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Israel Herzliya Open 2018
28 Feb - 04 Mar, Israel, $5k |
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Israel Herzliya Open 2018
28 Feb - 04 Mar, Israel, $5k |
Round One
01 Mar |
Quarters
02 Mar |
Semis
03 Mar |
Final
04 Mar |
[1] Bernat Jaume (Esp)
11/6, 11/4, 12/10
[Q] Vini Rodrigues (Bra) |
[1] Bernat Jaume
11/9, 11/8, 11/2
[5] Bradley Masters |
[1] Bernat Jaume
11/6, 11/4, 11/3
Marc ter Sluis |
2nd PSA title for Bernat
[1] Bernat Jaume
10/12, 11/5, 11/3, 10/12, 11/9 (90m)
[2] Victor Crouin
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[5] Bradley Masters (Eng)
11/7, 5/11, 7/11, 11/1, 11/6
[Q] James Peach (Eng) |
[8] Roman Allinckx (Sui)
11/8, 11/7, 11/8
Claudio Pinto (Por) |
Claudio Pinto
11/7, 11/7, 11/5
Marc ter Sluis |
[3] Geoffrey Demont (Fra)
3/11, 11/3, 11/7, 11/7
Marc ter Sluis (Ned) |
[wc] Nir Cohen (Isr)
7/11, 11/8, 11/6, 11/7
[4] Enzo Corigliano (Fra) |
[4] Enzo Corigliano
11/2, 7/11, 11/1, 11/8
[Q] Harry Falconer |
[Q] Harry Falcone 11/2, 3/11, 11/5, 11/6
[2] Victor Crouin |
[Q] Harry Falconer (Eng)
11/8, 12/10, 11/8
[6] Roee Avraham (Isr) |
[LL] Ido Burnstein (Isr)
11/6, 11/7, 11/8
[7] Daniel Poleshchuk (Isr) |
[7] Daniel Poleshchuk
11/6, 6/11, 11/6, 11/4
[2] Victor Crouin |
[Q] Pascal Gomez (Esp)
11/6, 11/6, 11/4
[2] Victor Crouin (Fra) |
Qualifying, 28-Feb:
Harry Falconer (Eng) 3-2 Roshan Bharos (Ned) 11/6,
12/10, 9/11, 1/11, 11/4
Vini Rodrigues (Bra) 3-0 Erik Jakobsson (Swe)
11/3, 11/5, 11/7
Pascal Gomez (Esp) 3-0 Ido Burnstein (Isr)
11/8, 11/1, 11/8
James Peach (Eng) 3-0 Jeremy Harris (Eng)
11/5, 11/4, 11/4
Round One:
Roshan Bharos (Ned) 3-0 Ido Avron (Isr)
11/8, 11/8, 11/1
Harry Falconer (Eng) 3-0 Adam Bachmann (Isr)
11/6, 11/7, 11/6
Erik Jakobsson (Swe) 3-0 Ben Wiernik (Isr)
11/6, 11/3, 11/3
Vini Rodrigues (Bra) 3-0 Noam Peer (Isr)
12/10, 11/2, 11/9
Ido Burnstein (Isr) 3-1 Amadeo Costa (Sui) 4/11,
11/5, 11/5, 12/10
Pascal Gomez (Esp) 3-0 Nadav Raziel (Isr)
11/6, 11/9, 11/8
Jeremy Harris (Eng) 3-0 Idan Hare (Isr)
11/6, 11/1, 11/2
James Peach (Eng) 3-0 Ron Levi (Isr)
11/6, 12/10, 11/6
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Semis
Arthur Caplan reports
First semi finalists on court were top seed Bernat Jaume, who
had won his way to this stage very convincingly, and unseeded
Marc ter Sluis who had lost just one game, to seed #3, before
dominating his previous opponents.
Spectators were entitled to expect a difficult encounter for the
Spaniard. However, as the match progressed, ter Sluis found his
rival in excellent form. Leading 3-2 in the first game, Jaume
quickly added 5 more points before ter Sluis scored another one.
At 9-3 ter Sluis added three more to his tally but that was all
before the game ended at 11-6.
With Jaume in the ascendancy, he continued to dominate and from
4-1 he progressed to 6-3, 8-4 and 11-4. The third game saw Jaume
even more in charge. Ter Sluis scored the first point but then
fell behind 1-8. He managed just two more points before Jaume
converted his second match ball into what was, in effect, a
fully deserved advance to the final.
