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 Chennai
Open 2003
04-07
Dec, Chennai, India |
Sun 7th, Final:
[2] Mark Heather (Eng) bt [1] Mike Corren (Aus)
11-15, 15-12, 15-4, 6-1
rtd
Heather takes Chennai Title
England's second seed Mark Heather scored a memorable
tournament victory in his first trip to India, beating top seed Mike Corren
in the final after the Australian conceded when 2-1 down and trailing in the
fourth.Corren
started strongly, but mid-way through the second game the match turned as
Heather upped the pace to force a series of errors from Corren to level the
match.
Corren complained
of a stomach upset that left him feeling drained, and was also out of sorts
after a conduct stroke awarded against him in the third for querying a
refereeing call.
Heather took the third quickly and
established a healthy lead in the fourth before Corren called it a day.
"I knew the best way to keep Mike in
check was by making him twist and turn with variations in returns", Heather
said. "I don't remember how many tournaments
I've played, but I know
I have played several finals", he added with a
smile.
Final report from the Hindu |
Coverage from
Indian Squash
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Chennai Open
2003,
$6k |
1st Round
Thu 4th |
Quarters
Fri 5th |
Semis
Sat 6th |
Final
Sun 7th |
[1] Mike Corren
(AUS)
15-5, 15-7, 15-9 (28m)
[Q] Vikas Jangra (IND) |
Mike Corren
15-13, 15-10, 12-15, 15-13
Khayal Muhammad |
Mike Corren
15-9, 15-9, 11-15,
15-14 (64m)
Ritwik Bhattacharya |
Mike
Corren
11-15, 15-12, 15-4, 6-1
rtd
Mark Heather |
[5] Khayal
Muhammad (PAK)
17-15, 15-8, 15-11 (57m)
Saurav Ghosal (IND) |
[3] Ritwik
Bhattacharya (IND)
15-7, 15-9, 17-15 (45m)
Sherif Kamel (EGY) |
Ritwik
Bhattacharya
15-11, 15-11, 15-5
Stefan Leifels |
[6] Stefan
Leifels (GER)
15-9, 15-12, 17-15
Gaurav Nandrajog (IND) |
[7] Saeed
Hassan (PAK)
15-5, 15-3, 15-4 (18m)
[Q] Sandeep Jangra (IND) |
Saeed Hassan
15-10, 15-6, 7-15, 17-16
Dylan Bennett |
Saeed
Hassan
15-10, 15-10, 15-9 (34m)
Mark Heather |
[4] Dylan
Bennett (NED)
7-15, 15-8, 15-5, 15-7
[Q] Seif Bayoumi (EGY) |
[8] Ashley
Flathers (ENG)
15-6, 15-6, 11-15, 15-6
[Q] Supreet Singh (IND) |
Ashley
Flathers
13-15, 15-8, 15-9, 15-11
Mark Heather |
[2] Mark
Heather (ENG)
15-5, 15-4, 15-13 (30m)
Simon Pickering (ENG) |
Qualifying:
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Sat 6th - Semis:
Corren ends Bhattacharya
hopes in Chennai
Top seed Mike Corren extinguished local interest in the Chennai Squash
Open in India when he beat third seed Ritwik Bhattacharya in the
semi-finals in Chennai.
Corren's 15-9 15-9 11-15 15-14 victory over the 24-year-old from New Delhi
in 64 minutes takes him into his fourth PSA Tour final this year, where he
will be looking for his fourth win of the year.
The Australian's opponent will be Englishman Mark Heather, the No2 seed
who defeated surprise semi-finalist Saeed Hassan, the 7th seed from
Pakistan, 15-10 15-10 15-9 in just 34 minutes.
Semi-final report from the Hindu
 Fri
5th - Quarters:
Bhattacharya battles
on in Chennai
Third seed Ritwik Bhattacharya kept local hopes of success in the Chennai
Open in India alive when he beat Germany's sixth seed Stefan Leifels 15-11
15-11 15-5 in the quarter-finals in Chennai.
The 24-year-old from New Delhi now faces Australia's Mike Corren in the
semi-finals after the top seed was fully extended by fifth seed Khayal
Muhammad before overcoming the Pakistani 15-13 15-10 12-15 15-12 in 82
minutes.
There will, however, be unexpected Pakistani interest in the other
semi-final after Saeed Hassan upset fourth seed Dylan Bennett, the
European Junior Champion from the Netherlands, 15-10 15-6 7-15 17-16.
The seventh seed will take on England's No2 seed Mark Heather, who beat
compatriot Ashley Flathers 13-15 15-8 15-9 15-11.
Quarter-final report from The Hindu
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|  Vassar Class of 32 2004
15-18 Jan, Poughkeepsie, New York, $21k | |
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15-18 Jan, Poughkeepsie, New York, $21k | 1st Round
Thu 15th | Quarters
Fri 16th | Semis
Sat 17th | Final
Sun 18th | [1] Vicky Botwright (Eng)
Amelia Pittock (Aus) | | | | [7] Shelley Kitchen (Nzl)
Qualifier | [4] Omneya Abdel Kawy (Egy)
Laura Lengthorn (Eng) | | [5] Jenny Tranfield (Eng)
Qualifier | Qualifier
[8] Carla Khan (Pak) | | | Qualifier
[3] Jenny Duncalf (Eng) | Qualifier
[6] Rebecca Chiu (Hkg) | | Alison Waters (Eng)
[2] Fiona Geaves (Eng) | |
