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 Victorian
Open 2015
27-Jul to 02-Aug, Melbourne,
Australia, $15k |
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02-Aug, Finals:
[3] Joshana Chinappa (Ind) 3-0 [2] Line Hansen (Den)
11-5,
11-4, 11-9 (32m)
[1] Ryan Cuskelly (Aus) 3-0 [4] Greg Lobban (Sco)
12-10,
13-11, 11-9 (65m)
Chinappa and Cuskelly take the
title in Melbourne
 Joshana: “Today I won the first two games comfortably
but it was still hard at the same time and the 3rd was a little
tricky.
We got to 9-all and it could have been anyone’s game so I
was glad I could close it out in 3 because Line is a tough
competitor.
"As she said in her post match interview yesterday, we
played at Kooyong last week and I lost there so I was really looking
forward to this today.
"The win sets up a great lead in to the Australian Open. I’m so happy
it’s at the same centre! The courts are fabulous and the venue is
great but of course with Annie and Joelle the competition is going
to be that much tougher.”
 Ryan: “It was a tough match, it was pretty physical
and it was quite bouncy out there and with the higher tin difficult
to really finish the ball.
"Greg was hitting the ball quite hard and
trying to keep the ball real hot and I was trying to hit more
winners so a real contrast of styles.
"I felt a bit flat this week
but still managed to get 3-0 for most of the matches so pretty happy
about that!
"I’ve just got a few minor things to change for next week and to
step up for the $25k event. I’ll spend the next day or so relaxing
and get ready for Wednesday and start again.”
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  Victorian
Open 2015
27-Jul to 02-Aug, Melbourne, $15k |
Round Two
30 Jul |
Quarters
31 Jul |
Semis
01 Aug |
Final
02 Aug |
[1] Ryan Cuskelly (Aus)
11-7, 11-3, 8-11, 11-9
Farhan Zaman (Pak) |
[1] Ryan Cuskelly
11-5, 11-9, 14-12
[7] Paul Coll |
[1] Ryan Cuskelly
11-6, 11-6, 11-6
[3] Mahesh Mangaonkar |
[1] Ryan Cuskelly
12-10, 13-11, 11-9 (65m)
[4] Greg Lobban |
[7] Paul Coll (Nzl)
11-2, 11-3, 11-9
Matthew Hopkin (Aus) |
[8] Jaymie Haycocks (Eng)
11-7, 11-7, 7-11, 11-4
Sanjay Singh Chal (Mas) |
[8] Jaymie Haycocks
13-15, 12-10, 11-8, 11-7
[3] Mahesh Mangaonkar |
[3] Mahesh Mangaonkar (Ind)
11-5, 11-6, 11-7
Joshua Larkin (Aus) |
Zac Alexander (Aus)
11-3, 9-11, 11-3, 11-6
[4] Greg Lobban (Sco) |
[4] Greg Lobban
11-5, 11-8, 11-7
Joel Makin |
[4] Greg Lobban 17-15,
5-11, 11-13, 11-8, 11-4
[6] Steven Finitsis |
Joel Makin (Wal)
7-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-8, 12-10
[5] Rex Hedrick (Aus) |
Joshua Masters (Eng)
11-3, 11-9, 11-5
[6] Steven Finitsis (Aus) |
[6] Steven Finitsis
11-5, 11-7, 11-9
Kush Kumar, |
Kashif Shuja (Nzl)
8-11, 11-3, 11-6, 11-3
Kush Kumar (Ind) |
29-Jul,
Round ONE:
[1] Ryan Cuskelly (Aus) 3-0 Robert Downer (Eng)
11-0, 11-7, 11-7
Farhan Zaman (Pak) 3-1
Lance Beddoes (Nzl)
10-12, 11-9, 11-9, 11-9
Matthew Hopkin (Aus) 3-0 [Q] Mike Lewis (Usa)
11-6, 11-5, 11-9
[7] Paul Coll (Nzl) 3-0
[Q] Martin Svec (Cze)
11-6, 11-5, 11-3
[8] Jaymie Haycocks (Eng) 3-0 [5] Ondrej Uherka (Cze)
14-12, 11-7, 11-5
Sanjay Singh Chal (Mas) 3-0
[Q]
Darcy Evans (Aus)
11-3, 12-10, 11-5
Joshua Larkin (Aus) 3-1
[Q] Chris Van der Salm (Aus) 11-6, 12-14, 11-8,
11-7
[3] Mahesh Mangaonkar (Ind) 3-0 [wc] Thomas Calvert (Aus)
11-5, 11-6, 11-5
[4] Greg Lobban (Sco) 3-0
[Q] Mike Corren (Aus)
12-10, 11-5, 11-6
Zac Alexander (Aus) 3-1 Dougie Kempsell (Sco)
11-8, 11-4, 15-17, 11-6
