12/01/2006
HITHERCROFT OPEN SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIP
Ross Romps Into Hithercroft Final
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Final:
[7] Laurence Delasaux (ENG) bt [4] Mark Krajcsak (HUN) 11-6, 11-10 (3-1), 11-7
(45m)
Semi-finals:
[4] Mark Krajcsak (HUN) bt [1] Stacey Ross (ENG) 11-10 (2-0), 11-3, 8-11,
11-3
[7] Laurence Delasaux (ENG) bt [3] Alex Stait (ENG) 8-11, 11-4, 11-3, 11-8
Quarter-finals:
[1] Stacey Ross
(ENG) bt [8] Jago Nardelli (ENG) 11-2, 11-2, 11-6 (17m)
[4] Mark
Krajcsak (HUN) bt [6] Tom Richards (ENG) 9-11, 11-10 (3-1),
11-3, 11-5 (34m)
[3] Alex Stait
(ENG) bt [5] Sam Miller (ENG) 11-8, 11-3, 11-10
(2-0) (48m)
[7] Laurence
Delasaux (ENG) bt [2] Scott Handley (ENG) 10-11 (1-3), 11-10 (6-4),
5-11, 11-8, 6-3 ret. (50m)
[1] Stacey Ross
(ENG) bt [Q] Mohamed Ali Anwar Reda (EGY) 11-9, 11-9, 11-9 (80m)
[8] Jago
Nardelli (ENG) bt Ryan Thompson (NAM) 7-11, 11-7, 7-11,
11-9, 11-5 (83m)
[4] Mark
Krajcsak (HUN) bt Andreas Fuchs (AUT) 11-10 (2-0), 11-4,
11-6 (20m)
[6] Tom Richards
(ENG) bt Marton Szaboky (HUN) 11-2, 11-7, 11-4 (25m)
[5] Sam Miller
(ENG) bt Amr Ramzy Swelim (EGY) 8-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-7 (41m)
[3] Alex Stait
(ENG) bt [Q] Tarek Momen (EGY) 11-7, 11-7, 11-9 (29m)
[7] Laurence
Delasaux (ENG) bt [Q] David Barnett (ENG) 9-11, 11-0, 11-5, 11-6 (45m)
[2] Scott
Handley (ENG) bt [Q] Darren Lewis (ENG) 11-2, 11-4, 11-3 (24m)
Qualifying finals:
David Barnett (ENG) bt Robbie Temple (ENG) 11-3, 11-2, 11-7 (29m)
Mohamed Ali Anwar Reda (EGY) bt Kristen Johnson (SCO) 11-9, 11-9, 11-8 (36m)
Darren Lewis (ENG) bt Jethro Binns (WAL) 11-10 (2-0), 10-11 (3-5), 11-10 (3-1),
5-11, 11-6 (78m)
Tarek Momen (EGY) bt Jason Barry (RSA) 4-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-1, 11-10 (6-4)
(54m)
1st round draw:
[1] Stacey Ross (ENG) v [Q] Mohamed Ali Anwar Reda (EGY)
[8] Jago Nardelli (ENG) v Ryan Thompson (NAM)
[4] Mark Krajcsak (HUN) v Andreas Fuchs (AUT)
[6] Tom Richards (ENG) v Marton Szaboky (HUN)
[5] Sam Miller (ENG) v Amr Ramzy Swelim (EGY)
[3] Alex Stait (ENG) v [Q] Tarek Momen (EGY)
[7] Laurence Delasaux (ENG) v [Q] David Barnett (ENG)
[2] Scott Handley (ENG) v [Q] Darren Lewis (ENG)
Delasaux Delivers With
Wallingford Win
England's Laurence Delasaux pulled off two successive upsets to win the
Hithercroft Open Squash Championship title today (Sunday) in the English town of
Wallingford, in Oxfordshire.
In the semi-finals, the seventh seed from Hull overcame a first game deficit to
beat compatriot Alex Stait, the third seed from Gloucestershire, in four games.
The 20-year-old then faced fourth-seeded Hungarian Mark Krajcsak, the
22-year-old from Budapest who reached his first PSA Tour final after upsetting
England's top seed Stacey Ross in the other semi-final.
In his fourth PSA final, Delasaux took 45 minutes to beat Krajcsak 11-6 11-10
11-7 to earn the second PSA title of his career.
Ross Romps Into Hithercroft Final
Top seed
Stacey Ross took just 17 minutes to claim his place in the
semi-finals of the Hithercroft Open Squash Championship in
Wallingford
in the English county of
Oxfordshire.
In marked
contrast to his straight games victory in the first round, which lasted a
remarkable 80 minutes, Ross raced to an 11-2 11-2 11-6 win over fellow
Englishman Jago Nardelli, the eighth seed, to set up a meeting with
fourth seed Mark Krajcsak.
The Hungarian
came back from a game down to beat England's sixth seed Tom Richards 9-11
11-10 11-3 11-5 in 34 minutes.
There was
disappointment in the lower half of the draw when Wallingford-based second seed
Scott Handley was forced to retire injured in his quarter-final after
twice holding the lead against compatriot Laurence Delasaux. The pair
battled for four and a half games before seventh-seeded Yorkshireman Delasaux
claimed his 10-11 11-10 5-11 11-8 6-3 win.
Mixed Fortunes
For Locals In Hithercroft Open
There were mixed
fortunes for two local players competing in the first round of the
Hithercroft Open Squash Championship in Wallingford in the English county of
Oxfordshire.
Unseeded
Hithercroft 'import' Ryan Thomson, a 21-year-old from Namibia, stretched
eighth seed Jago Nardelli to five games before bowing out 7-11 11-7 7-11
11-9 11-5 after an 83-minute marathon.
But
Wallingford's own Scott Handley had more to celebrate as he despatched
fellow Englishman Darren Lewis, a qualifier, 11-2 11-4 11-3 in just 24
minutes.
The second seed
is due to meet Stacey Ross in the final – but, in an exceptionally long
straight games encounter, the favourite was kept on court for 80 minutes before
he was able to overcome Egyptian qualifier Mohamed Ali Anwar Reda 11-9
11-9 11-9.
Lewis Lines Up
Local Star Handley After Qualifying Marathon
England's Darren Lewis battled through three tie-break games before
finally overcoming Welshman Jethro Binns 11-10 10-11 11-10 5-11 11-6 in a
78-minute marathon to earn a place in the first round of the Hithercroft Open
Squash Championship in England.
Lewis, from Leicestershire, now faces second seed Scott Handley in this
new PSA Tour event in
Wallingford
in the county of Oxfordshire. Handley, a former world No41, is based in
Wallingford – and will celebrate his 31st birthday the day after
Sunday's final, in which he is due to meet England's top seed Stacey Ross.
Egyptian teenager Tarek Momen also came through the qualifying finals
after a five-game battle, clinching victory 6-4 in a fifth-game tie-break. The
17-year-old from Cairo now faces Englishman Alex Stait, the third seed
from Gloucestershire.
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