03/07/2012
GIBRALTAR OPEN 2012
Creed Cruises To Gibraltar Open Success
Gibraltar
Open 2012
28-30 Jun, Gibraltar, $5k |
Round One
29 Jun |
Quarters
29 Jun |
Semis
30 Jun |
Final
30 Jun |
[1] Peter Creed (Wal)
11/1, 11/5, 11/2 (27m)
Ondrej Ertl (Cze) |
Peter Creed
11/8, 11/5, 11/6 (42m)
Andre Haschker |
Peter Creed
11/2 rtd (11m)
Johan Bouquet |
Peter Creed
13/11, 11/7, 11/5 (57m)
Arthur Gaskin |
Andre Haschker (Ger)
11/7, 11/4, 11/6 (31m)
[Q] Hugo Varela (Esp) |
Michael Harris (Eng)
13/11, 6/11, 11/8, 11/8 (46m)
Johan Bouquet (Fra) |
Johan Bouquet
11/9, 11/7, 11/5 (37m)
Geoffrey Demont |
[3] Geoffrey Demont (Fra)
11/8, 11/2, 114 (25m)
Anthony Brindle (Gib) |
Dan West (Eng)
9/11, 10/12, 11/5, 13/11, 12/10 (80m)
[4] Ben Ford (Eng) |
Dan West
11/4, 11/13, 6/11, 11/7, 11/6 (74m)
Reuben Phillips |
Dan West
11/5, 11/1, 12/10 (33m)
Arthur Gaskin |
Reuben Phillips (Eng)
12/10, 8/11, 11/4, 11/6 (46m)
[Q] James Simpson (Eng) |
David Haley (Wal)
11/5, 13/11, 11/9 (45m)
[Q] Joe Chapman (Ivb) |
David Haley
11/5, 11/7, 11/4 (25m)
Arthur Gaskin |
[Q] Tom De Mulder (Bel)
11/6, 11/5, 11/7 (45m)
[2] Arthur Gaskin (Irl) |
Creed
Cruises To Gibraltar Open Success
Welshman Peter Creed cruised to victory in the Gibraltar Open,
winning the inaugural PSA World Tour Challenger 5 squash event at
The Squash Centre in Gibraltar without dropping a game.
The
final was an all-British battle between the reigning Welsh champion and
the first-time Irish national champion Arthur Gaskin.
Top
seed Creed barely had time to get into his stride in the semi-finals
when unseeded Frenchman Johan Bouquet was forced to retire with a
shoulder injury after just 11 minutes.
Second
seed Gaskin also faced a surprise unseeded semi-final opponent in
Daniel West. The 24-year-old from Bristol had caused the biggest
upset on the opening day when he ousted fourth-seeded fellow countryman
Ben Ford in a five-game 80-minute marathon.
Another 3/2 win in the quarter-finals, however, had perhaps sapped
West's strength for the semis as Gaskin progressed in straight games.
But
the Irishman was unable continue his run in the final as 25-year-old
Creed, from Caerphilly, maintained his clean sheet in the event by
despatching Gaskin 13-11, 11-7, 11-5 in 57 minutes.
"Very
happy to come home with my 2nd title," tweeted Creed later. "Tough
match, but fought hard. Win meant a lot with Papa in the crowd!"
The
title triumph takes Creed to a career-high world No80 ranking.
Tournament organiser Barry Brindle was also delighted with the
event's success: "This was an excellent tournament, thoroughly enjoyed
by all the local, Army, Andalucian and PSA players and supporters and
played in an excellent spirit with a perfect balance between fun and
professionalism," said the President of the Gibraltar Squash
Association. "All players should be congratulated.
"This
is the first time Gibraltar has held a PSA event; it won't be the last."
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