Joel Makin (Wal) 3-0 Jonathan Maloney (Eng)
12-10, 11-4, 11-2
[5] Rex Hedrick (Aus) 3-0 Evan Williams (Nzl)
11-6, 11-5, 11-9
[6] Steven Finitsis (Aus) 3-0 Ben Grindrod (Nzl)
11-3, 11-2, 11-7
Joshua Masters (Eng) 3-1
Rhys Dowling (Aus)
9-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-2
Kashif Shuja (Nzl) 3-0
[Q] Manuel Wanner (Sui) 5-11, 11-8, 11-13,
13-11, 11-3
Kush Kumar (Ind) 3-1
[2] Nasir Iqbal (Pak)
12-10, 6-11, 11-7, 11-7
Qualifying Finals:
Chris Van Der Salm 3-0 Rohan Toole 11-8 11-9 11-7
Joshua Masters 3-0
Ben Courtice 11-6 11-4 11-4
Mike Lewis 3-1 Joel Luca 6-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-7
Mike Corren 3-1 Sean Conroy 11-8, 14-12, 9-11, 11-7
Ondrej Uherka
3-0
Adrian Ostbye 11-7, 11-4, 11-6
Manuel Wanner
3-0
Majeed Hussain 11-0, 11-6, 11-4
Martin Svec v Mithran Selvaratnam 11-6, 11-5, 11-6
Darcy Evans
3-0 Taylor Horton 11-3, 11-2, 11-1
Qualifying Round One:
Taylor Horton bt Jesse Keegan 6-11 14-12
11-3 11-8 0:55
Darcy Evans bt Steven Liu 11-6 11-7 11-6 0:26
Mike Corren bt Courtney West 11-3 11-4 11-7 0:26
Sean Conroy bt Connor Sheen 11-6 11-7 11-4 0:27
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Rohan Toole bt Caillin Austin 9-11 11-9 11-5 9-11 11-8
0:48
Mike Lewis bt Alex Eustace 11-9 11-7 11-3 0:21
Joel Luca bt Muhammad Waheed 11-7 11-6 11-1 0:19
Ben Courtice bt Tyler Hawkins 11-5 11-7 11-3
0:20
Joshua Masters bt Lewis Doughty 11-3 11-5 11-5 0:29
Majeed Hussain bt Shahzad Khan 12-10 7-11 11-6 11-8
Martin Svec bt Alex Noakes 11-7 11-7 11-5
Adrian Ostbye bt Jason Holmes 11-2 11-5
11-4 0:20
Ondrej Uherka bt Karim Amer 11-5 11-9 11-5 0:34
Manuel Wanner bt Tj French 6-11 11-5 11-7 11-4 0:35
Mithran Selvaratnam bt Daniel Wright walkover
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Victorian
Open 2015
27-Jul to 02-Aug, Melbourne, $15k |
Round Two
30 Jul |
Quarters
31 Jul |
Semis
01 Aug |
Final
02 Aug |
[1] Rachael Grinham (Aus)
11-5, 12-10, 11-5
Jessica Turnbull (Aus) |
[1] Rachael Grinham
11-9, 11-8, 4-11, 11-7
[8] Christine Nunn |
[8] Christine Nunn
11-7, 11-5, 11-9
[3] Joshana Chinappa |
[3] Joshana Chinappa
11-5, 11-4, 11-9 (32m)
[2] Line Hansen |
[8] Christine Nunn (AUS)
11-1, 11-3, 11-3
[Q] Reyna
Pacheco (Mex) |
[7] Megan Craig (Nzl)
11-3, 11-4, 11-6
[Q] Alexandra Fuller (Rsa) |
[7] Megan Craig
11-6, 11-4, 8-11, 11-9
[3] Joshana Chinappa |
[3] Joshana Chinappa (Ind)
11-5, 11-5, 11-2
Selena Shaikh (Aus) |
Cheyna Tucker (Rsa)
11-6, 11-9, 11-4
[4] Donna Urquhart (Aus) |
[4] Donna Urquhart
12-10, 11-9, 8-11, 6-11, 11-5
[5] Siyoli Waters |
[5] Siyoli Waters
15-13, 12-10, 11-3
[2] Line Hansen |
[Q] Moana Gray (Aus)
11-3, 11-2, 11-6
[5] Siyoli Waters (Rsa) |
[Q] Sachika Ingale (Ind)
11-7, 11-2, 11-2
[6] Amanda Landers-Murphy (Nzl) |
[6] Amanda Landers-Murphy
8-11, 11-6, 11-2, 9-11, 11-3
[2] Line Hansen |
Sarah Cardwell (Aus)
11-6, 11-6, 11-4
[2] Line Hansen (Den) |
Round One:
[16] Reyna
Pacheco (Mex) 3-0 Alexia Clonda (Est)
11-3, 11-2, 11-4
[13] Alexandra Fuller (Rsa) 3-1 Natalie Newton (Aus)
11-3, 9-11, 11-4, 11-2
[14] Selena Shaikh (Aus) 3-0 Stephanie Wighton (Aus)
11-5, 11-7, 11-9
Moana Gray (Aus) 3-2 [15] Jasmine Chan (Aus) 12-10,
11-4, 9-11, 7-11, 11-4
[12] Sachika Ingale (Ind) v Danielle Fourie (Nzk)
11-7, 12-10, 12-14, 12-10
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01-Aug, Semis:
Lobban & Chinappa get to the finals
It was not a walk in the park for Greg Lobban, but he managed
to shake off experienced Steve Finitsis in front of his homecrowd,
11/4 in the 5th.
