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04-Jun-07:
Illingworth, Grainger & Quibell
book tickets to Rio ...
Chris Smith reports
On Sunday 38 year
old Damian Walker was one game up on the #58 World Ranked
Julian Illingworth with a shot to make the Pan American Team.
Julian came back to win the next three games to join Jamie Crombie
and Christopher Gordon on the team. Final score: 11-13, 11-9, 11-2,
11-4.
On the Women's side, Natalie Grainger beat Michelle
Quibell 9-4, 9-0, 9-0. Both players had already made the team
with wins earlier in the weekend. They join Latasha Khan on the team
that will head to Brazil.
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US Team
Official Site
Trials Schedule
The contenders
Lots more photos
by Chris Smith
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03-Jun-07:
End of the
road for Preston & Lily
Chris Smith reports
Saturday brought round two of the Round Robins to determine the
teams for the Pan American games. The day started off with Natalie
Grainger and Jamie Crombie having a little Battle of the Sexes
for the crowd, which Jamie won 2-1.
Then Damian Walker took Preston Quick down in four games -
11/9, 10/12, 11/5, 11/8. This sets up Sunday's showdown between
Damian and Julian - the winner goes to Brazil. With the loss,
Preston is eliminated from the selection process.
Michelle Quibell won a well fought 3-0 win over Lily
Lorentzen. The loss eliminated Lily from contention for the team,
while Michelle goes on to face Natalie Grainger.
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02-Jun-07:
Fighting for Pan-Am places in Boston
Chris Smith reports
With Jamie Crombie, Christopher Gordon and Latasha
Khan pre-selected for the team for August's Pan American Games
in Rio de Janeiro, other hopefuls are taking part in team trials
this weekend at the Union Boat and Harvard clubs in Boston.
Friday's first round action at the UBC put Natalie Grainger
up against Lily Lorentzen, and the world number five had too
much for Lily as she won 9/0, 9/3, 9/3.
In the men's event Preston Quick and Julian Illingworth
gave
the packed gallery a great show before Julian came out on top
11/7, 11/8, 11/9.
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