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PSA Valencia 2011
03-08 Oct, Spain, $15k |
Draw &
previous rounds
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08-Oct-11, Final:
[1] Borja Golán
(Esp)
bt
[2] Omar Abdel Aziz (Egy)
11-2, 11-6- 11-8 (40 min)
Borja Victorious in
Valencia
The crowd at the inaugural
Valencia Open in Spain urged home the winner they wanted when
top-ranked Spaniard Borja Golan beat Egypt's Omar Abdel
Aziz in the final at Club Olympia in Valencia.
After reaching the final without dropping a game, the favourite from
Santiago de Compostela - Spain's highest-ranked player of all-time -
maintained his unbeaten run in the climax, despatching Aziz 11-2,
11-6, 11-8 in 40 minutes.
The triumph marks 28-year-old Golan's 23rd PSA title - a
success which takes the world No36 and former world 10 up to fourth
place in the list of current players' tour title successes, behind
Amr Shabana and David Palmer (each with 27 titles), but ahead of
Ramy Ashour and Thierry Lincou (each with 22).
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 PSA
Valencia 2011
03-05 Oct, Spain, $15k |
Round One
05 Oct |
Quarters
06 Oct |
Semis
07 Oct |
Final
08 Oct |
[1] Borja Golán (Esp)
11-6, 11-5, 11-4
Alejandro Garbí Caro (Esp) |
[1] Borja Golán
11-7, 11-8, 11-2 (40m)
[Q] Olli Pett |
[1] Borja Golán
11-2, 11-4, 11-1 (25m)
Bradley Hindle |
[1] Borja Golán
3/0
[2] Omar Abdel Aziz |
Yann Perrin (Fra)
11/9, 8/11, 11/5, 11/3
[Q] Olli Pett (Eng) |
Bradley Hindle (Mlt)
13-11, 11-4, 12-10
[Q] Leandro Romiglio (Esp) |
Bradley Hindle
11-7, 6-11, 7-11, 11-5, 13-11 (85m)
Mark Krajcsak |
[Q] Raphael Kandra (Ger)
11/5, 7/11, 11/2, 11/8
Mark Krajcsak (Hun) |
[3] Chris Simpson (Eng)
9-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-5
Max Lee (Hkg) |
Max Lee
5-11, 13-11, 11-9,2-11, 12-10 (65m)
Campbell Grayson |
Max Lee
11-7, 11-4, 11-6 (30m)
[2] Omar Abdel Aziz |
Campbell Grayson (Nzl)
4-11, 11-2, 11-6, 11-1
[Q] Shaun Le Roux (Rsa) |
Grégoire Marche (Fra)
2-11, 11-7, 11-2, 7-11, 11-1 (80m) Kristian Frost Olesen (Den) |
Grégoire Marche
11-4, 12-10, 11-7
(45m)
[2] Omar Abdel Aziz |
Davide Bianchetti (Ita)
11-9, 11-8, 11-13, 12-10 (70m)
[2] Omar Abdel Aziz (Egy) |
Qualifying:
Finals
Shaun Le Roux (Rsa) bt Jaymie Haycocks (Eng)
10-12, 11-3, 11-4, 11-2 (35m)
Leandro Romiglio (Esp) bt Juan Pablo Roude (Arg)
11-7, 11-7 (retired) 25m
Oliver Pett (Eng) bt Amr Swelim (Ita)
11-4, 9-11, 8-11, 11-5, 11-9 (60m)
Raphael Kandra (Ger) bt Charles Sharpes (Eng)
11-9, 6-11, 11-9, 9-11, 9-11 (85m)
First round
Jaymie Haycocks (ENG)
bt Loren Sánchez (ESP)
11-5, 11-4, 11-3 (35m)
Juan Pablo Roude
(ARG) bt Hugo Varela (ESP)
1-11, 11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9 (80m)
Leandro Romiglio
(ESP) bt Jens Schoor
(GER)
13-11, 11-3, 11-4 (55m)
Olivier Pett (ENG) bt Laurence Delasaux (ENG)
11-5, 11-8, 5-0 (retired injured)
Amr Swelim (ITA) bt Carlos Cornes Ribadas (ESP)
11-5, 12-10, 10-12, 11-5 (64m)
Charles Sharpes
(ENG) bt David Vidal
(ESP)
5-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 11-7 (75m)
Raphael Kandra (GER) bt Kashif Shuja (NZL)
11-5, 11-5, 11-11 rtd (35m)
[torn hamstring]
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07-Oct-11,
Semis:
[1] Borja Golán (Esp) bt Bradley Hindle (Mlt)
11-2, 11-4,
11-1 (25m)
[2] Omar Abdel Aziz (Egy) bt Max Lee (Hkg)
11-7, 11-4, 11-6 (30m) |
Golan Glides Into Valencia Final
Howard Harding Reports
Top-ranked Spaniard Borja Golan delighted the partisan crowd
at the inaugural Valencia Open when he brushed aside Bradley
Hindle to reach the final at Club Olympia in Valencia, the third largest city in
Spain.