He'll meet Ryan Cuskelly who has dropped only one game this
week, in the first round against Zaman, passing Mahesh in 3.
"It was a good match Mahesh got a lot of balls back and made me work
quite hard. I’m looking forward to the final against Greg tomorrow"
told Ryan afterwards.
As for the ladies, Christinne Nunn couldn't confirm her big win over
Rachael in the quarters, and falls to strong Joshna Chinappa in 3.
No surprises for the other semi, but Line Hansen had to work extremely hard in the
first two games that could have gone either way, 15-13, 12-10
against Siyoli Waters.
“Very happy to have won today", declared Line. "The first two games
were really close and it was quite crucial that I won them.
"I always enjoy playing Siyoli, she is one of the nicest and fairest
players on the tour. I’m looking forward to the final tomorrow, it
should be a good match against Joshana. I beat her last weekend at
the Kooyong event but she beat me in Malaysia last time.”
31-Jul, Quarters:
Nunn stuns Grinham in Melbourne
Christine Nunn recorded her best-ever win to beat top seed
and former world #1 Rachael Grinham in the quarter-finals at
Melbourne squash and aquatic centre in Melbourne.
 “This
is the biggest win of my career and the first time I’ve beaten
Rachael. I was a bit nervous at first but once I started running,
training kicked in and I was able to settle.
"I’m excited to be playing Joshana next round but can honestly say I
haven’t thought about the match much as yet! I’ve got plenty of time
to do that tonight.”
She'll meet third seed Joshana Chinappa for a place in the
final while in the bottom half second seed Line Hansen meets
Siyoli Waters, both needing five games to get through their
quarter-final matches.
There's home interest in both semis in the men's draw, where top
seed Ryan Cuskelly faces Mahesh Mangaonkar and
Steve Finitsis meets Greg Lobban.
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30-Jul, Round Two
Welsh Makin Makin' a nice ComeBack...
Welshman Joel Makin produced a stunning comeback against Rex
Hedrick to mow down the Australian in the second round and progress
to the quarter-final stage.
The match seemed to be going Hedrick’s way in the early stages with
the World No.53 opening up a two-game lead over his opponent. Makin,
who is yet to win a PSA World Tour title, turned the match on its
head by taking games three and four and rose to victory courtesy of
a dramatic tie-break in the fifth to secure a 7-11, 9-11, 11-8,
11-8, 12-10 triumph.
World No.116 Makin heads through to the quarter-final stage for the
third time in a row where he will meet Greg Lobban after the
Scotsman brushed past Zac Alexander, losing a solitary game in the
process.
Ryan Cuskelly kept up his attempts to win his third PSA World
Tour title of 2015 after seeing off Pakistan’s Farhan Zaman and will
meet Paul Coll in the quarter-final after the Kiwi powered
past Matthew Hopkin.
Mahesh Mangaonkar beat Joshua Larkin to set up a clash with
Jaymie Haycocks in the next round while Kush Kumar and
Steven Finitsis are due to meet in the quarter-final after both
players claimed victories over Kashif Shuja and Joshua Masters,
respectively.
“I played well and had to chase down a lot of balls,” said
Mangaonkar.
“I’m happy with my progress and looking forward to my next match
against Jaymie Haycocks.”
Rachael Cruises against Jessica...
World No.14 Rachael Grinham led the top eight seeds into the
quarter-final with a comfortable victory over Jessica Turnbull.
The former World Champion controlled the match and, despite needing
a tie-break to secure the second game, ran out a 3-0 winner to
remain in with a chance of winning her first PSA World Tour title
since last year.
The Australian meets compatriot Christine Nunn in the
quarter-final after the City of Devenport Tasmanian Open title
winner recorded a strong win over Reyna Pacheco.
Elsewhere, Line Hansen remains on course to play to her
seeding after beating Sarah Cardwell and will face off against
Amanda Landers-Murphy for a place in the last four after the New
Zealander blitzed past Sachika Ingale.
Joshana Chinappa also progresses courtesy of a victory over
Selena Shaikh and will meet Megan Craig after she took
out Alexandra Fuller. Meanwhile, Donna Urquhart and Siyoli
Waters will meet in the other quarter-final tie. Urquhart
overcame Cheyna Tucker while Waters bested Moana Gray.
29-Jul, Round One:
Kush continues run in Melbourne
After capturing the
Tasmanian Open title last weekend, young Indian Kush Kumar
continued his rich vein of form as he beat second seed Nasir Iqbal
in the first round at Melbourne sports and aquatic centre.
The rest of the top men's eight seeds all made it safely through to
the last sixteen, as qualifying for the women's draw concluded.
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29-Jul, Round One:
Kush continues run in Melbourne
After capturing the
Tasmanian Open title last weekend, young Indian Kush Kumar
continued his rich vein of form as he beat second seed Nasir Iqbal
in the first round at Melbourne sports and aquatic centre.
The rest of the top men's eight seeds all made it safely through to
the last sixteen, as qualifying for the women's draw concluded.
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