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Nations Cup 2022
03 - 06 Nov
Tauranga, New Zealand |
Results - Final: 2022 Carrus Nations Cup
[1] New Zealand 1-1 [2] England (England Win 45-44 on points)
Joelle King (NZL) bt Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) 4-0: 7-4, 7-2, 7-5, 7-6
(37m)
Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG) bt Paul Coll (NZL) 4-0: 7-5, 7-6, 7-1, 7-4
(43m)
Results - 3/4 Play-Off: 2022 Carrus Nations Cup
[3] Europe 2-0 [5] Canada
Nele Gilis (EUR) bt Hollie Naughton (CAN) 4-2: 6-7, 1-7, 7-6, 7-5,
7-2, 7-1 (42m)
Sebastien Bonmalais (EUR) bt David Baillargeon (CAN) 4-0: 7-1, 7-1, 7-2,
7-5 (32m)
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Results - Pool Stage Day Three: 2022 Nations Cup
[5] Canada 1-1 [7] Australia: Pool A (Canada win due to winning 6-4
on games)
Rex Hedrick (AUS) bt David Baillargeon (CAN) 4-2: 4-7, 7-2, 7-2,
7-2, 4-7, 7-2 (56m)
Hollie Naughton (CAN) bt Jessica Turnbull (AUS) 4-0: 7-1, 7-2, 7-2, 7-4
(19m)
[6] USA 2-0 [8] New Zealand B: Pool B
Timothy Brownell (USA) bt Lwamba Chileshe (NZL) 4-1: 7-6, 5-7, 7-3,
7-2, 7-2 (40m)
Olivia Clyne (USA) bt Kaitlyn Watts (NZL) 4-1: 7-3, 7-4, 7-5, 6-7, 7-4
(32m)
[1] New Zealand A 2-0 [4] Scotland: Pool A
Paul Coll (NZL) bt Greg Lobban (SCO) 4-0: 7-2, 7-2, 7-1, 7-4 (26m)
Joelle King (NZL) bt Lisa Aitken (SCO) 4-1: 7-1, 7-4, 3-7, 7-0, 7-1
(32m)
[2] England 1-1 [3] Europe: Pool B (England win due to winning 39-37
on points)
Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG) bt Sebastien Bonmalais (FRA) 4-0: 7-3, 7-0,
7-4, 7-2 (30m)
Nele Gilis (BEL) bt Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) 4-0: 7-3, 7-4, 7-3, 7-1 (33m)
Draw - Third-Place Play-Off: To Be Played November 6th
[5] Canada v [3] Europe
Draw - Final: To Be Played November 6th
[1] New Zealand A v [2] England |
Results – Pool Stage Day Two: 2022 Nations Cup
[4] Scotland 1-1 [7] Australia: Pool A
(Scotland win due to winning 7-5 on games)
Greg Lobban (SCO) bt Rex Hedrick (AUS) 4-1: 7-2, 7-6, 7-2, 3-7, 7-1
(42m)
Jessica Turnbull (AUS) bt Lisa Aitken (SCO) 4-3: 5-7, 7-3, 4-7, 7-6,
7-5, 5-7, 7-2 (45m)
[3] Europe 2-0 [8] New Zealand B
Sebastien Bonmalais (FRA) bt Lwamba Chileshe (NZL) 4-1: 2-7, 7-1, 7-5,
7-4, 7-5 (43m)
Nele Gilis (BEL) bt Kaitlyn Watts (NZL) 4-0: 7-4, 7-2, 7-2, 7-2 (28m)
[1] New Zealand A 2-0 [5] Canada
Paul Coll (NZL) bt David Baillargeon (CAN) 4-1: 7-2, 7-2, 7-2, 6-7, 7-2
(35m)
Joelle King (NZL) bt Hollie Naughton (CAN) 4-1: 4-7, 7-2, 7-0, 7-2, 7-5
(32m)
[2] England 2-0 [6] USA
Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG) bt Timothy Brownell (USA) 4-0: 7-3, 7-1, 7-1,
7-3 (32m)
Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) bt Olivia Clyne (USA) 4-3: 6-7, 5-7, 7-3, 7-6,
7-5, 0-7, 7-4 (45m)
Draw – Pool Stage Day Two: To Be Played November 5th
[7] Australia v [5] Canada – Pool A
[1] New Zealand A v [4] Scotland – Pool A
[8] New Zealand B v [6] USA – Pool B
[2] England v [3] Europe – Pool B |
Results - Pool Stage Day One: 2022 Nations Cup
[5] Canada 2-0 [4] Scotland: Pool A
Hollie Naughton (CAN) bt Lisa Aitken (SCO) 4-0: 7-4, 7-1, 7-3, 7-4 (21m)
David Baillargeon (CAN) bt Greg Lobban (SCO) 4-3: 4-7, 4-7, 7-1, 7-5,
6-7, 7-3, 7-5 (61m)
[1] New Zealand A 2-0 [7] Australia: Pool A
Joelle King (NZL) bt Jessica Turnbull (AUS) 4-1: 7-5, 7-1, 7-5, 5-7, 7-1
(30m)
Paul Coll (NZL) bt Rex Hedrick (AUS) 4-0: 7-4, 7-3, 7-5, 7-4 (36m)
[2] England 2-0 [8] New Zealand B
Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) bt Kaitlyn Watts (NZL) 4-0: 7-5, 7-4, 7-1, 7-4
