16/08/2007
AUCKLAND OPEN
Kashif Captures Auckland Crown
Auckland
Open 2007
14-19 August
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Round One
16 Aug |
Quarters
17 Aug |
Semis
18 Aug |
Final
19 Aug |
[1] Kashif Shuja (Nzl)
11-1, 11-3, 11-9 (22m)
[Q] Jared Conning (Nzl) |
Kashif Shuja
11-4, 11-10 (3-1),
7-11, 11-4 (52m)
Campbell Grayson
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Kashif Shuja
11-4, 11-9, 9-11, 11-7 (64m)
Ryan
Cuskell |
Kashif Shuja
11-9, 11-10 (3-1), 5-11, 11-10 (4-2)
(54m)
Mike Corren
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[8] Campbell Grayson (Nzl)
11-8, 11-5, 11-9 (26m)
Josh Greenfield (Nzl) |
[4] Ryan Cuskelly (Aus)
9-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-3 (28m)
Sam Atkins (Nzl) |
Ryan Cuskelly
10-11 (0-2), 11-8,
11-8, 11-4 (53m)
Matthew Karwalski
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[5] Wai Hang Wong (Hkg)
11-4, 11-2, 10-11 (1-3), 11-9 (46m)
[Q] Matthew Karwalski (Aus) |
Cameron White (Aus)
11-1, 11-2, 11-6 (26m)
[7] Martin Knight (Nzl) |
Cameron White
4-11, 11-10 (3-1),
5-11, 11-9, 11-3 (82m)
Mike Corren
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Mike Corren
3-11, 11-9, 4-11, 11-10 (3-1), 11-7 (73m)
Steve Finitsis |
[Q] Jacob Lohrisch (Aus)
11-4, 11-4, 11-7 (23m)
[3] Mike Corren (Aus) |
Graeme Wilson (Nzl)
11-9, 8-11, 11-3, 4-11, 11-8 (56m)
[6] Luke Margan (Aus) |
Luke Margan
11-7, 11-8, 5-11, 11-9 (42m)
Steve Finitsis
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[Q] Chris Lloyd (Nzl)
11-6, 11-4, 11-6 (21m)
[2] Steve Finitsis (Aus) |
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Qualifying:
Finals, 15-Aug:
Matthew Karwalski (Aus) bt Gary Duberly (Nzl)
11/4, 11/1, 11/3 (17m)
Chris Lloyd (Nzl) bt Will Jones (Eng)
8/11, 11/9, 11/8, 6/11, 11/6 (47m)
Jacob Lohrisch (Aus) v Brent Lewis (Nzl)
11/6, 11/4, 11/5
Jared Conning (Nzl) bt Steven Robinson (Aus)
11/7 12/10, 11/2
Round One, 14-Aug:
Brent Lewis (Nzl) bt Craig Farrell (Nzl)
6/11, 15/13, 11/5, 11/8 (23m)
Jared Conning (Nzl) bt Alex Grayson (Nzl)
11/6, 11/4, 11/1 (18m)
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Kashif
Captures
Auckland Crown
Top seed Kashif Shuja captured the Auckland Open Squash
Championship title in New Zealand after beating
Australia's Mike Corren in the final of the PSA Tour event
at the North Shore Squash Club in Auckland.
The kiwi number one has claimed the maximum PSA world ranking
points on offer after surviving a hard-fought four game victory over
surprise opponent, third seed Mike Corren.
Shuja won the first two games, but dropped the third before
bouncing back to claim the fourth and seal his 11-9, 11-10 (3-1), 5-11,
11-10 (4-2) victory in 54 minutes.
The success marked the Pakistan-born 28-year-old's sixth PSA Tour
title, and his fifth on his adopted home soil.
It was a case of second time unlucky for Corren, however. The
33-year-old, who is now based at the
North Shore club
and won the Australian National title for the first time this year, was
also runner-up in the 2006 Auckland Open.
Corren Stretched By Compatriot Again In Auckland
For the second time in 24 hours, Australian Mike Corren was forced to
battle back from two games down to overcome a compatriot in the Auckland
Open Squash Championship at the North Shore Squash Club in Auckland, New
Zealand.
Now through to the final of the PSA Tour event for the second year in a
row, third seed Corren upset second-seeded fellow Aussie Steve Finitsis
3-11, 11-9, 4-11, 11-10 (3-1), 11-7 in today's (Saturday) gruelling
73-minute semi-final encounter.
Corren, now in his 22nd Tour final, also won his quarter-final in five,
taking 82 minutes to dispose of another Aussie, Cameron White.
The 33-year-old will now need to dig deep into his energy reserves for
Sunday's title decider against top seed Kashif Shuja. The kiwi number
one is through to the 13th PSA Tour final of his career after beating
fourth-seeded Australian Ryan Cuskelly 11-4, 11-9, 9-11, 11-7 in 64
minutes.
Corren Tested In Auckland Open Quarters
The top four seeds will contest the semi-finals of the Auckland Open
Squash Championship - but third-seeded Australian Mike Corren was taken
the full distance before surviving today's (Friday) quarter-finals of
the PSA Tour event at the North Shore Squash Club in Auckland, New
Zealand.
The 33-year-old New Zealand-based Aussie was given a run for his money
by compatriot Aussie Cameron White, twice coming from behind before
eventually prevailing 11-3 in the deciding fifth game of an epic
82-minute battle.
Top seed Kashif Shuja is safely through to the last four after beating
fellow kiwi Campbell Grayson in four games, while third seed Ryan
Cuskelly also won in four against fellow Australian Matthew Karwalski.
Second seed Steve Finitsis continued the trend of winning in four,
beating compatriot Luke Margan in a 42-minute scrap.
Karwalski Ousts Wong In Auckland Upset
Australian
qualifier Matthew Karwalski caused the biggest upset in the opening round of the Auckland Open Squash Championship
when he beat fifth seed Wai Hang Wong in the PSA Tour
event at the North Shore Squash Club in Auckland, New
Zealand.
The 21-year-old
from New South Wales despatched the former Hong Kong champion 11-4,
11-2, 10-11 (1-3), 11-9 in 46 minutes - and will now face fourth-seeded
compatriot Ryan Cuskelly in the quarter-finals.
The only other
match to go against the form books saw seventh seeded New Zealander
Martin Knight make an early exit from the draw when he was beaten
11-1, 11-2, 11-6 in just 26 minutes by unseeded Australian Cameron
White - a win which guarantees an Australian in Sunday's final.
Top seed
Kashif Shuja advanced untroubled into the second round, disposing of
fellow kiwi Jared Conning in straight games, while second-seeded
Australian Steve Finitsis also won 3/0 against New Zealand's
Chris Lloyd.
Conning Lands Kashif In Auckland Comeback
Local star Jared
Conning caused the biggest upset in the qualifying finals
for the Auckland Open at the North Shore Squash Club in
Auckland, New Zealand.
The 25-year-old from
Auckland is through to the main draw of the PSA Tour event, after
beating Australian Steven Robinson 11-7, 11-10 (2-0), 11-2. His reward
for his first appearance in a Tour event for two years is a first round clash
against the top seed, New Zealand number one Kashif Shuja.
Fellow kiwi Chris
Lloyd has also qualified for the main draw, after a thrilling 8-11, 11-9,
11-8, 6-11, 11-6 victory over England's Will Jones. Lloyd will face
North Shore-based Australian Mike Corren - runner-up in the event last
year - in the first round.
The other two
qualifying spots have gone to Australians Matthew Karwalski and
Jacob Lohrisch.
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