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L'International des Mirabelles 2022 |
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L'International des Mirabelles 2022
Men's Draw
29 Sep - 02 Oct
Nancy, France, $3k |
Final:
[6] Edwin Clain (FRA) bt [2] Robert Downer (ENG) 11-8, 8-11, 12-10,
10-12, 11-5 (73m)
Semi-finals:
[6] Edwin Clain (FRA) bt [1] Yannik Omlor (GER) 11-5, 11-8, 3-11,
14-12
[2] Robert Downer (ENG) bt Noah Meredith (ENG) 11-9, 11-8, 11-5
Quarter-finals:
[1] Yannik Omlor (GER) bt Aaron Allpress (ENG) 11-5, 11-2, 11-5
[6] Edwin Clain (FRA) bt [3] Valentin Rapp (GER) 11-7, 11-9, 8-11, 11-7
Noah Meredith (ENG) bt [7] Nils Roesch (SUI) 9-11, 11-8, 11-2, 11-8
[2] Robert Downer (ENG) bt [5] Elliott Morris Devred (WAL) 11-9, 4-11,
11-9, 7-11, 11-9
1st round:
[1] Yannik Omlor (GER) bt Paul Gonzalez (FRA) 14-12, 4-11, 11-6,
11-6
Aaron Allpress (ENG) bt [8] Tobias Weggen (GER) 11-5, 11-8, 2-11, 9-11,
11-8
[6] Edwin Clain (FRA) bt Blessing Muhwati (ZIM) 13-11, 5-11, 11-6, 8-11,
11-7
[3] Valentin Rapp (GER) bt Jack Mitterer (ENG) 8-11, 11-5, 11-6, 14-16,
11-9
Noah Meredith (ENG) bt [4] Sam Buckley (IRL) 11-9, 2-11, 13-11, 11-8
[7] Nils Roesch (SUI) bt Hasnaat Farooqi (ENG) 11-4, 11-8, 11-6
[5] Elliott Morris Devred (WAL) bt Jordan Warne (ENG) 11-8, 11-8, 11-4
[2] Robert Downer (ENG) bt [WC] Lowie Delbeke (BEL) 11-9, 11-7, 6-11,
11-7 |
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L'International des Mirabelles 2022
Women's Draw
29 Sep - 02 Oct
Nancy, France, $3k |
Final:
[6] Asia Harris (ENG) bt [8] Kiera Marshall (ENG) 11-3, 7-11, 13-11,
12-10 (35m)
Semi-finals:
[6] Asia Harris (ENG) bt [1] Sofía Mateos (ESP) 11-3, 11-2, 11-3
[8] Kiera Marshall (ENG) bt [4] Katie Wells (ENG) 10-12, 11-1, 11-3,
11-4
Quarter-finals:
[1] Sofía Mateos (ESP) bt Élise Romba (FRA) 16-14, 10-12, 11-9, 11-9
[6] Asia Harris (ENG) bt [3] Klara Møller (DEN) 11-9, 11-4, 11-1
[4] Katie Wells (ENG) bt [7] Caroline Lyng (DEN) 11-4, 11-13, 12-10,
11-6
[8] Kiera Marshall (ENG) bt Ninon Lemarchand (FRA) 11-5, 11-4, 11-9
1st round:
[1] Sofía Mateos (ESP) bt Ana Munos (FRA) 11-2, 11-6, 9-11, 11-8
Élise Romba (FRA) bt [5] Jacqueline Peychär (AUT) 12-10, 11-6, 8-11,
6-11, 11-3
[6] Asia Harris (ENG) bt Ella Galova (FRA) 12-10, 11-2, 11-7
[3] Klara Møller (DEN) bt Ellie Jones (ENG) 9-11, 11-3, 11-5, 11-7
[4] Katie Wells (ENG) bt Polly Clark (ENG) 11-8, 11-9, 11-4
[7] Caroline Lyng (DEN) bt Tamara Holzbauerová (CZE) 11-5, 11-5, 15-13
[8] Kiera Marshall (ENG) bt Marie van Riet (BEL) 11-5, 11-4, 11-5
Ninon Lemarchand (FRA) bt [2] Katriona Allen (SCO) 11-3, 11-7, 11-4 |
Harris and Clain Victorious
L’International des Mirabelles came to its conclusion on Sunday
afternoon at Squash Le Reve in Nancy, France, with Asia Harris and Edwin
Clain taking home the titles from the Challenger 3 level competition.
Harris came into the women’s Challenger 3 level draw as the No.6 seed,
and started off with a confident performance to overcome Frenchwoman
Ella Galova in the opening round. She then knocked out No.3 seed Klara
Moller in quick time in the quarter finals.
The 17-year-old continued her good form to win her semi-final contest as
the tournament’s top seed Sofia Mateos. She dropped just eight points
across the match, winning 11-3, 11-2, 11-3 to move through to her first
final on Tour.
In the final, she took on compatriot and No.8 seed Kiera Marshall, and
the pair were level after two games, both winning one rather
comfortably. From there, though, it was a struggle, with both the third
and fourth games going to tie-breaks. Harris took the third 13-11,
before also securing the fourth 12-10, to take her first Tour title.
In the men’s draw, Clain also began as the No.6 seed at the beginning of
the week, and he had to survive a five-gamer to get his campaign
underway, winning in the deciding game against Zimbabwean No.1 Blessing
Muhwati.
That was followed by the first of three surprise wins, as he defeated
Germany’s No.3 seed Valentin Rapp in for games to move into the last
four. In the semis, he downed the tournament’s top seed, Yannik Omlor,
also in four games, to keep his knockout run going.
The final saw the Frenchman take on No.2 seed Robert Downer, and in a
match that swung both ways, it was Clain that came out on top on home
soil. The match went to five, after a pair of tie-breaks in the middle
part of the contest, and it was Clain that won that deciding game 11-5
to clinch his second Tour title.
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Clain, Meredith and Harris Cause Upsets
Asia Harris (left) in action in her quarter final
contest in Nancy (Credit: Nicolas Barbeau)
The surprises kept coming at L’International des Mirabelles, with the
English duo of Noah Meredith and Asia Harris, along with home hope Edwin
Clain, all making it into the semi-finals.
Meredith, the unseeded Englishman, started his campaign by defeating
No.4 seed Sam Buckley on Thursday. He followed that up with a confident
performance to defeat Switzerland’s Nils Roesch in the last eight on
Friday. He fell behind to the tournament’s No.7 seed, but fought back to
win in four to book his spot in the semis.
The other surprise winner in the men’s event was Frenchman Edwin Clain,
who defeated the No.3 seed to advance. Buoyed with the home crowd behind
him, Cain took the first two games to hold a commanding advantage. Rapp
took the third to pull one back, but the Frenchman took the victory in
four. He will now face top seed Yannik Omlor, while Meredith will play
compatriot Robert owner in the semis.
There was just a single surprise result in the women’s quarter final,
with England’s Asia Harris downing No.3 seed Klara Moller. The
Englishwoman claimed a tight first game 11-9, and she was in complete
control from there. She dropped just five points over the next two games
en route to a straight game victory.
Harris will now face top seed Sofia Mateos in the last four of the
Challenger 3 level competition, while the other semi-final will be an
all-English clash. No.4 seed Katie Wells will take on No.8 seed Kiera
Marshall for a place in the final on Sunday.
The semi-finals of L’International des Mirabelles will take place on
Saturday, October 1, with the three surprise winners from quarter finals
day aiming to back those wins up with further success in the last four.
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