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Tournament Of Champions Challenger
2022
Men's Draw
27 - 30 Apr
Virginia, USA, $12k |
ROUND
ONE
27 APR |
QUARTERS
28 APR |
SEMIS
29 APR |
FINAL
30 APR |
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[2] Abdulla Al-Tamimi (QAT)
11-6, 11-8, 11-8
Babatunde Ajagbe (NGR) |
Abdulla Al-Tamimi
11-3, 11-6, 11-3 (25m)
Robert Downer |
Abdulla Al-Tamimi
11-2, 4-11, 11-8, 11-9 (50m)
Aly Abou Eleinen |
Aly Abou Eleinen
11-8, 8-11, 14-12,
11-9 (57m)
Timothy Brownell |
[8] Robert Downer (ENG)
11-9, 11-9, 11-9
Tom Walsh (ENG) |
[7] Sam Todd (ENG)
11-8, 11-9, 11-6
Juan Camilo Vargas (COL) |
Sam Todd
11-7, 11-6, 11-5 (34m)
Aly Abou Eleinen |
Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY)
11-7, 5-11, 11-7, 11-4
[3] Henry Leung (HKG) |
[4] Tsz Kwan Lau (HKG)
7-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-8
Ronald Palomino (COL) |
Tsz Kwan Lau
11-7, 3-11, 11-3, 11-5
Timothy Brownell |
Timothy Brownell
11-5, 11-2, 11-5 (24m)
Faraz Khan |
Timothy Brownell (USA)
11-9, 11-8, 11-6
[5] Christopher Gordon (USA) |
[6] Spencer Lovejoy (USA)
11-7, 8-11, 11-5, 11-6
[WC] Harrison Gill (USA) |
Spencer Lovejoy
15-13, 8-11, 11-6, 11-9
Faraz Khan |
Joseph White (AUS)
11-2, 11-3, 11-2
[1] Faraz Khan (USA) |
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Tournament Of Champions Challenger
2022
Women's Draw
27 - 30 Apr
Virginia, USA, $12k |
ROUND
ONE
27 APR |
QUARTERS
28 APR |
SEMIS
29 APR |
FINAL
30 APR |
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[1] Sana Ibrahim (EGY)
11-2, 13-11, 11-3
Katherine Glaser (USA) |
Sana Ibrahim
11-5, 11-5, 11-5
Lucie Stefanoni |
Sana Ibrahim
7-11, 11-3, 11-5, 11-7 (31m)
Chan Sin Yuk |
Chan Sin Yuk
14-12, 12-10, 11-5 (30m)
Kenzy Ayman |
[7] Lucie Stefanoni (USA)
5-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-9
Julia Le Coq (FRA) |
Sohaila Ismail (EGY)
11-6, 7-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-8
[8] Margot Prow (ENG) |
Sohaila Ismail
11-8, 11-6, 11-5 (26m)
Chan Sin Yuk |
[4] (HKG)
11-5, 11-3, 6-11, 7-11, 12-10
Noureen Khalifa (EGY) |
[3] Ka Yi Lee (HKG)
14-12, 15-13, 12-10
Millie Tomlinson (ENG) |
Ka Yi Lee
7-11, 14-12, 11-9, 11-9
Marina Stefanoni |
Ka Yi Lee
5-11, 11-8, 11-2, 9-11, 11-8 (50m)
Kenzy Ayman |
[5] Marina Stefanoni (USA)
11-3, 11-2, 11-0
Arisha Jahan Khan (USA) |
[6] Kenzy Ayman (EGY)
11-2, 11-9, 11-7
Jhansi Bhavsar (USA) |
Kenzy Ayman
11-7, 11-6, 11-1 (24m)
Tsz-Wing Tong |
Akari Midorikawa (JPN)
11-3, 11-4, 11-8
[2] Tsz-Wing Tong (HKG) |
Brownell and Yuk Win Challenger Finals
To Secure Wildcard Spots In J.P. Morgan Tournament of
Champions
USA’s Timothy Brownell and Hong Kong’s Chan Sin Yuk were victorious in
the finals of the J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions Challenger at
Grand Central Terminal on Saturday evening, booking their places as
wildcards for the Gold level J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions on
Sunday, May 1.
Brownell will feature in the main draw of the J.P. Morgan Tournament of
Champions for the second time in his career, after doing so in 2019,
thanks to a four-game victory over Egypt’s Aly Abou Eleinen in the final
of the Challenger 10 level tournament.
The American took the first game in front of a packed home crowd, but
Eleinen, who plays his collegiate squash at Penn, fought back to take
the second and level the contest. From there though, it was Brownell who
took control, and he came through to win in four, to book his spot in
the Gold level tournament, where he will face Egypt’s Karim El Hammamy.
“Obviously, this is one of the biggest stages in squash, and it's easy
to lose yourself in the moment, so the motto of the day was to just
enjoy it, try and be myself,” Brownell said.
“To do that, you have to play the right shots and I feel like I came out
in the first game playing a bit scared. My heart rate was way up,
probably a little bit anxious. Sometimes you have to hit the tin and I
can be pretty good at that!
“There is nothing like playing here in the US! To play her, it feels
like a second home. This is one of the best!”
