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NASH Cup 2022
Men's Draw
13 - 17 Sep
Ontario, Canada, $20k |
ROUND TWO
14 Sep |
QUARTERS
15 Sep |
SEMIS
16 Sep |
FINAL
17 Sep |
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[1] Nathan Lake (ENG)
11-6, 8-11, 11-3, 11-5 (46m)
[9/16] Yannik Omlor (GER) |
Nathan Lake
11-7, 11-4, 11-5 (35m)
Christopher Gordon |
Nathan Lake
10-12, 11-2, 7-11,
14-12, 11-2 (56m)
Edmon Lopez
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Nathan Lake
11-6, 10-12, 11-2,
11-7 (51m)
Curtis Malik |
[7] Christopher Gordon (USA)
11-8, 11-7, 13-11 (48m)
[9/16] Michael McCue (CAN) |
[9/16] Daniel Mekbib (CZE)
11-9, 11-13, 11-2, 11-4 (44m)
[5] Timothy Brownell (USA) |
Daniel Mekbib
12-10, 11-2, 11-6 (32m)
Edmon Lopez |
[9/16] Edmon Lopez (ESP)
11-4, 5-11, 4-11, 15-13, 11-0 (47m)
[4] Arturo Salazar (MEX) |
[9/16] Andrew Douglas (USA)
11-7, 11-8, 11-8 (41m)
[3] David Baillargeon (CAN) |
Andrew Douglas
11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 11-7 (49m)
Curtis Malik |
Curtis Malik
11-5, 11-13, 3-11,
15-13, 11-3 (70m)
Henry Leung |
[8] Curtis Malik (ENG)
11-7, 11-7, 11-6 (39m)
[9/16] Alfredo Avila (MEX) |
[6] Leandro Romiglio (ARG)
11-5, 9-11, 11-9, 3-11, 11-5 (69m)
Guilherme Melo (BRA) |
Leandro Romiglio
11-8, 3-11, 12-10, 9-11, 12-10 (81m)
Henry Leung |
[9/16] Nick Sachvie (CAN)
11-7, 13-11, 11-9 (43m)
[2] Henry Leung (HKG) |
[1] Nathan Lake (ENG) bye
[9/16] Yannik Omlor (GER) bt Valentin Rapp (GER) 11-8, 11-7, 11-9 (43m)
[9/16] Michael McCue (CAN) bt Mark Broekman (ENG) 11-6, 11-6, 6-11, 11-7
(43m)
[7] Christopher Gordon (USA) bye
[5] Timothy Brownell (USA) bye
[9/16] Daniel Mekbib (CZE) bt Connor Turk (CAN) 11-5, 11-4, 11-7 (23m)
[9/16] Edmon Lopez (ESP) bt Salah Eltorgman (CAN) 11-3, 11-8, 11-7 (28m)
[4] Arturo Salazar (MEX) bye
[3] David Baillargeon (CAN) bye
[9/16] Andrew Douglas (USA) bt [WC] Matthew Henderson (CAN) 11-7, 11-7,
11-7 (25m)
[9/16] Alfredo Avila (MEX) bt [WC] Liam Marrison (CAN) 5-11, 11-8, 11-5,
11-8 (37m)
[8] Curtis Malik (ENG) bye
[6] Leandro Romiglio (ARG) bye
Guilherme Melo (BRA) bt [9/16] Shawn Delierre (CAN) 13-11, 11-13, 12-10,
5-10 ret. (84m)
[9/16] Nick Sachvie (CAN) bt Diego Gobbi (BRA) 11-5, 11-9, 8-11, 15-13
(53m)
[2] Henry Leung (HKG) bye |
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NASH Cup 2022
Women's Draw
13 - 17 Sep
Ontario, Canada, $20k |
ROUND TWO
14 Sep |
QUARTERS
15 Sep |
SEMIS
16 Sep |
FINAL
17 Sep |
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[1] Ineta Mackevica (LAT)
11-5, 11-3, 8-11, 11-4 (27m)
[9/16] Zeina Zein (EGY) |
Zeina Zein
11-8, 11-9, 11-9 (35m)
Marta Dominguez Fernandez |
Zeina Zein
11-8, 11-5, 6-11,
10-12, 11-7 (52m)
Lucy Beecroft |
Zeina Zein
11-4, 9-11, 11-9, 11-6 (47m)
Georgia Adderley |
[7] Marta Dominguez Fernandez (ESP)
12-10, 11-6, 11-13, 11-6 (39m)
[9/16] Nadeen Kotb (EGY) |
[9/16] Torrie Malik (ENG)
11-2, 9-11, 11-9, 11-5 (40m)
[8] Alison Thomson (SCO) |
Torrie Malik
11-7, 11-5, 11-7 (29m)
Lucy Beecroft |
[3] Lucy Beecroft (ENG)
11-9, 11-7, 11-7 (32m)
[9/16] Diana Garcia (MEX) |
[4] Georgia Adderley (SCO)
18-16, 11-6, 11-6 (39m)
Katerina Tycova (GER) |
Georgia Adderley
11-9, 11-9, 10-12, 11-8 (51m)
Marina Stefanoni |
Georgia Adderley
11-6, 11-7, 11-2
(26m)
Haley Mendez |
[5] Marina Stefanoni (USA)
11-6, 17-15, 11-4 (38m)
[9/16] Anna Kimberley (ENG) |
[9/16] Ambre Allinckx (SUI)
11-8, 8-11, 11-3, 11-6 (40m)
[6] Karina Tyma (POL) |
Ambre Allinckx
