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05-Feb, Final:
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[2] Simon Parke
bt [1] Peter Barker
11-0, 11-5, 11-7 |
SPECTACULAR
PARKIE
Robbie Burnett reports
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We come to it at last.
The final of the BSPA Ilkley Squash Open.
The two finalists, current world number twenty three Peter
Barker and the former world number two Simon Parke.
With both players itching to go, the scene was set for a
spectacular event.
The first game however was a case of man and boy, as the number
one seed form Essex was by far outclassed by Parke, who took the
first 11-0. It
was a similar story in the second game, as the number two seed
played at a standard that had the crowd in awe.
 Barker
managed to secure himself his first point midway through the
second game, and with a roar of appreciation from the spectators,
started to assert himself and gained another three.
However it was to no avail as Parke's touch and control was far
superior, wining him the second game. The third game was more
contested as Barker started to feel more comfortable in the
rallies and play shots of his own choosing. Both players took the
opportunity to show off their skills, as the game became closer
and closer.
However, at the end of the day, Simon Parke was always in control,
and his victory in the third game secured him his first trophy
since 2003.
It has been a spectacular tournament to watch and be involved in,
one can only hope that future events live to this exceptional
standard.
04-Feb, Semi-Finals:
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[1]
Peter Barker bt
[3/4] Joey Barrington
11-8, 11-9, 8-11, 4-11, 11-5
[2] Simon Parke bt
[3/4] Steve Meads
11-4, 11-7, 11-2 |
BARKER & PARKIE WIN BUT
WHAT A CONTRAST...
Robbie Burnett reports
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 Four rounds down, two to go.
With such
high quality of quarter-finals, the semi-finals had to live up to
expectations. A large crowd was gathered around the recently polished
squash court 3.
PETER VS JOEY
 The first semi-final was between No 1 seed,
Peter Barker and 3/4 seed,
Joey Barrington. As both players are in the top 30 in the world, a great
sense of anticipation surrounded this match.
After going down in the first game, Peter Barker moved his game up a gear
to take the first 11-8. He continued to dominate as he went on to win the
second as well. A heated third game showed Peter was anything but afraid
to let the referees know his opinion. He looked set to win in three when a
magnificent display of determination on the part of the 3/4 seed won
Barrington the game.
A heavily contested fourth game once again went to Barrington after
Barker's frequent displays of emotion caused him to lose focus. His
continued annoyance with refereeing decisions also contributed to his
lapse in concentration.
With everything to play for, both players gave the fifth set their all.
Peter Barker demonstrated flashes of brilliance that reflected his ranking
of world no 23, taking the fifth and thus the match.
SIMON VS STEVE
The second semi-final, between former world no 2, Simon Parke and 3/4
seed, Steve Meads was a much more light-hearted affair, with the no 2 seed
controlling action despite the determined effort of Steve Meads to keep
up. With an incredibly high standard of shot-making, Simon Parke claimed
the match in 3 quick games.
04-Feb, Quarter-Finals:
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[1] Peter Barker bt Tom Richards
12-10, 11-8, 11-9
[3/4] Joey Barrington bt
Daryl Selby
11-9, 11-3, 11-2
[3/4] Steve Meads bt
Peter Billson
9-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-7
[2] Simon Parke bt
Ricky Davis
11-7, 11-7, 11-4 |
Top Four through to Semis
Robbie Burnett reports
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Roll on 6.o'Clock, that's when the semi
finals will start, but the question is can the squash get any better?
So far we have been treated to some fantastic squash and good
sportsmanship from the players, the spectators have loved it, our sponsors
are happy (and
we haven't even got to the wine tasting yet, that's tonight) the club is a
buzz about squash.
Back to the tournament and the quarter finals, Joey Barrington and
Daryl Selby, long, hard tough first game, that could have gone either
way, which Barrington was able to take out 11-9, but after that it was all
Barrington as he moved Selby all round the court and Selby seemed to tire
quickly.
Barrington's opponent in the semi-final will be top seed Peter Barker,
who defeated Tom Richards in three hard, close games. Richards
looked a bit jaded after his long match against Sam Miller in the second
round, but he chased everything down and in the first game and had chances
to win the game, but Barker held his nerve and won it in a tie breaker.
