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 Bull
Ring Open Squash Championship 2017
01-06 May, Johannesburg, South
Africa, $5kx2 |
06-May, Finals:
It’s an Egyptian double in Johannesburg as
Mohamed Elsherbini continued his remarkable run, winning a
fourth South African tournament as a qualifier, and Menna
Hamed takes the women’s title.
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Bull Ring Open 2017
01-06 May, Johannesburg, South
Africa, $5k |
Round One
03 May 16.00-20.15 |
Quarters
04 May |
Semis
05 May |
Final
06 May |
[1] Auguste Dussourd (Fra)
2-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-7 (46m)
[Q] Christo Potgieter (Rsa) |
[Q] Christo Potgieter
12-10, 10-12, 11-9, 11-5 (57m)
[7] Jean-Pierre Brits |
[Q] Christo Potgieter 11-1, 11-3, 11-8 (28m)
[3] Kyle Finch |
[3] Kyle Finch
11-4, 11-8, 11-2 (35m)
[Q] Mohamed El Sherbini
4th South African PSA title as a qualifier fro Mohamed |
[7] Jean-Pierre Brits (Rsa)
11-8, 11-6, 11-8 (33m)
[Q] Andrew Martin (Rsa) |
[5] Chang-Wook Woo (Hkg)
4-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-8 (50m)
Omar Baghat (Egy) |
Omar Baghat
11-5, 11-8, 11-3 (28m)
[3] Kyle Finch |
[3] Kyle Finch (Eng)
11-3, 11-5, 11-5 (33m)
Lewis Doughty (Eng) |
Zeeshan Khan (Pak)
11-6, 11-1, 11-4 (22m)
[4] Benjamin Aubert (Fra) |
[4] Benjamin Aubert
11-8, 9-11, 11-5, 11-9 (63m)
[3] Enzo Corigliano |
[4] Benjamin Aubert 11-9, 11-9, 11-2 (51m)
[Q] Mohamed El Sherbini |
[Q] Nyeon-Ho Lee (Kor)
11-8, 12-10, 11-6 (30m)
[3] Enzo Corigliano (Fra) |
[Q] Mohamed El Sherbini (Egy)
11-6, 6-11, 11-9, 11-6 (63m)
[6] Joeri Hapers (Bel) |
[Q] Mohamed El Sherbini
11-8, 11-5, 11-7 (46m)
[2] Mark Fuller |
[wc] John Feliks Kuhn (Rsa)
7-11, 11-8, 11-4, 9-11, 11-4 (56m)
[2] Mark Fuller (Eng) |
Qualifying, 01-02 May:
Finals:
Andrew Martin (Rsa) 3-2 Gareth Naidoo
(Rsa) 10/12, 14/12, 11/5, 9/11, 11/8 (76m)
Mohamed El Sherbini (Egy) 3-0 Gary
Wheadon (Rsa)
11/5, 11/3, 12/10 (31m)
Christo Potgieter (Rsa) 3-0 Joong Chan-Hwang (Kor)
11/4, 11/6, 11/5 (27m)
Nyeon-Ho Lee (Kor) 3-1 Blessing Muhwati (Zim
11/7, 11/8, 5/11, 11/5 (67m)
Round One:
Andrew Martin (Rsa) 3-0 Ruan Olivier (Rsa)
11/9, 11/5, 11/6 (28m)
Gareth Naidoo (Rsa) 3-1 Kyle Maree (Rsa)
11/9, 11/8, 7/11, 11/6 (40m)
Gary Wheadon (Rsa) 3-0 Ahmed Medan (Egy)
12/10, 11/3, 11/5 (33m)
Mohamed El Sherbini (Egy) 3-0 Kyle Kriel (Nam)
11/8, 11/7, 11/51 (25m)
Christo Potgieter (Rsa) 3-2 Kelvin Ndhlovu (Zam) 1/11, 4/11,
11/5, 12/10, 11/7 (57m)
Joong Chan-Hwang (Kor) 3-1 Tremayne McDonald (Rsa) 5/11,
11/9, 11/2, 11/4 (38m)
Blessing Muhwati (Zim) 3-0 Rowan Smith (Rsa)
11/9, 11/5, 11/4 (26m)
Nyeon-Ho Lee (Kor) 3-2 Daniel Smith (Rsa)
11/8, 3/11, 5/11, 11/5, 12/10 (54m)
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Bull Ring Open 2017
01-06 May, Johannesburg, South
Africa, $5k |
Round One
03 May |
Quarters
04 May |
Semis
05 May |
Final
06 May |
[1] Milnay Louw (Rsa)
8-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-5 (36m)
Mena Nasser (Egy) |
[1] Milnay Louw
11-7, 11-4, 11-4 (20m)
[6] Elise Romba |
[1] Milnay Louw 11-5, 11-7, 12-10 (28m)
[3] Ineta Mackevica |
[1] Milnay Louw
7-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-8
(37m)