The women’s final was won by Hong Kong’s Chan Sin Yuk, after the World
No.49 overcame Egypt’s Kenzy Ayman, the tournament’s No.6 seed, in
straight games to book her place in the J.P. Morgan Tournament of
Champions.
Yuk, who also won the Hamilton Open in the United States earlier this
season, came into the final as the favourite, but she was made to work
for it by her younger opponent, with both of the first two games going
to tie-breaks.
She was able to come through the first 14-12, before winning the second
12-10, and with that, she kept the momentum. The Hongkonger went on to
win in three, and will now face Egypt’s Zeina Mickawy in the first round
of the Gold level J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions on Sunday evening.
“It means a lot, especially playing in Grand Central! This is the first
time I have played here, and now to win a title here and to get a
wildcard for the TOC!” Yuk explained.
“This means a lot to me! I am very excited to play tomorrow here again.
Hopefully it will be in front of a big crowd!”
The Gold level J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions gets underway on
Sunday, May 1, with first round action kicking off from 12:00 (GMT-4) at
Grand Central Terminal in New York City. All the action will be streamed
live on SQUASHTV. |
Top Seeds Out In
TOC Semis
The semi-finals of the J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions Challenger
was one full of surprises, as all four matches saw the lower-ranked
players advance to their respective finals in New York City.
Friday’s matches took place at the Nicol Squash Club, and in the men’s
draw, both of the top two seeds were comprehensively beaten on the
night, with the unseeded Aly Abou Eleinen and Timothy Brownell making it
through to the final at Grand Central on Saturday evening.
Brownell, featured in an all-American contest on semis night, as he took
on the tournament’s top seed, Faraz Khan, for a place in the finals. The
World No.82 needed just 24 minutes to overcome his compatriot, dropping
just 12 points across the entire match in an 11-5, 11-2, 11-5 victory.
He will now play Egypt’s Aly Abou Eleinen, who had already beaten
England’s No.7 seed Sam Todd to make it to the last four. In the
semi-finals, the Egyptian took down the tournament’s No.2 seed, Qatar’s
Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi in four games. The pair were level after two, but
the Egyptian was able to push on to win both the third and fourth games
by tight scorelines to advance to the final.
The women’s top seed was also defeated on Friday evening at Nicol Squash
Club in New York, as Hong Kong’s Chan Sin Yuk, who recently moved into
the world’s top 50 for the first time, overcame Egypt’s Sana Ibrahim.
The Hongkonger lost the first game of their contest, but recovered to
win the next three, taking the victory in 31 minutes to advance to the
final.
She will now face another Egyptian, in No.6 seed Kenzy Ayman, after the
18-year-old downed No.3 seed Ka Yi Lee in the only five-game battle of
the night. The Egyptian lost the first, but fought back to win the next
two games confidently, before losing a tight fourth game 11-9 as Lee
pushed the match into a decider. Ayman would not be beaten, though,
clinching the victory with an 11-8 scoreline in the fifth, to set up a
meeting with Yuk in the final.
The finals of the J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions Challenger take
place on Saturday, April 30, and will be held on the glass court at
Grand Central Terminal. The action will be streamed live on SQUASHTV,
with the winners of tonight’s matches receiving a wildcard place in the
Gold level J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions, which begins on Sunday,
May 1. |
Trio Of First
Round Surprises
The J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions Challenger got underway on
Wednesday evening in New York, and there were a trio of surprise results
on the opening day, including one of the top three seeds being knocked
out of the event at the first hurdle.
Egypt’s Aly Abou Eleinen took down No.3 seed Henry Leung in the men’s
draw at the Challenger 10 level tournament, winning in four games to
cause a surprise result and move through. The pair were tied at one game
apiece, before the Egyptian pushed on, and won the next two games quite
comfortably. The 3-1 win over the Hongkonger sees Eleinen move into the
quarters, where he will face England’s No.7 seed Sam Todd.
The other upset in the men’s event saw Timothy Brownell overcome
Christopher Gordon in the all-American encounter of the opening day.
Brownell won in straight games to book his spot in the last eight, and
he will now face Hong Kong’s Tsz Kwan Lau on Thursday evening.
Elsewhere, the top two seeds, in USA’s Faraz Khan and Qatar’s Abdulla
Mohd Al Tamimi, both safely made it through to the quarters, winning in
straight games. The American downed Australia’s Joseph White, while Al
Tamimi got the better of Nigerian No.1 Babatunde Ajagbe.
There was just a single surprise result in the women’s draw in New York
on Wednesday evening, as Egypt’s Sohaila Ismail got the better No.8 seed
Margot Prow to reach the quarter finals. Ismail found herself behind
after three games, but came back strongly to win the fourth 11-9, before
going on to win the match in five, and she will now play Hong Kong’s
No.4 seed Chan Sin Yuk in the last eight.
Top seed Sana Ibrahim got her campaign off to the perfect start, beating
wildcard Katherine Glasner in straight games. She will now take on No.7
seed, and another American, in Lucie Stefanoni, on Thursday evening in
New York.
The quarter finals of the J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions Challenger
will take place on Thursday, April 28, and will see the last eight in
both draws go head-to-head for places in the semis. |
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