The second semi final featured seed #2, Victor Crouin against
Harry Falconer, who had done extremely well in progressing from
the qualifying draw to this stage. This time, spectators were
not expecting the tough contest that in fact developed.
The first game went Crouin’s way in very few minutes. He led
from 4-2 to match point, which he duly converted without losing
another point. Game no.2 was a complete reversal. Playing
inspired squash, and helped by several Crouin errors, Falconer
took charge and from 1-0 down went to 5-2, then to 9-3 before
taking the next two points to equal the score.
The determination of Crouin to prevent a surprise was evident in
the next game. Much of the rallies were played down the backhand
wall with Crouin volleying his returns whenever possible to keep
up the pressure. The tactic was working well. With the help of
good returns he went to 3-0 and then to 5-1 before an error gave
Falconer his second point.
Two more points for Crouin before a good spell by Falconer
closed the gap to 7-5. However, he could not get closer. Crouin
reeled off 4 more points to take the game 11-5.
Crouin began game 4 with a flourish. Volleying at every
opportunity he raced to 6-0 before hitting the tin and giving
his opponent his first point. Another point for Crouin before a
good spell brought Falconer three successive points and the
score to 8-4.
Then a point to each and it was 9-5. Again each won a point and
it was 10-6. An error by Falconer on match point gave Crouin
victory and a clash with Jaume the next day for the title.
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Round One & Quarters
Arthur Caplan reports
Quarters:
Jaume continued to impress. His hard hitting and rapid recovery
abilities proved too efficient for Masters to overcome. By the
third game and 2-0 down, Masters had no prospect of changing the
outcome.
Ter Sluis also controlled his match against Pinto and progressed
to the semis without much difficulty.
Qualifier Falconer maintained his winning form and claimed an
excellent victory over Corigliano.
The match eagerly awaited by the many spectators brought
Poleshchuk opposite Crouin. Poleshchuk began well, gaining a
lead of a few points. But Crouin played safely, allowing his
opponent to make the errors. Down 1-0, Poleshchuk improved
substantially. Some fine shots into the nick and some deceptive
returns from drop shots brought him on level terms.
In the third he was again several points ahead. However,
faultless squash from Crouin and too many errors from Poleshchuk
changed the direction of the game and the Frenchman went ahead.
It was a rather despondent looking Poleshchuk who faced Crouin
in the fourth.
Several rather tired looking errors from Poleshchuk enabled
Crouin to take the game and the match. The spectators showed
their appreciation with much applause for both players.
Round One:
The first match of the main draw brought Spain’s Bernat Jaume,
the top seed, opposite Brazilian qualifier, Vini Rodrigues. It
proved to be one of the hardest fought match-ups of the first
round.
Long rallies, mostly down the back wall, characterized the first
two games of the encounter, until Jaume was able to impose his
decisiveness and take a 2-0 lead. Rodrigues improved
considerably in the third forcing his opponent to lose as many
points as he won, until Jaume managed to close out the game
12-10 and win the match.
Next up found two of England’s young professionals, Bradley
Masters, the #5seed, and James Peach, a successful qualifier,
face each other in a long, see-saw of a struggle. Against
expectations, Peach took a 2-1 lead before Masters took charge
and showed his colleague that he was the better player on the
day.
One of the more surprising results of the first round was the
defeat of seed #3, Geoffrey Demont, by Marc ter Sluis. After a
confident first game that he took 11-3, Demont fell away quite
noticeably, allowing ter Sluis to control the next three games
and express his joy at progressing to the quarters.
The lucky loser, Israel’s Nir Burstein, did his best against
Daniel Poleshchuk but the Israeli champion made sure that his
young opponent’s first appearance in a PSA event would progress
no further.
Nir Cohen, the wildcard, gave the partisan spectators reason to
hope for another Israel victory after taking the first game and
leading in the second. However, his opponent, Enzo Corigliano,
the #4 seed, soon dampened their hopes.
After Victor Crouin, the #2 seed, overcame Pascal Gomez 3-0 in
quite convincing fashion, two other seeds, Roee Avraham, #6, and
Roman Allinckx, #8, fell 3-0 to their opponents, Claudio Pinto
and qualifier Harry Falconer, giving extra interest to the
quarter finals.
