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Assore & Baldwin Parkview Open 2017
09-13 Apr, Johannesburg, South
Africa, $5kx2 |
13-Apr, Finals:
Fuller and ElSherbini take Parkview titles
The Assore Balwin Parkview Open saw
Alex Fuller taking her 2nd PSA title.
She started the match with a good length and kept the rallies
long and hard. Milnay Louw moved very well and match see-sawed
between the 2 players. Fuller managed to take the first game in
a closely contested battle. The 2nd game saw her calm down and
her length got better. Louw was not going down without a fight
and kept her composure and determination to claw her way back
and take the 3rd game.
Fuller played confident attacking squash and eventually the
pressure took it’s toll on Louw who gave away a couple of
strokes at crucial points.
Fuller said, “I am thrilled with the win and felt that I kept
it together and stayed with my game plan. I felt that Milnay
played really well in the 1st 3 games but felt her tiring to the
end of the third even though I lost that game. I knew that if I
started the 4th positively and put her under pressure she was
going to tire. This is what I did and it paid off.”
It was wonderful to watch such talented squash players in the
men's final. Both players moved with such grace around the
court. Their agility and movement to the ball had the crowd in
awe.
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the men's final Mohammed Elsherbini played accurate attacking shots that most
players would not have reached but the young Velavan Senthikumar
glided effortlessly across the court.
After a few controversial
decisions by the referees both players started playing loose
balls and the game got a little scrappy. ElSherbini managed to
regain his focus in the 4th and pulled ahead 8-4.
Another 3 very long hard rallies saw Senthikumar desperately
trying to go for the unbelievable winner but unfortunately it
did not pay off.
Said ElSherbini ,”I am thrilled with my 1st PSA title. I hope
that this will be the first of many more to come. I would not
have been able to achieve these goals without the support of my
family and coach Lefika Ragonsle.
"Thanks again to
all the hosts for the great hospitality. It has been a privilege
to come to South Africa and play in such a wonderful event.” |
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Parkview Open 2017
09-13 Apr, Johannesburg, South
Africa, $5k |
Round One
10-Apr |
Quarters
11-Apr |
Semis
12-Apr |
Final
13-Apr |
[1] Aqeel Rehman (Aut)
11/9, 11/1, 11/4 (35m)
Guhan Senthilkumar (Ind) |
[1] Aqeel Rehman
11/3, 11/1, 11/5 (31m)
[Q] Velavan Senthilkumar |
[Q] Velavan Senthilkumar 12/10, 11/7, 11/9
(46m)
[3] Mark Fuller |
[Q] Velavan Senthilkumar
11/8, 11/7, 10/12, 11/8 (55m)
Mohamed Elsherbini |
[8] Tiago Goriely (Bel)
11/1, 11/5, 11/3 (32m)
[Q] Velavan Senthilkumar (Ind) |
[6] Ahmed Al Kiremli (Irq)
11/7, 11/1, 11/9 (17m)
Ruan Olivier (Rsa) |
Ruan Olivier
11/9, 11/5, 11/5 (54m)
[3] Mark Fuller |
[3] Mark Fuller (Eng)
11/2, 11/5, 11/7 (22m)
[Q] Luke McFarland (Rsa) |
[Q] Christo Potgieter (Rsa)
7/11, 11/5, 6/11, 16/14, 11/5 (68m)
[4] Joeri Hapers (Bel) |
[Q] Christo Potgieter
11/4, 9/11, 11/2, 11/0 (38m)
Mohamed Elsherbini |
Mohamed Elsherbini
11/8, 11/6, 11/5 (37m)
[2] Harinder Pal Sandhu |
Mohamed Elsherbini (Egy)
11/0, 11/3, 11/4 (18m)
[7] Zeeshan Khan (Pak) |
[wc] Gareth Naidoo (Rsa)
11/9, 9/11, 8/11, 13/11, 11/9 (74m)
[5] Omar Bahgat (Egy) |
[wc] Gareth Naidoo
11/7, 11/7, 11/5 (25m)
[2] Harinder Pal Sandhu |
[Q] Blessing Muhwati (Zim)
11/4, 11/5, 9/11, 11/5 (41m)
[2] Harinder Pal Sandhu (Ind) |
Qualifying finals:
Christo Potgieter (Rsa) 3-1 Kyle Maree (Rsa)
11/13, 11/8, 11/9, 11/4 (47m)
Velavan Senthilkumar (Ind) 3-0 Devon Hendrikse (Rsa)
11/3, 11/7, 14/12 (34m)
Luke McFarland (Rsa) 3-2 Ali Jafari (Eng)
4/11, 11/8, 6/11, 11/6, 11/9 (54m)
Blessing Muhwati (Zim) 3-1 Andrew Martin (Rsa)
11/7, 11/9, 8/11, 11/9 (48m)
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Parkview Open 2017
09-13 Apr, Johannesburg, South
Africa, $5k |
Round One
10-Apr |
Quarters
11-Apr |
Semis
12-Apr |
Final
13-Apr |
[1] Nikki Todd (Can)
11/1, 11/5, 11/9 (22m)
[Q] Tayla Diepenbroek (Rsa) |
[1] Nikki Todd
11/7, 11/0, 11/8 (17m)
[Q] Adel Sammons |
[1] Nikki Todd 11/7, 11/9, 12/10 (33m)
[3] Alexandra Fuller |
[3] Alexandra Fuller
14/12, 7/11, 11/9, 11/7 (52m)
[2] Milnay Louw |
[7] Angie Clifton-Parks (Rsa)
6/11, 11/9, 11/4, 17/15 (33m)
[Q] Adel Sammons (Rsa) |
[5] Makgosi Peloakgosi (Rsa
11/3, 11/5, 7/11, 11/8 (33m)
[Q] Megan Page (Rsa) |
[5] Makgosi Peloakgosi
11/4, 11/5, 11/5 (13m)
[3] Alexandra Fuller |
[3] Alexandra Fuller (Rsa)
11/5, 11/5, 11/2 (21m)
Michelle Kohne (Rsa) |
Nono Sekhoto (Rsa)
11/8, 11/2, 11/2 (20m)
[4] Cheyna Tucker (Rsa) |
[4] Cheyna Tucker
11/4, 11/0, 11/6 (15m)
[Q] Mikaila Westmorelan |
[4] Cheyna Tucker 11/6, 11/3, 11/7 (28m)
[2] Milnay Louw |
[Q] Mikaila Westmoreland (Rsa)
