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Partnertel Atlanta Open
2004
12-16 May,
Atlanta, USA, $10k |
16-May, FINAL:
Golan outlasts
Walker in Atlanta
In a thrilling match which
went the full distance, Spain's Borja Golan beat England's unseeded
Alister Walker in the final of the Atlanta Partnertel Open to extend
his remarkable record of six successive PSA Tour final appearances
without defeat.
Golan, the 21-year-old second seed from Santiago, led after the
first and third games - but Walker, also 21, fought back to draw
level on both occasions to take the match into his third successive
five-game battle.
It was in the decider, however, that the brave Englishman - who had
upset sixth-seeded Irishman John Rooney in a semi-final marathon -
ran out of steam and found himself 1-10 down before he was able to
muster a brief comeback to take six further points.
After 102 minutes, Golan finally claimed his 15-12 8-15 15-10 7-15
15-7 victory - and the sixth PSA title of his brief career since
netting the first just two years ago.
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Borja Golan with
tournament director Andre Maur
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Partnertel Atlanta Open
2004
12-16 May, Atlanta, USA, $10k |
1st Round
Wed 12th |
Quarters
Thu 13th |
Semis
Sat 15th |
Final
Sun 16th |
[1] Shahier
Razik (Can)
15-10, 15-10, 13-15, 15-5
[Q] Karim Yehia (Egy) |
Shahier
Razik
17-16, 12-15, 15-12, 8-15, 15-11
John Rooney |
John Rooney
15-12, 8-15, 13-15, 15-8, 15-6
Alister Walker |
Alister Walker
15-12, 8-15, 15-10, 7-15, 15-7 (102m)
Borja Golan |
John
Rooney (Irl)
11-15, 12-15, 15-11, 15-3, 15-4
[Q] Shawn De Lierre (Can) |
[LL]
Callum O'Brien (Nzl)
15-8, 15-8, 15-5
Alister Walker (Eng) |
Alister Walker
13-15, 15-9, 15-4, 3-15, 15-13
Mark Heather |
Mark
Heather (Eng)
15-10, 10-15, 15-9, 17-15
[Q] Matthew Giuffre (Can) |
Arthur
Gaskin (Irl)
15-8, 15-7, 15-4
Lars Harms (Sui) |
Lars Harms
17-16, 15-10, 15-14
Bradley Ball |
Bradley Ball
15-12, 15-10, 15-7
Borja Golan |
Bradley
Ball (Eng)
15-13, 15-6, 15-4
Jean-Michel Arcucci (Fra) |
Glenn
Keenan (Irl)
8-15, 15-10, 4-15, 15-10, 15-10
Alex Stait (Eng) |
Alex Stait
15-11, 4-15, 15-13, 7-15, 15-13
Borja Golan |
[Q] Eric
Galvez (Mex)
9-15, 15-12, 15-11, 15-11
[2]
Borja Golan (Esp) |
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Pre-final entertainment from the
Georgia Force Cheerleaders
Final Qualifying:
Matthew Giuffre (CAN) bt
Kumail Mehmood (PAK) 15-12, 12-15, 15-12, 11-15, 15-7
Karim Yehia (EGY) bt
Callum O'Brien (NZL) 15-9, 15-7, 13-15, 15-5
Eric Galvez (MEX) bt
Ashley Flathers (ENG) 15-13, 15-8, 15-3
Shawn De Lierre (CAN) bt Ben Howell (ENG) 15-6, 15-13, 15-7
1st qualifying round:
Matthew Giuffre (CAN) bt Takehide Hota (JPN) 15-5, 15-6, 15-7
Kumail Mehmood (PAK) bt Matt Jenson (AUS) 15-12, 15-7, 15-5
Callum O'Brien (NZL) bt Patrick Chifunda (ZAM) 15-9, 12-15, 15-17,
15-11, 17-15
Karim Yehia (EGY) bt Lucky Odeh (NGR) 15-7, 15-8, 15-9
Eric Galvez (MEX) bt Beau River (USA) 17-15, 15-12, 15-9
Ashley Flathers (ENG) bt Muhammad Sadiq (PAK) 13-15, 15-6, 12-15,
17-15, 15-7
Ben Howell (ENG) bt Lefika Ragontse (BOT) 15-4, 15-8, 15-10
Shawn De Lierre (CAN) bt Colin Musonda (ZAM) 13-15, 15-6, 15-7, 15-9
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Reports |
15-May, Semi-Finals:
England's unseeded Alister Walker will play Spain's second seed
Borja Golan in the final of the Atlanta Open, after Walker staged a
fightback against Iriahman John Rooney and Golan defeated England's
Bradley Ball in the semi-finals.
13-May, Quarters:
Seeds Tumble In Atlanta
After a day of shocks in Atlanta, Georgia, Borja Golan became the
only seeded semi-finalist to reach the last four of the Atlanta
Partnertel Open - but the second-seeded Spaniard was taken the full
distance before scrambling to a 15-11 4-15 15-13 7-15 15-13 victory
over England's No7 seed Alex Stait.
Golan, 21, from Santiago, will now face another Englishman Bradley
Ball after the unseeded 27-year-old from Suffolk despatched his
second successive seed, Switzerland's Lars Harms, 17-16 15-10 15-14.
The biggest upset on day two of the PSA Tour event in the USA was
claimed by Ireland's sixth seed John Rooney - who took two hours to
quash top-seeded Canadian Shahier Razik 17-16 12-15 15-12 8-15
15-11.
The Nottingham-based Irishman will meet unseeded Alister Walker who
survived an all-English quarter-final clash with fifth seed Mark
Heather to win 13-15 15-9 15-4 3-15 15-13.
12-May, Round One:
Ball Bursts Into
Atlanta Quarters
Unseeded Englishman Bradley
Ball burst into the quarter-finals of the Atlanta Partnertel Open
after upsetting France's fourth seed Jean-Michel Arcucci in straight
games in the opening round in Atlanta, Georgia.
Ball's 15-13 15-6 15-4 victory takes him into a last eight clash
with Switzerland's eighth seed Lars Harms who defeated Irish
wildcard entrant Arthur Gaskin 15-8 15-7 15-4.
Canada's top seed Shahier Razik demonstrated his speed and
shot-making against Egyptian qualifier Karim Yehia. Egypt-born Razik
won the first two games with ease, but after losing the third, came
back in style with a lightning performance in the fourth to win
15-10 15-10 13-15 15-5.
In the longest game of the day, second-seeded Spaniard Borja Golan
fought back from a game down to beat Mexican qualifier Eric Galvez
9-15 15-12 15-11 15-11 in 100 minutes.
'Lucky' O'Brien in Atlanta
Final qualifying in Atlanta saw two
Canadians, Shawn De Lierre and Matthew Giuffre, reach the main draw,
raising the Canadian contingent temporarily to four.
The withdrawal of Victor Berg, the defending champion, left a lucky
loser spot, and it was New Zealander Callum O'Brien who was drawn to
fill it.
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