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Grimsby & Cleethorpes Open
2018
05-08 Dec, Cleethorpes, UK, $5k |
Final: Top seed Haycocks wins
Emma Falconer reports
This very well attended tournament
has seen some thrilling squash in which only the top two seeds
made it to the quarter finals with only the number one seed
Jaymie Haycocks through to the final against a 9/16 seed
Nick Wall.
In the first game Nick leads 4-1 but Jaymie takes charge taking
the first 11-6. Nick fights back and takes the second 11-7.
The third was a much closer affair with Nick taking the lead 3-0
but from 3-3 it was nip and tuck but Nick, perhaps feeling the
pressure at 9-9 , hit the tin twice in succession to give the
game to Jaymie.
Jaymie won the fourth 11-4 taking control of the game and
winning the match 3-1.
Jaymie Haycocks thanked the Cleethorpes crowd for their support
this week and spoke highly of his young opponent who undoubtedly
has a great future ahead of him.
Jaymie was delighted to win his first English PSA title.
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  Grimsby
& Cleethorpes
2018
05-08 Dec, Cleethorpes, UK, $5k |
Round One
05 Dec |
Round Two
05 Dec |
Quarters
06 Dec |
Semis
07 Dec |
Final
08 Dec |
Nick Mulvey (Eng) *
11-7, 5-11, 11-2, 12-10 (48m)
Ben Smith (Eng) |
[1] Jaymie Haycocks (Eng)
10-12, 11-6, 11-8, 11-4 (52m)
Nick Mulvey |
[1] Jaymie Haycocks
11-8, 12-10, 11-8 (47m)
[8] Tom Walsh |
[1] Jaymie Haycocks
9-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-5 (50m)
Owain Taylor |
[1] Jaymie Haycocks
11-6, 7-11, 11-9, 11-4
Nick Wall |
Connor Sheen (Eng) *
13-11, 11-7, 11-4 (38m)
[wc] Adam Turner (Eng) |
[8] Tom Walsh (Eng)
14-12, 11-3, 6-11, 11-8 (55m)
Connor Sheen (Eng) * |
Owain Taylor (Wal) *
11-6, 11-5, 11-9 (38m)
Jack Turney (Eng) |
[5] Rob Downer (Eng)
11-7, 11-6, 11-5 (38m)
Owain Taylor |
Owain Taylor
9-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-13, 11-8 (65m)
Mark Fuller |
Mark Fuller (Eng) *
14-12, 10-12, 12-14, 11-8, 11-6 (70m)
Curtis Malik (Eng) |
[3] Sean Conroy (Irl)
7-11, 11-8, 11-8, 13-11 (57m)
Mark Fuller |
[wc] Julian Tomlinson (Eng)
11-3, 11-9, 11-4 (40m)
Harry Falconer (Eng) * |
Harry Falconer
11-8, 11-9, 11-2 (34m)
[4] Ondraj Uerka (Cze) |
Harry Falconer
11-7, 11-5, 11-6 (35m)
Nick Wall |
Nick Wall
11-6, 8-11, 5-11, 11-7, 14-12 (88m)
[2] Emyr Evans |
Chris Morrison (Eng)
11-8, 11-9, 11-6 (30m)
Nick Wall (Eng) * |
Nick Wall
11-8, 11-9, 11-9
[7] Rory Stewart (Sco) |
James Peach (Eng)
11-8, 11-8, 11-7 (33m)
Mike Harris (Eng) * |
Mike Harris
6-11, 11-5, 5-11, 11-9, 11-9 (59m)
[6] Bryan Byrne (Irl) |
Mike Harris
11-7, 11-7, 4-11, 11-4 (44m)
[2] Emyr Evans |
Robert Dadds (Eng)
11-7, 11-5, 11-7 (30m)
Aadit Zaveri (Ind) * |
Robert Dadds
14-12, 11-8, 11-9 (40m)
[2] Emyr Evans (Wal) |
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Semis: English prevail in
Anglo-Welsh encounters
Jaymie Haycocks 3-0 Owain Taylor
Jaymie starts the first game strongly staying a few points ahead
until Owain found his stride and levelled the points at 9-9 but
then Jaymie hit the ball out of court and gives away a stroke to
give the game to Owain 11-9.
Jaymie takes charge in the second game going 6-2 up and followed
by a couple of errors from Owain to 8-2 and Jaymie takes the
second game relatively comfortably at 11-4 . The second game
following the same pattern with Jaymie wining 11-6.
In the fourth game from 5-2 to Jaymie to 8-3, Owain made a
number of errors and Jaymie played his game very well hitting a
perfect length in the back corner to win the game 11-5 and the
match 3-1.
Nick Wall 3-2 Emyr Evans
Both players were looking sharp in this first game but from 6-6
Nick got the better of Emyr and took it 11-6 . The second
started off with a very scrappy few points consisting mainly of
tins and strokes to 4-4 .
Emyr was leading 8-7 when Nick hit two tins in succession to
give Emyr game ball. Nick saved game ball then Emyr took the
game 11-8 following the award of a stroke.
The third game continued in the same fashion with too many tins,
strokes and of course some thrilling squash mixed in between
with Emyr taking the game 11-5. In the fourth game things got
even more tense with some loss of composure by both players
resulting in a bitty game which was very close until Nick kicked
on from 8-7 to win 11-7 .