11-7, 11-8, 11-5 (31m)
Haley Mendez |
[9/16] Alicia Mead (ENG)
11-8, 11-7, 3-11, 12-10 (36m)
[2] Haley Mendez (USA) |
[1] Ineta Mackevica (LAT) bye
[9/16] Zeina Zein (EGY) bt Laura Tovar (COL) 8-11, 11-3, 11-3, 11-1
(33m)
[9/16] Nadeen Kotb (EGY) bt [WC] Amal Izhar (CAN) 11-4, 12-10, 11-3
(21m)
[7] Marta Dominguez Fernandez (ESP) bye
[8] Alison Thomson (SCO) bye
[9/16] Torrie Malik (ENG) bt Lucie Stefanoni (USA) 11-8, 9-11, 11-9,
3-11, 11-9 (40m)
[9/16] Diana Garcia (MEX) bt Margot Prow (ENG) 11-7, 11-7, 11-9 (29m)
[3] Lucy Beecroft (ENG) bye
[4] Georgia Adderley (SCO) bye
Katerina Tycova (GER) bt [9/16] Ali Loke (WAL) 10-12, 11-5, 11-7, 12-10
(39m)
[9/16] Anna Kimberley (ENG) bt [WC] Iman Shaheen (CAN) 11-1, 11-8, 11-6
(23m)
[5] Marina Stefanoni (USA) bye
[6] Karina Tyma (POL) bye
[9/16] Ambre Allinckx (SUI) bt Sofía Mateos (ESP) 11-3, 11-2, 9-11, 11-4
(32m)
[9/16] Alicia Mead (ENG) bt Nikki Todd (CAN) 12-14, 11-3, 12-10, 11-8
(31m)
[2] Haley Mendez (USA) bye |
Three Surprise Winners In Four Semi-Finals
Curtis Malik in action
Semi-finals day at the Nash Cup in London, Canada was a surprising one,
with just one of the higher-ranked players taking victory in their last
four contest at the Challenger 20 level competition.
Men’s top seed Nathan Lake was the man to do so, but even the Englishman
had to fight his way through his semi-final against Spaniard Edmon
Lopez, coming back from behind to win in five. Lake was 2-1 down, and
then survived match balls before taking it 14-12. That gave him the
momentum, and he came through to win the fifth 11-2, to advance to the
final on Saturday evening.
He will face compatriot Curtis Malik in that final, after the
tournament’s No.8 seed overcame Hong Kong’s No.2 seed Henry Leung, also
in five games. The Englishman led after the first game, but then saw
Leung take the next two to hold a 2-1. Like his fellow countryman, Malik
saved match balls in a fourth game tie-break, one he took 15-13, before
going on to drop just three points in the deciding fifth game to make it
through to the final.
Unseeded Egyptian Zeina Zein continued her knockout run going, following
wins over two seeded players, as she downed No.3 seed Lucy Beecroft to
make another final. The 17-year-old took the opening two games of their
emo-final match, before seeing the Englishwoman fight back to level the
contest at two games apiece. It could have gone either way in the fifth,
but Zein was able to come out on top, winning it 11-7 to advance to the
final.
She will now face Scotland’s Georgia Adderley in that final, after the
No.4 seed got the better of No.2 seed Haley Mendez in the only match not
to go the distance on Friday evening. The Scot dropped just 15 points en
route to a straight games victory in 26 minutes, reaching her second
final of 2022.
The finals of the Nash Cup will take place on Saturday, September 17,
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Zein
Continue Knockout Run In London
The Nash Cup continued with the quarter finals on Thursday evening at
the London Squash Club in Ontario, Canada, where Egypt’s Zeina Zein
backed up her win over the top seed to make it through to the last four.
The 17-year-old Egyptian got the better of Latvia’s Ineta Mackevica, the
World No.46, in the second round, and that set her up with a clash with
No.7 seed Marta Dominguez Fernandez in the last eight of the Challenger
20 level competition in Canada.