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Round One & Quarters
Arthur Caplan reports
Quarters:
Jaume continued to impress. His hard hitting and rapid recovery
abilities proved too efficient for Masters to overcome. By the
third game and 2-0 down, Masters had no prospect of changing the
outcome.
Ter Sluis also controlled his match against Pinto and progressed
to the semis without much difficulty.
Qualifier Falconer maintained his winning form and claimed an
excellent victory over Corigliano.
The match eagerly awaited by the many spectators brought
Poleshchuk opposite Crouin. Poleshchuk began well, gaining a
lead of a few points. But Crouin played safely, allowing his
opponent to make the errors. Down 1-0, Poleshchuk improved
substantially. Some fine shots into the nick and some deceptive
returns from drop shots brought him on level terms.
In the third he was again several points ahead. However,
faultless squash from Crouin and too many errors from Poleshchuk
changed the direction of the game and the Frenchman went ahead.
It was a rather despondent looking Poleshchuk who faced Crouin
in the fourth.
Several rather tired looking errors from Poleshchuk enabled
Crouin to take the game and the match. The spectators showed
their appreciation with much applause for both players.
Round One:
The first match of the main draw brought Spain’s Bernat Jaume,
the top seed, opposite Brazilian qualifier, Vini Rodrigues. It
proved to be one of the hardest fought match-ups of the first
round.
Long rallies, mostly down the back wall, characterized the first
two games of the encounter, until Jaume was able to impose his
decisiveness and take a 2-0 lead. Rodrigues improved
considerably in the third forcing his opponent to lose as many
points as he won, until Jaume managed to close out the game
12-10 and win the match.
Next up found two of England’s young professionals, Bradley
Masters, the #5seed, and James Peach, a successful qualifier,
face each other in a long, see-saw of a struggle. Against
expectations, Peach took a 2-1 lead before Masters took charge
and showed his colleague that he was the better player on the
day.
One of the more surprising results of the first round was the
defeat of seed #3, Geoffrey Demont, by Marc ter Sluis. After a
confident first game that he took 11-3, Demont fell away quite
noticeably, allowing ter Sluis to control the next three games
and express his joy at progressing to the quarters.
The lucky loser, Israel’s Nir Burstein, did his best against
Daniel Poleshchuk but the Israeli champion made sure that his
young opponent’s first appearance in a PSA event would progress
no further.
Nir Cohen, the wildcard, gave the partisan spectators reason to
hope for another Israel victory after taking the first game and
leading in the second. However, his opponent, Enzo Corigliano,
the #4 seed, soon dampened their hopes.
After Victor Crouin, the #2 seed, overcame Pascal Gomez 3-0 in
quite convincing fashion, two other seeds, Roee Avraham, #6, and
Roman Allinckx, #8, fell 3-0 to their opponents, Claudio Pinto
and qualifier Harry Falconer, giving extra interest to the
quarter finals.
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28-Feb, Qualifying
Arthur Caplan reportsThe
eight PSA players who chose to participate in this event were no
doubt pleased to be greeted by warm sunshine on the day of their
first round matches against eight locals.
The visitors must have been invigorated by the weather for, all
but one, were convincing winners of their first matches.
Although some matches involved strong resistance, only one local
managed to cause an upset. The other seven were unable to win a
game, although Ron Levy and Noam Peer made
James Peach and Vini Rodrigues win a game that went
to extra points.
The upset was caused by young Ido Burstein, who ceased to
be a junior in January and was the youngest player in the draw.
After losing the first game, he proceeded to overcome
Switzerland’s Amadeo Costa 3-1 in the first round.
His progress was short-lived however, when, after another good
effort, he was beaten 3-0 by Spain’s Pascal Gomez in the
second round.
But Burstein was not yet out of the tournament. Due to the
non-arrival of the 3rd seed in the main draw, a redraw took
place and it was his name that was picked out of the hat as the
lucky loser.
His reward is a first round match against Israel’s present
champion, Daniel Poleshchuk.
The second round of the qualification draw saw a first class
struggle for supremacy between England’s Harry Falconer
and Holland’s Roshan Bharos.
Falconer, towering by almost 30cm. over his opponent, gained a
2-0 lead and seemed to be certain to proceed. Bharos obviously
thought differently and came back to level the score winning two
fine games, 11-9 and 11-1. However, he was unable to sustain his
effort and Falconer closed out the fifth 11-4 to advance to the
main draw.
Falconer was joined by Gomez, Rodrigues and Peach, each of whom
won their second matches without losing a game.
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