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Nidd Vale Group Ilkley Open 2008, 24-27 April
Men & Women | Ilkley Squash Club |
Robbie Burnett | Club Tel: 01943 607182 | LS29 0ND |
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Men's Final:
[3/4] Steve Meads bt [5/8] Joel Hinds
11/7, 11/4, 11/7 (31m)
Women's Final:
[2] Laura Lengthorn-Massaro bt [1] Vicky Botwright
11/8, 11/9, 11/6 (29m)
Meads finishes on a high,
Laura wins Lancashire battle
Arthur Curran reports
The men’s final was actually in doubt of taking place up to a couple of
hours before play was due to start, owing to an injury to Joel Hinds,
sustained in yesterday’s semi-final, which involved a very large blood
blister on one of his toes. After treatment and medical advice Joel
decided he would play, and courageously took on veteran Steve Meads who is
almost twice his age. Despite putting in a great performance, young Joel
found it very hard going against the very experienced Steve, his task not
being made any easier by Steve accidentally treading on his injured toe
midway through the first game. He battled on very bravely but was
obviously hindered by the injury and went on to lose 3 games to nil in 31
minutes.
The ladies final was a replay of the semi-final a week ago at the Irish
Open in Dublin, between No 1 seed and defending champion Vicky Botwright
and No 2 seed Laura Lengthorn –Massaro, Lancashire and England teammates
and good friends, who will be playing together for England in Amsterdam
next week in the European Team Championships. They have also been drawn to
play each other in the first round of the British Open the following week
in Liverpool so today’s winner should have an advantage then.
As expected between these two girls, play was excellent and very tight in
the opening stages, trading point for point up to 6/6 in the first, Laura
then pulling slowly ahead to go 10/6, game ball, Vicky with two lovely low
drives pulled back two points but then needlessly put one out of court for
Laura to take the game 11/8. Second game was very similar, level up to
5/5, Laura taking the hand out with a lovely low drive just centimetres
above the tin, then easing out to lead 9/5, Vicky pulling back to 9/8,
Laura taking the next point to get to game ball, Vicky saving the next
point but again losing out with a careless shot into the tin, game to
Laura 11/9.
Laura took an early lead in the third, staying two or three points in
front of Vicky throughout the game, then from 8/6 she eased ahead and with
Vicky showing some signs of fatigue, conceding a stroke on the last rally
to give Laura the game 11/6, and the match 3 games to nil after 29
minutes, a similar score to last week’s match. Laura is playing so
strongly recently, mainly, as I am told, due to the coaching and support
of husband Danny, who has been here all weekend in support. Hopefully she
will retain this strength next week in Amsterdam to help the England
Women’s team to retain the European Team Championship.
A great end to a most enjoyable weekend, and my thanks in particular to
Robbie Burnett, Tournament Organiser, and everybody at this lovely club
here at Ilkley.
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Men's Semis:
[3/4] Steve Meads bt [1] Scott Handley
11/8, 8/11, 11/9, 3/1 retd (63m)
[5/8] Joel Hinds bt [5/8] Jon Harford
6/11, 11/8, 11/6, 3/11, 13/11 (83m)
Meads seals Grand Prix title -
but still needs a win ...
Arthur Curran reports
 The
first men’s semi-final was a real rough, tough, contentious match between
two ‘veterans’ of this tournament, 33 year old No 1 seed Scott Handley
facing old rival 38 year old Steve Meads.
With Steve playing his usual game of covering every square inch of the
court at a fast rate of knots, many many lets were being given, and
refused, and Scott showed his frustration by continually disagreeing with
the referees calls, although taking the second game after Steve had won
the first, he allowed his frustration to get the better of him, and lost
the third 11/9. Then at 2 – 1 down and 3/1 down in the fourth game Scott
conceded the match, explaining afterwards that he had a twinge in his
groin but decided to concede because he was so unhappy at the referee’s
decisions.