Once again, the World No.94 did not look troubled throughout the
contest, and despite all three games being close, she was able to come
out on the right side eat time. Zein took the first game 11-8, before
securing victory in three with 11-9 scorelines in both the second and
third games. She will now face England’s Lucy Beecroft in the semis
after the tournament’s No.3 seed overcame compatriot Torrie Malik in
straight games in the last eight.
The other women’s semi-final will see Scotland’s Georgia Adderley take
on the USA’s Haley Mendez. The American, who is the highest-seeded
player left following Mackevica’s early exit, downed Switzerland’s Ambre
Allinckx to reach the semis, while the Scot overcame the challenge of
the USA’s Marina Stefanoni in four games.
There were no surprises in the men’s event on Thursday, but Hnog Kong’s
Henry Leung had to go the distance to get the better of Argentinian No.1
Landro Romiglio, winning a fifth game tie-break 12-10 to secure the win
after 81 minutes of hard-fought action. The Hongkonger will meet Curtis
Malik in the semis after the Englishman got the better of American
Andrew Douglas in four games.
Top seed Nathan Lake continued his smooth run through the tournament,
overcoming the USA’s Christopher Gordon in straight games to advance,
and he will now face Spaniard Edmon Lopez after he got the better of the
Czech Republic’s Daniel Mekbib in straight games.
The semi-finals of the Nash Cup will take place on Friday, September 16
at the London Squash Club in Ontario, Canada, and all the action will be
streamed live on the Challenger Tour’s YouTube channel. You can also
keep up to date with live scores from the tournament on the PSA World
Tour’s website.
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Zein Downs Top Seed Among Several Surprises
The second day of the Nash Cup saw the seeded players make their bows at
the Challenger 20 level tournament, but for six of those 16 players, it
would be their only match of the tournament, with Egypt’s Zeina Zein
knocking out the women’s top seed in London.
The 17-year-old Egyptian, who claimed her maiden Tour title earlier this
year, got the better of Colombian Laura Tovar on the opening day to set
up her second round clash with the women’s top seed, Latvia’s Ineta
Mackevica, on day two of the competition.
There was no fear shown by the Egyptian, as she raced into a two-game
lead, dropping just eight points in the process. Mackevica showed why
she was a top 50 player in the third game to pull one back, but a quick
start from Zein in the fourth game gave her a lead she would not
relinquish, going on to take victory 3-1 to move through to the last
eight in London.
Switzerland’s Ambre Allinckx and England’s Torrie Malik also caused
upsets on Wednesday evening, as they got the better of No.6 seed Karina
Tyma and No.8 seed Alison Thomson, respectively, to make their way into
the quarter finals of the competition.
The big surprise in the men’s draw came through the USA’s Andrew
Douglas, who dumped out Canadian No.1, and home favourite, David
Baillargeon. The Canadian had won their only previous meeting, which
came in the British Virgin Islands earlier this year, but Douglas held
full control throughout their match on Wednesday, winning in straight
games to book his spot in the quarters.
He will be joined by two more unseeded players, in Spain’s Edmon Lopez
and Czech Republic’s Daniel Mekbib. They overcame the challengers of
No.4 seed Arturo Salazar and No.5 seed Timothy Brownell to set up an
their quarter final contest, guaranteeing an unseeded player in the last
four in London.
The quarter finals of the Nash Cup will take place in London, Ontario on
Thursday, September 15, with the last eight in both draws going
head-to-head for places in the semi-finals of the Challenger 20 level
competition.
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Action Gets
Underway In London
The opening day of the Nash Cup took place on Tuesday afternoon at the
London Squash Club in Ontario, Canada, with 16 matches across two
courts, and plenty of high-quality squash.
A pair of Canadians delighted the home crowd on the first day in London
in the men’s event, as both Michael McCue and Nick Sachvie took
victories in their respective first round matches in four games, to book
their places in the last 16 of the competition.
Sachvie took on Brazil’s Diego Gobbi in his first round contest, and
took an early lead through an 11-5 first game scoreline. He then
clinched a tight second game 11-9, before seeng the Brazilian fight back
to win the third game. However, Sachvie regrouped to take the fourth on
a lengthy tie-break 15-13, moving through to meet No.2 seed Henry Leung
on Wednesday.
He will be joined in the second round of the Challenger 20 level
competition by compatriot Michael McCue, who downed England’s Mark
Broekman, also in four games. Their match followed the same pattern,
with the Canadian winning the opening two games, before Broekman fought
back to win the third. McCue was able to fight through though, winning
the fourth 11-7 to advance after 43 minutes.
Yannik Omlor came through the all-German clash with Valentin Rapp to set
up a meeting with top seed Nathan Lake on Wednesday, while Brazil’s
Guilherme Melo won the longest match of the tournament, winning after 84
minutes against Canadian Shawn DeLierre, whoo had to retire injured
after the fourth game of their contest.
