04/11/2009
CHINA OPEN
Cuskelly & Matsui Win China Open Titles
China
Open 2009
Men's Draw, $11k |
Round One
29 Oct |
Quarters
30 Oct |
Semis
31 Oct |
Final
01 Nov |
[1] Jan Koukal (Cze)
11/6, 11/6, 11/7
[Q] Jo Wen Ng (Mas) |
Jan Koukal
8/11, 11/9, 11/8, 11/8
Dick Lau |
Dick Lau
11/8, 11/8, 11/8
Matthew Karwalski |
Matthew Karwalski
11/9, 11/5, 4/11, 8/11, 11/2
Ryan Cuskelly |
[5] Dick Lau (Hkg)
11/9, 13/11, 11/7
Aqeel Rehman (Aut) |
[4] Matthew Karwalski (Aus)
11/2, 11/6, 11/3
Xiaomin Meng (Chn) |
Matthew Karwalski
11/6, 9/11, 11/6, 9/11, 11/3
Siddarth Suchde |
[8] James Snell (Eng)
3/11, 11/8, 11/6, 6/11, 12/10
Siddarth Suchde (Ind) |
[Q] Choong Kam Hing (Mas)
11/9, 11/8, 11/7
[7] Max Lee (Hkg) |
Max Lee
11/9, 11/5, 10/12, 11/8
Rob Sutherland |
Max Lee
11/5, 11/7, 6/11, 6/11, 11/6
Ryan Cuskelly |
[Q] Anson Kwong (Hkg)
10/12, 11/6, 11/9, 11/6
[3] Rob Sutherland (Wal) |
Kristian Frost Olesen (Den)
11/5, 11/7, 11/5
[6] Jens Schoor (Ger) |
Kristian Frost Olesen
12/10, 8/11, 11/5, 11/3
Ryan Cuskelly |
[Q] Isukue Shinnosuke (Jpn)
11/9, 11/5, 11/3
[2] Ryan Cuskelly (Aus) |
China
Open 2009
Women's Draw, $8k |
Round One
29 Oct |
Quarters
30 Oct |
Semis
31 Oct |
Final
01 Nov |
[1] Siti Munirah Jusoh (Mas)
11/5, 11/3, 11/2
Yu Ra Choi (Kor) |
Siti Munirah Jusoh
11/5, 11/5, 11/8
Maria Toor Pakay |
Siti Munirah Jusoh
11/9, 11/3, 11/4
Chinatsu Matsui |
Chinatsu Matsui
11/8, 7/11, 11/4, 11/4
Song Sun-Mi |
[6] Maria Toor Pakay (Pak)
11/8, 11/5, 11/8
Miwa Maekawa (Jpn) |
[4] Chinatsu Matsui (Jpn)
9/11, 11/4, 11/4, 11/4
Maggy Marshall (Aus) |
Chinatsu Matsui
11/1, 11/1, 11/3
Zoe Petranovsky |
[7] Zoe Petranovsky (Aus)
11/4, 11/5, 11/6
Jiang Li (Chn) |
[Q] Ho Ka Po (Hkg)
11/5, 11/9, 11/3
[8] Jenna Gates (Eng) |
Ho Ka Po
11/5, 12/10, 11/8
Melody Francis |
Melody Francis
10/12, 11/4, 11/8, 11/8
Song Sun-Mi |
Carmen Lee (Hkg)
11/4, 11/8, 11/6
[3] Melody Francis (Aus) |
Carrie Hastings (Eng)
11/5, 11/4, 11/1
[5] Misaki Kobayashi (Jpn) |
Misaki Kobayashi
11/6, 11/4, 10/12, 11/5
Song Sun-Mi |
[Q] Li Jong Din (Chn)
11/3, 11/2, 11/8
[2] Song Sun-Mi (Kor) |
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Cuskelly &
Matsui Win China Open Titles
Ryan Cuskelly
and Chinatsu Matsui, from Australia and Japan, respectively, claimed
unexpected title triumphs in the Bailian New Era Mall China Squash Open,
the men's and women's tour event in its second year at the Bailian New
Era Shopping Mall in Shanghai.
New York-based
Cuskelly, the second seed, survived an 82-minute semi-final encounter with Hong
Kong's No7 seed Max Lee in the men's $11,250 PSA World Tour event
before facing fellow countryman Matthew Karwalski in the final.
The Wagga Wagga-born
fourth seed drew level after Cuskelly took the opening two games - but it was
Cuskelly who prevailed in the fifth game to record his 11-9, 11-5, 4-11, 8-11,
11-2 title win after 64 minutes.
The success marks
the sixth PSA Tour title of Cuskelly's career - and his fourth this year.
Chinatsu Matsui,
the fourth seed in the women's $8,800 WISPA World Tour event, made her
breakthrough in the semi-finals, upsetting top-seeded Malaysian Siti Munirah
Jusoh in straight games.
The 32-year-old
from Kawasaki recorded a further upset in the final where she beat Song
Sun-Mi, the second seed from South Korea, 11-8, 7-11, 11-4, 11-4.
It was a
long-awaited success for the long-time top-ranked Japanese star who is now
celebrating her maiden WISPA Tour title triumph.
Upsets In China
Open Openers In Shanghai
Hong Kong qualifier
Ho Ka Po led the upsets on the first day of main draw action in the
Bailian New Era Mall China Squash Open, the men's and women's tour
event in its second year at the Bailian New Era Shopping Mall in
Shanghai.
It was a mighty
performance by 15-year-old Ho Ka Po in her first appearance in the main draw of
a WISPA World Tour event. The inexperienced teenager despatched
England's eighth seed Jenna Gates 11-5, 11-9, 11-3 and will now face
Australia's Melody Francis, the No3 seed, for a place in the semi-finals
of the $8,800 women's championship.
Australia's
unseeded Maggy Marshall also scored a notable win, beating Japan's fourth
seed Chinatsu Matsui 9-11, 11-4, 11-4, 11-4.
Unseeded Dane
Kristian Frost Olesen pulled off the biggest upset in the first round of the
men's $11,250 PSA World Tour event. The 20-year-old from Odense beat
Germany's No6 seed Jens Schoor 11-5, 11-7, 11-5 and will now face
Australia's second seed Ryan Cuskelly.
There was further
English disappointment in the men's first round when eighth seed James Snell
went down 3-11, 11-8, 11-6, 6-11, 12-10 to unseeded Indian
Siddharth Suchde.
The 24-year-old
from Mumbai will now take on Australia's Matthew Karwalski in the
quarter-finals.
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