The favourite from Santiago de Compostela had reached the
semi-finals without dropping a game - and continued his confident
run by dismissing unseeded Hindle, from Malta, 11-2, 11-4, 11-1 in
just 25 minutes.
"Today I was more relaxed than yesterday and I felt pretty
comfortable with my moments and shots," explained Golan, the former
world No10 who is the highest-ranked Spaniard of all-time. "Bradley
is a great player but maybe he felt the five games from yesterday.
"I want to thank all the Valencian supporters and the organisation
to make possible one of the best tournaments that I ever played,"
added the 28-year-old, now in the 32nd PSA final of his career,
but his first for a year.
Golan will line up against second seed Omar Abdel Aziz in the
final. The Egyptian ended Max Lee's brave run, beating the
world No58 from Hong Kong 11-7, 11-4, 11-6.
Lee made his breakthrough in the first round where he ousted third
seed Chris Simpson. "It's a nice tournament," said the 23-year-old.
"I am very happy to win two tough matches - but not very happy for
today. I made many errors!"
Aziz, the 28-year-old world No42 from Cairo, will be playing the 11th
PSA final of his career, and his third this year.
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It has been a pleasure to play this PSA
Valencia in my town with my people.
When I knew I had to play against Borja it was a bit confuse for me,
because he is a good friend and a competition mate of me from we
were under 10, and I knew how difficult is play against the best
squash player in the Spanish history.
As for the tournament management. I think we are doing a good work
helping players to feel comfortable here and play his best squash.
Therefore I think they are playing a high level since first day. We
have many supporters every day. I am happy because all of that!! I
hope the tournament finish in the best way possible.
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6-Oct-2011 -
Quarters
Bradley Battles To Valencia Semis....
Howard Harding Reports
Unseeded Bradley Hindle survived the longest match in the
quarter-finals of the inaugural Valencia Open to claim an unexpected
place in the last four of the PSA World Tour Challenger 15 squash
event at Maestro Serrano in Valencia, Spain.
The 30-year-old from Malta fought back from 2/1 down to overcome
Mark Krajcsak, the fourth seed from Hungary ranked 19 places
higher, 11-7, 6-11, 7-11, 11-5, 13-11 in 85 minutes.
Hindle's next opponent took less than half the time to earn his
place in the semi-finals. Borja Golan, the top seed leading
home hopes in Valencia, despatched English qualifier Olivier Pett
11-7, 11-8, 11-2 in 40 minutes.
Max Lee continued his impressive run in his first appearance
in a Tour event in Spain. After ousting third seed Chris Simpson in
the opening round, the unseeded 23-year-old from Hong Kong took five
games to get the better of New Zealander Campbell Grayson,
winning 5-11, 13-11, 11-9, 2-11, 12-10 in 65 minutes.
Lee now lines up against second seed Omar Abdel Aziz, the
world No42 who survived a close second game to defeat unseeded
Frenchman Grégoire Marche 11-4, 12-10, 11-7. |
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5-Oct-2011 - First
round
MAX
OUTS CHRIS....
Howard Harding Reports
Max Lee of Hong Kong earned an unexpected place in the
quarter-finals of the inaugural Valencia Open when he ousted third
seed Chris Simpson in the opening round of the PSA World Tour
Challenger 15 squash event at Maestro Serrano in Valencia, Spain.
In his second successive upset over the higher-ranked Englishman
this year, Lee recovered from a game down to beat Simpson 9-11,
12-10, 11-6, 11-5.
The unseeded 23-year-old, ranked 58 in the world, will now face
Campbell Grayson after the New Zealander defeated South African
qualifier Shaun le Roux 4-11, 11-2, 11-6, 11-1.
Top-ranked Spaniard Borja Golan eased his way into the last
eight after overcoming compatriot Alejandro Garbi Caro 11-6,
11-5, 11-4. The top seed from Santiago de Compostela will face
qualifier Olivier Pett for a place in the semi-finals.
Englishman Pett, ranked 87 in the world, scored a notable upset when
he beat Frenchman Yann Perrin, the world No68 from
Aix-en-Provence, 11-9, 8-11, 11-5, 11-3.
France's Grégoire Marche survived the longest match of the
day, overcoming Dane Kristian Frost Olesen 2-11, 11-7, 11-2,
7-11, 11-1 in 80 minutes.
