18/04/2011
BULER CHALLENGE CUP 2011
Top Seeds Rise To The Buler Challenge
Buler
Cup 2011
Men's Draw
12-17 Apr, Hong Kong, $16k |
Round One
14 Apr |
Quarters
15 Apr |
Semis
16 Apr |
Final
17 Apr |
[1] Aaron Frankcomb (Aus)
12/10, 11/8, 11/3 (39m_
Sebastien Weenink (Ned) |
Aaron Frankcomb
11-6, 12-14, 9-11, 11-9, 11-1 (91m)
Leo Au |
Aaron Frankcomb
11-4, 12-10, 2-11, 11-9 (58m)
Max Lee |
Aaron Frankcomb
12-10, 11-6, 12-10 (65m)
Harinderpal Sandhu |
Leo Au (Hkg)
11/9, 11/5, 11/6 (29m)
Aqeel Rehman (Aut) |
Justin Beard (Aus)
11/9, 8/11, 5/11, 11/9, 11/5 (58m)
[Q] Yuta Fukui (Jpn) |
Yuta Fukui
11-6, 11-7, 11-2 (30m)
Max Lee |
Choong Kam Hing (Mas)
11/3, 15/13, 10/12, 11/5 (37m)
[3] Max Lee (Hkg) |
[4] Dick Lau (Hkg)
11/8, 11/4, 11/9 (43m)
[Q] James Huang (Tpe) |
Dick Lau
13-11, 11-8, 12-10 (49m)
Zahed Mohamed |
Dick Lau
8-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-7 (57m)
Harinderpal Sandhu |
[Q] Zahed Mohamed (Pak)
11/7, 13/11, 11/6 (40m)
[Q] Elvinn Keo (Mas) |
Harinderpal Sandhu (Ind)
10/12, 11/2, 7/11, 11/9, 12/10 (74m)
Bader Al Hussaini (Kuw) |
Harinderpal Sandhu
11-9, 8-11, 8-11, 11-2, 11-9 (76m)
Jan Koukal |
Wong Hon-Fung (Hgk)
11/6, 11/8, 11/9 (23m)
[2] Jan Koukal (Cze) |
Buler Cup 2011
Women's Draw
12-17 Apr, Hong Kong, $10k |
Round One
14 Apr |
Quarters
15 Apr |
Semis
16 Apr |
Final
17 Apr |
[1] Annie Au (Hkg)
11/5, 11/5, 11/5 (21m)
[Q] Choi Uen-Shan (Hkg) |
Annie Au
12-10, 14-12, 11-8 (42m)
Joshna Chinappa |
Annie Au
11-7, 11-2, 11-1 (21m)
Dipika Pallikal |
Annie Au
11-9, 7-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-7 (56m)
Donna Urquhart |
Joshna Chinappa (Ind)
11/6, 11/5, 11/7 (24m)
[Q] Siyoli Waters (Rsa) |
[4] Dipika Pallikal (Ind)
11/6, 11/3, 11/6 (23m)
Elise Ng (Hkg) |
Dipika Pallikal
11-9, 9-11, 11-6, 11-2 (36m)
Melody Francis |
Melody Francis (Aus)
11/4, 11/4, 11/6 (19m)
[Q] Yu Ra-Choi (Kor) |
[Q] Lee Ka-Yi (Hkg)
11/9, 12/10, 11/6 (29m)
Siti Muniurah Jusoh (Mas) |
Siti Muniurah Jusoh
11-4, 11-7, 11-4 (23m)
Lisa Camilleri |
Lisa Camilleri
11-3, 11-5, 11-5 (23m)
Donna Urquhart |
Sarah Cardwell (Aus)
11/1, 11/1, 11/8 (23m)
[3] Lisa Camilleri (Aus) |
Carmen Lee (Hkg)
11/8, 11/4, 8/11, 11/8 (35m)
Song Sun-Mi (Kor) |
Carmen Lee
11-7, 11-4, 11-2 (21m)
Donna Urquhart |
Liu Tsz-Ling (Hkg)
11/3, 11/8, 11/3 (20m)
[2] Donna Urquhart (Aus) |
Top Seeds Rise To The Buler Challenge
Event favourites Aaron Frankcomb and Annie Au emerged triumphant
in today's finals of the Buler Challenge Cup at the Hong Kong Squash
Centre in Hong Kong China.
Australian Frankcomb finally ended the giant-killing run of unseeded Indian
Harinder Pal Sandhu in the climax of the men's PSA World Tour Challenger
10 event.
But
it took the world No41 from Tasmania 65 minutes to see off Sandhu, ranked almost
100 places lower, 12-10, 11-6, 12-10.
Sandhu, the 22-year-old world No136 from Chennai, was playing in his first PSA
Tour event of the year – but made his breakthrough in the quarter-finals where
he ousted second seed Jan Koukal before going on to down Hong Kong's
fourth seed Dick Lau in the semis.
But
it was Frankcomb's day as the 26-year-old collected the third Tour title of his
career.