11/8, 14/12, 13/11 (28m)
[8] Robyn Boy (Rsa) |
Alexa Pienaar (Rsa)
11/5, 7/11, 11/8, 11/9 (41m)
[6] Sunayna Kuruvilla (Ind) |
[6] Sunayna Kuruvilla
11/2, 11/9, 11/6 (20m)
[2] Milnay Louw |
Bongi Seroto (Rsa)
11/3, 11/3, 11/0 (20m)
[2] Milnay Louw (Rsa) |
Qualifying finals:
Mikaila Westmoreland (Rsa) 3-0 Cathy Botma (Rsa)
12/10, 11/3, 11/4 (18m)
Megan Page (Rsa) 3-0 Jemma Dawson (Rsa)
11/2, 11/2, 11/5 (22m)
Tayla Diepenbroek (Rsa) 3-1 Nothando Ntimane (Rsa) 11/3,
11/8, 6/11, 11/4 (38m)
Adel Sammons (Rsa) 3-1 Mariska Wiese (Rsa)
9/11, 11/6, 11/5, 11/8 (37m)
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12-Apr, Semis:
Seeds tumble in Parkview semis
Indian qualifier Velavan
Senthikumar once again dominated his match as he advanced to
the final with a 3-1 win over Mark Fuller
The first game was very hard and Senthikumar kept the rallies
long and hard. Fuller was definitely struggling with the
altitude.
The first game lasted over 15mins and Fuller worked really hard.
Senthikumar played a great length and kept attacking the ball.
When interviewed after the match Senthikumar said, “I am so
excited to be in my 1st PSA final went. I think that my
tournament has gone really well and felt very good during the
games. I also struggled a little with the altitude but I
attacked a lot and made him work harder than usual. I have never
played either of the other semi-finalists and really looking
forward to the match tomorrow !”.
Unseeded Egyptian Mohamed ElSherbini played positive
aggressive squash from the first point to beat second seed
Harinderpal Sandhu.
He kept the ball tight and to a good length and took no chances
with any fancy shots. Harinder looked like he felt the pressure
and made too many unforced errors at crucial points.
Mohammed said, “I felt that I was in control and kept playing my
game. I kept playing the way I wanted it to be, by keeping it
simple and tight against the wall. I felt that Sandhu was a
little nervous of me and tried to finish the rallies too early.
I am looking forward to playing the youngster in the match
tomorrow. I would like to thank Angelique and Craig for their
hospitality and I am really enjoying my stay in SA.”
In the ladies event Alex Fuller and Milnay Louw
set up an all-SA final.
Fuller was very focused for this match. From the beginning she
hit a good length and moved well to the ball. Top seed Nikki
Todd was struggling with her length and then started to panic,
going for winners but making errors instead. Fuller stuck with
her game plan and even though was 9-6 down in the 3rd game back
to take the game 13-11 and the match 3-0.
Said Fuller “Nerves crept in during the 3rd but I managed to
keep my composure and controlled my shots to finish it off in
three. The altitude was starting to get to me.”
Louw was definitely on a mission tonight. She was clinical in
her shot selection and had Cheyna Tucker running from corner to
corner. She did not give Tucker any opportunity to get into the
game at all.
Louw said “ I concentrated on playing my drives deep thereby
putting pressure on Cheyna in the back corners. This opened the
court up for me and gave me the opportunity to play short when I
needed to. I felt I moved well and played the ball to a good
length. I kept up the momentum throughout the match and was very
happy with my performance”.
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11-Apr, Quarters:
Down to the last fours in Jo'burg
The top seeded ladies all made it to the next round with ease.
The hardest fought match was the Sunaya Kuruvila from India who
kept Milnay Louw on the court the longest. Louw showed that
experience does count and even though the youngster tried her
hardest could not compete with experience. Fuller was just too
strong and fit for compatriot Peloakgosi and was only kept on
the court for 13mins.
Once again the men’s matches were very entertaining and real
crowd pleases. Mohamed ElSherbini stepped his game up to another
level this evening. After battling to find a good length in the
first 2 games ElSherbini took his game up a notch and his superb
length put Potgieter under such immense pressure that he could
do nothing with the ball. Even though Potgieter was diving all
over the court he was not a match for his opponent who took the
last 2 games 11/2, 11/0.
Velavan Senthikumar proved that he is a player to be reckoned
with after ousting out the number 1 seed Aqueel Rehman. His
incredible length and casual attitude on the court has endeared
the SA crowd.
He is never flustered and has the ability to read the game so
well. It feels that at times he is volleying every short before
it gets to the half way line. His anticipation and attacking
game has just put all his opponents under extreme pressure and
even though he is extremely young he plays with the experience
of a veteran of the game of squash.
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