15/06/2008
PRIMAVERA OPEN
Krajcsak Captures Primavera Prize
Primavera
Open
2008
Kecskemet, Hungary, 09-14 Jun, $6k |
Round One
11-Jun |
Quarters
12-Jun |
Semis
13-Jun |
Final
14-Jun |
[1] Mark Krajcsak
(Hun)
11/3, 11/3, 11/5 (22m)
[LL] Bart Ravelli (Ned) |
Mark Krajcsak
11/3, 11/8, 11/4 (28m)
Neil Cordell |
Mark Krajcsak
11-8, 11-8, 11-8
(39m)
Joan Lezaud |
Mark Krajcsak
11-9, 11-7, 12-14,
11-7 (52m)
Rob Sutherland |
[6] Marton Szaboky
(Hun)
11/8, 11/7, 11/5 (35m)
[Q] Neil Cordell (Eng) |
[3] Yann Perrin (Fra)
11/8, 7/11, 9/11, 11/9, 11/7 (75m)
[Q] Joan Lezaud (Fra) |
Joan Lezaud
11/6, 11/5, 11/4 (27m)
Neil Hitchens |
[8] Neil Hitchens
(Eng)
11/8, 11/2, 11/3 (24m)
Aron Balogh (Hun) |
[Q] Henrik Mustonen
(Fin)
11/8, 11/8, 16/14 (40m)
[5] Morten Sorensen (Den) |
Morten Sorensen
12/10, 6/11, 11/9, 11/6 (55m)
Rob Sutherland |
Rob Sutherland
11-5, 11-8, 8-11,
8-11, 11-5 (55m)
Olivier Pett |
Joe Lee (Eng)
11/13, 11/3, 6/11, 11/7, 17/15 (85m)
[4] Rob Sutherland (Wal) |
[Q] Olivier Pett (Eng)
11/6, 11/8, 11/9 (35m)
Jakob Dirnberger (Aut) |
Olivier Pett
7/11, 11/4, 11/4, 11/9 (43m)
Ben Ford |
Chris Truswell (Eng)
8/11, 11/3, 11/8, 11/6 (50m)
[2] Ben Ford (Eng) |
Krajcsak Captures Primavera
Prize
Local
hero Mark Krajcsak captured the inaugural Primavera Open
title in Kecskemet
after beating Welshman Rob Sutherland in the final of the Super
Satellite PSA
Tour squash event in the eighth largest city in
Hungary.
The final, on an all-glass court erected in the city's main square,
started with the backdrop of rain and umbrellas - with Sutherland, in his
first Tour Final, being the quickest to settle. In a fast opening, the
fourth-seeded Welshman held leads of 8-5 and 9-7, but just when it seemed
that Sutherland would disappoint the home crowd, Krajcsak found a little
extra to steal the first game.
The second saw Krajcsak, the top seed from
Budapest, up the pace and really start to work the
younger Welshman. He moved quickly to 8-2 and, despite a brave fight back
from Sutherland, the Hungarian closed it out 11-7 and moved two games up
in under 20 minutes - much to the delight of the wet home crowd.
But the 22-year-old from
Newport
upped his work rate in the third and took the fight to the Hungarian.
They both took runs of points, but it evened out at 8-8, then Sutherland
jumped to game ball, only for Krajcsak to hit back and move to 11-10 match
ball. Again Sutherland dug deep and they swapped a few points until the
Welshman claimed his first game, 14-12.
The fourth started with the underdog showing that the last set wasn’t a
fluke and he jumped out to a 6-1 lead. The home crowd was getting
nervous, then suddenly the older and more experienced Krajcsak won 10 of
the next 11 points to claim the title in his home country 11-9, 11-7,
12-14, 11-7.
The win takes the Hungarian's career Tour title total to four - three of
which have been this year.
Krajcsak Cruises Into Primavera Final
Local hero
Mark Krajcsak cruised into the final of the Primavera Open in
Kecskemet
after beating French qualifier Joan Lezaud in straight games in the
quarter-finals of the inaugural Super Satellite
PSA Tour
squash event in the eighth largest city in
Hungary.
Krajcsak,
the world No52 from Budapest, delighted the local crowd surrounding the
all-glass court in the city's main square with the 11-8, 11-8, 11-8 victory
which takes him into the sixth PSA Tour final of his career - and his third this
year.
The top
seed will meet Welshman Rob Sutherland, the fourth seed who also ended
the brave run of a qualifier when he beat
England's
Olivier Pett 11-5, 11-8, 8-11, 8-11, 11-5 in 55 minutes.
The win
takes the 22-year-old from
Newport
into his first Tour final.
Qualifiers Lezaud & Pett Make Primavera Semis
European
qualifiers Joan Lezaud and Olivier Pett secured surprise places in
the semi-finals of the Primavera Open after impressive upsets in the
quarter-finals of the inaugural Super Satellite
PSA Tour
squash event in Kecskemet, the eighth largest city in Hungary.
Englishman
Pett pulled off the biggest shock by beating second-seeded compatriot Ben
Ford. The 19-year-old from
Sussex
recovered from a game down to upset the experienced Ford 7-11, 11-4, 11-4, 11-9
in 43 minutes.
Pett now
faces fellow Briton Rob Sutherland, the fourth seed from
Wales who
defeated Dane Morten W Sorensen 12-10, 6-11, 11-9, 11-6.
Joan
Lezaud, a 22-year-old Frenchman from
Aix-en-Provence, needed only 27 minutes to overcome seventh-seeded Englishman
Neil Hitchens 11-6, 11-5, 11-4.
But the
surprise semi-finalist will no doubt have more than his opponent to deal with
when he takes on Mark Krajcsak, the event favourite from Hungary.
Krajcsak,
the world No52 from
Budapest,
delighted the local crowd surrounding the all-glass court in the city's main
square when he beat English qualifier Neil Cordell 11-3, 11-8, 11-4.
Krajcsak
Cruises To
Kecskemet Win
While
top-seeded Hungarian Mark Krajcsak delighted home supporters with his
opening victory in the Primavera Open, it was a good day for qualifiers
in the first round of the inaugural Super Satellite PSA Tour squash event
in
Kecskemet,
the eighth largest city in
Hungary.
Action took place on an all-glass court erected in the city's
Main
Square, sited between the Town Hall and a Church. "Maybe some of the players
will be looking at the Church during their matches and hoping for divine
intervention," commented event organiser Colin White.
Krajcsak,
the world No52 from
Budapest,
faced 'lucky loser' Bart Ravelli - and beat the Dutchman 11-3, 11-3, 11-5
in 23 minutes. But, instead of meeting fellow countryman Marton Szaboky
in the next round, the favourite will take on qualifier Neil Cordell
after the 18-year-old Englishman upset his sixth-seeded opponent 11-8, 11-7,
11-5.
The
first match was an all-French affair, in which qualifier Joan Lezaud
battled hard to upset his fellow countryman and room-mate Yann Perrin.
"The 75-minute match started in good humour, but quickly turned into a lot of
discussions between the two friends as both battled for a spot in the
quarter-finals," said White. In the end, it was Lezaud who prevailed, fighting
back from 2/1 down to beat the third seed 11-8, 7-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-7.
Qualifier Olivier Pett made sure of a certain English semi-finalist when
he upset
Austria's
eighth seed Jakob Dirnberger 11-6, 11-8, 11-9. The 19-year-old from
Sussex will now come up against fellow countryman Ben Ford, the No2 seed
from Kent who defeated compatriot Chris Truswell 8-11, 11-3, 11-8, 11-6.
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