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Meadowood
Pharmacy Open,
Winnipeg, Canada
Beddoes
Battles To Winnipeg Win
England's
Emma Beddoes made up for the disappointment of finishing as runner-up two
years ago by winning the 2011 Women's Meadowood Pharmacy Squash Open at
the Winnipeg Winter Club in Winnipeg, Canada.
But the
25-year-old top seed was pushed to the limit in the final of the WISPA World
Tour Tour 8 event by surprise opponent Miranda Ranieri - the
fifth seed from Canada who made her breakthrough in the previous round when
second seed Dominique Lloyd-Walter was forced to retire with a foot
injury.
The final was
locked at one game each when Ranieri upped the tempo to move 2/1 ahead.
"Her pace and
deceptive flicks completely caught Beddoes off guard, her first sign of weakness
of the tournament," said tournament spokesman Cam Mundle. "However
Beddoes dug deep going back to her fundamentals.
"The fourth
and fifth were close hard fought battles, but Beddoes prevailed with her amazing
control and shot-making."
Beddoes, the
world No26 from Nottingham, was delighted with her 11-9, 4-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-8
victory - and praised the tournament organisers: "There is always such a great
crowd, we are treated so well and feel comfortable and at home when we come to
this tournament."
The win marks
Beddoes' sixth WISPA World Tour title - but her first in Canada.
1st round:
[1] Emma Beddoes (ENG) bt Stephanie Edmison (CAN) 11-9, 11-1,
9-11, 11-6
[6] Leonie Holt (ENG) bt Tara Chawla (USA) 11-9, 11-4, 11-3
[3] Lucie Fialova (CZE) bt [Q] Nikki Todd (CAN) 11-4, 11-9, 7-11,
11-6
[7] Emily Whitlock (ENG) bt Tamika Saxby (AUS) 11-7, 11-3, 7-11,
11-8
[5] Miranda Ranieri (CAN) bt [Q] Kristen Lange (USA) 9-11, 9-11,
11-5, 12-10, 11-8
[4] Alexandra Norman (CAN) bt [Q] Carrie Ramsey (ENG) 11-7, 11-4,
11-4
[8] Samantha Cornett (CAN) bt [Q] Katja Amir (GER) 12-10, 11-5,
11-4
[2] Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG) bt Genevieve Lessard (CAN) 11-3,
11-3, 11-4
Quarter-finals:
[1] Emma Beddoes (ENG) bt [6] Leonie Holt (ENG) 11-6, 11-4, 11-5
[7] Emily Whitlock (ENG) bt [3] Lucie Fialova (CZE) 12-10, 14-12,
11-8
[5] Miranda Ranieri (CAN) bt [4] Alexandra Norman (CAN) 7-11,
11-7, 9-11, 11-8, 11-9
[2] Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG) bt [8] Samantha Cornett (CAN)
12-10, 14-12, 11-4
Semi-finals:
[1] Emma Beddoes (ENG) bt [7] Emily Whitlock (ENG) 11-4, 11-7,
11-2
[5] Miranda Ranieri (CAN) bt [2] Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG)
15-13, 5-11, 11-6 ret.
Final:
[1] Emma Beddoes (ENG) bt [5] Miranda Ranieri (CAN) 11-9, 4-11,
6-11, 11-7, 11-8
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