[7] Menna Hamed
3rd PSA title for Menna |
[6] Elise Romba (Fra)
12-14, 11-8, 11-8, 11-7 (42m)
Julie Rossignol (Fra) |
[8] Arezoosadat Mousavizadeh (Iri)
11-1, 11-6, 11-2 (16m)
[Q] Alexa Pienaar (Rsa) |
[Q] Alexa Pienaar
11-3, 11-4, 11-8 (24m)
[3] Ineta Mackevica |
[3] Ineta Mackevica (Lat)
11-2, 11-8, 11-3 (19m)
Sanne Veldkamp (Ned) |
[Q] Jacqui Ryder (Rsa)
13-11, 11-7, 11-3 (25m)
[4] Cheyna Tucker (Rsa) |
[4] Cheyna Tucker
4-11, 11-3, 11-5, 11-2 (29m)
[7] Menna Hamed |
[7] Menna Hamed 11-9, 11-6, 11-4 (23m)
[2] Alexandra Fuller |
[Q] Nono Sekhoto (Rsa)
11-4, 11-4, 11-2 (13m)
[7] Menna Hamed (Egy) |
[wc] Panashe Sithole (Rsa)
11-5, 11-3, 11-6 (16m)
[5] Nadia Pfister (Sui) |
[5] Nadia Pfister
13-15, 11-4, 11-5, 11-8 (38m)
[2] Alexandra Fuller |
[Q] Laura Gamblin (Fra)
11-2, 12-10, 11-3 (23m)
[2] Alexandra Fuller (Rsa) |
Qualifying, 01-02 May:
Finals:
Laura Gamblin (Fra) 3-0 Kacey-Leigh Dodd
(Rsa) 12/10, 11/7, 12/10 (29m)
Nono Sekhoto (Rsa) 3-1 Bongi Seroto (Rsa)
11/4, 9/11, 11/6, 11/8 (22m)
Alexa Pienaar (Rsa) 3-0 Tayla Diepenbroek
(Rsa) 11/3, 11/3, 11/6
(17m)
Jacqui Ryder (Rsa) 3-0 Jennifer Preece (Rsa)
11/9, 11/9, 11/9 (26m)
Round One:
Kacey-Leigh Dodd (Rsa) 3-0 Megan Page (Rsa)
11/6, 11/7, 13/11 (24m)
Bongi Seroto (Rsa) w/o Diana Haynes (Rsa)
w/o
Nono Sekhoto (Rsa) 3-0 Ria Kennerley (Rsa)
11/8, 9/6 rtd (11m)
Alexa Pienaar (Rsa) 3-0 Adel Sammons (Rsa)
11/6, 12/10, 11/7 (25m)
Tayla Diepenbroek (Rsa) 3-1 Kaylyn Trevarthen (Rsa) 12/14,
11/5, 11/8, 11/8 (26m)
Jennifer Preece (Rsa) 3-0 Casey Preece (Rsa)
11/6, 11/3, 11/8 (11m)
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04-May, Quarters:
Qualifiers Christo Potgieter ans Mohamed Elsherbini make the men’s
semis, while Milnay Louw and Alexandra Fuller keep
hopes of an all-South African women's final alive ...
It was smiles all around tonight as the last Bull Ring Open
quarter-final match came to its conclusion.
Christo Potgieter secured his first semi-final spot for quite
some time, after defeating fellow countryman and close friend,
Jean-Pierre Brits 3-1.
PSA player of the month, Mohammed El Sherbini, could do no wrong
as he beat Mark Fuller 3-0. Speaking to him after the match, he
said, “I knew I just had to run and keep the rallies going. It
worked in my favour and that's why I'm in the semi-finals.”
South African Milnay Louw didn't waste any time on court beating
number 6 seed, Elise Romba 3-0, whilst Ineta Mackevica took the
same tine as Louw, also beating her opponent, Alexa Pienaar,
3-0.
Nadia Pfister showed her potential in the first game against
Alex Fuller by taking it 15/13, but Fuller made the necessary
changes to win her match 3-1.
The semi-finals are set to be very exciting with lots of home
interest for the local spectators.
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03-May, Round One:
Qualifiers Christo Potgieter - taking out the top seed -
and in-form Egyptian Mohamed Elsherbini make the men’s
last eight, while there’s home interest in all four women’s
quarters ...
Bull Ring Squash goes “Vanguard”
Round 1 of the Bull Ring Open Squash Championships 2017 started
off with an exciting match between John Kuhn (RSA) and Mark
Fuller (ENG).
