Men’s Final:
[1] Ong Beng Hee bt [2] Bradley Ball 15/10, 15/14, 15/7 53m
"That's
all you're getting", exclaimed Bradley Ball during the second game of the
Proctor Memorial final. Top seed Ong Beng Hee had taken the first game 15/10,
and at 12-all in the second a stupendous rally had the crowd in raptures and
both players gasping for breath. Ball kept going though, and was unlucky to
see three prospective winners hit the tin as he lost the second 15/14. Beng
Hee sensed victory, and held on to an early leead in the third to take his
first BSPA title.
"Bradley was hitting some great shots," said Beng Hee, "but
I hoped the rallies were taking more out of him. I'm looking forward to the
Grand Prix finals."
Women’s Final:
[1] Madeline Perry (Irl) bt [2] Senga Macfie (Sco) 4/9, 9/3, 8/10, 9/8, 9/5
83m
Ireland's
Madeline Perry claimed her first WISPA title in an enthralling 83-minute final
against Senga Macfie. Macfie, who won her semi-final 27-0, cruised the first,
but made many errors in the second - "inconsistent is an
understatement" was her on-court comment. She recovered her composure to
take the third 10/8, but squandered three match balls in losing the fourth
9/8.
"I'm really pleased to win my first WISPA title," said Perry.
"I knew it would be hard against Senga, but I thought 'just hang in
there', and it eventually paid off."
Women’s Semi-Finals:
[1] Madeline Perry (Irl) bt [5] Carla Khan (Pak) 9/7, 9/5, 9/3 47m
[2] Senga Macfie (Sco) bt [4] Helen Easton (Eng) 9/0, 9/0, 9/0 21m
Women's
top seeds Madeline Perry and Senga Macfie will contest the final, after two
contrasting semi-finals. Perry, the Irish number one, was pushed hard by Carla
Khan, based in London but playing under Pakistan's colours. Khan's powerful
hitting and energetic retrieving pushed Perry close in a long first game, and
into a 5-4 lead in the second. Perry's accuracy improved as Khan started to
tire, as she claimed the second in one hand, and established an early lead in
the third.
Lancashire's Helen Easton had double trouble, in the forms of an on-fire
Senga Macfie and a self-inflicted nosebleed in the first game. "I caught
my racket on the back wall and it bounced off into my nose," explained
Easton, who was clearly upset by the incident.
"It's the first time I've ever won 27-0 in any competition," said
Macfie, "but I knew that if I let Helen get started I'd be in trouble, I
just had to keep going and everything seemed to come off."
Perry and Macfie have met once before, in last year's European team
championships, Macfie winning 9-7 in the fifth.
Men’s Semi-finals:
[1] Ong Beng Hee bt [3/4] Paul Lord 11/15, 15/9, 15/7, 15/6
[2] Bradley Ball bt [3/4] Ben Garner 15/8, 15/8, 11/15, 15/8
Top seeds Ong Beng Hee and Bradley Ball won through to the Proctor Memorial
final, with 3/1 wins over 3/4 seeds Paul Lord and Ben Garner respectively.
Lord started strongly, giving the ball plenty of air and retrieving everything
Beng Hee threw at him, taking the first game staying level through the start
of the second. The effort started to take its toll though, as Lord visibly
tired under the relentless pressure exerted by the Malaysian world number
seven. Occasional cries of "come on, daddy" from Paul's young son at courtside
failed to turn the tide, as Beng Hee closed out the match.
Ben Garner, younger brother of last year's champion Tim, offered stiff
resistance to second seed Bradley Ball, but Ball's powerful hitting eventually
overpowered Garner's retrieving skills. Ben's lunchtime match with Joey
Barrington, the pair's first meeting, lasted 85 minutes and took its toll as
Ball closed out the match in the fourth game.
Women’s Quarter-finals:
[1] Madeline Perry (Irl) bt [7] Lisa McKenna (Sco) 9/2, 9/0, 9/4
[5] Carla Khan (Pak) bt [3] Cheryl Beaumont (Eng) 10/8, 9/3, 9/3
[4] Helen Easton (Eng) bt Ivy Pachoda (Usa) 9/7, 9/4, 9/1
[2] Senga Macfie (Sco) bt Farrah Sterne (Rsa) 9/1, 9/6, 9/7
Ireland's Madeline Perry and Scotland's Senga Macfie remain on course for a
meeting in the final. Perry cruised past Lisa McKenna, but Macfie was required
to recover from deficits in the second and third games to see off Farrah
Stern. Carla Khan registered her first ever win over Cheryl Beaumont to reach
the semi-finals.
