23/02/2014
ISRAEL OPEN 2014
Kristian Captures Historic Israel Crown
 Israel
Open 2014
19-22
Feb, Ra'anana, $5k |
Round One
20 Feb |
Quarters
20 Feb |
Semis
21 Feb |
Final
22 Feb |
[1] Kristian Frost (Den)
11-9, 11-6, 11-8
[Q] Rui Soares (Por) |
Kristian Frost
118-, 11-2, 11-7 (48m)
Ollie Holland |
Kristian Frost
9-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-3 (82m)
Tom Ford |
Kristian Frost
11-7, 11-5, 11-8 (68m)
Christophe Andre |
[Q] George Parker (Eng)
11-7, 11-3, 11-8
[8] Ollie Holland (Eng) |
[7] Wojtek Nowisz (Pol)
11-7, 11-4, 11-5
[Q] David Haley (Wal) |
David Haley
11/7, 11/8, 11/1 (43m)
Tom Ford |
[WC] Roee Avraham (Isr)
11-3, 11-6, 11-3
[4] Tom Ford (Eng) |
[3] Geoffrey Demont (Fra)
11-3, 11-9, 11-7
Anthony Brindle (Gib) |
Geoffrey Demont
11/8, 11/8, 11/9 (42m)
Bart Ravelli |
Geoffrey Demont
11-8, 11-6, 11-1 (42m)
Christophe Andre |
[Q] Bart Ravelli (Ned)
11-6, 9-11, 11-7, 11-3
[5] Daniel Poleshchuk (Isr) |
[6] Christophe Andre (Fra)
11-7, 11-3, 11-3
Claudio Pinto (Por) |
Christophe Andre
11/4, 6/11, 11/5, 11/9 (63m)
Aqeel Rehman |
Phillip Bull (Eng)
11-4, 11-7, 11-3
[2] Aqeel Rehman (Aut) |
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RESULTS:
Global Relocations Israel Open,
Ra'anana, Israel |
Kristian Captures Historic Israel Crown
#PSAWorldTour
Denmark's
Kristian Frost Olesen
became the first player to win a
PSA World Tour
title in
Israel
when he beat Frenchman
Christophe Andre
in the final of the
Global Relocations Israel Open,
a
PSA Challenger 5
event at the
Ra'anana Squash Centre
in
Ra'anana.
Olesen, the event's top seed, reached the final after surviving a tough
semi-final test against England's No.4 seed
Tom Ford,
winning in four games after 82 minutes to make his 12th Tour final.
Sixth seed Andre made his breakthrough in the quarter-finals, ousting
second-seeded Austrian
Aqeel Rehman
before overcoming higher-ranked compatriot
Geoffrey Demont
in the next round to reach the second Tour final of his career.
Olesen, the World No.57 from Odense, needed 68 minutes to get the better of
Andre before securing his 11-7, 11-5, 11-8 victory over the Reunion Island-born
26-year-old ranked more than 100 places lower.
The historic triumph marks Olesen's ninth PSA Tour title.
The nation's inaugural international circuit event was greeted with delight by
the Israeli number one
Daniel Poleshchuk,
who was seeded five in the event. "By hosting the first ever PSA tournament in
Israel, local players - both junior and senior – had a unique opportunity to see
squash played at a hitherto unseen level.
"As far as juniors are concerned, they saw that not only must they hone their
skills but also their level of fitness," added the 18-year-old Maccabi Games
gold medallist who studies at Millfield School in England and is ranked 155 in
the world. "Furthermore it will give a much needed boost for the sport we love.
"On a personal level, it was a great honour for me not only to be representing
my country, but also to be part of the team hosting international players, most
if not all, visiting my beautiful country for the first time."
Olesen pictured at the post-final
presentations with Israel Squash Rackets Association board member
Stan Tannen.
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