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Costa North Coast Open 2022 |
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Costa North Coast Open 2022
Men's Draw
17 - 21 Aug
Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia, $12k |
ROUND TWO
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QUARTERS
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SEMIS
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FINAL
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[1] Henry Leung (HKG)
11-2, 11-6, 11-8 (30m)
Nicholas Calvert (AUS) |
Henry Leung
11-9, 13-11, 4-11,
19-17 (86m)
Rex Hedrick |
Rex Hedrick
11-7, 11-6, 11-5 (43m)
Abhay Singh |
Rex Hedrick
9-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-2, 11-5 (78m)
Addeen Idrakie
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[9/16] Rex Hedrick (AUS)
15-13, 11-3, 11-5 (43m)
[8] Joseph White (AUS) |
[9/16] Abhay Singh (IND)
11-7, 11-6, 11-7 (40m)
[5] Chi Him Wong (HKG) |
Abhay Singh
6-11, 11-3, 3-11, 11-5, 11-8 (58m)
Lwamba Chileshe |
[4] Lwamba Chileshe (NZL)
11-7, 11-7, 8-11, 6-11, 11-7 (57m)
[WC] Elijah Thomas (NZL) |
[3] Addeen Idrakie (MAS)
11-6, 11-8, 11-3 (29m)
[9/16] Harley Lam (HKG) |
Addeen Idrakie
11-9, 13-11, 11-2 (33m)
Tang Ming Hong |
Addeen Idrakie
12-10, 8-11, 11-7, 11-8 (56m)
Yannick Wilhelmi |
[7] Tang Ming Hong (HKG)
9-11, 12-10, 11-7, 11-4 (39m)
[9/16] Rhys Dowling (AUS) |
[6] Yannick Wilhelmi (SUI)
11-8, 11-3, 11-2 (21m)
Chung Yat Long (HKG) |
Yannick Wilhelmi
5-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-5 (44m)
Matthew Lai |
[9/16] Matthew Lai (HKG)
11-3, 11-5, 7-11, 11-5 (44m)
[2] Muhammad Asim Khan (PAK) |
[1] Henry Leung (HKG) bye
Nicholas Calvert (AUS) bt [9/16] Robert Andrew Garcia (PHI) 13-11, 11-7,
9-11, 12-14, 13-11 (88m)
[9/16] Rex Hedrick (AUS) bt Wailok To (HKG) 11-5, 11-2, 11-9 (37m)
[8] Joseph White (AUS) bye
[5] Chi Him Wong (HKG) bye
[9/16] Abhay Singh (IND) bt Damon MacMillan (AUS) 11-7, 11-7, 11-7 (29m)
[WC] Elijah Thomas (NZL) bt [9/16] Temwa Chileshe (NZL) 7-11, 11-6,
6-11, 11-9, 11-8 (74m)
[4] Lwamba Chileshe (NZL) bye
[3] Addeen Idrakie (MAS) bye
[9/16] Harley Lam (HKG) bt Joel Arscott (NZL) 12-10, 11-8, 2-11, 9-11,
11-9 (85m)
[9/16] Rhys Dowling (AUS) bt [WC] James Lloyd (AUS) 13-11, 11-4, 11-6
(30m)
[7] Tang Ming Hong (HKG) bye
[6] Yannick Wilhelmi (SUI) bye
Chung Yat Long (HKG) bt [9/16] Robin Gadola (SUI) 5-11, 11-9, 11-6,
16-14 (40m)
[9/16] Matthew Lai (HKG) bt [WC] Dylan Molinaro (AUS) 11-7, 11-5, 8-11,
11-6 (45m)
[2] Muhammad Asim Khan (PAK) bye |
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Costa North Coast Open 2022
Women's Draw
18 - 21 Aug
Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia, $12k |
ROUND TWO
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QUARTERS
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SEMIS
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FINAL
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[1] Chan Sin Yuk (HKG)
11-1, 11-0, 11-5 (14m)
Noor Ul Huda (PAK) |
Chan Sin Yuk
11-5, 11-1, 11-5 (18m)
Celine Walser |
Chan Sin Yuk
11-7, 11-1, 11-5 (19m)
Cheng Nga Ching
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Chan Sin Yuk
11-7, 11-6, 11-9 (24m)
Jessica Turnbull |
Celine Walser (SUI)
11-6, 11-2, 11-9 (21m)
[7] Rachael Grinham (AUS) |
[6] Cheng Nga Ching (HKG)
11-4, 11-2, 11-1 (14m)
Aiman Shahbaz (PAK) |
Cheng Nga Ching
9-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-3, 13-11 (48m)
Alex Haydon |
[4] Alex Haydon (AUS)
11-5, 11-4, 9-11, 11-4 (31m)
Colette Sultana (MLT) |
[3] Sarah Cardwell (AUS)
11-8, 11-9, 11-3 (13m)
Tayla Mounter (ENG) |
Sarah Cardwell
11-5, 14-12, 11-8 (25m)
Au Yeong Wai Yhann |
Sarah Cardwell
11-2, 11-9, 11-13, 11-2 (34m)
Jessica Turnbull
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[8] Au Yeong Wai Yhann (SGP)
11-9, 11-8, 4-11, 12-10 (27m)
Urwashi Joshi (IND) |
[5] Jessica Turnbull (AUS)
11-6, 11-5, 11-4 (19m)
