mark O’sullivan of the UK in four/ O’Sullivan won the second
game 11/4 however Noon won the first, the third and fourth
games 11/9 13/11 11/7
In the ladies 5th place play off between two Vincentians
Tessa Shallow defeated Gianni Miller Alexander 13/11
11/6 11/8
In the ladies 3rd place play off in an all St Lucian
encounter Monique Lovell defeated Megan Piper 11/7
11/2 11/5
Glasgow grabs Ladies' title
The ladies final was an extremely exciting finish between
Tournament#1 seed of St Vincent Amber Glasgow and
Lily Bergasse of St Lucia. In the first game Bergasse
cruised seven straight points to take the lead 9/2 and
although Glasgow came back with a couple points, Bergasse
won the game 11/5. The second game was a repeat of the first
game with Bergasses winning that game 11/5 as well. In the
third game Glasgow got off to a steady start leading 9/2
before Bergasse leveled the scores at 9 each. The latter
part of the game went point for point with Bergasse having
two match points and Glasgow two game points before Glasgow
won the third game 16/14. The fourth game went quickly to
Glasgow 11/4 levelling the games to two all. The fifth game
also went point for point to 9 all and Glasgow had two match
points before she finally won when Bergasse served out at
9/10
In the mens main draw :
Oliver Gobat of St Lucia defeated Colin benjafeld of
the UK 11/6 12/10 11/3 to claim 7th place
Jules Snagg of St Vincent defeated Nigel Griffith of
Barbados 11/9 11/4 11/7 to claim 5th place
In an all Vincentian clash of the experienced versus the
youth James Bentick versus Kevin Bailey for third place,
Bentick had to eventually succumb to one of his protégées
Kevin Bailey in the fifth game. Bentick who missed OECS
in St Lucia in May this year as a result of illness was
playing his first major tournament since. The games went to
each alternatively with Bentick taking the second and fourth
games 11/7 and 11/6 while Bailey took the first, third and
fifth games 11/6 11/5 11/5 to win the match from his coach,
Chin collects men's crown
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an anticipated final between #1 seed Richard Chin of
the USA and St Lucian #1 squash player Charlie Sonson,
Chin won in three straight games but not before the crowd
enjoyed the talent on court from both players. Chin kept the
rallies going on and on while Sonson displayed raw talent on
court moving from his lengths to boast and amazing drop
shots. In a match that lasted just twenty three minutes
Sonson accumulated more points in his match with Chin than
any other players had been successful at. Chin won the match
11/6 11/5 11/8
Prize giving followed immediately after mens finals
Desmer Destang, Immediate Past President of the
Association, Oliver Gobat representing one of the
gold sponsors Cap Maison and Cheryl Renwick,
President of the St Lucia Squash Association distributed
trophies and cash prizes to the top players.
In the vote of thanks the Association thanked UK Squash site
for uploading a page for the St Lucia Squash Open and
uploading daily reports on the tournament along with photos
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The St
Lucia Squash Open was sponsored by gold sponsors - Cap
Maison, Bay Gardens Inn, Rex St Lucian Resort and Subaru,
Silver sponsors the Bank of Nova Scotia and the Village Inn
& spa, and Bronze sponsor – Dominos Pizza
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more photos |
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Day Five, Quarter-Finals:
BAILEY TAKES OUT ANOTHER BAJAN
As the tournament draws to a close and the matches get more
interesting Kevin Bailey of St Vincent earned his spot in
the semi finals when he once again defeated another
Barbadian player in less than two weeks.
Coming fresh from the Barbados Open where caused two up
sets, Friday night Bailey took Nigel Griffith of Barbados to
five games before he was able to clinch the match. In the
first game Bailey did not hesitate in taking the lead 10/2
before Griffith won the next 7 points at which point
Griffith lost the game 9/11. In the second game Griffith
maintained control to win the game 11/6 however Bailey in
his aggression took the next game 11/8.
