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Irish Open 2018
23-28 Apr, Dublin, $15kx2 |
28-Apr, Finals:
Araby and Richards take the titles
The Irish Open Squash Championship finals got underway today
with the ladies taking to the court first.
Egypt are well on the way to world domination in squash terms
and for this year's women's final we had two phenomenal Egyptian
teenagers contesting the final. The number 2 seed, Rowan Elaraby
who is just 17 years old with an impressive 4 professional
tournament wins to her name, took on the number 3 seed Zeina
Mickawy herself just 19 years old with 1 professional win also.
The match lasted just 30 minutes but despite this there was no
shortage of excitement. After a slightly nervy start by both
players, it was Elaraby who played the more aggressive squash
using great touch at the front whilst demonstrating great court
coverage when needed and found herself closing out the first
game 11-3.
 The
next two games were much closer affairs with both players
demonstrating great skill and athleticism. Mickawy was working
very hard responding to her opponent's aggressive style of
squash and found herself in a tiebreak at 10-10 but it was
Elaraby who maintained her composure managing to win it 12-10
giving her a commanding 2-0 lead.
The third game was equally nip and tuck and Mickawy gave
everything to try and turn the match around but Elaraby's short
game and mobilty were just too much on the day and she managed
to complete her victory in 3 games by way of a third game tie
break to earn the Irish Open crown.
The men's final followed immediately after and in front of a
packed crowd at Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, we had the
pleasure of seeing the number 1 seed Tom Richards take on the
number 6 seed Richie Fallows.
With both men hailing from England their squash was certainly a
different brand but it was as outstanding as it was
entertaining. Both players demonstrated crisp, ferocious hitting
from the start and it was Fallows who seemed to relax and get
into his stride quicker getting to a substantial 6-0 lead.
 Richards
responded but it was too little too late and Fallows took the
first 11-6. Richard's response was excellent and with some
excellent rally construction and fine hitting he managed to win
8 points in a row to level the game up at 1-1. Richards
maintained his focus and forced Fallows to work hard rally after
rally.
With too many free points by way of unforced errors, Fallows
slipped away in the third and Richards managed to close it out
11-5 to go 2-1 up. The fourth game was point for point until
7-7.
As with the third game Fallow's made just a few too many errors
and Richards found himself 10-7 and championship ball up. He
only needed the one attempt and managed to close out the match
to win 3-1 in 51 minutes to become the Irish Open Squash
Champion 2018.
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Irish Open 2018
23-28 Apr, Dublin, $15k |
Round One
25 Apr |
Quarters
26 Apr |
Semis
27 Apr |
Final
28 Apr |
[1] Tom Richards (Eng)
11/8, 11/9, 9/11, 11/8 (43m)
[Q] Jaymie Haycocks (Eng) |
[1] Tom Richards
11/7, 6/11, 11/9, 11/7 (55m)
[8] George Parker |
[1] Tom Richards 11/8, 11/13, 11/6,
1/11, 11/6 (75m)
[3] Joel Makin |
[1] Tom Richards
6/11, 11/3, 11/5, 11/7 (50m)
[6] Richie Fallows |
[8] George Parker (Eng)
11/9, 12/10, 12/14, 11/4 (56m)
[Q] Rui Soares (Por) |
[5] Josh Masters (Eng
11/5, 11/5, 8/11, 11/3 (44m))
Mohd Syafiq Kamal (Mas) |
[5] Josh Masters
11/4, 11/3, 11/3 (33m)
[3] Joel Makin |
[3] Joel Makin (Wal)
11/9, 11/9, 11/3 (41m)
Mike McCue (Can) |
[wc] Brian Byrne (Irl)
11/9, 11/7, 7/11, 11/3 (68m)