“Wild Card” and U19 SA Junior #1 Kuhn displayed some exciting
squash against 2nd seed Fuller taking the first game and then
fighting back from 2-1 down to force the decider. Fuller
lengthened the rallies in the fifth, which proved to be the
right tactic as Kuhn showed signs of fatigue and took the match
11-4 in 56 minutes. Joking to the crowd, Fuller said, “John’s
clearly improved since I coached him last week. All credit to
him though and I hope to see much more of him in the near
future!”
Local player, Alexa Pienaar dispatched number 8 seed Arezoosadat
Mousavizadeh from Iran in just 16 minutes, whilst top seed
Milnay Louw had a point to prove this evening after losing to
her opponent Menna Nasser in Cape Town last week. Louw managed
to avenge her defeat, playing precision squash to win 3-1 in 30
minutes.
Julie Rossignol put up a great fight against her higher seeded
French teammate Elise Romba taking a tight first game 13/11, but
it was Romba who dug deep to turn the match around taking it 3-1
in a marathon 52 minutes.
The remaining women’s matches went to seeding with some exciting
quarter-finals in store for the Women’s draw.
Omar Bahgat upset the number 5 seed Chang Wook Woo 3-2 in 50
minutes. Unseeded tournament favourite Mohamed Elsherbini was
made to sweat a little by the number 6 seed Joeri Harpers but
managed to win quite comfortably in the end 3-1.
The match of the evening though was the French number 1 seed
Auguste Dussourd against local favourite Christo Potgieter.
Dussourd won the first game and looked to be cruising. However,
he had a lapse in concentration in the second which caused him
to lose the next game. Potgieter grabbed the opportunity with
both hands and never let go.
Dussourd's frustration grew and it allowed Potgieter to take
control of the match winning 3/1. Potgieter's next match is
against longtime friend JP Brits which will ensure a South
African makes it to the semi-finals of the Bull Ring Open.
Bull Ring Squash.....Come Make Your Mark!
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01-May, Qualifying
Begins:
Day one at the Bull Ring Open saw a large number of spectators
coming to see their teammates, family and friends compete
against the PSA big guns and see if they could cause an upset
and clinch a spot in tomorrow’s qualifying finals.
The PSA Women’s qualifying draw produced no real upsets today,
with seeded players Laura Gamblin and Jacqui Ryder already
through to the qualifying finals. They were followed by South
Africans Kacey-Leigh Dodd, Bongi Seroto, Nono Sekhoto, Alexa
Pinnaar, Tayla Diepenbroek and junior Jenny Preece.
However, the PSA Men’s qualifying matches were a different
story. The first match of the day, saw local player Andrew
Martin (RSA) defeat nr 1 seed Ruan Olivier (RSA) 3-0 in 28
minutes, followed by Gary Wheadon (RSA) who beat number 6 seed
Ahmed Medan of Eygpt 3-0 in 33min.
Number 4 seed Christo Potgieter (RSA) had a close call having to
come from 2 games down to defeat Zambian Kelvin Ndhlovu in a 57
minute match that had the crowd on the edge of their seats.
Joeri Hapers from Belgium, the main draw number 6 seed, gave
some feedback on the event so far, "First I want to say that I
am amazed by the facilities and the size of the Wanderers Sports
Complex and having a full glass court present at a 5k event is
amazing!
"It feels like I'm at a major squash event and I want to take
this opportunity to thank the committee and their sponsors for
making this event possible. There are so many positive things
happening here and I'm really looking forward to my first match
on Wednesday. I can only hope that there will be as many
spectators watching and supporting on Wednesday as were here
today.”
The Qualifying Finals will take place on Tuesday 02 May from
16:30 with the last match scheduled for 19:00. All spectators
are welcome to come and enjoy some phenomenal international
squash taking place at The Wanderers Club, Illovo.
Entry is free for all qualifying, first round and quarter-final
matches.
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New Event set to make its
mark in Johannesburg
Bull Ring Squash Events is pleased to announce that the
inaugural Bull Ring Open Squash Championships will be taking
place from 1st to 6th May 2017.
Hosted at the exclusive Wanderers Club in Illovo,
Johannesburg the event boasts prize money and prizes worth
R300,000 making it the biggest Open Squash Tournament in
Southern Africa.
The event is registered on the PSA World Tour for both Men and
Women to showcase South Africa’s top professional squash players
competing against their international counterparts.
But there is also plenty of opportunity for squash players of
all ages to take part and play alongside these amazing athletes.
Categories include Open sections for Men and Women as well as
Masters and Junior sections.
CEO, Leon Gelderblom, said: “We are ecstatic to be hosting
this prestigious event here at The Wanderers Club, Johannesburg.
"What we hope will make this event different and exciting to
both the players and spectators is that there really is a
category for every player. We are looking forward to meeting all
of the players and wish them all the best for the inaugural Bull
Ring Open.”
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