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Interlingua
Liechtenstein Open
2004
08-11 Apr,
Vaduz, Liechstenstein, $15k |
11-Apr,
Final:
[2] Alex Gough (Wal) bt
[6] Wael El Hindi (Egy)
15/12, 15/13, 15/13 (70m)
Gough
Grabs
Vaduz Title
Wales' Alex Gough has claimed the title in the inaugural Interlingua
Liechtenstein Open, prevailing in a high standard 3-game final.
It was Gough who was able to survive some long, entertaining rallies
with some great retrieving and countering against El Hindi's silky
skills. The match ended with a stroke, much to the disappointment of
the crowd, but all in all the spectators at The Squash House in
Vaduz walked away very impressed and satisfied with what they had
seen in the past 6 days.
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Photo from
Elisabeth Lamprecht |
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1st Round
Thu
8th |
Quarters
Fri
9th |
Semis
Sat 10th |
Final
Sun 11th |
[1] Paul
Price (Aus)
15-14, 15-9, 8-15, 15-11 (74m)
[Q] Jean-Michel Arcucci (Fra) |
Paul Price
15-13, 5-15, 15-5, 12-10 rtd
Wael
El Hindi |
Wael
El Hindi
15-11, 15-9, 15-17, 17-15 (91m)
Borja Golan |
Wael
El Hindi
15-12, 15-13, 15-13
Alex Gough |
[6] Wael
El Hindi (Egy)
15-11, 15-13, 15-13 (72m)
[Q] Eric Galvez (Mex) |
[3] Martin
Heath (Sco)
15-12, 17-14, 8-15, 10-15, 15-9 (97m)
Rafael F Alarcon (Bra) |
Martin Heath
17-16, 15-9, 15-6 (56m)
Borja Golan |
[5] Borja
Golan (Esp)
15-6, 15-13, 15-8 (46m)
John Williams (Aus) |
Laurens
Anjema (Ned)
15-9, 15-5, 15-5 (50m)
[8] Davide Bianchetti (Ita) |
Davide
Bianchetti
15-11, 15-7, 15-10 (64m)
Rodney Durbach |
Davide
Bianchetti
10-15, 12-15, 15-13, 15-8, 15-9 (101m)
Alex Gough |
Hisham
Mohd Ashour (Egy)
12-15, 15-10, 15-8, 13-15, 15-12 (67m)
[4] Rodney Durbach (Rsa) |
[Q] David
Evans (Wal)
11-15, 15-13, 15-9, 15-10 (89m)
[7] Simon Parke (Eng) |
David Evans
15-9, 9-15, 15-5, 15-11 (68m)
Alex Gough |
[Q] Lars
Harms (Sui)
15-7, 15-13, 15-13 (60m)
[2] Alex Gough (Wal) |
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Qualifying Finals:
Jean-Michel Arcucci (FRA) bt
Andrew Whipp (ENG) 15/8, 15/0, 15/9
Lars Harms (SUI) bt Nicholas Kyme (BER) 15/9, 15/8, 15/8
Eric Galvez (MEX) bt Rafael Alarcon (BRA) 15/9, 15/7, 15/9
David Evans (WAL) bt Christian Drakenberg (SWE) 5/15, 15/8,
15/11, 15/6
1st
qualifying round:
Jean-Michel Arcucci (FRA) bt Marcel Rothmund (LIE) 15-13,
15-11, 15-13
Andrew Whipp (ENG) bt David Phillips (CAN) 11-15, 15-11, 15-6,
15-6
Lars Harms (SUI) bt Laurent Elriani (FRA) 17-16, 9-15, 15-13,
15-13
Nicholas Kyme (BER) bt Timo Vogel (LIE) 15-10, 17-15, 15-5
Eric Galvez (MEX) bt Jago Nardelli (ENG) 15-10, 15-6, 15-8
Rafael Alarcon (BRA) bt David Heath (SCO) 15-8, 15-13, 15-7
Christian Drakenberg (SWE) bt Ralf Wenaweser (LIE) 15-10,
15-7, 15-11
David Evans (WAL) bt Andre Holderegger (SUI) 15-11, 15-4,
13-15, 15-9
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Reports |
10-Apr,
Semi-Finals:
[6] Wael El Hindi (Egy) bt [5] Borja
Golan (Esp)
15-11, 15-9, 15-17, 17-15 (91m)
[2] Alex Gough (Wal) bt [8] Davide Bianchetti (Ita)
10-15, 12-15, 15-13, 15-8, 15-9 (101m)
Marathon semis in Vaduz
Two marathon semi-finals on the hot courts of the Squash House in
Vaduz saw Wales' Alex Gough and Egypt's Wael El Hindi win through to
the final of the inaugural Liechtenstein Open.
El Hindi, the fifth seed, took 91 minutes to beat Spain's
sixth-seeded Borja Golan, while Gough found himself two games down
to Italy's Davide Bianchetti before recovering to record a
101-minute victory.
09-Apr,
Quarters:
Price bows out
in Vaduz
Top seed Paul Price was forced to concede in the fourth game of his
quarter-final against Egypt's Wael El Hindi as the
Australian's troublesome back seized up. Sixth seed El Hindi now
meets fifth seed Borja Golan in the semi-finals, with the
young Spaniard making his youth and fitness tell on the bouncy Vaduz
courts against third seed Martin Heath.
A fresh Davide Bianchetti took advantage of Rodney Durbach's
travel woes from Chicago to set up a semi-final against top seed
Alex Gough who wrapped up the quarter-finals with a tidy
performance over a tiring David Evans to win the all-Welsh
quarter-final.
08-Apr, First Round:
Evans sets up Welsh
Quarter in Vaduz
The first round clash between two former world number threes saw
David Evans win a marathon encounter with Simon Parke to set up
a meeting with fellow Welshman and second seed Alex Gough in
the quarter-finals. Newport-born Gough, now based in Berkshire in
England, ended local interest in the event with a one-hour dismissal
of Switzerland's Lars Harms.
It took Evans, a qualifier, 89 minutes to see off seventh seed
Parke, but the longest match of the day was between Scotland's third
seed Martin Heath and Brazilian 'Lucky Loser' Rafael Alarcon. Heath went
two games up, but then had to stem a fightback by Alarcon,
eventually winning the fifth 15-9 after 97 minutes of play. Heath
now faces Spain's Borja Golan, who defeated the Australian
event organiser John Williams
Top seed Paul Price beat qualifier Jean-Michel Arcucci, and
meets Egypt's Wael El Hindi in the quarter-finals.
The other quarter-final will feature South Africa's fourth seed
Rodney Durbach and Italy's Davide Bianchetti.
Parke & Evans To Renew Rivalry
In Liechtenstein Opener
Leading British squash players Simon Parke and David Evans have been
drawn to meet in the first round of the Interlingua Liechtenstein
Open, the first PSA Tour event to be staged in the Principality in
central Europe which lies between Austria and Switzerland.
Parke, the seventh seed from Nottingham in England, who is a former
US Open champion, will face Welshman David Evans, a former British
Open champion who came through the qualifiers after beating Sweden's
Christian Drakenberg 5-15 15-8 15-11 15-6.
Both players - who share former world number three rankings - are
fighting back to form after injury setbacks, with eight-times Welsh
champion Evans currently languishing outside the world top 50.
Local interest in the event will be led by Switzerland's Lars Harms,
who defeated Bermuda's Nicholas Kyme in the final qualifying round
to earn a first round clash with Welsh No1 Alex Gough, the second
seed.
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