Both players scored evenly in the games, but Barker seemed to have the
ability to win the big points when it counted.
Steve Meads had to battle hard in his match against Peter
Billson in another close encounter, winning in 4 games. Billson had to
stop for a number of minutes after he was hit on the nose by Meads racket,
luckily the bleeding stopped and the match was able to continue. The blow
do not seem to put Billson off as both players were involved in some long
and hard rallies, as they moved each other all over the court. This was a
long 4 setter taking 65 minutes.
Simon Parke will meet Meads in the other semi final, by defeating
Welshman Ricky Davis. It may not be the only result today of
English beating the Welsh!
Both players seemed content to rally the ball up and down the walls in the
first couple of games and wait for the other player to make a mistake. The
rallies were long as both players showed a lot of patience, abit like a
game of chess.
Come the third game and Parke up the tempo and stepped and took the ball a
lot earlier and took control and won the 3rd 11-4.
So tonight the stage is set for the prospect of a couple of outstanding
matches and a few wines....
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Draw & Results
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Where has the day gone
Where has the day gone? No sooner has the first round finished, it's
time to
start the last 16, 6.00pm already.
The car park is full and the bar is empty, must mean one thing, games
are on.
Joey Barrington moves into the last 8 with a hard fought win over
Jonny Harford, by 3-0.
But the scores don't show what a hard match it was, with Harford chasing
many balls down. A great start to the night games that had the gallery
humming.
 Daryl
Selby showed that in his quarter final meeting with Barrington, will
be one heck of a game, as he cruised past Richard Binks. His match was
the shortest of the tournament so far at 18 minutes.
 Top
Seed Peter Barker was pushed all the way by Tom Pashley, who just
lost the 3rd game in a tie-breaker. Barker loooked to be cruising, but
in the 3rd
game Pashley opened up a 7-2 lead and after that Barker had to fight for
every point.
Barker's opponent tomorrow will be Tom Richards, who caused a
minor upset when he defeated higher ranked Sam Miller, in the longest
match to date, 62
minutes winning 11-7 in the 5th game. Richards had a number of conduct
warnings and conduct strokes, but managed to outlast Miller.
2nd seed Simon Parke looked impressive as he brushed aside the
challenge of David Barnett, winning in 3 games. After a tough first
game, Parke was in always looked in control.
Ricky Davis made it into the last 8 with a tough but convincing
win over Shahid Khan. After a close fought 2 games, which could have
gone either way, but the effort Khan had put into the first 2 games,
started to show and it looked a tired Khan at the end of the 3rd game.
 A
solid performance from Steve Meads, as he defeated Steve
Coppinger 3-0. After taking the first game easily, he was 10-5 down in
the 2nd, but fought
his way back to take it 12-10 and then took out the 3rd game always
looking in control. Shot of the night belongs to Coppinger, during the
first game, drop his racket and was able to retrieve it and carry on
with the rally, only for the rally to end with a let.
Last match of the night did not and still plenty of people here enjoying
the great squash on show. Peter Billson, moves into the last 8
after beating a determined Joel Hinds 3-1. Billson was push all the way
by Hinds and the scores reflect what a battle Billson had.
So on to Saturday and the quarter finals, should be another afternoon of
world class squash from some world class players. Pity some one has to
lose!
