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23/10/2016
Queensland Open 2016

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Queensland Open 2016
Men's Draw
20-23 Oct
Gold Coast, Australia, $5k
Round One
19 oct
Quarters
21 Oct
Semis
22 Oct
Final
23 Oct
[1] Joshua Larkin (AUS)
11-8, 11-1, 11-7 (20m)
[Q] Jean-Pierre Brits (RSA)
Joshua Larkin
11-3, 11-6, 9-11, 11-7 (65m)
Manuel Wanner
Joshua Larkin
11-7, 7-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-8
Matthew Hopkin
Joshua Larkin
11-9, 6-11, 11-8, 11-7 (56m)
Zac Alexander
[6] Manuel Wanner (SUI)
11-3, 11-1, 11-3 (20m)
[Q] Mohamed Saied (EGY)
[8] Thomas Calvert (AUS)
11-7, 11-5, 11-4 (20m)
Joel Luca (AUS)
Thomas Calvert
11-9, 11-4, 11-8 (35m)
Matthew Hopkin
[3] Matthew Hopkin (AUS)
11-6, 11-7, 14-12 (20m)
[WC] Lachlan Coxsedge (AUS)
[4] Patrick Rooney (ENG)
11-3, 11-6, 11-2 (17m)
Rohan Toole (AUS)
Patrick Rooney
11-8, 9-11, 12-10, 10-12, 12-10 (71m)
Bradley Freeme
Patrick Rooney
11-8, 15-13, 11-7 (42m)
Zac Alexander
[7] David Clegg (AUS)
11-2, 14-12, 11-3 (30m)
[Q] Bradley Freeme (AUS)
[5] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI)
11-9, 11-3, 11-7 (30m)
Solayman Nowrozi (AUS)
Dimitri Steinmann
11-9, 5-11, 11-9, 11-7 (55m)
Zac Alexander
[Q] David Ilich (AUS)
11-5, 11-6, 11-5 (20m)
[2] Zac Alexander (AUS)
Qualifying

Qualifying finals:
David Ilich (AUS) bt Courtney West (AUS) 11-6, 9-11, 11-5, 11-4 (30m)
Mohamed Saied (EGY) bt Ruan Olivier (RSA) 11-6, 11-8, 9-11, 11-13, 11-8 (45m)
Bradley Freeme (AUS) bt Darcy Evans (AUS) 11-8, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8 (40m)
Jean-Pierre Brits (RSA) bt Jeff Osborne (AUS) 11-9, 11-7, 11-3 (20m)
 

Queensland Open 2016
Women's Draw
20-23 Oct
Gold Coast, Australia, $5k
Round One
19 oct
Quarters
21 Oct
Semis
22 Oct
Final
23 Oct
[1] Tamika Saxby (AUS)
11-2, 11-2, 11-5 (17m)
Tiffany Hau (USA)
Tamika Saxby
11-4, 11-3, 11-5 (20m)
Stephanie Wighton
Tamika Saxby
11-5, 11-7, 11-3 (25m)
Amanda Landers-Murphy
Amanda Landers-Murphy
7-11, 11-13, 11-9, 11-7, 11-9 (56m)
Milnay Louw
[6] Stephanie Wighton (AUS)
7-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-4,
11-4 (45m)
[Q] Abbie Palmer (NZL)
[7] Samantha Foyle (AUS)
11-6, 11-2, 11-9 (20m)
[Q] Melissa Martin (AUS)
Melissa Martin
11-7, 11-6,
11-4 (22m)
Amanda Landers-Murphy
[3] Amanda Landers-Murphy (NZL)
11-1, 11-2, 11-3 (17m)
Taylor Jones (AUS)
[4] Jessica Turnbull (AUS)
6-11, 11-9, 11-3, 14-12
(35m)
[Q] Susan Davis (AUS)
Susan Davis
11-2, 11-2, 11-5 (17m)
Milnay Louw
Milnay Louw
11-9, 11-5, 9
-11, 11-9 (52m)
Jemyca Aribado
[5] Milnay Louw (RSA)
11-1, 11-1, 11-4 (20m)
Grazia Guida (AUS)
[8] Samantha Calvert (AUS)
13-11, 11-4, 11-6 (20m)
[Q] Jemyca Aribado (PHI)
Jemyca Aribado
11-4, 11-3, 11-5 (20m)
Lisa Camilleri
[2] Lisa Camilleri (AUS)
11-4, 11-7, 16-14 (30m)
Taylor Flavell (AUS)

Qualifying

Qualifying finals:
Abbie Palmer (NZL) bt Susan Williams (AUS) w/o
Melissa Martin (AUS) bt Hannah Shipley (ENG) 11-9, 11-5, 11-4 (20m)
Jemyca Aribado (PHI) bt Challen Stowell (AUS) 14-12, 11-4, 11-3 (20m)
Susan Davis (AUS) bt Katie Smith (ENG) 11-8, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8 (30m)

 
REPORTS
Alexander and Landers-Murphy Capture Queensland Open Titles

Defending champion Zac Alexander lifted the Q Squash Ltd Queensland Open, PSA M5 title for a second successive year after defeating fellow Australian Joshua Larkin in the final held at the Nerang Squash & Fitness Centre on the Gold Coast, Australia - lifting his ninth PSA World Tour title in his last 10 tournaments.

The World No.83’s incredible form had seen him win 38 of his previous 39 matches coming into the final, with only a solitary defeat against New Zealand’s Paul Coll during August’s Australian Open bringing an unbeaten year to an end for the man from Brisbane.

Larkin, meanwhile, was also in good form himself having finished as the runner-up at the North Coast Open last month and secured his final berth after a brutal five-game battle with compatriot Matthew Hopkin.

Alexander, who beat David Ilich, Dimitri Steinmann and Patrick Rooney to reach the final, edged the opener by a narrow two-point margin, before Larkin fared better in the second game to draw level.

Number two seed Alexander reestablished his lead though as he took the third and he kept up the assault in game four to wrap up an 11-9, 6-11, 11-8, 11-7 triumph to earn the 23rd PSA World Tour title of his career.

In the Women’s event, New Zealand’s Amanda Landers-Murphy took the plaudits after producing a splendid come from behind victory against Milnay Louw of South Africa.

Landers-Murphy, the World No.78, found herself two games down after a fine start from Louw, but changed up her game to nullify Louw’s attacking intent, with the approach paying dividends as she took the next three successive games, claiming a 7-11, 11-13, 11-9, 11-7, 11-9 victory to lift her first Tour crown since May 2015.