05/10/2007
BERKSHIRE OPEN
Pilley Retains Berkshire Open Trophy
Berkshire
Open 2007
03-08 Oct,
Williamstown, MA |
Round One
Oct
05 |
Quarters
Oct 06 |
Semis
Oct 07 |
Final
Oct 08 |
[1] Alex Gough (Wal)
9-11, 11-1, 11-6, 11-5
Ryan Cuskelly (Aus) |
Alex Gough
9-11, 11-6, 11-9,
11-9
Julian Illingworth |
Julian Illingworth
8-11, 11-9, 11-3,
11-10 (2-0)
Renan Lavigne |
Renan Lavigne
11-6, 11-9, 11-7
Cameron Pilley |
Julian Illingworth (Usa)
11-5, 11-7, 11-4
Chris Cordon (Usa) |
Renan Lavigne (Fra)
11-5, 11-7, 11-3
[Q] Raj Nanda (Aus) |
Renan Lavigne
11-7, 11-8, 11-9
Mark Krajcsak
|
Mark Krajcsak (Hun)
11-4, 11-8, 11-4
[Q] Ryan Donegan (Usa) |
David Phillips (Can)
3-11, 11-6, 5-11, 11-3, 11-2
Yasser El Halaby (Egy) |
Yasser El Halaby
11-8, 11-9, 11-7
Alister Walker
|
Yasser El Halaby
11-6, 10-11 (0-2),
11-10 (4-2), 11-8
Cameron Pilley |
Bernardo Samper (Col)
9-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-1
Alister Walker (Eng) |
[Q] Patrick Chifunda (Zam)
11-8, 11-7, 11-10 (3-1)
Shawn Delierre (Can) |
Shawn Delierre
11-8, 11-4, 11-0
Cameron Pilley |
[Q] Siddarth Suchde
(Ind)
11-10 (2-0), 11-7, 3-11, 9-11, 11-9
[2] Cameron Pilley (Aus) |
4-Oct, Qualifying
Finals:
Siddarth Suchde (IND) bt Stuart Crawford (SCO) 11/3, 7/11, 11/5, 11/5
Raj Nanda (AUS) bt Gilly Lane (USA) 12/10, 11/5, 11/8
Patrick Chifunda (ZAM) bt David Barnett (ENG)
11/7, 9/11, 11/5, 11/8
Ryan Donegan (USA) bt
Reggie Schonborn (RSA) 10/12, 9/11, 12/10, 11/8, 11/8
3-Oct, Qualifying Round One:
Sid Suchde (IND) bt Laurent Elriani
(FRA) 13/11, 11/6,
11/4
Gilly Lane (USA) bt Joe Lee (ENG) 11/8, 5/11, 11/7, 8/11, 11/9
Patrick Chifunda (ZAM) bt Joe Millman (ENG) 11/5,
11/2, 11/9
David Barnett (ENG) bt Michael Reid (CAN) 11/5, 2/11, 11/6, 11/8
Ryan Donegan (USA) bt Tyler Hamilton (CAN) 11/4, 11/5,
11/1
Stuart Crawford (SCO) bt Bernard Reid (CAN) 11/1, 11/5,
11/8
Reggie Schonborn (RSA) bt John Fulham (USA) 11/9, 11/1, 11/9
Raj Nanda (AUS) bt Shaun Johnstone (ZIM)
9/11, 11/ 4, 11/8, 11/6 |
Pilley Retains
Berkshire Open Trophy
Australia's Cameron Pilley
successfully defended his title in the Berkshire Open in
Williamstown,
USA, when he beat France's
Renan Lavigne in straight games in the final of the $20,000
PSA Tour
squash event in its fourth year at
Williams College.
Pilley, the world No21 from
New
South Wales competing in his third successive final, defeated his opponent
ranked seven places higher 11-6, 11-9, 11-7.
"The
match was much closer than the score had indicated, as Lavigne was highly
competitive throughout the match and could have easily won the second and
third games," said
event spokesman Zafi Levy.