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Ilkley OPEN 2006 |
Round 1
Fri 3rd |
Round 2
Fri 3rd |
Quarters
Sat 4th |
Semis
Sat 4th |
Final
Sun 5th |
[1] Peter
Barker
11-8,11-4, 11-6
Adam
Taylor |
Peter Barker
Tom Pashley
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Peter Barker
12-10,11-8,11-9
Tom Richards |
Peter Barker
11-8, 11-9, 8-11, 4-11, 11-5
Joey Barrington |
Peter Barker
Simon Parke |
Tom Pashley
11-6,11-5, 11-5
Jon Tate |
Tom Richards
11-6,11-5,11-6
Chris Truswell |
Tom Richards
Sam Miller |
Nathan Langley
11-4,11-9,11-6
[5/8] Sam Miller |
[5/8] Daryl
Selby
11-5, 11-9, 7-11,11-4
Ryan Thompson |
Daryl Selby
Richard Birks |
Daryl Selby 11-9,11-3 11-2
Joey Barrington |
Richard Birks
5-11,9-11,11-5,11-1,11-6
Ben Rickaby |
Jonny Harford
11-1,12-10,7-11,11-7
Oliver
Clay |
Jonny Harford
Joey Barrington
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Eddie Charlton
11-8,11-5,11-8
[3/4] Joey Barrington |
[3/4] Steve
Meads
11-7,11-5,11-5
Jaymie
Haycocks |
Steve Meads
Steve Coppinger |
Steve Meads
9-11,11-8,11-5,11-7Peter Billson |
Steve
Meads
11-4, 11-7, 11-2
Simon Parke |
[LL] Andrew
Birks
11-6,11-9,11-9
Steve Coppinger |
Joel Hinds
11-2,11-6,11-3
Simon Myring |
Joel Hinds
Peter Billson |
Mike Knight
11-3,12-10,11-0
[5/8] Peter Billson |
[5/8] Ricky
Davies
11-4,11-6,11-0
Dean Newberry |
Ricky Davies
Shahid Khan |
Ricky Davies
11-7,11-7,11-4
Simon Parke |
Mick Biggs
11-7,11-8,5-11,11-6
Shahid Khan |
David Barnett
11-3,11-8,11-9
Mike Pearson |
David Barnett
Simon Parke |
Peter Creed
11-3,11-1,11-2
[2] Simon Parke |
Qualifying (Thu 2nd)
Tom Pashley bt Lewis Walters
11-6, 11-4, 11-5
Ryan Thompson bt Simon Taylor 11-4, 11-8, 11-7
Jamie Haycocks bt Tom Power 11-5,
11-9, 11-5
Joel Hinds bt Adam Nowakowski 11-3, 11-4, 11-6
Mick Briggs bt Mike Semprucci 4-11,
11-9, 11-4, 11-6
Richard Birks bt Chris Clarke
11-2, 9-11, 11-7, 11-5
Steve Coppinger bt David Duncalf 11-3, 11-8, 11-7
Mike Pearson bt Andrew Birks
7-11, 11-5, 12-10, 11-9
Oliver Clay bt Andrew Cross
11-5, 11-8, 11-6
Mike Knight bt Paul Rawden
11-7, 11-6, 11-9
Peter Creed bt Chris Bentley
9-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-8
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Three
up for Ilkley
Now in its third year, the Ilkley Open once again
brings some of the UK's top players to the Yorkshire Dales.
 Peter
Barker, returning to action after a lay-off with an ankle injury, is
top seed with local favourite Simon Parke, popping over from
Heaton, Bradford, where he is head coach, expected to meet Barker in
Sunday's final.
There's a familiar face in the draw with Ben Rickaby, who
organised the first Ilkley Open in 2004, back at the club after a
coaching stint in the Middle East.
A new champion is guaranteed, with
two-time winner Marcus Berrett having moved away from Yorkshire
to take up a coaching position in Italy.
Tournament Director Robbie Burnett is looking forward to his
second Open, having secured eight sponsors for the event.
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 Directions:
MultiMap Directions
From M1 motorway northbound take signpost to Leeds city centre.
Follow A65
out of Leeds along Kirkstall Road following signs for Ilkley & Skipton.
Continue
along the A65 through Guiseley (approx 10 miles) and Menston and on
until
Ilkley (approx 18 miles). From Ilkley town centre traffic lights carry
on A65
Skipton Road for approx 0.5 miles you will pass Glovers Garage on left.
Approx
0.5 miles past at red pillar box turn immediately right. Follow Stourton
Road
and club is at end of drive
Directional arrows for 'BSPA tournament' should be in place from
Guiseley.
By Rail:
Trains run at regular half hour intervals from Leeds City Train
Station to
Ilkley. We can arrange transport from Ilkley train station by contacting
the
club on 01943 607182. Alternatively taxis are available from the taxi
rank in the
town centre to the club, fares should cost no more than £3.50.
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