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Two In Two For Waters
Alison Waters has won her
second WSA World Tour title in as many weeks after beating top seed Latasha
Khan in the $11K Granite Club Open final, a new addition to the WSA
calendar.
Following a year-long injury layoff, Waters won the Atwater Cup last week as an
unseeded player, her first title in over two years. This week the former world
No3 doubled her 2012 title tally in Toronto, Canada without dropping a game,
taking her overall WSA title count to six.
Latasha Khan, of the USA, beat English qualifier Sarah-Jane Perry in
three games in the first round, followed by 3-1 wins against local favourite
Samantha Cornett and last week’s Hashim Khan Championship winner
Misaki Kobayashi of Japan, on the way to her 19th WSA tour final.
Seeded fourth for the event, Waters played Nayelly Hernandez of Mexico in
the first round, before moving past Amanda Landers-Murphy of New Zealand
and No2 seed Siyoli Waters of South Africa on her way to the final.
Waters’ two consecutive WSA World
Tour title wins will ensure the world No35 continues her climb back up the
rankings, after her injury-forced absence made her slip 41 places.
The former British National Champion has been named as the Wildcard entry for
the upcoming WSA World Series Platinum event, the Allam British Open
in May. Her inclusion is sure to make her a dark horse for the event, given her
recent performances and experience at the top of the women’s game.
Final:
[4] Alison Waters
(ENG) bt [1] Latasha Khan (USA) 11-3, 11-8, 11-3
Semi-finals:
[1] Latasha Khan
(USA) bt [3] Misaki Kobayashi (JPN) 11-4, 12-10, 6-11, 12-10
[4] Alison Waters
(ENG) bt [2] Siyoli Waters (RSA) 11-5, 11-4, 11-4
Quarter-finals:
[1] Latasha Khan
(USA) bt [5] Samantha Cornett (CAN) 7-11, 11-5, 11-4, 11-5
[3] Misaki Kobayashi
(JPN) bt [Q] Alexandra Norman (CAN) 11-8, 11-3, 10-12, 6-11, 12-10
[4] Alison Waters
(ENG) bt Amanda Landers-Murphy (NZL) 11-7, 11-8, 11-7
[2] Siyoli Waters (RSA)
bt Tesni Evans (WAL) 11-8, 12-10, 14-12
1st round:
[1] Latasha Khan
(USA) bt [Q] Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) 11-9, 14-12, 11-8
[5] Samantha Cornett
(CAN) bt [Q] Maria Toor Pakay (PAK) 5-11, 11-9, 11-6, 7-11, 13-11
[3] Misaki Kobayashi
(JPN) bt Stephanie Edmison (CAN) 11-9, 11-3, 11-7
[Q] Alexandra Norman
(CAN) bt [8] Ahn Eun Chan (KOR) 5-11, 11-3, 11-4, 11-8
Amanda
Landers-Murphy (NZL) bt [7] Miranda Ranieri (CAN) 15-17, 11-7, 11-6, 8-11, 11-6
[4] Alison Waters
(ENG) bt [Q] Nayelly Hernandez (MEX) 11-2, 11-5, 11-4
Tesni Evans (WAL) bt
[6] Olivia Blatchford (USA) 11-8, 12-10, 11-7
[2] Siyoli Waters (RSA)
bt Thaisa Serafini (BRA) 11-5, 11-6, 13-11
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