(25m)
Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG) bt Lwamba Chileshe (NZL) 4-1: 7-1, 3-7, 7-4,
7-1, 7-0 (25m)
[3] Team Europe 2-0 [6] USA
Nele Gilis (EUR) bt Olivia Clyne (USA) 4-1: 7-6, 7-6, 6-7, 7-5, 7-5
(41m)
Sebastien Bonmalais (EUR) bt Timothy Brownell (USA) 4-3: 7-5, 7-2, 7-2,
6-7, 3-7, 3-7, 7-3 (61m)
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Day 4
England Beat Hosts New Zealand to Win Inaugural
Nations Cup
England are the Carrus Nations Cup champions after they overcame hosts
New Zealand by the slimmest of margins earlier today in a thrilling
finale to the inaugural SquashFORWARD event, which has taken place at
the Trustpower Baypark Arena in Tauranga this week.
Men’s World No.4 Mohamed ElShorbagy put in a devastating performance to
beat home favourite and World No.2 Paul Coll 7-5, 7-6, 7-1, 7-4 after 43
nail-biting minutes of world-class squash.
Coll was cheered on by a packed home crowd but narrowly missed out on
victory for New Zealand, with a rampant ElShorbagy coming up with a
spell-binding display to capture his first trophy in England colours
having switched allegiance from Egypt in June of this year.
ElShorbagy’s triumph - coupled with teammate Sarah-Jane Perry’s 7-4,
7-2, 7-5, 7-6 defeat to Kiwi Joelle King - saw England ultimately win
45-44 on points to ensure that they are the inaugural Nations Cup
champions.
“I’ve got Sarah-Jane Perry to thank,” said ElShorbagy afterwards.
“I’ve been asking her questions the whole week about how to deal with
things. She has been leading the team this whole week and has done an
incredible job with me. All of her advice during the game today has been
unbelievable.
“It’s an honour to represent England beside her. She has been leading
the way for so many years for England, and it’s such an honour to win
with her.”
Perry said: “Even in my match I was thinking to myself that I had to win
as many points as possible in the last couple of games.
“I wanted to give Mo a chance. He’s an absolute legend of the game and
he took that chance and went with it and played incredibly. I’ve got to
thank Mo today for his incredible performance.”
The third-place play-off was contested by Team Europe and Canada, with
the former - represented by Belgium’s Nele Gilis and France’s Sebastien
Bonmalais - prevailing.
Women’s World No.13 Gilis came back from two games down to overcome
World No.17 Hollie Naughton, winning 6-7, 1-7, 7-6, 7-5, 7-2, 7-1 in 42
minutes.
“I’m feeling good. I’m very happy to sneak that win for Team Europe,”
said Gilis (below).
“From 2-0 down, she still needed two games, so I thought, okay, that’s
still a long way to go, actually, so I knew I could fight my way back
into this. If it was best of five and 2-0 down, that’s a tough ask to
come back from.”
World No.38 Sebastien Bonmalais closed out the win for Europe following
a dominant 7-1, 7-1, 7-2, 7-5 triumph.
“I was feeling very comfortable on the court and was finding everything,
my shots, my length, and I’m happy I managed to win 4-0 today against a
friend and roommate in David,” Bonmalais said.
“I knew if she [Gilis] had lost the match, I would have to beat David
like this, but with the pressure on it. So of course it was brilliant
that she won and she make a good comeback and I’m happy with the team.”
The Nations Cup was the first instalment of the new SquashFORWARD
series, created to trial changes to the traditional competition and
scoring formats used at official PSA tournaments. More information on
the rules is available
here.
