BENG HEE TAKES TYNEMOUTH BY STORM

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Men’s Final:
[1] Ong Beng Hee bt [2] Bradley Ball
15/10, 15/14, 15/7 53m

Beng Hee stretches Bradley"That's all you're getting", exclaimed Bradley Ball during the second game of the Proctor Memorial final. Top seed Ong Beng Hee had taken the first game 15/10, and at 12-all in the second a stupendous rally had the crowd in raptures and both players gasping for breath. Ball kept going though, and was unlucky to see three prospective winners hit the tin as he lost the second 15/14. Beng Hee sensed victory, and held on to an early lead in the third to take his first BSPA title.

"Bradley was hitting some great shots," said Beng Hee, "but I hoped the rallies were taking more out of him. I'm looking forward to the Grand Prix finals."

PERRY CLAIMS MAIDEN WISPA TITLE

Women’s Final:
[1] Madeline Perry (Irl) bt [2] Senga Macfie (Sco)
4/9, 9/3, 8/10, 9/8, 9/5 83m

Ireland's Madeline Perry claimed her first WISPA title in an enthralling 83-minute final against Senga Macfie. Macfie, who won her semi-final 27-0, cruised the first, but made many errors in the second - "inconsistent is an understatement" was her on-court comment. She recovered her composure to take the third 10/8, but squandered three match balls in losing the fourth 9/8.

"I'm really pleased to win my first WISPA title," said Perry. "I knew it would be hard against Senga, but I thought 'just hang in there', and it eventually paid off."

B Event: Ian Douglass bt Simon Long 3-0
B Plate: Steve Laing bt Mark Rowell 3-2
Ladies B: Lucy Murphy bt Sue Beecroft 3-0
LB Plate: Anita Hammond bt Alison Cubbins 3-2
C Event: Garry Charlton bt Dan Hookway 3-2
C Plate: Steve Cubbins bt Alan Blacklock 2-1
D Event: Steve Bell bt Alan Coates 3-0
D Plate: Jamie Morton bt Stu Bell   3-1
E Event: George Mather bt Dave Sundin 3-2
E Plate:  Steven Jacobs bt Mark Reid 3-0

Women’s Semi-Finals:
[1] Madeline Perry (Irl) bt [5] Carla Khan (Pak) 9/7, 9/5, 9/3 47m
[2] Senga Macfie (Sco) bt [4] Helen Easton (Eng) 9/0, 9/0, 9/0 21m

Senga send up another lob ...Women's top seeds Madeline Perry and Senga Macfie will contest the final, after two contrasting semi-finals. Perry, the Irish number one, was pushed hard by Carla Khan, based in London but playing under Pakistan's colours. Khan's powerful hitting and energetic retrieving pushed Perry close in a long first game, and into a 5-4 lead in the second. Perry's accuracy improved as Khan started to tire, as she claimed the second in one hand, and established an early lead in the third.

Lancashire's Helen Easton had double trouble, in the forms of an on-fire Senga Macfie and a self-inflicted nosebleed in the first game. "I caught my racket on the back wall and it bounced off into my nose," explained Easton, who was clearly upset by the incident.

"It's the first time I've ever won 27-0 in any competition," said Macfie, "but I knew that if I let Helen get started I'd be in trouble, I just had to keep going and everything seemed to come off."

Perry and Macfie have met once before, in last year's European team championships, Macfie winning 9-7 in the fifth.

Men’s Semi-finals:
[1] Ong Beng Hee bt [3/4] Paul Lord 11/15, 15/9, 15/7, 15/6
[2] Bradley Ball bt [3/4] Ben Garner 15/8, 15/8, 11/15, 15/8

Top seeds Ong Beng Hee and Bradley Ball won through to the Proctor Memorial final, with 3/1 wins over 3/4 seeds Paul Lord and Ben Garner respectively. Lord started strongly, giving the ball plenty of air and retrieving everything Beng Hee threw at him, taking the first game staying level through the start of the second. The effort started to take its toll though, as Lord visibly tired under the relentless pressure exerted by the Malaysian world number seven. Occasional cries of "come on, daddy" from Paul's young son at courtside failed to turn the tide, as Beng Hee closed out the match.

Ben Garner, younger brother of last year's champion Tim, offered stiff resistance to second seed Bradley Ball, but Ball's powerful hitting eventually overpowered Garner's retrieving skills. Ben's lunchtime match with Joey Barrington, the pair's first meeting, lasted 85 minutes and took its toll as Ball closed out the match in the fourth game.