Griffith then leveled the games two each by winning the
fourth game 13/11. It appeared that Griffith completely lost
his steam and focus in the fifth game when he conceded 1/11.
The match was the first on court and lasted over an hour
with the crowd enthralled with the long rallies with both
athletes giving it their all and the whole match was a
beautiful mix of youth and experience.
St Lucian Oliver Gobat succumbed to St Vincent #1 James
Bentick who won the match 11/7 11/7 11/4
#1 seed of the USA Richard Chin defeated junior Jules Snagg
of St Vincent in three straight games. In the first game
Snagg only served three times however it the next game there
was an ease up which gave Snagg the confidence to take as
much as he could. Snagg eventually lost that game 11/9. In
the third and final game Snagg never got the opportunity to
serve
#1 St Lucian seed Charlie Sonson kept his spot in the main
draw defeating his English opponent Colin Benjafeld 7/11
11/4 11/3 11/5
Saturday morning Charlie Sonson will play Kevin Bailey in
one semi final while the second semi final will be played
between Richard Chin and James Bentick
In the plate semi final matches Roger Salandy of Trinidad
defeated his British opponent Ken Trim 11/5 11/5 11/5
Tournament director David Piper lost to Robert Jervis of the
UK in four games. Piper won the first game 11/9 but lost the
next three 7/11 8/11 6/11
St Lucian Jason Noon defeated his English opponent 11/6 11/8
11/6
In the bowl matches of only St Lucian players, Daniel Piper
defeated John Henri Sweeney 11/6 11/2 9/11 & 11/4
Martin Johnson overcame Lyndel Norville in five with
Norville taking the first and second game 11/6 11/8 3/11
3/11 2/11
Randolph Khan defeated Derek Mogal in four 13/11 2/11 4/11
4/11 and
Chris Defreitas defeated Ray Campbell 11/9 11/7 12/10
In the ladies matches, Vincentians Tessa Shallow defeated
and Gianni Alexander in five with Gianni taking the second
and third games. 13/11 11/4 while Shallow took games 1, 4
and five 11/8 11/13 11/8 11/9
Amber Glasgow defeated Tessa Shallow 11/8 11/9 11/4.
Lily Bergasse of St Lucia defeated 11/3 11/9 11/
Lily Bergasse of St lucia defeated Gianni Alexander 11/7
11/4 11/4
Semi finals commence at 11.00 am at the St Lucia Yacht Club.
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30 Jun, Day Three
In day three of the St Lucia Squash Open sponsored by gold
sponsors - Cap Maison, Bay Gardens Inn, Rex St Lucian Resort
and Subaru, Silver sponsors the Bank of Nova Scotia and the
Village Inn & spa, and Bronze sponsor – Dominos Pizza
In the ladies open;-
· Lily Bergase of St Lucia defeated Tessa Shallow of St
Vincent 11/4 11/8 11/1
· St Lucian Monique Devaux defeated Gianna Miller Alexander
of St Vincent in four games. Devaux lost the first game 9/11
but quickly gained focus to take the next three games
undecisively 11/4 11/2 11/2
· st Lucian Megan Piper defeated Tessa Shallow of St Vincent
11/9 11/7 16/1
The men played the last day of round robin matches Wednesday
and from the results of the three nights the top two men in
each box will go through to a knock out round of sixteen
(16) while the bottom players from each box will play a
consolation round of eight (8). This will begin Thursday
night with quarter finals Friday night, Semi finals on
Saturday morning and finals on Saturday evening
Results for Wednesday evening matches in mens open final
round robin matches:-
· In box 1 Tournament Director David Piper of St Lucia
