Jamie Henderson
11/7, 11/3, 11/6 (26m) Ben Coleman
[Q] Nick Mulvey (Eng)
11/2, 11/2, 11/7 (28 m) [2] Ben Coleman (Eng)
RESULTS: PSA
Challenger 5Trac
Oil & Gas North of Scotland Open
Aberdeen, Scotland
Coleman
Captures First Tour Crown In Aberdeen
#PSAWorldTour
An all-English final brought the first PSA
World Tour
squash event to be staged in Scotland for 13 years to a close today when
Ben
Coleman
beat Declan
James
to win the Trac
Oil & Gas North of Scotland Open
in
Aberdeen.
The triumph in the climax of the PSA
Challenger 5
event at
Aberdeen Squash & Racketball Club
marked 23-year-old Coleman's maiden title success after six Tour final
appearances.
The No.2 seed from Chelmsford reached the final without dropping a game
– but immediately went one down as James, the third seed from
Nottingham, took the opening advantage.
But Coleman, the World No.79 hungry for his first appearance on a
winner's podium, soon reclaimed the advantage before closing out the
match 8-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-4 after 79 minutes.
"It feels slightly overdue winning my first title after about six finals
- but nonetheless I am extremely happy to have won it," said the
jubilant Essex man
(pictured below with runner-up James) afterwards.
"Hopefully this will be the first of many in my career now.
"I've had a fantastic week in Aberdeen and really enjoyed my time - the
people here are great.
"On the back of reaching the final in Paris last week, I came into this
tournament feeling confident with how I am playing and excited to
perform well, knowing I had a good chance to win my first title.
"The final was tough, more mentally than physically for me, but I am
very happy to have won this title and look forward to finishing the rest
of my season with some good results.
"Next up for me is the British Open qualifying in a few weeks," added
the new Aberdeen champion. "I can't wait to have a crack at a player
ranked inside the top 40 probably."