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Day 3
New Zealand and England to Meet in Nations Cup Final
New Zealand and England will line up in the final of the inaugural
Nations Cup after they finished top of Pool A and Pool B, respectively
as pool stage action drew to a close today at the Trustpower Baypark
Arena in Tauranga, New Zealand.
Home favourites Paul Coll and Joelle King made it three wins from three
as they helped New Zealand to victory over Scotland, beating Greg Lobban
and Lisa Aitken.
Men’s World No.2 Coll was up first and he made no mistake in dispatching
World No.25 Lobban 7-2, 7-2, 7-1, 7-4 in just 26 minutes. King then
followed up with a 7-1, 7-4, 3-7, 7-0, 7-1 win to wrap up the pool stage
for New Zealand.
“I mean it’s a weird thing, before I went on Paul [Coll] told me that we
were already through,” said King.
“It should relax you in a good way, but sometimes you need that little
bit of something to chase, to sort of fire you up. I’m happy with
getting off there and getting through tonight.”
England narrowly got the better of Team Europe in their fixture. Men’s
World No.4 Mohamed ElShorbagy completed a 7-3, 7-0, 7-4, 7-2 victory
over Frenchman Sebastien Bonmalais.
ElShorbagy’s compatriot Sarah-Jane Perry fell to Belgium’s Nele Gilis by
a 7-3, 7-4, 7-3, 7-1 scoreline, but England take the win courtesy of
winning 39 points during the course of the fixture, compared to 37 for
Europe, meaning they top Pool B.
“I am very happy with my focus," said ElShorbagy.
“I think I was happy with how I did yesterday. Sometimes when you’re
winning 2-0, 3-0, you can easily lose focus in one of the games. It
happens when you’re playing best of five in a normal PSA event a lot. So
this tournament has been very good mentally for all of us."
Europe will take on Canada in the third-place play-off tomorrow
following Canada’s victory over Australia earlier which guaranteed them
second in Pool A. Despite David Baillargeon falling to Rex Hedrick by a
4-2 margin, Hollie Naughton was able to rescue her team with an assured
4-0 victory over Jessica Turnbull.
In Pool B, USA finished in third place after Olivia Clyne and Timothy
Brownell achieved wins over Kaitlyn Watts and Lwamba Chileshe,
consigning New Zealand B to bottom place.
The Nations Cup third-place play-off takes place tomorrow (November 6)
at 13:00 (GMT+13) before the final takes place at 15:00. Both fixtures
will be shown live on
The Nations Cup continues tomorrow (November 5) when the pool stage
draws to a close. All matches will be shown live on
SQUASHTV.
For more information on the event, Where available
Live Scores will be
here, or
follow on
PSAChallengerTourLivestreams,
Facebook,
Twitter,
Instagram
&
TikTok
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Day 2
New Zealand Rise to Summit of Pool A on Day Two of
Nations Cup
Hosts New Zealand A have risen to the top of Pool A after they overcame
Canada on day two of the Carrus Nations Cup taking place at the
Trustpower Baypark Arena in Tauranga, New Zealand.
Men’s World No.2 Paul Coll and women’s World No.5 Joelle King are
starring on home soil this week and they achieved wins over World No.69
David Baillargeon and World No.17 Hollie Naughton, respectively, to put
themselves on the verge of a place in Sunday’s final. They sit at the
summit of Pool A courtesy of winning four matches to second-place
Canada’s two.
They face Australia tomorrow and a win for Coll against Rex Hedrick or a
victory for King against Jessica Turnbull would guarantee them top spot
in Pool A.
“I’ve gone into this week with a mindset to enjoy it and embrace the
crowd,” said Coll after his match.
“I wanted to enjoy it and try and put on a show for the crowd. It’s been
a while since they’ve seen top level squash, and we’ve got some greats
here, so I hope they have a good week.
“Catching up with friends and family is part of that, going out for
lunch, enjoying the beach and the sea. I’m just enjoying my time here,
enjoying my squash and hopefully that that transforms into some good
performances.”
Scotland overcame Australia in the day’s other Pool A tie, with World
No.25 Greg Lobban beating Hedrick 4-1. Lobban’s compatriot, Lisa Aitken,
went down to Turnbull in a seven-gamer, but only required two games to
win the tie for Scotland, who sit in third in Pool A.
“I’m really happy with today’s performance, it was really enjoyable,”
said Lobban.
“The quicker and the easier I win, it takes a little bit of the pressure
off. To lose [the fourth], it could easily get away from you given that
it’s only up to seven points with the Powerplay rule too. Before you
know it, it could be 3-2, 3-3 and into a decider.”
