19/02/2012
HIBISCUS GARDENS 2012
Adnan Wins Epic Brisbane Final
Hibiscus
Gardens Open 2012
14-19 Feb, Brisbane, Australia, $15k |
Round One
16 Feb 13.30-16.30 |
Quarters
17 Feb |
Semis
18 Feb |
Final
19 Feb |
[2] Muhd Asyraf Azan (Mas)
11-9, 11-6, 11-6 (23m)
Ben Takamizawa Harris (Jpn) |
Muhd Asyraf Azan
11/7, 11/3, 11/5 (62m)
Rex Hedrick |
Rex Hedrick
9-11, 11-7, 11-3,
9-11, 11-4
Ivan Yuen |
Ivan Yuen
12-14, 11-7,
7-11, 11-8, 12-10 (140m)
Nafiizwan Adnan |
Rex Hedrick (Aus)
11-8, 11-6, 11-3 (43m)
Elvinn Keo (Mas) |
Justin Beard (Aus)
11-6, 11-8, 11-2 (37m)
[Q] Paul Coll (Nzl) |
Paul Coll
11/5, 12/10, 11/7 (35m)
Ivan Yuen |
Leo Au (Hkg)
5-11, 11-3, 12-10, 11-6 (59m)
[4] Ivan Yuen (Mas) |
[3] Dick Lau (Hkg)
11-7, 11-5, 4-11, 11-3 (46m)
[Q] Evan Williams (Nzl) |
Evan Williams
11/3, 11/8, 11/5 (37m)
Ammar Al-Tamimi |
Evan Williams
7-11, 11-3, 11-2,
11-5
Nafiizwan Adnan |
Chris Lloyd (Nzl)
11-1, 11-1, 8-11, 11-8 (45m)
Ammar Al-Tamimi (Kuw) |
Jamie McErvale (Aus)
5-11, 11-9, 14-12, 11-5 (56m)
[Q] Nathan Stevenson (Aus) |
Jamie McErvale
9/11, 10/12, 11/2, 11/2, 11/6 (59m)
Nafiizwan Adnan |
[Q] Mahesh Mangoankar (Ind)
11-7, 12-10, 10-12, 11-2 (75m)
[1] Nafiizwan Adnan (Mas) |
Adnan
Wins Epic Brisbane Final
Top-seeded Malaysian Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan won his sixth title on
the PSA World Tour when he beat fellow countryman Ivan Yuen
in an epic final of the Hibiscus Gardens Squash Open in
Brisbane.
The
25-year-old and his 21-year-old compatriot battled each other to a
standstill in the climax of the PSA Challenger 15 event at
Hibiscus Gardens Squash Centre before Adnan finally clinched victory
12-14, 11-7, 7-11, 11-8, 12-10 in 140 minutes.
It was
Adnan's seventh victory over Yuen in eight matches but the world number
36 had to call on all of his reserves to subdue the fourth seed's
challenge.
The
win ends a frustrating period without a win for Adnan, who had not
claimed a title on the PSA Tour since July 2009.
Adnan
had beaten New Zealand qualifier Evan Williams 7-11, 11-3, 11-2,
11-5 in the first semi-final on Saturday, while Yuen took five games to
down unseeded Australian Rex Hedrick 9-11, 11-7, 11-3, 9-11,
11-4.
Whilst
the triumph marks Adnan's sixth Tour title, it is the Malaysian's first
on foreign soil.
Adnan
Survives Brisbane Bruising
Top
seed Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan claimed his anticipated place in the
semi-finals of the Hibiscus Gardens Open in Australia - but the
25-year-old Malaysian was taken the full distance before overcoming
local hope Jamie McErvale in a 59-minute marathon in the PSA
World Tour Challenger 15 squash event at Hibiscus Gardens Squash
Centre in Brisbane.
It was
after a 75-minute first round clash with Indian qualifier Mahesh
Mangaonkar that Adnan, ranked 36 in the world, faced Queenslander
McErvale. The unseeded 20-year-old - ranked more than 130 places lower -
opened up a two-game lead.
But
Adnan regained the upper hand to come through 9-11, 10-12, 11-2, 11-2,
11-6 to make the last four.
The
Malaysian favourite will face New Zealand qualifier Evan Williams.
The 22-year-old from Wellington, who ousted third seed Dick Lau
in the opening round, maintained his giant-killing run by defeating
Kuwait's higher-ranked Ammar Al-Tamimi 11-3, 11-8, 11-5.
Australian Rex Hedrick created the biggest shock in the top half
of the draw. The unseeded world No85 from Melbourne despatched Malaysian
Muhd Asyraf Azan, the No2 seed ranked 20 places higher, 11-7,
11-3, 11-5.
Hedrick will now face another Malaysian for a place in the final.
Ivan Yuen, the fourth seed from Kuala Lumpur, defeated Kiwi
qualifier Paul Coll 11-5, 12-10, 11-7.
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