Men’s Quarter-finals:
[1] Ong Beng Hee bt Greg La Mude 15/9, 15/6, 15/6
[3/4] Paul Lord bt Jesse Engelbrecht 15/10, 15/11, 15/9
[3/4] Ben Garner bt Joey Barrington 15/13, 10/15, 15/10, 15/10
[2] Bradley Ball bt Laurens Anjema 15/8, 15/5, 15/2
Women’s First Round:
[1] Madeline Perry (Irl) bye
[7] Lisa McKenna (Sco) bye
[3] Cheryl Beaumont (Eng) bt Rebecca Botwright (Eng) 9/0, 9/7, 9/4
[5] Carla Khan (Pak) bt Sue Beecroft (N’bria) 9/1, 9/0, 9/0
Ivy Pachoda (Usa) bt Susan Darymple (Sco) 7/9, 9/5, 9/1, 9/3
[4] Helen Easton (Eng) bt Lucy Murphy (N’bria) 9/1, 9/1, 9/0
Farrah Sterne (Rsa) bt [6] Aisling Blake (Irl) 9/2, 9/0, 9/4
[2] Senga Macfie (Sco) bt Kia Paasivirta (Fin) 9/4, 9/3, 9/4
Top seeds through to Quarters ...
The top four seeds all made it to tomorrow's quarter-finals,
although local favourite Ernest Chisenga gave top seed Ong Beng Hee a fright,
taking the first game from the world number seven. "I thought for a while I
was going to take all three," said Ernest, "but the he seemed to step on the
gas." South Africa's Greg La Mude upset 5/8 seed Nick Wall in a long,
gruelling match to set up a quarter-final meeting with Beng Hee.
[1] Ong Beng Hee (Mas) bt Ernest Chisenga (Zam) 12/15, 15/8, 15/11,
15/11
Greg La Mude (Rsa) bt [5/8] Nick Wall (Yorks) 15/12, 15/9, 15/17, 15/4
Jesse Engelbrecht (Zim) bt Lewis Musonda (D&C) 15/10, 15/9, 15/4
[3/4] Paul Lord (Ches) bt Steve Ayling (Sussex) 8/15, 15/7, 15/6, 15/10
[3/4] Ben Garner (Surrey) bt Cornelius Musonda (Zam) 15/10, 15/4, 15/9
[5/8] Joey Barrington (S'set) bye
[5/8] Laurens Anjema (Ned) bt Daniel Enahalo (Essex) 15/10, 15/11, 15/6
[2] Bradley Ball (Suffolk) bt Andrew Learoyd (Yorks) 15/9, 15/11, 15/7
The Women's event starts on Saturday morning, along with the men's
quarter-finals.
First round results:
Ong Beng Hee (1) Bye; Ernest Chisenga bt Andy Taylor 15/2, 15/9, 15/1;
Greg La Mude bt Ronnie Freeman 15/7, 15/4, 15/7; Nick Wall (5/8) bt John Dale
15/3, 15/6, 15/3; Jesse Engelbrecht w/o; Lewis Musonda bt Sam Miller 15/12,
15/9, 13/15, 6/15, 15/10; Steve Ayling bt David Barnett 15/3, 15/10, 7/15,
5/15, 15/10; Paul Lord (3/4) w/o; Ben Garner (3/4) bt Paul Thomas 15/2, 15/11,
15/7; Cornelius Musonda bt Will Jones 15/9, 15/6, 15/12; Joey Barrington (5/8)
bt Bryan Beeson 15/6, 13/15, 15/8, 15/7; Laurens Anjema (5/8) bt Paul
Millington 15/8, 15/5, 13/15, 15/6; Daniel Enahalo bye; Andrew Learoyd bye;
Bradley Ball (2) bt Steve Calvert 15/9, 15/10, 15/10
Beng Hee tops Proctor seedings
Top seed for the Proctor Memorial 2002 is Malaysia's world number
seven Ong Beng Hee. He heads a strong draw of 31 entrants vying for the
£600 first prize, with Bradley Ball, Paul Lord and Ben Garner
completing the top four seeds.
In the Women's event top seeds are Irish number one Madeline Perry
and Scottish number two Senga Macfie, with England's Cheryl Beaumont,
runner-up for the last two years, and Helen Easton as third and fourth
seeds.
The event is supported by Tynemouth Squash, Northumbria SRA, SNC
Computer Services, Hankyu Cargo, F'lunch and Dundees, Iredale & Smith, Ideal
Caravans and Jennings Ford.
Increased prize fund for 2002, and WISPA Women's Event
The Proctor Memorial is one of the countries' longest-running
events, having started in 1957 as a memorial event for James Napier Proctor, a
club member who died when his car went over the cliffs at Tynemouth. The event
has featured a long line of famous winners, and a women's event was added in
1997 which has grown in stature each year, featuring on the WISPA calendar for
2002.
Prize fund for the men's event rises to £3,000, with £600 for the winner,
and the Women's is a $4,000 WISPA 'Tour' event with £400 for the winner.
Players are assured of a friendly welcome at the North-East's premier
squash club, and with 'amateur' and junior events running alongside the BSPA
events an hectic and busy weekend is guaranteed.
2001 Event
