Hyatt Regency Perth
WA Squash Open,
Perth, Australia
Men's Final:
[2] Mike Corren (AUS)
bt [6] Scott Arnold (AUS) 11-6, 11-6, 11-9
Semi-finals:
[6] Scott Arnold (AUS) bt
[3] Timothy Arnold (MAS) 9-11, 11-5, 11-3, 11-6
[2] Mike Corren (AUS) bt
[4] Steve Finitsis (AUS) 11-7, 11-6, 11-9
Quarter-finals:
[6] Scott Arnold (AUS) bt
[1] Wai Hang Wong (HKG) 11-4, 11-2, 11-6
[3] Timothy Arnold (MAS)
bt [5] Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) 10-11 (1-3), 11-8, 11-6, 8-11,
11-7
[4] Steve Finitsis (AUS)
bt Scott Huffer (AUS) 11-8, 11-4, 11-2
[2] Mike Corren (AUS) bt
[7] Dick Lau (HKG) 10-11 (0-2), 11-4, 11-8, 10-11 (1-3), 11-5
Men's 1st round:
[1] Wai Hang Wong (HKG) bt
[Q] Jacob Lohrisch (AUS) 11-3, 11-3, 11-5
[6] Scott Arnold (AUS) bt
[Q] Joseph Desira (AUS) 11-8, 11-5, 11-10 (2-0)
[3] Timothy Arnold (MAS)
bt [Q] Matthew Karwalski (AUS) 11-5, 5-11, 11-5, 11-4
[5] Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan
(MAS) bt Nafzahizam Adnan (MAS) 8-11, 11-10 (2-0), 9-11, 11-9, 11-9
Scott Huffer (AUS) bt [8]
Kirby Sinclair (AUS) 8-11, 11-7, 11-4, 8-11, 11-9
[4] Steve Finitsis (AUS)
bt [Q] Ryan Cuskelly (AUS) 11-6, 10-11 (0-2), 11-7, 11-9
[7] Dick Lau (HKG) bt
Shahril Shahidan (MAS) 11-7, 9-11, 11-5, 11-2
[2] Mike Corren (AUS) bt
Roger Ngan (HKG) 11-7, 9-11, 11-7, 11-8
Women's Final:
[2] Kasey Brown (AUS)
bt [1] Amelia Pittock (AUS) 9-1, 9-5, 9-2 (39m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Amelia Pittock (AUS)
bt [6] Elise Ng (HKG) 9-1, 9-2, 2-9, 10-8
[2] Kasey Brown (AUS) bt
Peta Hughes (AUS) 10-8, 9-2, 9-5
Quarter-finals:
[1] Amelia Pittock (AUS)
bt [7] Lisa Camilleri (AUS) 9-5, 9-5, 3-9, 10-9
[6] Elise Ng (HKG) bt
Rachel Smith (AUS) 9-3, 9-0, 9-6
Peta Hughes (AUS) bt [8]
Mami Nishio (JPN) 10-8, 9-5, 9-5
[2] Kasey Brown (AUS) bt
[Q] Cindy Meintjes (AUS) 9-1, 9-2, 9-0
Women's 1st
round:
[1] Amelia Pittock (AUS)
bt Donna Urquhart (AUS) 9-1, 9-0, 9-0
[7] Lisa Camilleri (AUS)
bt [Q] Larissa Huffer (AUS) 9-2, 9-0, 9-0
Rachel Smith (AUS) bt [4]
Lim Yoke Wah (MAS) 9-5, 2-9, 9-7, 7-9, 9-0
[6] Elise Ng (HKG) bt
Kirsty Groves (AUS) 9-0, 9-5, 9-4
[8] Mami Nishio (JPN) bt
Siti Munirah Jusoh (MAS) 9-5, 9-2, 7-9, 9-5
Peta Hughes (AUS) bt [3]
Christina Mak (HKG) 10-8, 9-5, 9-5
[Q] Cindy Meintjes (AUS)
bt [5] Amanda Hopps (AUS) 0-9, 10-8, 9-4, 10-8
[2] Kasey Brown (AUS) bt
Sally Looi (MAS) 9-0, 9-1, 9-5
Home Wins For Brown & Corren In Perth
Australians Mike Corren
and Kasey Brown, both second seeds, celebrated a
domestic double after winning the men's and women's titles, respectively,
in the Hyatt Regency Perth WA Squash Open in Perth,
Western Australia.
Corren picked up his
second PSA Tour title of the year when he beat compatriot Scott
Arnold in the men's final. Originally from Adelaide, but now based in
Salt Lake City, USA, the 32-year-old reached the climax after beating
fellow Australian Steve Finitsis, the fourth seed, in the
semi-finals.
Sixth seed Arnold made his
breakthrough in the quarter-finals when he upset Hong Kong's top seed
Wai Hang Wong in straight games. The 20-year-old from Brisbane -
winner of his maiden PSA title at the Hilton Open, also in Western
Australia, last week - then took out Malaysia's third seed Timothy
Arnold in the semi-finals.
But the experienced Corren
was too strong for Arnold in the men's final, winning 11-6, 11-6, 11-9 to
secure the 12th PSA Tour title of his career.
Kasey Brown faced
top-seeded compatriot Amelia Pittock in the women's final. The
20-year-old from New South Wales reached her first WISPA World Tour
final of the year after beating unseeded opponent Peta Hughes, also
from Australia, in straight games.
Pittock, 22, from Dromana,
battled for four games in the other semi-final to beat Hong Kong's sixth
seed Elise Ng. But it was Brown who had the edge in the final,
winning 9-1, 9-5, 9-2 in 39 minutes to secure her second WISPA crown.
