08-Aug, Final
O'Brien takes Auckland Title

New Zealand's Callum O'Brien has claimed his second PSA Tour squash title on home soil in two weeks after winning the North Island Championship at the Royal Oak Squash Club in Auckland.

O'Brien outlasted his Remuera club-mate Kashif Shuja in today's (Sunday) final, grinding out a 13-15 15-13 15-7 10-15 15-9 victory in 79 minutes.

The victory marked the third PSA title of the 21-year-old's career - and his second in a fortnight, after he also won the South Island Championship in Christchurch last month.

In the women's non-ranking event, Sarah Cooke beat fellow kiwi Louise Crome 9/3 9/4 9/3 in the final.

Callum O'Brien
photo from Squash NZ

 
Final:
[2] Callum O'Brien (NZL) bt [1] Kashif Shuja (NZ) 13-15, 15-13, 15-7, 10-15, 15-9

Semi-Finals:
[1] Kashif Shuja (NZL) bt [4] John Ashley Abrahamse (RSA) 15-4, 15-12, 15-4
[2] Callum O'Brien (NZL) bt Ahmed Mohsen Hassaan (Egy) 15-8, 15-8, 15-5

Quarter-Finals:
[1] Kashif Shuja (NZL) bt [6] Julian Illingworth (USA) 15/10 15/8 14/15 15/7
[4] John Ashley Abrahamse (RSA) bt Will Evans (NZL) 15/7 15/7 9/15 10/15 15/9
Ahmed Mohsen Hassaan (EGY) bt [15] El Iraky Omar Abd El Aziz (EGY)
[2] Callum O'Brien (NZL) bt [7] Campbell Grayson (NZL) 15/3 15/6 15/9

2nd round:
[1] Kashif Shuja (NZL) bt [11] Josh Greenfield (NZL) 15-13, 15-10, 15-10
[6] Julian Illingworth (USA) bt [10] Bader Al Hussaini (KUW) 15-13,0-15,15-11,9-15,15-11
[4] John Ashley Abrahamse (RSA) bt [Q] Gary Duberly (NZL) 15-14, 15-12, 15-10
Will Evans (NZL) bt [Q] Andrew Thompson (CAN) 15-6, 15-12, 15-8
[15] El Iraky Omar Abd El Aziz (EGY) bt [8] Amr Ramzy Swelim (EGY) 15-12,15-10,15-9
Ahmed Mohsen Hassaan (EGY) bt [Q] Willie Bicknell (NZL) 15-11, 15-10, 15-5
[7] Campbell Grayson (NZL) bt Peter Billson (ENG) 15-12, 4-15, 13-15, 15-11, 15-9
[16] Graeme Wilson (NZL) 15-4, 15-7, 15-9

1st round:
[1] Kashif Shuja (NZL) bt Daryl Selby (ENG) 15-12, 15-10, 15-13
[11] Josh Greenfield (NZL) bt [Q] Nasser B Al-Ramzi (KUW) 15-9,11-15,13-15,15-8,15-13
[6] Julian Illingworth (USA) bt Sam Atkins (NZL) 11-15, 15-12, 15-10, 14-15, 15-9
[10] Bader Al Hussaini (KUW) bt Glen Wilson (NZL) 12-15, 15-13, 15-12, 15-13
[4] John Ashley Abrahamse (RSA) bt [Q] Nigel Lloyd (NZL) 13-15,15-6,15-7,11-15,15-5
[Q] Gary Duberly (NZL) bt [14] Arthur Gaskin (IRL) 15-7, 14-15, 15-11, 15-10
[Q] Andrew Thompson (CAN) bt [5] Roger Ngan (HKG) 15-10, 15-13, 12-15, 4-15, 17-16
Will Evans (NZL) bt [9] Khaled Elebrashy (EGY) 17-16, 15-12, 4-15, 15-12
[15] El Iraky Omar Abd El Aziz (EGY) bt [Q] Niall Rooney (IRL) 15-10, 12-15, 15-10, 15-7
[8] Amr Ramzy Swelim (EGY) bt [Q] Tobias Bohm (GER) 15-8, 15-9, 15-8
[Q] Willie Bicknell (NZL) bt Reece Williams (NZL) 15-9, 15-8, 13-15, 15-5
Ahmed Mohsen Hassaan (EGY) bt [3] Wai Hang Wong (HKG) 15-14, 17-14, 10-15, 15-9
Peter Billson (ENG) bt [13] Martin Knight (NZL) 15-8, 15-10, 15-13
[7] Campbell Grayson (NZL) bt Matthias Heinemann (GER) 12-15, 15-3, 15-9, 15-3
[16] Graeme Wilson (NZL) bt [Q] Friedrich Scheel (GER) 15-12, 15-6, 15-13
[2] Callum O'Brien (NZL) bt Ryan Thompson (NAM) 15-12, 15-10, 17-14

07-Aug, Round Two:
Shuja On Track In Auckland
New Zealand's Kashif Shuja remains on track for his second PSA Tour title on home soil in two weeks, making it safely through to the quarter-finals of the North Island Squash Championship at Royal Oak in Auckland.

The top seed, born in Pakistan but now a New Zealand resident, won his first two matches in straight games, accounting for England's Daryl Selby 15-12 15-10 15-13 in the opening round, before cruising to a 15-13 15-10 15-10 victory over fellow Kiwi Josh Greenfield.

Second seed Callum O'Brien has also made reasonably light work of his opening two matches, downing Namibian Ryan Thompson 15-12 15-10 17-14, followed by a 15-4 15-7 15-9 win over fellow New Zealander Graeme Wilson.

However, the giant-killing exploits of Egypt's Amr Ramzy Swelim have come to an end. After reaching two finals in New Zealand in the past fortnight, the eighth seed has stumbled in just the second round at Royal Oak, going down 15-12 15-10 15-9 to fellow Egyptian El Iraky Omar Abd El Aziz.