Team Europe stay top of Pool A for the second day running after
Belgium’s Nele Gilis and France’s Sebastien Bonmalais recorded
respective wins against New Zealand B’s Kaitlyn Watts and Lwamba
Chileshe.
Europe will go up against England in a blockbuster tie tomorrow to
decide who will progress to the final.
“Seb inspired me to go out there and play well,” said Gilis.
“I felt good out there, it was obviously Kaitlyn’s home crowd, so I knew
she would be up for it and would be fighting, which she did. I’m really
glad to get away in four. I’m looking forward to it [playing England’s
Sarah-Jane Perry next], it’s going to be a great battle. We train
together, so we know each other’s games, I’m really excited.”
England sit in second in Pool B. They have won the same amount of
matches and games as Europe, but have scored less points so far despite
their win over USA today. Men’s World No.4 Mohamed ElShorbagy overcame
USA’s Timothy Brownell in straight games, while his compatriot
Sarah-Jane Perry required seven games to defeat World No.20 Olivia Clyne.
“I think the new format we’re trialling here, I think the concentration
is very different, I think we’re all getting used to that and it’s led
to some topsy-turvy matches so far, including my match just now,” Perry
said.
“I think it’s the the men first [tomorrow], so I’ll be confident in Mo
getting on there and doing the job as well. Hopefully he can get me onto
the court in a good position and I’ll do my best to bring it home for
England.”
The Nations Cup continues tomorrow (November 5) when the pool stage
draws to a close. All matches will be shown live on
SQUASHTV.
For more information on the event, Where available
Live Scores will be
here, or
follow on
PSAChallengerTourLivestreams,
Facebook,
Twitter,
Instagram
&
TikTok.
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Day 1
Canada and Europe Lead the Way as Nations Cup Begins
in New Zealand
The Nations Cup - the inaugural tournament in the new SquashFORWARD
series - got underway today at the Trustpower Baypark Arena in Tauranga,
New Zealand with Canada and Europe ending the opening day at the summit
of Pool A and Pool B, respectively.
The SquashFORWARD series has been created in order to trial changes to
the traditional competition and scoring formats used at official PSA
tournaments. The Nations Cup features eight teams, split into two groups
of four, with the top teams from each group meeting in Sunday’s final.
All matches are played using a best-of-seven games format, with each
game being first to seven points.
No.5 seeds Canada top Group A after upsetting No.4 seeds Scotland in the
opening tie of the day. Women’s World No.16 Hollie Naughton got them off
to the perfect start after a dominant 4-0 win over World No.27 Lisa
Aitken, before men’s World No.69 David Baillargeon dispatched World
No.25 Greg Lobban in a thrilling 4-3 match, which went the distance.
“I’m feeling pretty good, it’s one of the biggest wins in my career,”
said Baillargeon afterwards.
“[Naughton winning] Put more pressure on me because after her doing so
well, I thought that I had to do it myself now, like I have to win a
game or have to make it through because she did really well. I maybe put
a bit too much pressure on myself in the first two and I didn’t play as
well as I could have.
Baillargeon’s use of the new Powerplay - which gives each player two
opportunities per match to win two points if they win the rally they use
it on - proved crucial, with the Canadian saying: “I used my two
Powerplays back-to-back in the third game and I won that game to clinch
our spot and the victory. Then I was more relaxed and I played way
better after that.
“I knew even if I lost 4-0 and I made a good amount of points we would
go through.”
Hosts New Zealand A sit second in Pool A. Men’s World No.2 Paul Coll and
women’s World No.5 Joelle King scored victories over Australia’s Rex
Hedrick and Jessica Turnbull but sit behind Canada in the Pool due to
amassing 61 points in total compared to Canada’s 70.
“I loved it out there today… but it makes you quite edgy,” said King.
"The new scoring system, I think because nobody’s played it, we didn’t
really know exactly what to expect. But I’m actually loving it. I was
watching some of the matches before I played and seeing how players are
using the Powerplay. I think it’s quite an exciting thing and you can’t
relax for a second.”
Women’s World No.13 Nele Gilis and men’s World No.38 Sebastien Bonmalais
have led Europe to the summit of Pool A after they beat the United
States duo of Olivia Clyne and Timothy Brownell.
“We’re [Gilis and Bonmalais] good friends, so we get along really well,”
said Gilis.
“He’s very laid back, he’s a good teammate, and I’m actually really
excited to be in Team Europe with him. We talk about stuff like when to
use the power play and we’ll talk to each other in between games, so it
works well.”