So Steve goes through to the final where he will meet one of the younger
men from the other semi, although he is guaranteed the £500 for winning
the Grand Prix series, but he tells me that unless he wins tomorrow he
will not be eligible to play in the Finals at Ipswich.
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second semi was to give us a great end to a fantastic day of squash.
Youngsters Joel Hinds and Jon Harford faced each other, teammates at
Birmingham University in the National League , and good friends (so they
tell me), and gave the small but appreciative audience an exciting match
of squash, played in a great spirit and enjoyed even by the referee and
marker.
Jon took the first game 11/6, Joel took the next two 11/8 and 11/6, Jon
took the fourth 11/3, 2 games each and everything to play for. And these
two young men played as though their lives depended on the outcome.
Absolutely level up to 10/10, tie break, neither man wanting to give way
to the other, Jon wins the first point with a great low drive, but then
puts the next one in the tin, 11/11, then with two great shots Joel
finished off to take the fifth 13/11,
A fantastic advert for this great game called squash. So now we have a
final between the young 20 year old Joel and the veteran 38 year old Steve
Meads. Will it be youth and exuberance or age and experience that takes
the title tomorrow – I for one am definitely looking forward to it.
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Women's Semis:
[1] Vicky Botwright bt
[4] Sarah Kippax
11/6, 11/4, 11/4 (22m)
[2] Laura Lengthorn-Massaro bt
[3] Dominique Lloyd Walter
11/7, 11/8, 11/8 (26m)
Top
Two in Women's Final
No 1 seed Vicky Botwright carried on her attempt to retain this title when
she convincingly defeated Cheshire girl Sarah Kippax in the first
semi-final 3 games to nil, despite some lovely play and determined
opposition from Sarah.
Vicky’s England and Lancashire teammate No 2 seed Laura Lengthorn-Massaro
was not quite as convincing against Dominique Lloyd-Walters, making some
unusual errors, but even with Dominique playing some great shots and
retrieving very well, Laura went on to win in 3 games, to set up a final
against Vicky tomorrow.
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Injuries Galore in
Quarters
Men's Quarter-Finals:
 Injuries
galore in the men’s quarter finals here today. With No 1 seed Scott
Handley winning the first two games in just 15 minutes, his opponent
David Campion retired with a pulled hamstring injury, David saying that he
did not want to play on too long with the injury as he wants to play in
the British Open Over 35’s next week in Liverpool, the injury probably due
to him not having played many matches recently.
Joel Hinds was 2 games to 1 up against No2 seed Andy Whipp, this
match played at a fantastic pace, both players being great shot makers and
emazing retrievers of the ball, but unfortunately Andy was forced to
retire because of a recurring back injury, putting Noel through to the
semi-final. On the other court another match fraught with injury was being
played.
 Steve
Meads, as usual belying his age, swept into a 2 – 0 lead with some
amazing speed around the court, but then his opponent Cempbell Grayson,
despite a 9 minute break for attention to a blood flow injury to his
finger, fought back well to take the third game 11/5. After only a couple
of minutes into the fourth, with Campbell leading 2/1, Steve ran into the
back of Campbell and came away with blood flowing from a cut on his lip,
and after a break to try and stem the flow, the referee allowed a short
postponement to allow Steve to have treatment to the cut.
After a 46 minute break, play was resumed an another court, and the rest
must have been good for Steve, who went on to take the game 11/6, and the
match 3 – 1 almost two hours after starting. During the break of this
game, a fairly straight forward match was played on the same court, with
Jon Harford defeating James Snell in 33 minutes after a well fought
match. This means two of the elder statesmen, Scott and Steve, meet in one
semi-final, whilst two younger players, Joel and Jon, contest the other,
both matches due to be played this evening. Thanks go to Ethan Thornton, a
junior member of Ilkley Squash Club for his assistance in compiling these
reports.
Top four
through to semis
Women's Quarter-Finals:
All four top favourites in the women’s tournament here at Ilkley went
through to the semi finals this afternoon.