Yasshmita Jadishkumar (MAS) |
Jessica Turnbull
11-9, 11-5, 11-13, 11-7 (38m)
Grace Gear |
Ching Hei Fung (HKG)
7-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-8 (36m)
[2] Grace Gear (ENG) |
Hedrick And Yuk Claim Silverware
Rex Hedrick (centre) with the Costa North Coast Open
trophy
The Costa North Coast Open came to its conclusion on Sunday afternoon at
the Coffs Harbour Squash & Swim Centre, with Australia’s Rex Hedrick and
Hong Kong’s Chan Sin Yuk taking home the titles from the Challenger 10
level competition.
Hedrick, the former World No.48, came into the tournament unseeded, but
the 33-year-old showed his class throughout. He started with a
comfortable win over Hong Kong’s Wailok To, before taking out the first
of three seeds, in No.8 seed and compatriot Joseph White, in the second
round.
That was followed up with a victory over the tournament’s top seed, Hong
Kong’s Henry Leung, with a fourth game tie-break going all the way to
19-17, as Hedrick won after 86 brutal minutes on court. He then defeated
another unseeded player, in India’s Abhay Singh, in straight games in
the semi-finals to move through to the final.
In the final on Sunday afternoon in Coffs Harbour, the Australian came
up against Malaysia’s Addeen Idrakie, the No.3 seed for the event. He
fell behind twice in the contest, but was able to regroup and fight back
to level the scores on both occasions. Hedrick then went on to take the
fifth game 11-5 to secure the victory, his 19th title on Tour.
While one champion was unseeded, the women’s winner was the top seed and
Hong Kong’s Chan Sin Yuk dominated the competition, coming through her
four matches in Australia without dropping a game. She started by
dropping just six points against Pakistan’s Nour ul Huda, winning in 14
minutes, before then defeated Switzerland’s Celine Walser in straight
games as well, to advance through to the last four.
Chan Sin Yuk (centre) with the Costa North Coast Open
trophy
Yuk, who broke into the world’s top 40 for the first time earlier this
year, then got the better of compatriot and No.6 seed Cheng Nga Ching in
another sub-20 minute match, before taking on Australian Jessica
Turnbull in the final on Sunday. The final was a closer battle for the
Hongkonger, but she won in straight games, 11-7, 11-6, 11-9, to secure
the title, her fifth on Tour to date.
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Australian Interest In Both Finals
Jessica Turnbull
There will be home interest in both finals at the Costa North Coast Open
in Coffs Harbour, Australia, after Rex Hedrick and Jessica Turnbull both
made their way through to the finals after winning their respective last
four contests on Saturday afternoon.
The first men’s semi-final guaranteed an unseeded player making it
through to the finals of the Challenger 10 level tournament, with
Australia’s Rex Hedrick and Indian Abhay Singh facing off. It was the
home favourite, and the former top 50 player, that took control of the
contest, and won out in straight games 11-7, 11-6, 11-5 to book his spot
in yet another final on Tour.
He will now face the tournament’s No.3 seed, Malaysian Addeen Idrakie,
after he got the better of Switzerland’s No.6 seed Yannick Wilhelmi. It
was the pair’s first meeting on Tour and they were evenly matches, with
the Malaysian taking the first on a tie-break, before Wilhelmi levelled
the match after winning the second game. From there, though, Idrakie was
able to wrestle the momentum back into his favour, winning both the
third and fourth games to take the victory.
The surprise result in the women’s draw came in the all-Australian
battle on Saturday, as World No.88 Jessica Turnbull defeated World No.75
Sarah Cardwell in a four-game battle. Coming into the match, the pair
had a 5-5 record in their previous ten matches, but Turnbull, who took
out the No.2 seed in the quarter finals, continued her great form to win
once more, and advance to the final.
