13/04/2008
ROMA EST OPEN
Krajcsak Captures Roma Est Crown
Roma
Est Open 2008
Rome, Italy, 07-12 April, $10k |
Round One
09-Apr |
Quarters
10-Apr |
Semis
11-Apr |
Final
12-Apr |
[1] Dylan Bennett
(Ned)
11/1, 11/8, 7/11, 11/7 (64m)
Steve Coppinger (Rsa) |
Steve Coppinger
11/7, 3/11, 11/7, 5/11, 17/15 (92m)
Joe Lee |
Joe Lee
11/6, 7/11, 11/8, 11/9
Tom Hoevenaars |
Tom Hoevenaars
11-4, 11-1, 9-11,
11-6 (50m)
Mark Krajcsak |
[5] Bernardo Samper
(Col)
10/12, 11/8, 11/9, 11/9 (62m)
[Q] Joe Lee (Eng) |
[4]
Mathieu Castagnet (Fra)
11/7, 11/3, 8/11, 11/4 (55m)
Tom Hoevenaars (Ned) |
Tom Hoevenaars
11/13, 14/12, 8/11, 11/9, 11/2 (81m)
Joan Lezaud |
[7] Tony James (Aus)
8/11, 11/9, 11/8, 8/11, 11/8 (90m)
[Q] Joan Lezaud
(Fra) |
[Q] Siddarth Suchde
(Ind)
11/3, 11/2, 11/5 (20m)
[8] Luca Mastrostefano (Ita) |
Siddarth Suchde
11/7, 11/8, 11/8 (60m)
Mark Krajcsak |
Mark Krajcsak
11/5, 11/8, 7/11, 11/9
Badr Abdel Aziz |
[Q] Mark Rogers (Rsa)
11/9, 11/7, 11/6 (42m)
[3] Mark Krajcsak (Hun) |
Badr Abdel Aziz (Swe)
11/1, 11/6, 3/11, 12/10 (50m)
[6] Nafiizwan Adnan (Mas) |
Badr Abdel Aziz
11/6, 11/7, 11/5 (50m)
Jose Facchini |
Jose Facchini (Ita)
11/9, 7/11, 11/9, 11/7 (52m)
[2] Stacey Ross (Eng) |
08-Apr, Qualifying Finals:
Joan Lezaud bt Aqueel Rehman
11/9, 6/11, 12/14, 11/7, 11/9 (75m)
Joe Lee bt Stuart Crawford
11/9, 11/9, 11/3 (35m)
Mark Rogers bt Jaymie Haycocks
6/11, 11/9, 11/4, 3/11, 11/9 (60m)
Siddharth Suchde bt Stephan Brauneis
11/4, 11/1, 11/6 (30m)
07-Apr, Qualifying Round One:
Aqueel Rehman (Aut) bt Paolo Allevato (Ita)
11/2, 11/6, 11/7
Joan Lezaud (Fra) bt Philip Nightingale (Eng)
11/6, 13/11, 11/3, 8/11, 11/6
Stuart Crawford (Sco) bt Jonas Laursen (Den)
11/2, 11/5, 11/7
Joe Lee (Eng) bt Lukas Jelinek (Cze)
11/5, 11/9, 11/3
Mark Rogers (Rsa) bt Andrea Torricini (Ita)
11/4, 11/9, 11/7
Jaymie Haycocks (Eng) bt Simone Rocca (Ita)
11/8, 9/11, 11/7, 11/6
Stephan Brauneis (Aut) bt Domenico Cerabona (Ita) 12/10, 11/9, 6/11,
11/8
Siddharth Suchde (Ind) bt Gregoire Marche (Fra)
11/4, 12/14, 5/11, 11/9, 11/5 |
Krajcsak
Captures Roma Est Crown
After
becoming the only seed to survive the first round of the Roma Est Open,
Hungarian Mark Krajcsak pushed on through the inaugural $10,000
PSA
Tour
squash
event at the Shopping Centre Roma Est in
Italy's capital city
Rome to
lift the title in impressive style.
The
24-year-old third seed from
Budapest
dropped his first game of the tournament in the semi-finals as he battled to a
four game victory over unseeded Swede Badr Abdel Aziz.
In the
final, Krajcsak faced Dutchman Tom Hoevenaars, also unseeded. The
20-year-old from Utrecht had claimed his maiden appearance in a Tour final after
ending the brave run of English qualifier Joe Lee in a 70-minute
semi-final encounter.
But the Hungarian, who broke into the world's top 50 for the first time in
February after winning the Austrian Open title the previous month, was
too strong for his younger opponent.
After conceding only five points to Hoevenaars in the first two games, Krajcsak
dropped the third - but stormed back to secure an 11-4, 11-1, 9-11, 11-6 win in
50 minutes to claim the third PSA Tour title of his career.
Krajcsak To
Face Hoevenaars In
Rome Final
Hungary's Mark Krajcsak will face
Dutchman Tom Hoevenaars in the final of the Roma Est Open after
dropping his first game of the tournament against Swede Badr Abdel Aziz
in the semi-finals of the $10,000 PSA
Tour squash event at the Shopping
Centre Roma Est in Italy's capital city
Rome.
The
24-year-old third seed from
Budapest -
the only seed to survive the first round - took 50 minutes to overcome unseeded
Aziz 11-6, 11-8, 7-11, 11-9 to reach the fifth PSA Tour final of his career.
The
other semi-final took 70 minutes, with Hoevenaars and English qualifier Joe
Lee each hoping to celebrate a maiden Tour final appearance.
But despite British Junior champion Lee taking the second game for the loss of
just four points, it was the 20-year-old unseeded Dutchman who ultimately
prevailed, winning 11-9, 4-11, 11-7, 11-9.
Krajcsak
Cruises On In
Rome
After -
incredibly - becoming the sole seed to survive the first round of the Roma
Est Squash Open,
Hungary's Mark Krajcsak continued his
exclusive form in the $10,000 PSA Tour
squash event in Italy's capital city
Rome
to win his quarter-final clash at the Shopping Centre Roma Est in
straight games.
The
24-year-old third seed from
Budapest
beat Indian qualifier Siddharth Suchde 11-7, 11-8, 11-8 in exactly one
hour - and will now face unseeded Swede Badr Abdel Aziz for a place in
the final.
Aziz ended local interest in the event with an 11-6, 11-7, 11-5 win over fellow
non-seed Jose Facchini, the 36-year-old world No 365 from Lucca who
despatched England's No2 seed Stacey Ross in the first round.
But English teenager Joe Lee produced the grittiest performance of the
day to become the only qualifier to reach the last four. The 18-year-old
British Junior champion from Surrey battled for 92 minutes to overcome
Stephen Coppinger 11-7, 3-11, 11-7, 5-11, 11-10 (7-5). The unseeded South
African had earlier ousted Dutch favourite Dylan Bennett.
Lee will now take on Tom Hoevenaars after the unseeded Dutchman beat
French qualifier Joan Lezaud 10-11 (1-3), 11-10 (4-2), 8-11, 11-9, 11-2
in 81 minutes.
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