Vicky Botwright, No 1 seed and defending champion, firstly
defeating young Victoria Lust 3 games to nil. Next up Sarah Kippax,
in what was an excellent match played in a great spirit, won 3–1 against
Over 35 Champion Jeannine Cowie, over here from Lancashire with husband
Neil and their two children. Despite some great squash and fighting
spirit, Becky Botwright was next to be defeated, by Dominique
Lloyd-Walter 3 games to nil in 26 minutes. Finally thoughts of a shock
were in our minds when young Emma Beddoes took the first game 13/11
against last week’s Irish Open winner Laura Lengthorn-Massaro, but
Laura called on her extra experience and took the next three games,
although Emma made her work really hard for the win, even having three
game balls in the fourth, but Laura held on to win on extra points and
take the match. Laura admitted afterwards that she did not give Emma
enough respect in the first, but then realised that she (Emma) was playing
very well indeed and she had to fight very hard to get back into and
finally win the match. Laura now faces Dominique in the semi final, and
Vicky plays Sarah in the other, both being played this evening.
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Men's Quarters:
[1] Scott Handley beat [5/8] David Campion 11/8, 11/4, ret’d. (18m)
[3/4] Steve Meads beat Campbell Grayson 11/3, 11/5, 5/11, 11/6. (117m less
breaks)
[5/8] Jon Harford beat James Snell 11/5, 11/8, 11/6. (33m)
[5/8] Joel Hinds beat [2] Andy Whipp 11/7, 7/11, 11/8, ret’d (40m)
Women's Quarters:
Vicky Botwright beat Victoria Lust 11/3, 11/2, 11/4. (16m)
Sarah Kippax beat Jeannine Cowie 11/3, 11/3, 11/5. (20m)
Dominique Lloyd-Walter beat Becky Botwright 11/5, 11/6, 11/7. (26m)
Laura Lengthorn-Massaro beat Emma Beddoes 11/13, 11/7, 11/6, 13/11. (39m) |
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Men’s Second Round
Results. Friday 25 April.
[1] Scott Handley bt Stuart Crawford 11/9, 11/5, 11/4. (33m)
[5/8] David Campion bt Chris Truswell 11/2, 11/9, 3/11, 11/5 (36m)
Campbell Grayson bt
[5/8] David Barnett bt 11/7, 11/7, 11/7
(34m)
[3/4] Steve Meads bt Neil Cordell 11/5, 11/5, 11/9. (38m)
James Snell bt Mark Fuller 14/12, 12/10, 7/11, 11/2. (50m).
[5/8] Jon Hartford bt Andrew Widdison 11/4, 11/5, 12/10. (29m)
[5/8] Joel Hinds bt Alan Clyne 11/7, 7/11, 13/11, 10/12, 11/5. (83m)
[2] Andy Whipp bt Lewis Walters 11/8, 11/8, 11/9. (37m)
Women’s First Round. Friday 25 April.
Victoria Lust bt Frania Gillen-Buchert 9/11, 11/6, 10/12, 11/6, 11/2.
(43m)
Jeannine Cowie bt Deon Saffery 11/8, 8/11, 11/7, 11/6. (38m)
Becky Botwright bt Katy Ramirez 11/6, 11/8, 11/4. (21m)
Emma Beddoes bt Claire Kidd 11/1, 11/6, 11/6. (20m).
Day
One at Ilkley
Arthur Curran reports
Lots of good games to look forward to here in the evening session at
Ilkley, and the crowd were well entertained from start to finish (and what
a late finish).
First up on the main court, 5/8 seed David Barnett, despite a great
fighting effort, especially a true battle in the second game with a series
of exhilarating rallies and exceptional footwork from both players, lost
out to Campbell Grayson 3 games to nil. In the second, No1 seed and
stalwart Scott Hanley proved that age and experience does count, and
despite a great fighting effort by young Scot Stuart Crawford, Scott took
the match 3 games to nil.
