18/07/2011
TASMANIAN OPEN 2011
Au Ousts Hindle To Take Tasmanian Title
Tasmanian
Open 2011
15-17 Jul, Hobart, Tasmania, $5k |
Round One
15 Jul 17.00-20.00 |
Round One
16 Jul |
Quarters
16 Jul |
Semis
17 Jul |
Final
17 Jul |
[1] Bradley Hindle (Mlt)
11-1, 11-3, 11-1 (32 mins)
[Q] Ben Marschall (Aus) |
Bradley Hindle
11-5, 11-4, 7-11, 11-8 (42 mins)
Raphael Kandra |
Bradley Hindle
11-9, 7-11, 11-9, 11-6 (74 mins)
Anthony Graham |
Bradley Hindle
11-9, 11-9, 11-4, (40 mins)
Aqeel Rehman |
Bradley Hindle
11-6, 11-8, 11-3 (34 mins)
Leo Au |
Raphael Kandra (Ger)
11-4, 11-5, 11-5 (15 mins)
Rory Pennell (Eng) |
Kevin Moran (Sco)
11-4, 11-6, 11-3 (26 mins)
[Q] Lance Beddoes (Nzl) |
Kevin Moran
11-7, 5-11, 13-11, 11-3 (62 mins)
Anthony Graham |
Lukas Burkhart (Sui)
11-4, 11-5, 11-7 (23 mins)
[6] Anthony Graham (Eng) |
[5] Aqeel Rehman (Aut)
11-5, 11-7, 11-2
Ben Takamizawa Harris (Jpn) |
Aqeel Rehman
11-8, 2-11, 11-6, 5-11, 11-5 (45 mins)
Norman Junge |
Aqeel Rehman
11-4, 11-7, 11-6 (37 mins)
Nathan Stevenson |
[Q] Norman Junge (Ger)
11-3, 11-6, 13-15, 11-4
[Q] Rhys Dowling (Aus) |
Luke Simms (Aus)
11-5, 11-7, 11-6
James Skiffington (Aus) |
Luke Simms
11-7, 9-11, 11-4, 11-6 (36 mins)
Nathan Stevenson |
Paul Coll (Nzl)
3-11, 11-6, 11-2, 6-11, 11-6 (51 mins)
[4] Nathan Stevenson (Aus) |
[3] Lewis Walters (Eng)
12-10, 11-9, 11-5
[Q] Alex Phillips (Eng) |
Lewis Walters
11-6, 1-0 rtd (10 mins)
Chris Ferguson |
Lewis Walters
11-7, 11-2, 11-6 (29 mins)
Tsukue Shinnosuke |
Lewis Walters
11-8, 10-12, 11-4, 11-6 (60 mins)
Leo Au |
Chris Ferguson (Sco)
11-7, 11-6, 11-6
Hon Fung Wong (Hkg) |
Joseph Watts (Nzl)
11-2, 7-11, 5-11, 11-6, 11-7 (38 mins)
Jonas Daehler (Sui) |
Jonas Daehler
11-9, 7-11, 11-7, 11-1 (35 mins)
Tsukue Shinnosuke |
[Q] Tsukue Shinnosuke (Jpn)
11-7, 11-5, 11-9 (35 mins)
[7] Josh Cardwell (Aus) |
[8] Jamie Mcervale (Aus)
9-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-5
Owais Khan (Pak) |
Owais Khan
11-2, 2-11, 11-6, 6-11, 13-11 (54 mins)
Roman Svec |
Roman Svec
11-5, 11-6, 11-4 (25 mins)
Leo Au |
Roman Svec (Cze)
11-2, 11-6, 11-2
[Q] Matthew Brindle (Aus) |
[Q] Cheuk Yan Tang (Hkg)
10-12, 5-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-4 (46 mins)
Ondrej Ertl (Cze) |
Ondrej Ertl
11-7, 11-5, 11-4 (26 mins)
Leo Au |
Evan Williams (Nzl)
11-9, 11-9, 11-7 (26 mins)
[2] Leo Au (Hkg) |
Au Ousts
Hindle To Take Tasmanian Title
Hong Kong's
Leo Au scored his second PSA World Tour title success in Australia
this month when he upset favourite Bradley Hindle in the final of the
Tasmanian Open in Hobart, Tasmania.
It was after
dropping his first game of the tournament in the semi-finals against England's
No3 seed Lewis Walters that Au faced Hindle, the top seed from Malta, in
the final of the PSA Challenger 5 squash event at Eastside Squash.
The
21-year-old from Hong Kong came from behind in the first two games to overcome
Australian-born Hindle 11-6, 11-8, 11-3 in 34 minutes.
"I should have
won the first two games and then in the third he got away from me, I think I was
a bit deflated," Hindle said.
"But I'm not
too disappointed. It was a good match - he was just a bit better than me on the
day."
The title
marks Au's third on the PSA Tour, and immediately follows his success in the
Victorian Open in Melbourne.
Rehman Stuns
Stevenson In Hobart Upset
Home hopes for
success in the Tasmanian Open were dashed today when Austrian Aqeel
Rehman upset fourth-seeded Australian Nathan Stevenson in straight
games to reach the semi-finals of the PSA Challenger 5 squash event at
Eastside Squash in Hobart, Tasmania.
The fifth seed
from Salzburg, ranked 17 places below last year's runner-up Stevenson, defeated
the lone Aussie left in the draw 11-4, 11-7, 11-6 in 37 minutes.
Rehman, aged
25, will now face top seed Bradley Hindle for a place in the final. The
Maltese favourite was stretched to four games - and 74 minutes - by Englishman
Anthony Graham before overcoming the No6 seed 11-9, 7-11, 11-9, 11-6.
There will be
English interest in the other semi, however, when third seed Lewis Walters
takes on Leo Au, the No2 seed from Hong Kong.
Walters, a
23-year-old from Nottingham, ended the brave run of Japanese qualifier Tsukue
Shinnosuke - beating the 21-year-old from Tokyo 11-7, 11-2, 11-6.
Shinnosuke, ranked just inside the world top 300, made his breakthrough in the
opening round with a straight games defeat of Australia's No7 seed Josh
Cardwell.
Au cruised to
his third straight straight games win in the tournament, overcoming unseeded
Czech Roman Svec 11-5, 11-6, 11-4.
Semi-final
line-up:
[1] Bradley Hindle (MLT) v [5] Aqeel Rehman (AUT)
[2] Leo Au (HKG) v [3] Lewis Walters (ENG)
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