Men’s World No.4 Mohamed ElShorbagy earned his first cap for England
since his switch of allegiance from Egypt in June as he overcame men’s
World No.99 Lwamba Chileshe, who was representing New Zealand B.
ElShorbagy scored a 4-1 victory over the Kiwi to add to compatriot
Sarah-Jane Perry’s 4-0 win against Kaitlyn Watts. They are second in
Pool B due to Europe scoring more points during their match against USA.
“I’m really happy to get my first England cap with a win,” ElShorbagy
said.
“It was a good match, it’s very different with the format, it was
quick-fire. It was a very proud day for me to be representing England
officially for my first time and I hope it continues.”
The Nations Cup continues tomorrow (November 4) with the second day of
pool stage action. All matches will be shown live on
SQUASHTV.
For more information on the event, Where available
Live Scores will be
here, or
follow on
PSAChallengerTourLivestreams,
Facebook,
Twitter,
Instagram
&
TikTok.
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Preview
Teams Announced for November’s Nations Cup |
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How it works:
The PSA has put together this video which explains all you need to know.
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Eight teams will battle for supremacy at the inaugural Nations Cup
between November 3-6, with men’s World No.2 Paul Coll and women’s World
No.5 Joelle King teaming up to represent host nation New Zealand in
Tauranga.
Held at the Trustpower Arena, the Nations Cup is the first iteration of
the new SquashFORWARD series which has been created in order to trial
changes to the traditional competition and scoring formats used at
official tournaments, including those on the PSA Tour.
Paul
Coll and Joelle King
Coll and King - both Commonwealth Games gold medallists in the summer -
will make their first competitive appearances on home soil in over five
years. Seeded second is England, who will be represented by former men’s
World No.1 Mohamed ElShorbagy and women’s World No.8 Sarah-Jane Perry.
The No.3 seeds are Team Europe - represented by men’s World No.34
Sebastien Bonmalais and women’s World No.13 Nele Gilis - while Scotland
is seeded fourth and will see men’s and women’s World No.29s Greg Lobban
and Lisa Aitken feature.
Other nations to take part are Canada (David Baillargeon and Hollie
Naughton), United States (Timothy Brownell & Olivia Clyne), Australia
(Jessica Turnbull and Rex Hedrick) and the New Zealand 'B' team (Lwamba
Chileshe and Kaitlyn Watts).
The eight teams will be split into two groups of four, with the top
teams from each group meeting in the final. The second-place teams from
each group will contest the third-place playoff.
A fixture will feature a men’s and a women’s match with the overall team
score to be determined in the following order: (1) the number of matches
won; (2) the number of games won; (3) the number of points won.
The Nations Cup will use a best-of-seven games scoring format throughout
the event. Each game will be first to seven points. If the game scores
are locked at 6-6, a sudden-death point will be played, with the winner
of that rally taking the game. Each player can opt for a ‘Power Play’
twice per match where he or she can win two points.
The new scoring format was decided following engagement with the squash
community, with votes being cast on a series of proposed scoring formats
during April-May on the
PSA World Tour website.
Group A will consist of New Zealand, Scotland, Canada and Australia,
while England, Europe, United States and New Zealand 'B' will make up
Group B.
Group stage action will begin on Thursday November 3 at 13:00 (GMT+13).
Four fixtures will be played per night for the first three days of the
event until the group stage has drawn to a close.
Group stage matches will take place at 13:00, 14:30, 18:00 and 19:30
between November 3-5. The third-place playoff will be held at 13:00 on
Sunday November 6, with the final beginning at 15:00.
The Nations Cup will be broadcast live on
SQUASHTV, as will the New Zealand Open,
which features the Roberston Lodges NZ Men’s Open and the Barfoot &
Thompson NZ Women’s Open. Both are PSA World Tour Silver events and will
be played at the Trustpower Arena between November 8-13.
For more information on the Nations Cup and to purchase tickets, visit
the
official tournament website.
2022 Nations Cup: Teams
1. New Zealand: Paul Coll & Joelle King
2. England: Mohamed ElShorbagy & Sarah-Jane Perry
3. Europe: Sebastien Bonmalais & Nele Gilis
4. Scotland: Greg Lobban & Lisa Aitken
5. Canada: David Baillargeon & Hollie Naughton
6. United States: Timothy Brownell & Olivia Clyne
7. Australia: Rex Hedrick & Jessica Turnbull
8. New Zealand 'B': Lwamba Chileshe & Kaitlyn Watts
Group A
New Zealand
Scotland
Canada
Australia
Group B
England
Europe
United States
New Zealand 'B'
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