On the adjoining court, again age and experience overcame youth and
enthusiasm three times over, but what great excitement for the crowd.
First up, the maturity of ¾ seed Steve Meads showed that he is still a
player to reckoned with, as despite a great fighting effort from young
Neil Cordell from Pontefract, Steve won the match in 3. Second up was
another match of experience versus youth, England coach David Campion,
belying the years and playing a great variety of shots he outclassed his
young opponent Chris Truswell in the first two games to take a 2 nil lead.
However, whether it was David tiring or Chris giving everything, Chris
took the next game 11/3 – could this be a great comeback?? Unfortunately
for young Chris, no it was not, the very experienced David took the next
game 11/5, and the match 3 games to 1, in 36 minutes. Next up, very
similar, experienced Andy Whipp from Manchester against a very good up and
coming youngster Lewis Walters from Nottingham, and again despite some
terrific play from the youngster, which showed in the game scores, the
much more experienced Whippy took the match in three – but keep an eye out
for young Lewis, he is definitely one for the future.
Back to the main court and we were treated to a match to savour – one for
the crowd to appreciate, lasting eventually a marathon 83 minutes. There
was so little between two great young exponents of this sport, a battle
between Englishman Joel Hinds and Scotsman Alan Clyne. With lots of long
rallies and some superb shots, the match was very close all the way, first
game to Joel, second to Alan, with great support from a large crowd and
the Scotland Team management in attendance, he fought like a true Scot,
but lost the third on a tie breaker 17/11. Alan then fought even harder
and took the game again on a tie break – 2 games each and everything to
play for. However, the English bulldog spirit of Joel seemed to show
through so soon after St George’s Day, and he went on to take the fifth
11/5 and the match 3 games to 2, and the crowd erupted, what a great
match!
That was not the end either, the night finished off with another long
match, James Snell defeating Mark Fuller 3 games to 1 in some very close
fought games.
On the outer courts, the first ladies match was between the junior English
girl Victoria Lust and the more experienced Scottish girl Frania
Gillen-Buchert. With some very fast entertaining squash from both players,
young Victoria was 2 games to one down, but in her usual fast running
style, covering the whole of the court she came back to take the last two
games and win the match 3 – 2 after 43 minutes. On the adjacent court
young Deon Saffery from Pontefract, the leader in the ladies table for
this Grand Prix, and a last minute stand in at this tournament due to late
cancellations, was up against the current British Over 35’s champion
Jeannine Cowie from Lancashire, and despite Deon playing some great squash
the experience of Jeannine won out in the ned and she took the match 3
games to 1 in 38 minutes.
The more experienced Becky Botwright, younger sister of, used that
experience to win against young part-timer Katy Ramirez from
Middlesborough, who is finding it difficult to fit tournaments in with her
full time job as a chemist with ICI at Wilton, Becky winning in three
straight games in 21 minutes. In the last of the ladies matches tonight,
Emma Beddoes had a straightforward win against Scots girl Claire Kidd, 3
games to nil, thus ending the participation of the all the Scottish
players both male and female, with several players here in attendance
along with the National Team coach and Team Manager.
First Round Results. Men.
Friday 25 April 2008.
[1] Scott Handley bt Eddie Charlton 12/10, 11/3, 11/3.
Stuart Crawford bt Adam Fuller 13/11, 11/7, 4/11, 11/6. (34m)
Chris Truswell bt Richard Birks 11/3, 14/12, 11/4.
[5/8] David Campion bt Mike Knight 11/6, 11/8, 11/4. (21m)
[5/8] David Barnett bt Andrew Birks 11/8, 11/2, 11/9. (24m)
Campbell Grayson bt Sean Hunter 11/1, 11/0, 11/1. (25m)
Neil Cordell bt Mike Dickens 11/1, 11/3, 11/3. (18m)
[3/4] Steve Meads bt Dan Lawrence 11/8, 11/3, 11/4. (20m)
Mark Fuller bt [3/4] Peter Billson 11/9, 8/11, 4/11, 11/4, 11/5.
