Nielsen Nabs
Krakow Crown
RESULTS:
PSA Challenger 5 McWil - profiKARCHER Squash4You Krakow Open, Krakow, Poland
In the final
of the PSA McWil - profiKARCHER Squash4You Krakow Open between the
event's top two seeds, it was favourite Rasmus Nielsen who emerged
triumphant to win the inaugural PSA World Tour Challenger 5 event at
Squash4You in the Polish city of Krakow.
The
29-year-old Dane reached the final after a four-game victory over Declan
James, the unseeded English 18-year-old who claimed his surprise place in
the last four after upsetting France's third seed Fabien Verseille.
Welshman
Peter Creed, the No2 seed, celebrated his second PSA Tour final appearance
in Poland this year when he defeated qualifier Arthur Gaskin after the
Irishman retired injured early in the fourth game.
Gaskin, the
Irish national champion, made his breakthrough in the opening round where he
beat England's No4 seed Ben Ford.
In the final,
Creed played his fourth successive four-game match - but this time the reigning
Welsh national champion was beaten as Nielsen powered to an 11-5, 7-11, 11-7,
11-6 victory to claim the fourth Tour title of his career - and his second in
Poland.
1st round:
[1] Rasmus Nielsen (DEN) bt [Q] Mark Fuller (ENG) 11-6, 11-8, 11-9
(33m)
Bart Ravelli (NED) bt Roman Svec (CZE) 11-5, 13-11, 11-5 (29m)
Declan James (ENG) bt Marcin Karwowski (POL) 11-5, 11-7, 11-3
(26m)
[3] Fabien Verseille (FRA) bt [Q] Michael Harris (ENG) 10-12,
11-9, 11-8, 11-6 (41m)
[Q] Arthur Gaskin (IRL) bt [4] Ben Ford (ENG) 10-12, 11-7, 11-3,
11-5 (38m)
Robert Downer (ENG) bt Steven London (ENG) 11-5, 11-5, 11-6 (25m)
Alex Ingham (ENG) bt Frank Hartkoren (NED) 11-7, 11-5, 11-5 (26m)
[2] Peter Creed (WAL) bt [Q] Arthur Moineau (FRA) 11-6, 9-11,
11-7, 11-6 (38m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Rasmus Nielsen (DEN) bt Bart Ravelli (NED) 11-6, 11-7, 11-7
(33m)
Declan James (ENG) bt [3] Fabien Verseille (FRA) 4-11, 11-4, 11-5,
8-11, 11-7 (53m)
[Q] Arthur Gaskin (IRL) bt Robert Downer (ENG) 11-7, 11-4, 11-3
(28m)
[2] Peter Creed (WAL) bt Alex Ingham (ENG) 11-5, 14-12, 8-11, 11-5
(44m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Rasmus Nielsen (DEN) bt Declan James (ENG) 10-12, 13-11, 11-4,
11-7
[2] Peter Creed (WAL) bt [Q] Arthur Gaskin (IRL) 8-11, 11-5, 11-0,
2-0 ret.
Final:
[1] Rasmus Nielsen (DEN) bt [2] Peter Creed (WAL) 11-5, 7-11,
11-7, 11-6
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