She will now face top seed Chan Sin Yuk in the final on Sunday
afternoon, after the Hongkonger overpowered compatriot Cheng Nga Ching
to win in straight games. Yuk, who sits inside the world’s top 40, is
yet to drop a game in the tournament, and continued that with a
19-minute win over Ching in the semi-finals.
The finals of the Costa North Coast Open will take place on Sunday,
August 22, with the winners of the Challenger 10 level competition being
crowned at Coffs Harbour Squash & Swim Centre.
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Surprise Winners Across Both Draws
Quarter finals day at the Costa North Coast Open was one full of
surprises, with four of the eight matches on Friday at Coffs Harbour
Squash & Swim Centre going the way of the lower-ranked player.
It is guaranteed that one of the men’s finalists will be an unseeded
player, after both Australia’s Rex Hedrick and India’s Abhay Singh
secured surprise wins. Hedrick took out top seed Henry Leung, beating
the Hongkonger in a four-games battle. The Aussie, who has previously
been inside the world’s top 50, went two games in front before seeng
Leung fight back to win the third. The fourth game then went deep into a
tie-break, with Hedrick winning the all-important 36th point to take it
19-17, and to book his place in the last four.
He will now face India’s Singh in the last four in Coffs Harbour, after
the World No.109 got the better of the tournament’s No.4 seed, New
Zealand’s Lwamba Chileshe. The Indian found himself behind after three
games, but fought back to win both the fourth and fifth to take the
victory, and advance to the semis of the Challenger 10 level
competition.
The other men’s semi-final will see Switzerland’s Yannick Wilhelmi take
on Malaysia’s Addeen Idrakie for a place in Sunday’s final, after the
pair got the better of Hong Kong’s Tang Ming Hong and Matthew Lai,
respectively, in their last eight contests.
Australia’s Jessica Turnbull caused the biggest upset of the second day
in the women’s event, as she defeated England’s Grace Gear to move
through to the semi-finals. Gear came into the event as the No.2 seed,
but the Aussie was in top form on home soil to win in four games, only
losing the third on a tie-break, to set up a clash with compatriot, and
No.3 seed, Sarah Cardwell.
The other semi-final in the women’s draw will be an all-Hong Kong battle
between top seed Chan Sin Yuk and No.6 seed Cheng Nga Ching. The latter
downed No.4 seed Alex Haydon in a five-game battle, coming from behind
after losing both of the first two games by an 11-9 scoreline.
Meanwhile, Yuk dropped just 11 points in total during her quarter final
contest with Switzerland’s Celine Walser.
The semi-finals of the Costa North Coast Open will take place on
Saturday, August 20 at the Coffs Harbour Squash & Swim Centre in
Australia, where the final four in both draws will do battle to try and
make it through to Sunday’s finals.
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Wildcard Thomas Downs Chileshe To Advance
Elijah Thomas in action
The opening day of the Costa North Coast Open took place at the Coffs
Harbour Squash & Swim Club on Wednesday, and wildcard Elijah Thomas got
the better of compatriot Temwa Chileshe in a tough five-game battle to
make it through to the last 16.
New Zealand’s Thomas was one of three wildcards for the Challenger 10
level competition on Australian soil, and he took on fellow Kiwi
Chileshe on the opening day. He fell behind twice, but came back on both
occasions to send the match into a deciding game, before going on to win
the fifth 11-8 to secure a first ever win over his compatriot. He will
now face Temwa’s older sibling Lwamba in the last 16 on Thursday.
There were two other five-game matches on the opening day, both of which
pushed 90 minutes in length. Australian’s Nicholas Calvert delighted the
crowd in the opening match on Court 1, as he survived a fifth game
tie-break 13-11 to secure victory over Filipino Robert Andrew Garcia.
Hong Kong’s Harley Lam also won in five, overcoming New Zealand’s Joel
Arscott after 85 minutes of action.
The only other surprise in the day’s play saw Hong Kong’s Chung Yat Long
take down Switzerland’s Robin Gadola in four games. The Hongkonger
fought from a game down to wi 3-1, including a fourth game 16-14
tie-break score-line.
The second day of the Costa North Coast Open will see the second round
of the men’s competition, along with the commencement of the women’s
event, with the last 16 in both event’s taking place at Coffs Harbour
Squash & Swim Club on Thursday, August 18.
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