James Snell --- walkover.
Andrew Widdison bt Mick Biggs 11/13, 11/9, 11/5, 4/11, 12/10. (50m)
[5/8] Jon Harford bt Keith Timms 13/11, 11/6, 11/5. (27m)
Joel Hinds ........ walkover.
Alan Clyne bt Rory Pennell 11/6, 7/11, 11/5, 11/3. (28m)
Lewis Walters bt Ali Gore 11/5, 11/5, ret’d inj. (13m)
[2] Andy Whipp bt Jamie MacAulay 13/11, 11/6, 11/6. (25m)
Fuller beats Billson in Ilkley Opener
Arthur Curran reports
Only one upset in the first round of the men’s tournament here at Ilkley,
that was ¾ seed Peter Billson losing in a long hard five-game match to
Mark Fuller. All the other matches went as expected as the other seeds
cruised through to the second round. A couple of interesting matches to
look forward to in tonight’s second round, 5/8 seed David Barnett faces
Campbell Grayson and 5/8 seed Joel Hinds, who had a walkover in the first
round, plays Scotland’s Alan Clyne. Ladies matches start tonight also.
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Ilkley Open 2007,
01/04 February
2006 Event
Men & Women | Ilkley Squash Club |
Robbie Burnett | Club Tel: 01943 607182 |
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Sun 4th Feb,
FINALS ... Dave Taylor reports
[1] Ong Beng Hee bt Scott Handley
11-9, 4-11, 6-11, 11-5, 11-5 (45m)
[1] Vicky Botwright bt [2] Madeline Perry
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Vicky
on form in final
The anticipation for the women's final could not have been higher. Two
of the worlds top ten players were about to battle it out, and neither
would give up without a fight.
The match in question however, was all about one lady, Vicky Botwright.
The world number 6 came on to the court today with focusand gritted
determination. Botwright took the first game 11-5, and showed no signs
of letting up.
A number of unforced errors from Perry allowed her to gain an 8-4 lead
in the second which she eventually went on to take 11-7.
The final game was mostly one sided, and though the rallies were long
and hard fought, Botwright won 11-2.
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Bengy pulls through
After having watched a mostly one sided women's final, the crowds were
hoping for a more open contest in the men's. They were far from
disappointed.
The first game went to the pre-match favourite Ong Beng Hee, though it
was very close. Once again Beng Hee's flair for showmanship caused him
to drop a number of early points. However, he more than made up$for this
with a series of blistering winners and tight technical length.
The next two games were won by Scott Handley, 11-4, 11-6, and the crowds
seemed to be anticipating an upset in the final round of the tournament.
However, once again Ong Beng Hee demonstrated why he is number 16 in the
world, and stepped up his game to win the final two games.
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3rd Feb, Day
THREE ... Dave Taylor reports |
Ilkley Ladies BSPA Open 2007: Quarter Finals
A fine sunny day, clear blue sky, pity we have to be inside but a great
way to start the day. The women's quarter finals are first on. It's
great having world class ladies playing at Ilkley.
Vicky Botwright proved far too strong for Sarah Bowles, winning easily
3-0. To her credit Bowles never stopped running, but Botwright, always
looked in control.
Madeline Perry looked just as impressive against Leonie Holt. She moved
well around the court and was always in control.
A much closer tussle was had between Fiona Moverley and Lauren Selby.
Selby won the first well and had a game ball in the second only to lose
it. The third set could have gone either way, but Moverley made fewer
mistakes at the crucial times and won the fourth well.
Dominique Lloyd-Walter also looked in good form as she moved her
opponent Victoria Lust all round the court and controlled the rallies
well.
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QUARTER FINALS.
Top seed Ong Beng Hee was taken the full distance by Ben Ford. After
winning the first 2 sets,which were very close, it looked like he would
win in 3, but then missing 2 match points and Ford taking out the set,
it was game on, with Ford winning the 4th and then leading 6-3 in the
5th set, it looked like a upset. But Beng Hee didn't panic and won a
couple of hard rallies and Ford made 2 unforced errors, and Beng Hee
sneaked in.