[4] Ben Coleman (Eng) |
[4] Ben Coleman
111/3, 11/6, 11/9 (43m)
[Q] Sebastien Bonmalais |
[4] Ben Coleman 11/6, 2/11, 11/2, 11/9 (47m)
[6] Richie Fallows |
[Q] Sebastien Bonmalais (Fra)
11/5, 7/11, 11/9, 11/7 (52m)
[7] Chris Gordon (Usa) |
[Q] Patrick Rooney (Eng)
11/7, 11/5, 11/9 (35m)
[6] Richie Fallows (Eng) |
[6] Richie Fallows
11/9, 11/7, 9/11, 6/11, 11/5 (77m)
[2] Lucas Serme |
Mohamed Elsherbini (Egy)
11/8, 6/11, 13/11, 8/11, 11/6 (108m)
[2] Lucas Serme (Fra) |
Qualifying, 23-24 Apr:
Finals:
Jaymie Haycocks (Eng) 3-1 Joe Green (Eng)
11-6, 13-11, 10-12, 11-9 (57m)
Rui Soares (Por) 3-0 Sean Conroy (Irl)
12-10, 11-8, 11-8 (35m)
Sebastien Bonmalais (Fra) 3-0 Charlie Lee (Eng)
13-11, 11-9, 11-2 (41m)
Patrick Rooney (Eng) 3-2 Lyell Fuller (Eng)
7-11, 8-11, 11-5, 12-10, 11-4 (65m)
Round One:
Jaymie Haycocks (Eng) 3-0 Sam Buckley (Irl)
11-8, 11-4, 11-5 (24m)
Joe Green (Eng) 3-1 Nick Mulvey (Eng)
8-11, 11-7, 11-1, 11-6 (42m)
Sean Conroy (Irl) 3-1 Connor Sheen (Eng)
6-11, 11-8, 11-3, 13-11 (45m)
Rui Soares (Por) 3-0 Sam Olwill (Irl)
11-3, 11-4, 13-11 (45m)
Charlie Lee (Eng) 3-2 Adam Auckland (Eng) 6-11, 12-10,
11-5, 7-11, 11-5 (66m)
Sebastien Bonmalais (Fra) 3-1 Robert Dadds (Eng) 11-5,
11-4, 6-11, 11-3 (32m)
Patrick Rooney (Eng) 3-1 Conor Moran (Irl)
11-6, 11-0, 10-12, 11-8 (33m)
Lyell Fuller (Eng) 3-0 Scott Gillanders (Irl)
11-6, 11-6, 11-8 (26m)
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Irish Open 2018
23-28 Apr, Dublin, $15k |
Round One
25 Apr |
Quarters
26 Apr |
Semis
27 Apr |
Final
28 Apr |
[1] Fiona Moverley (Eng)
11/5, 11/5, 11/4 (22m)
Anna Serme (Cze) |
[1] Fiona Moverley
11/9, 12/10, 8/11, 11/3 (41m)
[5] Samantha Teran |
[1] Fiona Moverley 9/11, 11/7, 11/8, 6/11,
11/9 (50m)
[3] Zeina Mickawy |
[3] Zeina Mickawy
11/3, 12/10, 12/10 (30m)
[2] Rowan Elaraby |
[5] Samantha Teran (Mex)
11/5, 11/6, 5/11, 11/2 (25m)
[Q] Nadia Pfister (Sui) |
[7] Rachel Arnold (Mas)
6/11, 11/7, 9/11, 11/9, 11/9 (48m)
Alison Thomson (Sco) |
[7] Rachel Arnold
11/6, 12/10, 3/11, 11/7 (33m)
[3] Zeina Mickawy |
[3] Zeina Mickawy (Egy)
12/10, 11/6, 11/7 (26m)
Chloe Mesic (Fra) |
[Q] Colette Sultana (Mlt)
11/4, 11/8, 11/8 (20m)
[4] Amanda Landers-Murphy (Nzl) |
[4] Amanda Landers-Murphy
1511/7, 11/8, 7/11, 13/15, 11/9 (57m)
[6] Tinne Gilis |
[4] Amanda Landers-Murphy 11/4, 12/10, 11/7
(27m)
[2] Rowan Elaraby |
[Q] Jasmine Hutton (Eng)
11/9, 11/2, 11/8 (31m)
[6] Tinne Gilis (Bel) |
[Q] Ali Hemingway (Wal)
11/5, 6/11, 11/6, 11/6 (31m)
[8] Rachael Chadwick (Eng) |
[8] Rachael Chadwick
1711/6, 11/6, 11/7 (27m)
[2] Rowan Elaraby |
Kace Bartley (Eng)
12/10, 11/6, 12/10 (22m)
[2] Rowan Elaraby (Egy) |
Qualifying, 23-24 Apr:
Finals:
Nadia Pfister (Sui) 3-1 Sophie O'Rourke (Irl)
11-8, 11-5, 10-12, 11-7 (38m)
Colette Sultana (Mlt) 3-0 Sanne Veldkamp (Ned)
11-3, 11-3, 11-1 (16m)
Ali Hemingway (Wal) 3-1 Elspeth Young (Sco)
4-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-7 (39m)
Jasmine Hutton (Eng) 3-2 Eva Fertekova (Cze)
7-11, 11-8, 11-8, 7-11, 11-6 (45m)
Round One:
Nadia Pfister (Sui) 3-0 Lily Lloyd (Irl)
11-1, 11-5, 11-5 (18m)
Sophie O'Rourke (Irl) 3-1 Farah Momen (Egy)
13-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-5 (35m)
Sanne Veldkamp (Ned) 3-0 Bruna Marchesi Petrillo (Bra)
11-6, 11-1, 11-8 (20m)
Colette Sultana (Mlt) 3-2 Charlotte Jagger (Eng) 12-10,
12-10, 10-12, 5-11, 11-7 (74m)
Ali Hemingway (Wal) 3-0 Ciara Moloney (Irl)
11-2, 11-4, 12-10 (25m)
Elspeth Young (Sco) 3-0 Laura Neill (Irl)
11-7, 11-8, 11-3 (17m)
Jasmine Hutton (Eng) 3-0 Emilia Korhonen (Fin)
11-3, 11-7, 11-4 (19m)
Eve Fertekova (Cze) 3-0 Nia Davies (Wal)
11-5, 11-8, 11-8 (22m)
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