The last game was a highly charged affair which was very
physical and scrappy at time for both players. First blood to
Emyr followed by a tight ball down the wall from Nick to 1-1 .
A stroke in favour of Nick then Emyr hit the tin. Again play
continued in a similar vein to 10-9 giving Emyr the first match
ball but Nick won the point and it’s a tie break. Nick clinches
the fourth game 14-12 on his 3rd match ball winning the longest
match of the tournament so far at 88 minutes.
Nick Wall will play in his first ever PSA Challenger Tour 5
final on Saturday evening against Jaymie Haycocks at 7 pm.
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Quarter-Finals Roundup:
Jaymie Haycocks 3-0 Tom Walsh
It was a very close first game but from 2-2 Tom was always
behind and Jaymie took the game 11-8 . In the second game each
player won alternate points from 5-5 to 10-10 but Jaymie took
the tie break emphatically to win 12-10. In the third game Tom
called his own ball down when losing 4-2 , levelled the score to
5-5 then pushed on to 5- 8 but following a good spell of play
from Jaymie it’s 10-8 match ball and Jaymie takes the game 11-8.
Mark Fuller 3-1 Owain Taylor
Mark led the first game but Owain regained ground to 6-6 then at
9-9 Owain hit the tin and Mark took the game 11-9. Owain charged
ahead in the second game to 6-1 and after a brief fight back
from Mark, Owain took the game 11-5. In the third for both
players it was nip and tuck to 6-6 before Owain found a way to
break Mike down and won 11-6 .
In the fourth with an invigorated Mark Fuller and following a
few mistakes by Owain the score was levelled at 8-8 but after an
uncharacteristic tin by Mark to 9-8 then 9-9 and after a short
break to mop the wet floor it’s 10-9 and match ball to Owain but
Mark had slipped.
Following a short injury break the scores were levelled at 10-10
. Then its 11-11 and a hard fought game for Mark who wins it
13-11. In the fourth Owain was always just ahead and a tin from
Mark gave Owain match ball .Then a ball into the tin for Owain
and then from Mark to give Owain the game 11-8 and match 3-1.
Nick Wall 3-0 Harry Falconer
The first game started off a very close affair but at 7-6 to
Nick he pushed on to win the first 11-7 . In the second Nick
played very well and at 7-4 played some great squash making
things very hard for Harry and won it 11-5. In the third
following a spirited come back from Harry at 6-0 down to 9-6
Nick won the game 11-6 and the match 3-0 .
Michael Harris 3-1 Emyr Evans
So the last match of the evening was down to the Karakal Kids
Mike Harris and Emyr Evans to battle it out. Emyr took the first
game 11-7 with Mike making too many errors. In the second it was
level pegging at 5-5 before Mike again made too many unforced
errors letting Emyr take charge and win the second also 11-7.
In the third Emyr took first blood but a more focused Mike took
the game 11-4 In the fourth game Mike attempted a few too many
winners that didn’t come off and Emyr took full advantage
putting on the pressure. Mike saved one match ball but Emyr took
the game 11-4 and the match 3-1.
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Round TWO Roundup:
It was an evening of upsets with 5 of the top
8 seeds being toppled in a great evening of squash.
The first two matches went to the seeding with Jaymie Haycocks
taking out Nick Mulvey 3-0 and Tom Walsh beating Connor Sheen
3-1.
The second pair of matches saw Owain Taylor put in a good
display beating the number 5 seed Rob Downer 3-0. Mark Fuller
managed to pull off another great win this evening beating the
number 3 seed Sean Conroy in 4 long games over 57 minutes.
In the third set of matches Harry Falconer competed strongly to
take the match 3-0 against the number 4 seed Ondrej Uherka
showing some very impressive form. Similarly Nick Wall beat the
number 7 seed Rory Stewart in 3 tight games.
The final two matches saw Michael Harris put in a great effort
to beat the number 6 seed Brian Byrne in 5 games prevailing 11-9
in the 5th.. Both players gave the crowd a thrilling match. In
the last fixture of the evening Emyr Evans beat Robert Dadds in
a very close match in which both players played some great
squash with Emyr just having the edge.
The day was very well attended by a large number of spectators
including a school trip from the squash players from a local
preparatory school.
Round ONE Roundup:
The first two matches saw local junior player Ben Smith playing
well but losing a very close 4th game 12-10 to Nick Mulvey and a
very strong performance from Connor Sheen against Adam Turner
winning in 3 games.
The second pair of matches saw Owain Taylor put in a good
performance winning 3-0 against the always athletic Jack Turney.
The toughest match of the afternoon was between the upcoming
Curtis Malik with the first 3 games going to tie breaks but Mark
Fuller managed to pull off a win in a match lasting over 70
minutes.
The third matches started with a great match between local
player 9/16 seed Harry Falconer and Julian Tomlinson who know
each other’s game very well. Harry won 3-0 with a very close
second game but he powered through to an impressive win
supported by a large crowd of spectators turning out this
afternoon.
Local entrant , the experienced Chris Morrison, who hasn’t
played in a PSA tournament for 15 years put up a great battle to
lose 3-0 but going close in the second game to upcoming star
Nick Wall.
The final two matches saw Michael Harris put in a good
performance pushing on late in each game to take a 3-0 win. The
upset of the afternoon was Robert Dadds knocking Aadit Zaveri in
3 straight games.
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