While this match was going on another battle was taking place between
Andy Whipp and Simon Parke. It was a match of the highest quality and
worthy of a final, but some one has to win and Simon came through after
an hour of thrilling squash. Whipp looked odds on to win after taking
the 2nd set easily, but Parke does not know when to give up and dug deep
in to his reserves and won a tough 3rd set and from then on took
control.
Scott Handley faced up to the young Egyptian Mohamed El Shorbagy. Both
players had looked good in their previous match and a close game looked
on. But it was Handley who took a quick 2-0 lead and during the 3rd the
El Shorbagy had to stop due to an injury.
Last on was the no 2 seed Stacy Ross facing rising junior Joel Hinds.
After a close 1st set with Ross winning 12-10, he took control of the
game taking the next 2 sets comfortably to set up a semi final match
against Scott Handley.
It's a quick bite and then start again at 4pm with the ladies semi-
finals and another round of excellent squash looks likely.
It's sponsor's night tonight with free drinks and nibbles so guess who
will be the loud ones, I can't wait.
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Semi
Finals
As expected the top two seeds will meet in the ladies final, but there
were 2 different ways to winning. Vicky Botwright was far too strong for
Fiona Moverley winning easily 3-0. Right from the start Botwright had
Moverley running to all parts of the court and was always in total
control.
Madeline Perry however had a far harder match against 3rd seed Dominique
Lloyd - Walter, winning in 3, but the last 2 sets both went to tie
break. Lloyd- Walter had her chances to take both these sets. Both
players moved well around the court and there were many long hard
rallies.
Tomorrow's final we all await, it should be a great match between 2 of
the world's best ladies players.
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SEMI FINALS
Unfortunately our second seed Stacy Ross was forced to withdraw through
injury shortly before his semi-final match. His opponent Scoot Handley
was therefore given a bye into the final.
Top seed Ong Beng Hee faced 3/4 seed Simon
Parke in this years men's semi-finals. On a packed court three, two of
the world greatest squash players were to play off for a place in the
final against 3/4 seed Scott Handley.
The first game was all about Simon Parke. His incredible speed and
consistency left a bemused Ong Beng Hee 6-0 down. Though he made a sort
of recovery, the game still went to Parke, and the crowd was hyped.
However, itwould not be possible for Ong Beng Hee to have gotten into
the worlds top 10 if he gave up that easily, and the next two games went
his way. Simon Parke is another player renowned for his full
determination, and this was clearly evident today.
The fourth game was an example in showmanship and sporting brilliance
from both players, and it was Simon Park who managed to battle his way
through. At 2-2, it looked anybodies game, but the fitness of the
younger Ong Beng Hee proved to be the killing factor, and he took the
final game 11-5.
This was truly a match of the highest calibre, which was played with
grace and excellent sportsmanship. Hopefully the final will live up to
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Fri
2nd Feb, Day TWO ...
Dave Taylor reports |
Having been whittled down to the last 16
players in the morning, the draw now included only the best of the
best. The remaining competition is a combination of outstanding junior
talent, and seasoned veteran ability.
First on court was rising English star, 17 year old Joe Lee. Facing
former world number 2, and last year's winner, Simon Parke. With rallies
lasting minutes, and an enthralled crowd, this match proved to be one of
the best so far. Although Simon managed to use his experience to secure
a 3-0 win, the match was far closer than the score line suggests.
Andy Whip then finished off John Tate, 3-0 (14-12, 11-6, 11-6) in 30
minutes. This was quickly followed by Ben Ford bting David Barnet 3-0
(11-7, 11-7, 11-9). 30 minutes.
Once he had managed to find his way to the club, our top seed Malaysian
Ong Beng Hee bt Stuart Crawford in four Games.