Much to the delight of the local crowd, top-ranked Hong Kong player Annie Au
justified her top billing in the women's WISPA World Tour 12 event by
beating second seed Donna Urquhart to avenge her defeat by the Australian
in the 2010 climax.
But
22-year-old left-hander Au was taken the full distance before finally clinching
the title after 56 minutes.
Au's 11-9, 7-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-7 victory marks up her tenth title on the WISPA
Tour.
Sandhu Soars Into Hong Kong Final
Unseeded Indian Harinder Pal Sandhu maintained his giant-killing run in
the Buler Challenge Cup by beating Hong Kong's fourth seed Dick Lau
to reach the final of the PSA World Tour Challenger 10 event at the
Hong Kong Squash Centre in Hong Kong China.
Ranked 136 in the world, the 22-year-old from Chennai ousted second seed Jan
Koukal in the quarter-finals – then in today's semi-finals recovered from a
game down to overcome home hope Lau 8-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-7 in 57 minutes.
Now
in his third PSA Tour final, Sandhu will face favourite Aaron Frankcomb,
the world No41 from Tasmania who also downed a Hong Kong opponent Max Lee,
the third seed, 11-4, 12-10, 2-11, 11-9.
The
victory sets up Frankcomb's seventh Tour final appearance.
Hopes of local success still ride high in the women's WISPA World Tour 12
event, however, where top seed Annie Au took just 21 minutes to despatch
India's No3 seed Dipika Pallikal 11-7, 11-2, 11-1.
Now
in her 14th WISPA final, last year's runner-up and top-ranked Hong Kong player
Au faces Australian title-holder Donna Urquhart in a repeat of the 2010
climax.
Second seed Urquhart, the world No16 from New South Wales, defeated
fourth-seeded compatriot Lisa Camilleri 11-3, 11-5, 11-5.
Urquhart is celebrating the 11th Tour final of her career.
Sandhu Salvages Semi-Final Slot
Indian outsider Harinder Pal Sandhu recovered from 2/1 down in today’s
quarter-finals of the Buler Challenge Cup to upset second seed Jan
Koukal to become the only unseeded player in the men’s semi-finals of the
PSA World Tour Challenger 10 event at the Hong Kong Squash Centre in
Hong Kong China.
Playing in his first PSA Tour event of the year, the 22-year-old from Chennai
beat 12-times Czech national champion Koukal 11-9, 8-11, 8-11, 11-2, 11-9 in 76
minutes.
Sandhu will now face Hong Kong’s No4 seed Dick Lau, who held off the
challenge of Egyptian qualifier Zahed Mohamed 13-11, 11-8, 12-10.
There will also be local interest in the other semi-final where third seed
Max Lee lines up against favourite Aaron Frankcomb.
In
his second-longest recorded match this year, Australian Frankcomb battled for 91
minutes to beat Leo Au 11-6, 12-14, 9-11, 11-9, 11-1 – and deny the crowd
an all-Hong Kong semi-final in the top half of the draw.
Top
seed Annie Au kept home hopes alive in the women’s WISPA World Tour 12
event when she defeated India’s fifth seed Joshna Chinappa 12-10, 14-12,
11-8.
But
another Indian now stands in Au’s way to the final: Third seed Dipika
Pallikal, from Chennai, was stretched for four games before overcoming
Australian Melody Francis 11-9, 9-11, 11-6, 11-2.
But
an Australian is sure to make the final after Lisa Camilleri and Donna
Urquhart prevailed in the other quarters.
Queenslander Camilleri, the fourth seed, removed Malaysia’s Siti Munirah
Jusoh 11-4, 11-7, 11-4 - while Urquhart, the second seed from New South
Wales, beat unseeded Hong Kong opponent Carmen Lee 11-7, 11-4, 11-2.
Fukui Trims Beard In Hong Kong Upset
Japanese qualifier Yuta Fukui produced the biggest upset in today’s first
round of the Buler Challenge Squash Cup when he beat Australia’s
Justin Beard to reach the quarter-finals of the PSA World Tour Challenger
10 event at the Hong Kong Squash Centre in Hong Kong China.
From 2/1 down, the 23-year-old from Nagoya prevailed in a tight fourth game
before romping to an 11-9, 8-11, 5-11, 11-9, 11-5 victory over the Australian,
ranked more than 100 places above, in 58 minutes.
Fukui will now meet local hero Max Lee, the third seed from Hong Kong who
defeated Malaysian Choong Kam Hing 11-3, 15-13, 10-12, 11-5.
Top
seed Annie Au delighted her local fans by taking her anticipated place in
the last eight of the women’s WISPA World Tour 12 event after beating
Hong Kong qualifier Choi Uen Shan 11-5, 11-5, 11-5.
But
there will be surprise further Hong Kong interest in the women’s quarter-finals
when unseeded Carmen Lee takes on Australia’s second seed Donna
Urquhart.
Lee, the 19-year-old world No71 from Hong Kong, beat sixth seed Song Sun-Mi,
the world No43 from Korea, 11-8, 11-4, 8-11, 11-8.
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