The 21-year-old from Aix-en-Provence will now take on second seed
Omar Abdel Aziz. The Egyptian also took more than an hour to see
off his first round opponent Davide Bianchetti, beating the
former world No24 from Italy 11-9, 11-8, 11-13, 12-10 in 70 minutes. |
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I think I played a good
tournament.
Mark is playing similar to me. We both attacking early and getting a
lo of balls. Unfortunately did Mark played tighter than me today.
Also, mentally was Mark a bit fresher and stronger. After 1-1 I got
down 5:0 too early and in the fourth again. I wasn´t really tired,
but I did the mistakes at the wrong moment.
Finally, I would say that I played some good shots and I can learn a
lot from the game!! ;)
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Happy with the way I played, I
made some early mistakes but he returned the favour.
My squash is getting better and enjoying it.
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Salut Fram,
Un ptit mot rapide car plutôt désabusé!!
Ben voila j'ai perdu donc je n'arrive vraiment pas en ce début de
saison!!
M'entraîne bien je joue bien mais dès que le match arrive je suis
super tendu j'arrive pas du tout à me relâcher!!
Puis quand tu cours après le score....
Voila plus qu'à bosser!!
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salut fram !!
Juste un petit mot de Valencia, je suis soulagé d'avoir battu Kris
car je sais qu'en ce moment il joue bien et je suis arrivé sur le
court assez tendu..
Je passe à travers le premier jeu complet ! et j'ai eu du mal me
relâcher...
Je sentais pas trop mes jambes et la balle, mais bon, heureusement
que je m'en suis sorti !
Demain sera un autre jour alors on verra bien ce que ça donne mais
en tous cas, je me sens bien et je suis motivé !!
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Final Draw
Tough game, Tough conditions!
It was a very hard game mentally, it was who could hang in there
with the ball moving so much and who could control the middle... I
felt I did that very well in the first and than was patchy after
that.
All I could do was hang in there and chase everything down as I was
struggling but really made things tough at in the 4th and at the end
of the 5th and luckily scrapped through.
Really enjoyed it thought Amir plays a fair game which makes it
enjoyable and just squash. glad to get through it.
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4-Oct-2011 -
Qualifications Finals :
Shaun Le Roux (Rsa) bt Jaymie
Haycocks (Eng)
10-12, 11-3, 11-4, 11-2 (35m)
Leandro Romiglio (Esp) bt Juan Pablo Roude (Arg)
11/7, 11/7 (retired) 25m
Oliver Pett (Eng) bt Amr Swelim (Egy)
11-4, 9-11, 8-11, 11-5, 11-9 (60m)
Raphael Kandra (Ger) bt Charles Sharpes (Eng)
11-9, 6-11, 11-9, 9-11, 9-11 (85m) |
Margaux
Pitarch reports on the qualifs
 After
the different affairs of yesterday: withdraws, draws redone,
injuries, long and short games, surprises… Today the event went
quieter. Le Roux beat Haykocks in fou games though he lost first.
Then, Romiglio led the match against Roude and in the 90 min of the
second match Juan Pablo retired because injury.
Pett needed an hour and five games to beat Swelim. The English began
wining but Swelim got the next two and Pett had to do his best on
the fourth and fifth.
The longest and tough match was the last one, between Sharpes and
Kandra. Sharpes won first an third games but Kandra the last two
with the same result 11-9.
I am very happy being in Valencia. I
have being in Spain since last Monday and enjoying it. Loving the
weather! I am playing well at the moment and looking forward to the
main draw tomorrow.
I am a bit angry because I was playing well but in the second I felt
injured, couldn´t play my 100% and I had to give up.
Now, I hope get better quickly and I wish Leandro the best in this
tournament.
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3-Oct-2011 - Qualifications first
round :
Playing a PSA in my club and in my city
has been an honour. Was very impressive look people supporting me! I
am very happy with my game, I done my best, but Jaymie is a great
player. I hope people enjoyed as much as me.
That was a good match, wasn´t it? I gave all I had, and if you do
that you have to be happy.
I was under pressure during all the match. Even that, I was hitting
the ball well. He is a very clean and strong player, I am sure he is
going to be on the top again soon.
I would like to thank Alex the opportunity he gave me here. It was
an amazing crow supporting during all the match.
So, thanks and I´ll be back.
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I am very happy with the result but
specially for how I am playing. After playing a few tournaments
recently I feel so well and confident inside court.
We played four times and is the first time I beat him. I want to
thank the organization for this great event and Alex because him
gave me de opportunity to play.
Firstly, to appreciate Alex (Garbí) for this opportunity. And
secondly, I am a bit sad because I didn´t play my best squash, and I
was out in the important moments of the match.
Congratulations Juan Pablo for the match.
See you next year.
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