Lisa Aitken bt Julianne Courtice            6/11, 11/4, 11/8, 11/4 (43m)

Andy Whipp bt Joel Hinds            10/12, 11/5, 11/7, 7/11, 11/9 (65m)

Aitken and Whipp are Ilkley Squash champions

Scotland's Lisa Aitken proved to be to strong for Julianne Courtice, winning 3-1. Aitkin got off to a slow start, losing the first set quickly, but quickly up the tempo of the game and started to gain control, moving Courtice more and making less unforced errors. Both players showed remarkable court coverage.

The men’s final was between the top 2 seeds, Joel Hinds (1) the defending champion and Andy Whipp (2).

The match was played at a tremendous pace, with both players having many punishing rallies as game see sawed from 1 player to another. Hinds Lead 9-6 in the 5th, but a couple of basic errors let Whipp back into the match. At 10-9 to Whipp, Hinds put a backhand drop into the tin to end this outstanding final of 65 minutes of squash at the highest level.

Thank you for all the players who came to Ilkley this year and hope to see everyone back again next year.

    photos by Barry Wilkinson
 

Lisa Aitken bt Deon Saffery                  8/11, 11/3, 11/7, 11/7 (33m)
Julianne Courtice bt Carrie Ramsey     4/11, 11/8, 12/10, 11/5 (35m)

Andy Whipp bt Adil Maqbool         11/6, 12/14, 11/9, 10/12 rtd (44m)
Joel Hines bt Andrew Birks           4/11, 11/8, 11/6, 5/11, 11/3 (54m)

16-Apr, Quarter-Finals:

It's the final event of the BSPA season, with Andy Whipp, already guaranteed of top place in the rankings, top seed and favourite to claim his third title of the season. In tonight's semi-finals he faces Andrew Birks, while defending Ilkley champion Joel Hinds meets Pakistan's Adil Maqbool.

The women's event also features the defending champion, with Deon Saffery as top seed. She survived 13-11 in the fifth in her quarter-final against Amina Helal, and now faces former European Junior Champion Carrie Ramsey for a place in the final. The other semi-final is between Lisa Aitken and Julianne Courtice, who also both survived five-game quarter-finals.

Women’s quarter finals

Deon Saffery bt Amina Helal             7-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-8, 13-11 (51m)
Carrie Ramsey bt Selina Sinclair                  9-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-9 (43m)
Lisa Aitkin bt Rachel Wilmott                3-11, 8-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-8 (52m)
Julianne Courtice bt Nada El Kalaway    11-9, 11-7, 8-11, 6-11, 11-7 (46m)

Men’s Quarter Finals

Andy Whipp bt Alex Phillips                        12-10, 11-8, 8-11, 11-6 (36m)
Andrew Birks bt Scott Handley                         11-9, 12-10, 12-10 (40m)
Adil Maqbool bt Jamie Haycocks          7-11, 11-6, 7-11, 11-6, 11-6 (46m)
Joel Hinds bt Peter Creed                            11-2, 5-11, 11-9, 11-9 (32m)