Women’s Final
Emma Beddoes bt Deon Saffery
         7/11, 11/5, 11/7, 11/2 (31m)

Men’s Final
[2] Andy Whipp bt [3/4] James Snell
         2/11, 4/11, 11/6, 11/7, 11/6 (50m)

Emma Beddoes won the Boston Open women’s title on Sunday afternoon following a 3-1 victory over Deon Saffery. In the closest ladies’ final at the tournament since 2006 an upset looked on the cards after Deon stormed into a 5/1 lead in the first game.

From then on Emma kept attempting to claw it back - but only came within 1 point of levelling the score as her opponent took the first game. Deon started the second game as she had finished the first, but 2008’s Boston Open finalist won 7 points in a row to make the games 1-1. The third game was a topsy turvy affair, but at 7/7 Emma took the initiative to win it 11/7. The world #25 then finished off the match convincingly, winning the fourth game 11/2.

After a nice display of women’s squash the men’s final began. It is fair to say there was some concern as to how long the final would last when James Snell surprisingly took the first two games quite comfortably.

In the first game Andy Whipp never appeared to get into the match, losing 11/2. The second game was equally as bad for him, and good for James who was dominating the rallies and running Whipp around the court. Snell went from 2/1 down to 9/2 up and took the second game 11/4 to lead 2-0 in games.

The crowd was hoping for a fight back from the defending champion to take the match into a fourth and fifth game, and that’s exactly what they got as he fired himself into a 4/0 lead in the third. For the rest of the game he had the upper hand thanks to some great volleying, which was partly accountable for James’ increasing number of tinned shots.

Andy trailed 2-1 after winning the third 11/6. 11/7 to Andy Whipp was the score announced by referee Phil Hiatt at the end of the fourth game, after the number two seed continued his improved performance level. A final decider had been perfectly set up after James Snell had won and lost a 2-0 lead. Key to Andy’s ultimate victory was his run of three consecutive winning points in the opening stages to go 4-1 up.

The balance of play remained even for the rest of the game leading Andy Whipp to grab it 11/6. It meant that Whippy had successfully completed a full comeback to win the BSPA Boston Open for the second year in a row, and a cheque for £570.
 

Men’s Semi Finals

[3/4] James Snell bt [1] Scott Handley 10/12, 11/7, 9/11, 11/9, 11/7 (66m)
[2] Andy Whipp bt [3/4] Rory Pennell 15/13, 11/3, 11/6 (25m)

Men's Quarter Finals

[1] Scott Handley bt Sean Hunter 11/5, 11/9, 11/7 (27m)
[3/4] James Snell bt [5/8] Michael Wood 11/3, 11/2, 11/7 (24m)
[2] Andy Whipp bt [5/8] Obaid J. Khan 11/9, 11/4, 11/9 (28m)
[3/4] Rory Pennell bt [5/8] Adil Maqbool 14/12, 11/1, 5/11, 13/11 (41m)

Women’s Pool A
Emma Beddoes bt Brogan Lane 11/8, 11/4, 11/5 (26m)
Emma Beddoes bt Katy Ramirez 11/7, 11/3, 11/4 (19m)
Katy Ramirez bt Brogan Lane 11/8, 11/3, 11/5 (17m)

Women’s Pool B
Rachel Willmott bt Fran Wallis 11/4, 12/10, 11/4 (24m)
Deon Saffery bt Fran Wallis 11/3, 11/2, 11/1 (13m)
Deon Saffery bt Rachel Willmott 10/12, 11/7, 11/8, 11/5 (36m)

10-Dec-2010:

Boston Open 2009

the BSPA minisite will be available at the weekend

Women's Event:

Pool A: Emma Beddoes, Brogan Lane, Katy Ramirez

Pool B: Deon Saffery, Rachel Willmott, Fran Wallis

Saturday
12 (noon) Brogan Lane v Katy Ramirez
12 (noon) Rachel Willmott v Fran Wallis

3.30pm Emma Beddoes v Katy Ramirez
3.30pm Deon Saffery v Fran Wallis

7pm Emma Beddoes v Brogan Lane
7pm Deon Saffery v Rachel Willmott

Sunday  3pm Final