World Masters Games
Attract 3,000 Squash Players
The World Masters Games Squash Championships attracted some 3,000 players
to Australia to compete in categories from Men's and Women's 35-39 Opens
to the Men's 80+ Open in Melbourne.
Top seed Derek Hunter, who represented Papua New Guinea in the Manchester
2002 Commonwealth Games, fought back from a game down to beat former
Australian Junior Champion Warren Miller 6-9, 9-1, 9-3, 9-2 to take the
Men's 35-39 Open gold medal.
Australia's 1981 World Open Champion Vicki Cardwell won her second World
Masters title in 12 months when she despatched local Premier League player
Caroline Houston 9-6, 9-0, 9-5 in the final of the Women's 45-49 Open
event. Cardwell took out the same age category at the 2001 World Masters
Squash Championships, also held in Melbourne during October last year.
The oldest squash competitor at the Games was the legendary Vic Hunt, who
at 87 competed in the Men's 70+ combined category and was still able to
win two out of three matches played.
Father of Australia's legendary seven-times British Open champion Geoff
Hunt, Vic entered the 80+ category and was awarded the Gold Medal. "The
truth is that he was the only entrant - obviously he had scared off all
opposition," quipped organiser Paul Vear, Executive Director of the
Victoria Squash Federation.
Whilst most of the gold medals went to Australians, the Men's 50-54 title
went to New Zealand's Tony Naughton; the Men's 75-79 to Cecil Cranswick, a
South African who beat Spaniard George Giri in the final; and two were
claimed by Englishmen. John Cox, twice a British Open Over-55 champion,
extended his medal tally with the World Masters Games Men's 70-74 Open
title, while Yorkshireman Richard Mosley secured the first significant
title of his life when he beat two Australians in succession to lift the
Men's 45-49 title.
"This is a fantastic achievement for Richard and there are sure to be huge
celebrations when he returns," said his coach and Yorkshire county
team-mate Ian Robinson. "Richard has trained hard for this title over the
past year here at Guildford University in Surrey and, at 46,
thoroughly deserves this breakthrough. Who knows where it could
lead," added Robinson.
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Men's 35-39
Open quarter-finals:
[1] Derek Hunter (PNG) bt Stewart Ballard (AUS) 9-0, 8-9, 9-1, 9-1
Ty Beveridge (AUS) bt Steve Thornett (AUS) 6-9, 9-4, 9-5, 9-1
Steven Parry (AUS) bt Mark Heaney (CAN) 9-0, 9-6, 9-8
[2] Warren Miller (AUS) bt Chris Haynes (AUS) 9-4, 9-1, 9-4
Semi-finals:
[1] Derek Hunter (PNG) bt Ty Beveridge (AUS) 9-6, 7-9, 9-6, 9-0
[2] Warren Miller (AUS) bt Steven Parry (AUS) 9-4, 9-5, 9-4
Final:
[1] Derek Hunter (PNG) bt [2] Warren Miller (AUS) 6-9, 9-1, 9-3, 9-2
Men's 40-44 Open quarter-finals:
Bob Vezina (AUS) bt [1] Mark Rittmayer (USA) w/o
