17/10/2011
IXI OPEN 2011
Charlton Charges To Czech Championship Success
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Ixi
Open 2011
13-16 Oct,
Pardubice, Czech Republic, $5k |
Round One
14 Oct |
Quarters
14 Oct |
Semis
15 Oct |
Final
16 Oct |
[1] Dylan Bennett (Ned)
11/2, 11/7, 11/3 (25m)
Philip Nightingale (Eng) |
Dylan Bennett
8/11, 11/4, 11/8, 10/12, 13/11 (80m)
Chris Fuller |
Dylan Bennett
11/5, 11/9, 11/13, 11/8 (67m)
Joan Lezaud |
Dylan Bennett
11/3, 11/6, 11/5 (33m)
Eddie Charlton |
Chris Fuller (Eng)
12/10, 11/5, 11/1 (42m)
[Q] Florent Pontiere (Fra) |
Joan Lezaud (Fra)
12/10, 11/3, 11/4 (43m)
[Q] Lucas Serme (Fra) |
Joan Lezaud
3/11, 11/4, 12/10, 12/10 (64m)
Ben Coleman |
Ben Coleman (Eng)
11/8, 6/11, 11/6, 11/1 (53m)
[3] Aqeel Rehman (Aut) |
[4] Eddie Charlton (Eng)
11/3, 11/4, 11/6 (35m)
Bart Ravelli (Ned) |
Eddie Charlton
4/11, 11/3, 13/11, 11/9 (68m)
Amr Swelim |
Eddie Charlton
11/1, 11/1, 7/0 rtd (23m)
Geoffrey Demont |
Amr Swelim (Ita)
11/6, 11/9, 11/6 (34m)
[Q] Reiko Peter (Sui) |
Sebastian Weenink (Ned)
11/9, 11/8, 8/11, 11/8 (67m)
[Q] Geoffrey Demont (Fra) |
Geoffrey Demont
12/10, 11/4, 11/3 (40m)
Lukas Jelinek |
Zbynek Standera (Cze)
15/13, 11/4, 11/7 (47m)
[LL] Lukas Jelinek (Cze) |
Charlton
Charges To Czech Championship Success
England's
Eddie Charlton charged to his first PSA World Tour title success when
he won the inaugural Ixi Open, the PSA Challenger 5 squash event
at the Ixi Club in Pardubice in the Czech Republic.
It was fifth
time lucky for the 23-year-old from Nottingham who had finished up as runner-up
in four Tour final appearances in separate countries since November 2007.
Fourth seed
Charlton had an easy route though to the final when his semi-final opponent
Geoffrey Demont, a qualifier from France, conceded the match after 23
minutes when sickness made it impossible for the 20-year-old to carry on.
Top seed
Dylan Bennett also had to overcome a Frenchman in the other semi, where he
beat unseeded Joan Lezaud 11-5, 11-9, 11-13, 11-8 in 67 minutes.
"Eddie played
very accurate and tight squash and was able to keep Dylan behind him and
dominate the middle of the court," explained tournament organiser Tomas
Forter. "Dylan wasn't moving very well and his defence wasn't tight enough."
Charlton,
ranked ten places behind Dutchman Dylan, led throughout the first two games -
and fought back from 3-5 down in the third before racing to 10-5, then clinching
his first match-ball to claim his historic 11-3, 11-6, 11-5 victory in 33
minutes.
"I'm very
pleased - I felt I played really well," said the the delighted Charlton
afterwards. "Dylan didn't play as well as he can, but I'd like to think that was
down to me!
"This is my
first title so it obviously means a lot. I put in a good summer's training and
it's nice to see some rewards.
"Thanks has to
go to all the people who are helping me with my game (they know who they are!).
Thanks to my parents for their support and finally to my girlfriend Emma who
puts up with me!
"Tomas and all
the people here at the Ixi club have made it a great event and I look forward to
coming back in future," concluded Charlton.
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