26/01/2010
INDIAN CHALLENGER
Chan & Khalifa Crowned Indian Challenger Champions
Indian
Challenger #6 2010
Men's Draw
18-23 Jan, Chennai, India, $10k |
Round One
20 Jan |
Quarters
21 Jan |
Semis
22 Jan |
Final
23 Jan |
[1] Steve Coppinger (Rsa)
11-2, 6-11, 11-9, 4-11, 11-5 (52m)
[Q] Gaurav Nandrajog (Ind) |
Steve Coppinger
11-2, 13-11, 12-10 (42m)
Kristian Frost Olesen |
Steve Coppinger
11-4, 11-6, 11-9 (44m) Amr Khaled Khalifa |
Amr Khaled Khalifa
11-9, 10-12, 11-7, 7-11, 13-11 (65m)
Abdullah Al Mezyan |
[8] Kristian Frost Olesen (Den)
11-5, 11-2, 11-8 (31m)
[Q] Naresh Kumar (Ind) |
[3] Dylan Bennett (Ned)
11-6, 11-7, 11-8 (31m)
Amr Khaled Khalifa (Egy) |
Amr Khaled Khalifa
11-6, 11-8, 8-11, 11-3 (39m)
Karim AGA Samy |
[6] Karim AGA Samy (Egy)
13-11, 13-11, 11-4 (40m)
Ravi Dixit (Ind) |
[Q] A. Parthiban (Ind)
11-9, 11-5, 11-7 (28m)
[5] Anson Kwong (Hkg) |
Anson Kwong
11-4, 13-11, 11-7 (25m)
Abdullah Al Mezyan |
Abdullah Al Mezyan
7-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-6 (46m)
Robbie Temple |
Aqeel Rehman (Aut)
11-6, 11-4, 11-4 (27m)
[4] Abdullah Al Mezyan (Kuw) |
Leo Au (Hkg)
11-4, 11-3, 11-8 (51m)
[5] Siddarth Suchde (Ind) |
Siddarth Suchde
11-5, 11-8, 9-11, 11-7 (54m)
Robbie Temple |
[Q] Abhiskek Parthiban (Ind)
11-6, 11-3, 11-5 (20m)
[2] Robbie Temple (Eng) |
Indian
Challenger #4 2010
Women's Draw
18-23
Jan, Chennai, India, $8k |
Round One
20 Jan |
Quarters
21 Jan |
Semis
22 Jan |
Final
23 Jan |
[1] Joshna Chinappa (Ind)
11-4, 11-2, 11-7 (18m)
[LL] Surbhi Misra (Ind) |
Joshna Chinappa
11-7, 11-6, 8-11, 11-1 (33m)
Lauren Selby |
Joshna Chinappa
10-12, 11-9, 8-11, 11-8, 11-5 (55m)
Lauren Siddall |
Lauren Siddall
11-2, 11-6, 11-6 (25m) Joey Chan |
[6] Lauren Selby (Eng)
13-11, 11-7, 12-10 (29m)
Anaka Alankamony (Ind) |
[3] Lauren Siddall (Eng)
11-5, 11-7, 11-2 (16m)
Aparajitha Balamurukan (Ind) |
Lauren Siddall
11-2, 11-7, 11-3 (20m)
Faustine Gilles |
[5] Elise Ng (Hkg)
10-12, 11-9, 11-2, 8-11,11-9 (37m)
[Q] Faustine Gilles (Fra) |
Laura Pomportes (Fra)
10-12, 11-5, 11-5, 14-12 (38m)
[7] Sara El Noamany (Egy) |
Laura Pomportes
11-6, 11-9, 16-14
Siyoli Lusaseni |
Siyoli Lusaseni
11-6, 11-8, 5-11, 11-4, 11-9 (34)
Joey Chan |
[Q] Siyoli Lusaseni (Rsa)
10-12, 8-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-8 (40m)
[4] Dipika Pallikal (Ind) |
Anwesha Reddy (Ind)
11-9, 11-7, 11- 0 (24m)
[8] Coline Aumard (Fra) |
Coline Aumard
11-1, 11-8, 11-9 (20m)
Joey Chan |
Milou Van Der Heijden (Ned)
11-8, 11-2, 11-8 (17m)
[2] Joey Chan (Hkg) |
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Chan & Khalifa
Crowned Indian Challenger Champions
Two talented stars
Amr Khaled Khalifa of Egypt and Hong Kong's Joey Chan wrapped up
the PSA Indian Challenger No6 and WISPA Indian Challenger No4
squash titles, respectively, in the Government of India-sponsored
events at the Indian Squash Courts Academy in Chennai.
In the
closely-fought out final of the men's $10,000 PSA World Tour event
between unseeded Khalifa and fourth seed Abdullah Al Mezayen of Kuwait,
the winner was decided in the last two points of the fifth game.
At 11-all in the
decider, Mezayen squandered a match ball, making two crucial errors to give away
the win to Khalifa 11-9, 10-12, 11-7, 7-11, 13-11 in a hard-fought 65-minute
duel.
Khalifa, a
17-year-old from Cairo, beat two seeds en-route to the semi-finals where he
eliminated favourite Stephen Coppinger, the world number 43 from South
Africa.
The young Egyptian
extended his impressive Tour record to three wins out of three final
appearances.
In the final of the
women's $8,000 WISPA World Tour event, second-seeded Chan exhibited total
focus throughout her match against third seed Laura Siddall of England,
winning 11-2, 11-6, 11-6 in 25 minutes.
Siddall earned one
of the best wins of her career in the semi-finals where the 25-year-old from
Yorkshire beat top-seeded Indian Joshna Chinappa 10-12, 11-9, 8-11, 11-8,
11-5.
In the other semi,
Chan ended the challenge of Siyoli Waters, the South African qualifier
who upset local hope Dipika Pallikal, the fourth seed, in the first
round.
The win sees
21-year-old Joey Chan win her long-awaited maiden title on the WISPA Tour.
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