Following on from her maiden Tour win at the weekend at the Madeira
International, Germany’s Katerina Tycova came into the Nash Cup unseeded,
but caused the only seeding upset of the opening round as she defeated
Welshman Ali Loke in four games.
The German lost the first game on a tie-break 12-10, but fought back to
win the next two games to move into the lead for the first time in the
contest. The fourth game also went to a tie-break, one that went the way
of Tycova this time, as she claimed victory 3-1, to advance to the
second round where she will face Scotland’s Georgia Adderley.
Elsewhere in the women’s draw, a trio of Englishwoman made it through to
the last 16. Torrie Malik came through a five-game battle against USA’s
Lucie Stefanoni, while Alicia Mead and Anna Kimberley both also safely
secured opening day wins in London.
The second day of the Challenger 20 level competition will take place on
Wednesday, September 14, with the top eight seeds in both draws coming
into the tournament. You will be able to watch all the action from both
courts in London, Ontario live on the PSA Challenger Tour YouTube
channel, with live scores also being available to be followed on the PSA
World Tour’s website.
For more information on the event, visit the tournament
website or follow PSA Events on Twitter or Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok
and
SQUASHTV.
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Preview
Beecroft Aiming
To Defend Crown
The Nash Cup, one of the stalwart events on the Challenger Tour, gets
underway on Tuesday, September 13, with the Challenger 20 level
competition taking place over five days at the London Squash Club in
Ontario, Canada.
England’s Nathan Lake will be the highest-ranked player in the
tournament, with the World No.38 heading up a strong men’s draw. Hong
Kong’s Henry Leung, Canadian No.1 David Baillargeon and Mexico’s Arturo
Salazar, who already has two titles to his name over the course of the
summer months, will make up the rest of the top four seeds.
The American duo of Christopher Gordon and Timothy Brownell, the latter
of whom claimed the title at the Sam Aguiar Louisville Open on Saturday
afternoon, will be seeded, while there will be seven other Canadian men
in the draw, joining Baillargeon, as home hopes for the title.
Latvian No.1 Ineta Mackevica will be the top seed in the women’s draw,
with the United States’ Haley Mendez as her nearest competition for the
title. England’s Lucy Beecroft and Scotland’s Georgia Adderley join them
in the top four seeding bracket, and we spoke to the Englishwoman before
the competition.
Beecroft will be the defending champion for the women’s tournament, and
despite losing out in the opening round in Houston last week, she is
happy with where her game is ahead of the defence of her 2021 title.
“I had a really good end to last season, winning my second Challenger 10
level title and reaching the final of both the British Nationals and the
World Games,” she explained.
“I was very disappointed with my performance at the Zed Open in August,
especially after having a great block of training before it and feeling
good about my game. My performance last week in Houston, despite losing,
had patches of really good squash, it just has to become a lot more
consistent now to compete with the top girls.
“It was exciting to get into my first PSA Gold event and it was also my
first time in Texas. It’s great to see what they are doing for squash
there, and to see the game growing in a different part of the country. I
was looking forward to playing Jazz again after our last match being in
the nationals final. I was much happier with my performance last week
despite Jazz still coming out on top, there were definitely positives to
take from the match and I will look to build on these throughout the
season.”
Beecroft took what, at the time, was her biggest career title to date
when she lifted the Nash Cup in 2021, and the Englishwoman admits that
it was one of the high points of her season. She also says that she is
aiming to go back-to-back, and claim the win again now it is a
Challenger 20 level crown.
“The Nash Cup was a highlight of last season for me, being my first 10k
title and feeling like I put together some really good back to back
performances. Winning this event gave me confidence and helped my
ranking to allow me to get into some of the bigger events,” the
Englishwoman explained.
“Defending the title is definitely something that I’d love to do next
week. Last year the event was a Challenger 10 and this year it’s a
Challenger 20, so it’s a great challenge for me. I’m excited to get back
to London and I’m sure it’s going to be a great event. Last year was a
little different because of some COVID restrictions, so I’m sure this
year will be even better!”
Poland’s Karina Tyma, Spain’s Marta Dominguez Fernandez, Scotland’s
Alison Thomson and USA’s Marina Stefanoni make up the rest of the top
eight seeding bracket, with a trio of Canadians, in Nikki Todd, Iman
Shaheen and Amal Izhar also in action on the opening day in London.
The event takes place from Tuesday, September 13 to Saturday, September
17 at the London Squash Club in Ontario, Canada, where Lucy Beecroft
will be the defending champion for the women’s event. Follow the PSA
Challenger Tour on Twitter and Facebook for daily updates from the
event.
For more information on the event, visit the tournament
website or follow PSA Events on Twitter or Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok
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