Women’s Quarter-finals:
[1] Madeline Perry (Irl) bt [7] Lisa McKenna (Sco) 9/2, 9/0, 9/4
[5] Carla Khan (Pak) bt [3] Cheryl Beaumont (Eng) 10/8, 9/3, 9/3
[4] Helen Easton (Eng) bt Ivy Pachoda (Usa) 9/7, 9/4, 9/1
[2] Senga Macfie (Sco) bt Farrah Sterne (Rsa) 9/1, 9/6, 9/7

Men’s Quarter-finals:
[1] Ong Beng Hee bt Greg La Mude 15/9, 15/6, 15/6
[3/4] Paul Lord bt Jesse Engelbrecht 15/10, 15/11, 15/9
[3/4] Ben Garner bt Joey Barrington 15/13, 10/15, 15/10, 15/10
[2] Bradley Ball bt Laurens Anjema 15/8, 15/5, 15/2

Women’s First Round:
[1] Madeline Perry (Irl) bye
[7] Lisa McKenna (Sco) bye
[3] Cheryl Beaumont (Eng) bt Rebecca Botwright (Eng) 9/0, 9/7, 9/4
[5] Carla Khan (Pak) bt Sue Beecroft (N’bria) 9/1, 9/0, 9/0
Ivy Pachoda (Usa) bt Susan Darymple (Sco) 7/9, 9/5, 9/1, 9/3
[4] Helen Easton (Eng) bt Lucy Murphy (N’bria) 9/1, 9/1, 9/0
Farrah Sterne (Rsa) bt [6] Aisling Blake (Irl) 9/2, 9/0, 9/4
[2] Senga Macfie (Sco) bt Kia Paasivirta (Fin) 9/4, 9/3, 9/4

Men's second round:
[1] Ong Beng Hee (Mas)  bt Ernest Chisenga (Zam) 12/15, 15/8, 15/11, 15/11
Greg La Mude (Rsa) bt [5/8] Nick Wall (Yorks) 15/12, 15/9, 15/17, 15/4
Jesse Engelbrecht (Zim) bt Lewis Musonda (D&C) 15/10, 15/9, 15/4
[3/4] Paul Lord (Ches) bt Steve Ayling (Sussex) 8/15, 15/7, 15/6, 15/10
[3/4] Ben Garner (Surrey) bt Cornelius Musonda (Zam) 15/10, 15/4, 15/9
[5/8] Joey Barrington (S'set) bye
[5/8] Laurens Anjema (Ned) bt Daniel Enahalo (Essex) 15/10, 15/11, 15/6
[2] Bradley Ball (Suffolk) bt Andrew Learoyd (Yorks) 15/9, 15/11, 15/7

Men's First round:
Ong Beng Hee (1) Bye; Ernest Chisenga bt Andy Taylor 15/2, 15/9, 15/1; Greg La Mude bt Ronnie Freeman 15/7, 15/4, 15/7; Nick Wall (5/8) bt John Dale 15/3, 15/6, 15/3; Jesse Engelbrecht w/o; Lewis Musonda bt Sam Miller 15/12, 15/9, 13/15, 6/15, 15/10; Steve Ayling bt David Barnett 15/3, 15/10, 7/15, 5/15, 15/10; Paul Lord (3/4) w/o; Ben Garner (3/4) bt Paul Thomas 15/2, 15/11, 15/7; Cornelius Musonda bt Will Jones 15/9, 15/6, 15/12; Joey Barrington (5/8) bt Bryan Beeson 15/6, 13/15, 15/8, 15/7; Laurens Anjema (5/8) bt Paul Millington 15/8, 15/5, 13/15, 15/6; Daniel Enahalo bye; Andrew Learoyd bye; Bradley Ball (2) bt Steve Calvert 15/9, 15/10, 15/10

 
 

PROCTOR MEMORIAL 2002

  • Thu 28th Feb to Sun 3rd March

  • BSPA Men's Event

  • WISPA Women's Event

  • B/C/D events for 'locals'

  • The best squash you'll see in the area

  • Enter yourself, or just come and watch
     

Schedule

  • Thu from 6, B/C/D events

  • Fri 12:, Men's A prelims

  • Fri 6pm: Men's A 1st round

  • Sat 11am: Women's 1st round,
    Men's Quarters

  • Sat 5pm: Women's quarters,
    Men's Semis

  • Sun 11am: Women's semis

  • Sun 3pm: Finals start

 

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Beng Hee at a recent National League Match