"Throughout the week, over a thousand spectators watched the men’s event,
creating a fantastic atmosphere at the
Simon Squash Center."
The
victory by second seed Pilley takes the UK-based 24-year-old to his 11th
PSA
Tour title success in his 19th final.
Pilley & Lavigne To Contest
Berkshire Open Final
Australia's defending champion Cameron Pilley
ended the impressive run of four-time
US national collegiate champion Yasser El Halaby when he beat the
23-year-old Egyptian in the semi-finals of the
Berkshire Open
in
Williamstown,
USA.
Second seed Pilley earned a return to the final of
the
$20,000
PSA
Tour
squash event in its fourth year at Williams College after his
close-fought 11-6, 10-11 (0-2), 11-10 (4-2), 11-8 victory over the No7
seed from Cairo.
"The match was played at a fast pace and produced some fantastic rallies
to the delight of the capacity crowd at the Simon Squash Center," said
event spokesman Zafi Levy.
Now in his third PSA Tour final of the year - and the 19th of
his career - the 24-year-old from
New South Wales will face Frenchman Renan Lavigne.
The fourth seed from Marseille defeated US champion Julian Illingworth
in four close games - recovering from a game down to win
8-11, 11-9, 11-3, 11-10 (2-0).
"Lavigne
was very consistent tonight and made very few mistakes during the match,"
added Levy. "Illingworth, the best American player of the modern era had
his chances - though he made far too many mistake at the end of the
match."
Lavigne, 32, will be celebrating his 13th Tour final
appearance.
Illingworth Ousts Favourite Gough In
Berkshire Upset
US champion Julian Illingworth defeated top-seeded Welshman Alex
Gough in the quarter-finals of the Berkshire Open to produce
the best win of his professional career in the $20,000
PSA
Tour
squash event in its fourth year at
Williams College
in
Williamstown,
USA.
Illingworth, the sixth seed from
Portland, recovered from a game down to topple the world No 23 9-11, 11-6,
11-9, 11-9.
The
23-year-old 2006 Yale graduate will now face fourth-seeded Frenchman
Renan Lavigne, who beat
Hungary's Mark Krajcsak 11-7, 11-8, 11-9.
Egyptian Yasser El Halaby also produced a popular upset. The
four-time collegiate champion, from
Cairo, defeated Alister Walker, the fourth seed from England, 11-8,
11-9, 11-7.
The
No7 seed will now take on reigning champion Cameron Pilley, the No2
seed from
Australia who demolished Canadian Shawn Delierre 11-8, 11-4, 11-0
in just under 25 minutes.
Suchde Tests Pilley In
Berkshire Opener
Indian qualifier Siddharth Suchde extended title-holder Cameron
Pilley for five games in the first round of the Berkshire
Open before bowing out of the $20,000
PSA
Tour
event in its fourth year at Williams College in
Williamstown,
USA.
The former US Intercollegiate champion from Mumbai in India recovered from
two games down to level the match against Pilley, but the second seed from
Australia regained the initiative to run home an 11-10 (2-0), 11-7, 3-11,
9-11, 11-9 winner.
The UK-based 24-year-old from
New
South Wales will now face Canada's fifth seed Shawn Delierre for a
place in the last four
Suchde Scores In
Berkshire Open Qualifiers
Former US Intercollegiate champion Siddharth Suchde has earned a
place in the biggest
PSA
Tour
squash event of his career after beating Scotland's Stuart Crawford
in the qualifying finals of the Berkshire Open in Williamstown,
USA.
The 22-year-old from Mumbai in
India made his breakthrough in the first qualifying round where he beat
experienced Frenchman Laurent Elriani. Suchde beat Crawford 11-3,
7-11, 11-5, 11-5 and will now face second seed Cameron Pilley, the
defending champion from Australia, in the first round of the $20,000 PSA
Tour event in its fourth year at Williams College.
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