defeatead Ray Campbell of the UK in four with Piper taking
the first two games 11/9 11/9 before losing his focus and
losing the third game 9/11 but coming back to win the fourth
and last game 11/4
· In Box 2 Roger Salandy of Trinidad defeated Randolph Khan
of St Lucia 11/4 11/4 11/4
· In Box 3 Vincentian 31 James Bentick defeated Martin
Johnson of St Lucia 11/8 11/2 11/2
· In Box 4 Vincentian Kevin Bailey also defeated St Lucian
11/9 11/4 11/4
· In Box 5 Vincentian jules Snagg continued the onslaught
onto St Lucia by defeating Daniel Piper 11/1 11/3 11/3
· In Box 6 Barbadian Nigel Griffith defeatead Chris Defretas
of St Lucia 11/3 11/7 15/13
· In Box 7 Oliver Gobat defeated John Henri Sweeney 11/5
11/1 11/2. Both players from St Lucia
· In box 8 in another all St Lucian encounter, Jason Noon of
St Lucia defeated St Lucian Lyndell Norville 11/3 11/4 11/1
There is no cover charge so persons are invited to come to
the St Lucia Yacht Club to view some great matches
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29-Jun, Day Two:
In play for the second day, Tuesday of the St Lucia Squash
Open sponsored by Cap Maison, Rex St Lucian, Bay Gardens
Inn, Subaru, Bank of nova Scotia, The Village Inn and Spa
and Dominos Pizza there were no surprises in the results for
the day
In ladies Open results were;-
· Vincentian Amber Glasgow defeated Monique Devaux of St
Lucia 11/3 11/8 11/4
· Junior Megan Piper of St Lucia defeated Vincentian junior,
Gianna Miller Alexander 11/7 11/4 14/12
In the mens draw;
· In box 1 - #1 seed Richard Chin of USA defeated his
british opponent Ray Campbell 11/3 11/3 11/2
· In box 2 - #2 seed Charlie Sonson #1 player of St Lucian
defeated Roger Salandy of Trinidad and Tobago 11/9 11/8 11/8
· In box 3 – St Vincent #1 player James Bentick defeated
Mark O’Sullivan of the Uk in four games. In both of the
first two games O’Sullivan and Bentick showed signs that the
game could go either way however Bentick won both 11/9 11/9.
In the third game O’Sullivan took the lead and maintained it
to win the game 13/11. In the fourth game Bentick who
appeared more focused and in control and won the game 10/6
· In box 4 - another four game match between Terry Goodwin
of the UK and Kevin Bailey of St Vncent, Bailey y easily
closed the game at 11/5. In the second game Godwin left his
opponent any time to go sightseeing taking the second game
11/4 . Bailey proceeded to win the other two 11/5 and 11/4
· In box 5 - Vincentian jules Snagg defeated St Lucian
Dominique River 11/3 11/7 11/2
· In box 6 – barbadian Nigel Griffith challenged Ken Trim
from the Uk . Trim won the first game 11/8 while Griffith
took the next three games 11/8 11/4 11/6
· In box 8 – Colin Benafield of the UK defeated Lyndel of St
Lucia 11/2 11/3 12/10
Matches commence at 5.00 pm Wednesday to complete the round
robin draw for the men so that the knock out could begin
Thursday evening.
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Some of the UK contingent
Piper & Chin
Nigel Griffith, AKA 'the Dragon' |
28-Jun, Day One:
The 17th annual St Lucia Squash Open began play Monday
evening with a draw of twenty-four men and six ladies. The
tournament is sponsored by gold sponsors - Cap Maison, Bay
Gardens Inn, Rex St Lucian Resort and Subaru, Silver
sponsors the Bank of Nova Scotia and the Village Inn & spa,
and Bronze sponsor – Dominos Pizza
The first set of matches will be a round robin in both the
men and ladies division
In the ladies draw ...
