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Aspin Kemp &
Associates Aspin Cup
2018
25-29 Sep, Charlottetown, Canada,
$11k |
Final: Malhotra
over Asal
John Power reports
It was a battle! Mostafa Asal the young 17 year old world junior
champion got off to a very shaky start going down quickly in the
first 11-3.
After that it was fast, furious, tough squash with a great deal
of contact. Referee Chris Mills was put to the task, but he was
very judicious about players clearing the ball and making every
effort to play it.
The following three games went the distance, the second of which
was delayed for about 15 min. after a collision at the front of
the court in which Asal suffered a slight injury to his ankle.
He returned to win that game, but just could match Vikram's
touch, movement and consistency in the fourth.
The packed house was on their feet in appreciation.
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  Aspin
Cup
2018
25-29 Sep, Charlottetown, Canada,
$11k |
Round One
25 Sep |
Round Two
26 Sep |
Quarters
27 Sep |
Semis
28 Sep |
Final
29 Sep |
Cameron Seth (Can) *
11-2, 11-1, 11-3 (23m)
Jason Hua (Usa) |
[1] Charles Sharpes (Eng)
10-12, 11-4, 12-10, 14-12 (65m)
Cameron Seth
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Cameron
Seth
9-11, 11-1, 12-10, 11-3 (56m)
[5] Kristian
Frost |
Cameron
Seth
11-9, 11-7, 11-7 (45m)
[3] Mostafa
Asal |
[3] Mostafa
Asal
11-3, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9
[4] Vikram
Malhotra
7th PSA title for
Vikram |
Noah Browne (Ber) *
11-3, 11-6, 11-4 (23m)
[wc] Douglas Kosciukiewicz (Can) |
[5] Kristian Frost (Den)
11-8, 6-11, 12-10, 11-5 (63m)
Noah Browne |
Henrik Mustonen (Fin) *
11-4, 11-0, 11-4 (20m)
Michael Buchanan (Can) |
[7] Nick Sachvie (Can)
11-7, 11-8, 5-11, 8-11 (42m)
Henrik
Mustonen |
Henrik
Mustonen
11-9, 11-9, 11-8 (43m)
[3] Mostafa
Asal |
Andrew Schnell (Can) *
11-2, 11-3, 11-6 (20m)
Cory McCartney (Can) |
[3] Mostafa Asal (Egy)
10-12, 11-5, 11-7, 11-4 (52m)
Andrew Schnell |
Jamie Ruggerio (Usa)
18-16, 7-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-6 (60m)
Fernando Magdaleno (Mex) * |
Jamie Ruggerio
11-5, 11-6, 11-0 (23m)
[4] Vikram Malhotra (Ind) |
[4] Vikram
Malhotra
11-9, 9-11, 11-5, 11-7 (47m)
[8] Reiko
Peter |
[4] Vikram
Malhotra11-5, 11-7, 10-12, 11-3
(50m)
[2] Alfredo
Avila |
Cameron Stafford (Cay)
11-7, 11-6, 11-3 (23m)
Jean-Pierre Brits (Rsa) * |
Jean-Pierre Brits
11-9, 11-4, 9-11, 12-14, 11-7 (75m)
[8] Reiko Peter (Sui) |
Mohamed Nabil (Egy)
11-8, 11-6, 11-7 (30m)
Tess Jutte (Ned) * |
Mohamed Nabil
11-7, 11-8, 11-4 (44m)
[6] Mike McCue (Can) |
[6] Mike
McCue
11-8, 11-9, 9-11, 14-12 (60m)
[2] Alfredo
Avila |
Lewis Doughty (Eng)
11-4, 12-10, 3-11, 11-8 (51m)
Thomas King (Can) * |
Lewis Doughty
11-7, 11-5, 11-2 (26m)
[2] Alfredo Avila (Mex) |
Semis:
John Power reports
Giant killer Cam Seth's run has come to an end but not without
pushing Egyptian Mostafa Asal for three tough games and almost
45 minutes.
His strategy was to try to contain the faster and more creative
Asal, and it worked during the first half of each of the first
two games. But again the World Junior Champ showed why he
doesn't lose too much playing error free squash at the end of
each game.
By the third game Seth had run out of ideas, but certainly was
able to count the large number of ranking points that he will
gain.
The second match on the evening's card
featured two very experienced players, Vikram Molhotra and
Afredo Avila. Certainly the knew each other's game as just one
week ago they did battle in London, Ontario with Alfredo coming
back in the fifth.
But it was not to be today. He fought hard to come back and win
the third 12-10 but that was it. Vikram just seemed to want it
more.
And as Alfredo explained after the match he was just warn out
During his off season he played too much squash by representing
Mexico in individual and team play on two occasions and then
back to back PSA events. Mentally he needed a break.
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Quarters :
John Power reports
It must have been a great summer's training for Cameron Seth
as the PSA world #178 has definitely created a stir by
defeating his second opponent ranked considerably higher.
His game of tight, consistent, patient play, along with winning
backhand drops in the front of the court was a game that was
just too much on the day for Danish star Kristian Frost.
The most entertaining match was junior phenom Mostafa Asal
overcoming the creative and aggressive style of Finn Henrik
Mustonen.
Without question this was great fun for the
small but packed house on the #1 court of UPEI, as both players
utilized all four corners from anywhere on the court with such
an array of shots never seen before in this small province. Asal
won the key points at the end of each game and after 43 minutes
of great squash he walked off the victor.
Vikram Maholtra, the Trinity College graduate from India
has one thing on his mind, win the Aspin Kemp and Assoc. Open.
He met some early resistance from Swiss Reiko Peter as
they split the first two games, but then Vikram's commitment to
get every ball and not make errors was too much for Reiko losing
the final two games at 5 and 7.
Some of the most intense squash was saved for last. Second seed
Alfredo Avila having beaten Mike McCue 3-0 the
week before seemed to have the match under control after winning
two games in just over 30 minutes and was leading in the third.
But McCue dug in and came back to win it 11-9. A back and forth
4th game had the spectators on the edge of their seats hoping
that their fellow Canadian would push it to the 5th game. With
two game balls it did indeed it did look that way.
But our speedy Mexican just didn't let it happen and after an
hour of play and a 14-12 score he could now think ahead to the
semi-finals.
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Round Two :
John Power reports
It was raining in Charlottetown today but the sun was definitely
shining on the squash courts at the University of Prince Edward
Island. There were some serious battles as players from Canada
and around the world were vying to move into Thursday's
quarterfinals and onward.
Interesting stories were certainly created in the aftermath of
the Nash Cup in London as ten players moved East to gain more
ranking points and bragging rights.
World Junior Champion Mostafa Asal was matched up against
this year's Canadian champion Andrew Schnell, and Nick
Sachvie, who showed that he was in great form with his
London quarterfinal match against Asal, was pitted against
former world #35 Henrik Mustonen from Finland, who is
coming back from over a year's absence from the tour.
Both matches lived up to their billing but it was Mustonen's
creativity and Asal's steadiness that carried the day.
But the real stir was created early in the evening by Canadian
Cameron Seth as he locked horns with the tournament's #1
seed, England's Charles Sharpe. They went toe to toe for
65 minutes and it was the young man from Toronto (ranked 100
spots lower) who claimed his best ever victory on the PSA Tour.
The squash fans from this part of the world have never witnessed
this level of play before, and are thirsty for more.
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