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World
Hardball Doubles Championships,
Toronto, Canada
Australia
& Hosts Canada Win World Hardball Doubles Titles
Australia
and hosts Canada won the men's and women's titles, respectively, in
the 2011 World Hardball Squash Doubles Championships in front of a
capacity crowd at the Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Club in
Toronto.
In the
men's final, top seeds Team Australia, comprising Damien
Mudge & Ben Gould, fought back from 2/1 down to defeat Team
England, the No2 seeds featuring John Russell & Clive
Leach, 15-7 13-15, 12-15, 15-5, 15-9 in a 105-minute marathon showcasing
the power, finesse, unbelievable retrieving and athletic ability with which
the men's hardball game has now become synonymous.
Stephanie Hewitt
& Seanna Keating produced a dramatic and popular upset for the hosts
in the women's final by beating top-seeded Team Australia,
featuring Narelle Krizek & Natarsha McElhinny, 7-15, 11-15,
15-7, 15-11, 15-12.
"It was an
exciting match that displayed the best of women's doubles squash and
highlighted why the women's game has grown so much over the last few years,"
said event spokesman James Hewitt.
Men's
Quarter-finals:
[1] Ben Gould & Damien Mudge (Australia) bt Imran Khan
& Khayal Khan (Pakistan)
15-9, 15-8, 15-10
[3/4] Greg Park & Preston Quick (USA) bt Willie Hosey &
Michael Pirnak (Canada)
15-9, 15-10, 10-15, 15-11
Mark Chaloner & Jonathan Smith (England) bt [3/4] Matt
Jenson & Paul Price (Australia)
14-15, 15-13, 15-13, 15-13
[2] John Russell & Clive Leach (England) bt James Hewitt
& Fred Reid (Canada)
15-11, 12-15, 15-12, 15-12
Semi-finals:
[1] Ben Gould & Damien Mudge (Australia) bt [3/4] Greg Park
& Preston Quick (USA)
15-8, 15-8, 8-15, 15-9
[2] John Russell & Clive Leach (England) bt Mark Chaloner
& Jonathan Smith (England)
7-15, 15-12, 15-12, 7-15, 15-12
Final:
[1] Ben Gould & Damien Mudge (Australia) bt [2] John
Russell & Clive Leach (England)
15-7 13-15, 12-15, 15-5, 15-9 (105m)
Women's
Quarter-finals:
[3/4] Emily Lungstrum & Dana Betts (USA) bt Karen Jerome
& Rebecca Hazell (Canada)
15-8, 15-9, 15-8
[3/4] Amy Milanek & Dawn Gray (USA) bt Marcia Sier &
Adriana DiMauro (Canada)
15-6, 15-12, 15-13
Semi-finals:
[1] Narelle Krizek & Natarsha McElhinny (Australia) bt [3/4]
Emily Lungstrum & Dana Betts (USA)
15-9, 15-14, 13-15, 15-14
[2] Stephanie Hewitt & Seanna Keating (Canada) bt [3/4] Amy
Milanek & Dawn Gray (USA)
9-15, 15-13, 15-9, 8-15, 15-14
Final:
[2] Stephanie Hewitt & Seanna Keating (Canada) bt [1]
Narelle Krizek & Natarsha McElhinny (Australia)
7-15, 11-15, 15-7, 15-11, 15-12
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