[4] Peter Gilbee (AUS) bt Kelvin Griffin (AUS) 9-3, 9-2, 9-6
[3] Peter Adriaans (AUS) bt Denis Jeffrey (AUS) 9-2, 9-3, 9-5
[2] Reg Holmes (RSA) bt Paul Barnett (AUS) 9-6, 9-0, 9-2
Semi-finals:
[4] Peter Gilbee (AUS) bt Bob Vezina (AUS) 9-3, 9-3, 9-0
[2] Reg Holmes (RSA) bt [3] Peter Adriaans (AUS) 9-7, 9-3, 9-1
Final:
[4] Peter Gilbee (AUS) bt [2] Reg Holmes (RSA) 9-3, 9-3, 7-9, 9-1
Men's 45-49 Open quarter-finals:
[1] Richard Mosley (ENG) bt Munir Shah (SIN) 9-0, 9-4, 9-0
Michael Wilson (AUS) bt [4] John Buff (AUS) 9-6, 5-9, 8-10, 9-5, 9-7
[3] Gary Brown (AUS) bt Ian Cardwell (AUS) 9-5, 9-7, 9-2
Craig Mahoney (ENG) bt [2] Luis De Villafranca (MEX) w/o
Semi-finals:
[1] Richard Mosley (ENG) bt Michael Wilson (AUS) 3-9, 9-4, 9-6, 9-7
[3] Gary Brown (AUS) bt Craig Mahoney (ENG) 9-0, 9-4, 9-3
Final:
[1] Richard Mosley (ENG) bt [3] Gary Brown (AUS) 9-6, 9-3, 9-1
Men's 50-54 Open:
Gold medal: [1] Tony Naughton (NZL)
Silver medal: [4] Peter Oliver (AUS)
Bronze medal: [2] John Tobin (AUS)
Men's 55-59 Open semi-finals:
[1] Peter Wright (AUS) bt Ernest Buckland (RSA) w/o
[2] Hugh Colburn (AUS) bt [3] Ian Gunthorp (NZL) 9-4, 9-4, 9-1
Final:
[2] Hugh Colburn (AUS) bt [1] Peter Wright (AUS) 9-6, 8-10, 9-3, 8-10,
9-3
Men's 60-64 Open quarter-finals:
[1] Fred Howell (AUS) bt Angelo Denario (AUS) 9-5, 9-1, 9-1
[4] Gerry Poulton (CAN) bt Kevin Redmayne (AUS) 9-2, 9-5, 9-3
[3] Tom Slattery (AUS) bt Harry G. Pronk (CAN) 9-4, 9-3, 9-6
[2] Michael McDonald (AUS) bt Maarten Vos (SWE) 9-4, 9-2, 9-1
Semi-finals:
[1] Fred Howell (AUS) bt [4] Gerry Poulton (CAN) 10-8, 9-5, 10-8
[2] Michael McDonald (AUS) bt [3] Tom Slattery (AUS) 6-9, 4-9, 9-5,
9-1,
9-2
Final:
[2] Michael McDonald (AUS) bt [1] Fred Howell (AUS) 9-6, 9-1, 9-6
Men's 65-69 Open semi-finals:
[1] John Hall (AUS) bt [4] Ken Gawne (AUS) 9-4, 9-5, 9-4
[2] John Davies (ENG) bt [3] Joe Rozen (AUS) 0-9, 9-6, 9-7, 9-3
Final:
[1] John Hall (AUS) bt [2] John Davies (ENG) 9-2, 9-2, 9-4
Men's 70-74 Open final:
[1] John Cox (ENG) bt Nino Sydney (AUS) 9-0, 9-1, 9-6
Men's 75-79 Open final:
Cecil Cranswick (RSA) bt George Giri (ESP) 9-7, 9-4, 9-3
Men's 80+ Open:
Gold medal: Victor Hunt (AUS)
Women's 35-39 Open final:
[1] Nisha Casey (AUS) bt [2] Judy Bass (AUS) 9-5, 6-9, 9-1, 9-6
Women's 40-44 Open final:
[1] Jo Morgan (AUS) bt [2] Christine Cooper (AUS) 9-5, 4-9, 9-5, 9-3
Women's 45-49 Open final:
Vicki Cardwell (AUS) bt Caroline Houston (AUS) 9-6, 9-0, 9-5
Women's 50-54 Open final:
[1] Jenny Clark (AUS) bt [3] Jillian George (AUS) 9-4, 9-2, 9-5
Women's 55-59 Open final:
Helene Solley (AUS) bt Irene Taylor (AUS) w/o
Women's 60-64 Open final:
[1] Julie Wilson (AUS) bt Marina Whiu (NZL) 9-4, 9-3, 7-9, 6-9, 9-1
Women's 65-69 Open:
[1] Margaret Doueal (AUS) bt [2] Lauretta Passmore (AUS) w/o
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