· In an all st Lucian encounter Monique Lovell
defeated Junior Megan Piper 11/9 12/10 11/4
· In the second match between st Lucian Lily Bergasse
and Vincentian Amber Glasgow – Glasgow took the first
game easily 11/5 before Bergasse came back to level the
games 11/6. In the third game Glasgow dominated the
beginning to 9/4 before Bergasse came back to level the game
10/10 however Glasgow won the game 13/11 and then took the
match in the fourth game 11/6. Glasgow won in four 11/5 6/11
13/11 11/6
In the mens draw ...
there are eight (8) boxes of three (3) players and results
for the night were:-
· In box 1 - #1 seed Richard Chin of the USA defeated
tournament director David Piper 11/3 11/5 11/0
· In box 2 - #2 seed and St Lucian #1 Charlie Sonson
defeated Randolph Khan also from St Lucia 11/13,
11/4, 11/8 19/17
· In box 3 - Mark O’Sullivan of the UK defeated
Martin Johnson of St Lucia 11/0 11/0 11/2
· In box 4 – Terry Goodman of the UK defeated
Derek Mogal 11/7 11/3 11/6
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In box 5 – in an all St Lucian encounter – Dominique
Rivers defeated Daniel Piper in four games.
Rivers took the first game 11/4 and Piper retaliated to take
the second game 4/11 before Rivers completed the match to
take the next two games 11/7 11/1
· In box 6 – Chris Defreitas of St Lucia was defeated
by Ken Trim of the UK 6/11 3/11 7/11
· In box 7 – St Lucian #2 player Oliver Gobat
defeated Robert Jervis of the UK in four games. Gobat
took the first two games 11/4 and 13/11 before losing the
third game 7/11 but came back to win the match in the fourth
game 12/11
· In box 8 – the only match that went to five for the night
between Jason Noon of St Lucia and Colin
Benjafield of the UK. Noon took the first game 11/6 but
succumbed to Benjafield in the next two games 10/12 8/11.
However Noon came back to level the games to two each by
winning the fourth game 12/10 but unfortunately never got it
together in the fifth game losing that 3/11
Matches continue Tuesday evening at 5.30 pm – there is no
cover charge and the public is invited to come and view some
exciting matches ...
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The 17th annual St Lucia Squash
Open begins Monday with a large male contingent this year
with some familiar faces and some new ones as the
Association continues its mandate to grow sports tourism on
the island.
This year Richard Chin, Guyanese based in the USA
will be participating for the first time in our Open. He is
seeded #1 followed by our own Charlie Sonson in the
#2 position. Also included in the draw are three men from St
Vincent including James Bentick, a previous OECS
champ and rival of Sonson as well as players from Trinidad,
Barbados and England. Vincentian Kevin Bailey comes
to St Lucia from the Barbados Open where he caused not one
but two upsets in the Barbados camp. He defeated top seeds
Gavin Cumberbatch and Mark Sealy both of Barbados. Kevin
placed third in 2009 Subaru St Lucia Squash Open
The ladies draw this year has continued to suffer with
numbers. It is again small with the #1 seed being Amber
Glasgow of St Vincent. The organizers lament the reasons
for poor participation from the caribbean continues to be
the cost of travel between the islands and with sponsorship
down, the prize money has also had to be decreased.
This year the Association will miss two regular faces one on
court and one off. Karen Meakins, the reigning champion who
has participated for the last nine years, is unable to
attend. Our off court regular attendee ‘Photobias’ a good
media friend of the association will be missed this year as
he never missed covering a squash tournament for the local
TV station HTS.
The Association this year has struggled to confirm the
normal level of sponsorship but are extremely grateful to
the Hotels who have again agreed to support us Cap Maison,
Bay Gardens Inn, Rex St Lucian Resort and the
Village Inn & spa. Other valuable sponsorship has come
from Subaru our previous title sponsor, the Bank
of Nova Scotia and Dominos Pizza.
Play begins Monday evening at 5.00 pm at the St Lucia Yacht
Club and admission is free. The competition will begin with
round robin matches till Wednesday and then go on to a knock
out tournament.
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Squash on the Beach ...
Our squash courts are located right on the most popular
beach in St Lucia so we are that perfect mix of holiday and
squash as our matches do not start till early evening so
players have the day to site see, go the beach and shop and
we finish early enough for them to take in st lucia’s night
life and this week will include many pre carnival events as
Carnival takes place mid July.
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