Men's Results
Final:
[5] Bilal Zaman (PAK) bt
[8] Chris Ryder (ENG)4-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-10 (2-0), 11-8
(60m)
Semi-finals:
[5] Bilal Zaman (PAK) bt
[1] Wai Hang Wong (HKG)8-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-10 (2-0), 11-10 (4-2)
(59m)
[8] Chris Ryder (ENG) bt
[2] Timothy Arnold (MAS)11-8, 11-4, 11-5 (28m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Wai Hang Wong (HKG)
bt [7] Dick Lau (HKG)11-6, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9 (53m)
[5] Bilal Zaman (PAK) bt
[4] Scott Arnold (AUS)11-8, 11-7, 9-11, 11-7 (41m)
[8] Chris Ryder (ENG) bt
[3] Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS)5-11, 11-1, 11-8, 11-6 (39m)
[2] Timothy Arnold (MAS)
bt [6] Darren Lewis (ENG)11-7, 11-9, 11-5 (29m)
1st
round:
[1] Wai Hang Wong (HKG)
bt Shahril Shahidan (MAS)10-11 (1-3), 11-5, 11-2, 11-10 (5-3) (28m)
[7] Dick Lau (HKG) bt
[Q] Anson Kwong (HKG)11-10 (2-0), 9-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-10
(2-0) (58m)
[4] Scott Arnold (AUS)
bt Nafzahizam Adnan (MAS)6-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-10 (2-0) (57m)
[5] Bilal Zaman (PAK) bt
Joseph Desira (AUS)11-10 (3-1), 11-7, 11-6 (27m)
[8] Chris Ryder (ENG) bt
[Q] Abdul Faheem Khan (HKG)7-11, 11-5, 11-10 (3-1), 11-8 (47m)
[3] Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan
(MAS) bt [Q] Yasunori Ishiwata (JPN)11-8, 11-5, 11-6 (27m)
[6] Darren Lewis (ENG)
bt Roger Ngan (HKG)1-11, 11-7, 11-10 (2-0), 10-11 (0-2),
11-8 (55m)
[2] Timothy Arnold (MAS)
bt [Q] Hyun Goo Kim (KOR)11-5, 11-2, 11-7 (19m)
Women's Results
Final:
[1] Shelley Kitchen (NZL)
bt [2] Rebecca Chiu (HKG)8-10, 9-5, 9-2, 7-9, 9-6 (75m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Shelley Kitchen (NZL)
bt [6] Melissa Martin (AUS)9-1, 10-8, 9-7 (34m)
[7] Kasey Brown (AUS) bt
[3] Tegwen Malik (WAL)9-3, 9-2, 0-9, 9-4 (47m)
Christina Mak (HKG) bt
[Q] Joshna Chinappa (IND)9-3, 9-4, 9-7 (33m)
[2] Rebecca Chiu (HKG)
bt [8] Tricia Chuah (MAS)9-2, 9-6, 9-2 (26m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Shelley Kitchen (NZL)
bt [7] Kasey Brown (AUS)9-0, 9-2, 9-4 (17m)
[2] Rebecca Chiu (HKG)
bt Christina Mak (HKG)9-6, 2-9, 9-3, 9-1 (36m)
1st
round:
[1] Shelley Kitchen (NZL)
bt [Q] Joey Chan (HKG)9-2, 9-1, 9-1 (16m)
[6] Melissa Martin (AUS)
bt Dianne Desira (AUS)9-6, 9-0, 9-4 (23m)
[3] Tegwen Malik (WAL)
bt [Q] Lim Yoke Wah (MAS)9-3, 9-5, 9-6 (25m)
[7] Kasey Brown (AUS) bt
Alana Miller (CAN)9-6, 10-9, 9-5 (50m)
[Q] Joshna Chinappa (IND)
bt [5] Amelia Pittock (AUS)8-10, 4-9, 9-6, 9-7, 9-6 (54m)
Christina Mak (HKG) bt
Elise Ng (HKG)9-5, 6-9, 10-8, 9-1 (39m)
[8] Tricia Chuah (MAS)
bt [Q] Donna Urquhart (AUS)10-9, 9-1, 7-9, 9-2 (39m)
[2] Rebecca Chiu (HKG)
bt Delia Arnold (MAS)5-9, 9-1, 9-0, 9-7 (32m)
Zaman
& Kitchen Celebrate Hong Kong Challenge Cup Successes
Pakistan's
Bilal Zaman and New Zealander Shelley Kitchen triumphed in the
Buler Challenge Cup after both players survived dramatic five-game finals at
the Squash Centre in
Hong Kong.
Fifth seed Bilal Zaman made his breakthrough when he upset local hero Wai
Hang Wong, the top seed, 8-11 9-11 11-6 11-10 11-10 in the semi-finals to
earn his first appearance in a PSA Tour final.
In the hour-long final, the 17-year-old from Peshawar twice came from behind to
beat England's No8 seed Chris Ryder 4-11 11-9 8-11 11-10 11-8 to claim
his first PSA title.
The women's final was a repeat of the 2005 climax – but this time Kitchen
avenged her defeat by Hong Kong's Asian Games champion Rebecca Chiu.
Carrying off from where she left off twelve months earlier, second seed Chiu
sped to an 8-1 lead in the opening game. But, after the New Zealander fought
back to draw level, it was the local star who drew first blood to go a game up.
Favourite Kitchen came back to take the next two games, but Chiu repaired the
damage by winning the fourth to force a fifth game decider.
At six-all, Chiu missed two shots to give Kitchen match-ball – then requested a
three-minute break after being seized with cramp in her left thigh. Chiu
returned the New Zealander's final serve, but Kitchen put it away for an easy
win to record an 8-10 9-5 9-2 7-9 9-6 victory in 75 minutes. The triumph marks
Kitchen's fifth WISPA World Tour title.
