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Russian Opportunities
Fund Squash Championship,
Moscow, Russia
1st
round:
[1] Nicolas Mueller
(SUI) bye
[5] Henrik Mustonen
(FIN) bt Alexei Severinov (RUS) 11-6, 12-10, 11-7
[3] Gary Wheadon (RSA)
bye
[8] Bastiaan
Meulenbelt (NED) bt Petros Tzamaloukas (GRE) 11-3, 11-5, 11-6
Adrian Waller (ENG) bt
[6] Ondrej Ertl (CZE) 11-5, 11-3, 11-9
[4] Matias Tuomi (FIN)
bt Mohamed Elkeiy (EGY) 11-8, 11-9, 6-11, 11-8
Rudi Willemse (RSA) bt
[7] Adam Fuller (ENG) 11-9, 11-8, 11-13, 11-7
[2] Piedro Schweertman
(NED) bye
Quarter-finals:
[1] Nicolas Mueller
(SUI) bt [5] Henrik Mustonen (FIN) 11-4, 11-9, 11-1
[8] Bastiaan
Meulenbelt (NED) bt [3] Gary Wheadon (RSA) 7-11, 11-7, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9
Adrian Waller (ENG) bt
[4] Matias Tuomi (FIN) 11-8, 11-7, 12-10
[2] Piedro Schweertman
(NED) bt Rudi Willemse (RSA) 11-8, 11-8, 11-8
Semi-finals:
[1] Nicolas Mueller
(SUI) bt [8] Bastiaan Meulenbelt (NED) 11-4, 11-5, 14-12
Adrian Waller (ENG) bt
[2] Piedro Schweertman (NED) 8-11, 11-9, 12-10, 9-11, 12-10 (80m)
Final:
[1] Nicolas Mueller
(SUI) bt Adrian Waller (ENG) 11-2, 9-11, 11-8, 11-8
Mueller Celebrates Maiden Tour Title In
Moscow
After an impressive
run as a junior, Swiss squash star Nicolas Mueller celebrated his
first PSA Tour title as a senior when he won the inaugural Russian
Opportunities Fund Championship - beating Englishman Adrian Waller
in the final of the Satellite event at the Multisport Club in
the Russian capital Moscow.
The 19-year-old top
seed from Hirzel, near Zurich, reached the climax without dropping a game.
By contrast, unseeded Waller removed three seeds in succession to take his
place in the final - in the semi-finals battling for 80 minutes to overcome
second-seeded Dutchman Piedro Schweertman 8-11, 11-9, 12-10, 9-11,
12-10.
After meeting
countless times on the European Junior Circuit, it was Mueller and Waller's
first Tour clash - but, no doubt still feeling the effects of his semi-final
marathon, 18-year-old Waller from Enfield was unable to score his first win
over his Swiss rival as Mueller strode to an 11-2, 9-11, 11-8, 11-8 victory,
and his first Tour triumph.
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