3-1 (11-7, 11-8, 7-11, 11-2).31 minutes
Joel Hinds and Pete Billson were enjoying an incredibly close match,
when an injury forced Pete to concede the game (much to the
disappointment of the spectators.) Joel Hinds bt Pete Billson (12-10,
6-11, 11-6, retired..)
In an encapsulating display of junior Egyptian talent, Mohamed El
Shorbagy progressed to the quarter finals. Mohamed El Shorbagy bt Andrew
Birks 3-0, (12-10, 11-7, 11-9). 22 minutes.
The number two seed Stacy Ross has also made his way to the quarter
finals along with 3/4 seed Sc ott Handley.
Stacy Ross bt Shahid Khan 3-1, (11-8, 11-5, 6-11, 11-4). 40 minutes
Scott Handley bt Robbie Temple 3-0, (12-10, 11-4, 11-4). 30 minutes
All of our top seeds have made it unscathed into the quarter-finals, but
hopefully tomorrow's matches will be as tense and exciting as those we
have seen today.
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Thu
1st Feb, Day ONE ...
Dave Taylor reports |
So it begins.
The opening evening of the 2007 Ilkley BSPA Open was crammed with
gripping matches and fascinating results. The 60 qualifiers to the event
were battling to secure a place in the main draw alongside our top four
seeds.
The evening kicked off with a number of very talented junior players
fighting to bt some of the more experienced campaigners.
Stuart Crawford bt Alex Ingham
11/2, 13/11, 13/11
Eddie Charlton bt Chris Bentley
11/5, 11/9, 11/6
Joe Lee bt Kris Meadows
11/5, 11/7, 11/5
Chris Tasker-Grindley bt Mark Fuller 11/5, 11/8,
11/4
With such a large and talented array of
players, all the squash was at a standard unbelievable to the average
player. Plenty of highly athletic matches kept the growing crowds
excited and impressed.
Mick Biggs bt John Fullham
11/7, 11/5, 6/11, 11/7
David Barnett bt Neil Desai
11/7, 11/5, 11/7
Peter Creed bt Jamie Matthews
11/6, 11/3, 11/6
Ben Ford bt Asa Morris
11/4 11/7 11/3
Andy Whipp bt Richard Birks
9/11, 11/6, 11/8, 11/3
Aurthur Gaskin bt Steve London
11/7, 11/1, 11/5
Chris Hall bt Rory Pennell
11/3, 11/4, 7/11, 6/11, 11/5
John Tate bt Elliot Selby
11/2, 11/5, 11/2
Jaymie Haycocks bt Richard Underhill 11/4, 11/8, 11/7
Steve Siviter bt Dean Newberry
11/2, 11/7, 11/4
A selection of local players were
competing in this years event, with varied success.
Sean Thornton bt Robbie
Temple 4/11, 4/11, 11/6
Tom Power bt Kieern Webster
11/3, 11/3, 11/8
Ben Rickaby bt Issa Kamara
7/11, 11/7, 11/7, 3/11, 11/1
As the evening drew to a close the
quality of the squash increased even more.
Marwen El Shorbagy bt
Chris Truswell 14/12, 11/7 11/6
Shahid Khan bt Sean Hunter
11/2, 11/3, 13/11
Pete Bilson bt Sammy Wileman
11/3, 11/7, 11/6
James Snell bt Adam Taylor
11/5, 11/5, 5/11, 11/7
Nick Wall bt Mark Pearson
11/0 11/4, 11/4
Keith Timms bt Nathan Cole
11/9, 9/11, 11/5, 11/4
Tom Phipps bt Craig Chappell
11/6, 6/11, 11/4, 10/12, 11/8
Joel Hinds bt Adam Fuller
11/6, 11/5, 11/8
It is entirely possible that the
incredible squash tonight might not be
matched by tomorrow's play. However, with the top seeds playing, I doubt
it!
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Crawford sneaks it
Lee laps it up
Tate takes it easy
Khan comfortable |
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