Thu 5th Dec, Day FIVE
Round TWO
Another sixteen matches today at Hong Kong Squash Centre as
the quarter-finalists were decided in the men's and women's
draws, the final World Series events of the year.
match
reports & quotes on the blog
Women's Round
Two:
[1] Nicol David (Mas) 3-1 [9] Camille Serme (Fra)
7/11, 11/4, 11/6, 11/5
(41m)
[5] Jenny Duncalf (Eng) 3-2 [16] Nicolette Fernandes
(Guy)
12/10, 9/11, 11/6, 6/11,
11/9 (76m)
[4] Alison Waters (Eng) 3-0 [Q] Tesni Evans (Wal)
11/2, 11/4, 11/5 (23m)
Joshana Chinappa (Ind) 3-1 [15] Line Hansen (Den)
12/10, 11/8, 9/11, 11/5
(44m)
[11] Omneya Abdel Kawy (Egy) 3-0 [8] Madeline Perry (Irl)
12/10, 11/3, 11/5 (27m)
[3] Raneem El Weleily (Egy) 3-1 Nour El Tayeb (Egy)
11/9, 8/11, 11/2, 11/8
(38m)
[12] Annie Au (Hkg) 3-0 [Q] Emma Beddoes (Eng)
11/3, 11/4, 11/6 (26m)
[2] Laura Massaro (Eng) 3-0 [13] Rachael Grinham (Aus)
11/8, 11/7, 11/5
(29m)
Duncalf survives as Chinappa surprises
again
and Annie raises home hopes
Despite dropping the first game, eight-time defending champion
Nicol David extended her unbeaten run in Hong Kong to 42 matches
as she beat France’s Camille Serme in a repeat of last year’s
final.
 Her
next opponent will be fifth-seeded Englishwoman Jenny Duncalf
who survived the longest match of the day to hold off Nicolette
Fernandes. After sharing the first four games the Guyanese led
8-7 in the decider when Duncalf was penalised a conduct stroke
for leaving the court (to be ill, as it happened, before
changing her racket). Duncalf took the next four points to take
the match, despite some desperate dives by her opponent on the
final rally.
Alison Waters ended the run of Welsh qualifier Tesni Evans with
a comfortable straight-games win, and she now faces another
‘giant-killer’ in Joshana Chinappa, the only unseeded player to
make the last eight, after the Indian beat Line Hansen in four
games to record a second successive upset and a second
successive quarter-final berth.
 An
Egyptian semi-finalist is guaranteed following Onmeya Abdel
Kawy’s upset straight-games win over Irish eighth seed Madeline
Perry and third seed Raneem El Weleily’s win against compatriot
Nour El Tayeb, a clash of former world junior champions.
Hong Kong’s Annie Au delighted the fervent home crowd with an
emphatic win against qualifier Emma Beddoes, winning nine points
in a row from 2-6 down in the third to dash hopes of an English
comeback. “Just too good, and on that form she’ll trouble
anyone,” said Beddoes.
Annie will face another English opponent after second seed Laura
Massaro recovered from an early deficit to beat Australia’s
Rachael Grinham in straight games.
match
reports & quotes on the blog
Men's Round
Two:
[1] Ramy Ashour (Egy) 3-0 [Q] Adrian Waller (Eng)
11/7, 11/5, 11/7
(31m)
[7] Borja Golan (Esp) 3-0 Chris Simpson (Eng)
12/10, 11/8,
11/4 (52m)
[5] Mohamed El Shorbagy (Egy) 3-1 Marwan El Shorbagy (Egy)
11/3, 11/6,
10/12, 11/7 (49m)
[3] James Willstrop (Eng) 3-0 Simon Rosner (Ger)
11/9, 11/9, 11/8
(52m)
[4] Nick Matthew (Eng) v Saurav Ghosal (Ind)
3/11, 11/5, 11/4,
11/8 (53m)
[6] Amr Shabana (Egy) 3-1 Nicolas Mueller (Sui)
12/10, 11/4, 8/11,
11/7 (48m)
[8] Tarek Momen (Egy) 3-1 Olli Tuominen (Fin)
13/11, 11/13,
11/4, 16/14 (51m)
[2] Gregory Gaultier (Fra) 3-0 Karim Abdel Gawad (Egy)
11/7, 11/9,
11/4 (37m)
Top eight through to men’s quarters
The men’s quarter-finals will feature the top eight seeds, half
of whom are Egyptian.
 Defending
champion Ramy Ashour wasted no time in despatching English
qualifier Adrian Waller, and his next opponent, Spain’s Borja
Golan, was equally efficient in beating Chris Simpson in three
games.
English success came as James Willstrop won three close games
against Germany’s Simon Rosner, and the 2011 champion now faces
Mohamed Elshorbagy in a repeat of their world quarter-final in
Manchester after Mohamed beat his younger brother Marwan in four
games.
World Champion Nick Matthew fought back from a game down to beat
speedy Indian Saurav Ghosal, and he’ll meet five-time Hong Kong
champion Amr Shabana who will be glad to see the back of court 9
where he beat young Swiss Nicolas Mueller in four games.
 Second
seed Gregory Gaultier looked in impressive form as he despatched
young Egyptian Karim Abdel Gawad, but he’ll find another one
standing in his way tomorrow after Tarek Momen came though a
fast and furious four-game encounter with Olli Tuominen 16-14 in
the fourth.
Quarter-finals start at 14.00, all on the showcourt at Hong Kong
Squash Centre, with the winners booking themselves semi-final
places on the all-glass court at the Cultural Centre.
match
reports & quotes on the blog
|
Photo Galleries
|
