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McQuillan at the
World Open |
News Reports
Day 1
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World Open News
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Men's Qualifying
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Women's Qualifying
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Men's Draw
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Women's Draw |
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Latest:
Day 2:
David in Explosive form
Nicol David's attempt to become the first Asian woman ever to become world
champion, began with an explosive victory and the lure of another major
accolade.
The 22-year-old Malaysian will become world number one for the first time if
she beats defending champion Vanessa Atkinson in Saturday's semi-finals,
which, on the evidence of David's performance in a 9-0,9-4,9-0
first round win over Engy Kheirallah, she is capable of doing.
David was devastating with her court coverage and relentless in her focus,
hustling the world number 24 from Egypt into a 20-minute defeat which
harassed Kheirallah into some uncharacteristic questioning of the referee.
"I am just trying to get used to the court ," said a deliberately downbeat
David, attempting a calculated deflection of the attention, thougn her
comment seemed less than crucial as she will almost certainly have to
play on three different types of court in this tournament.
"I think I have improved tactically, technically and mentally, and have
gained confidence from having done all the training, but right now I'm just
pleased to be getting the first round over and getting into the
groove," she said.
It was left to coach Liz Irving to talk up the young British and Malaysian
Open champion. "I have not seen anyone since Susan Devoy (the four times
former World Open champion from New Zealand) who can apply herself mentally
so well as Nicol does," Irving reckoned.
Meanwhile Atkinson also made an impressive start, especially as her
9-4,9-3,9-4 win over Raneem El Weleily, another Egyptian, came fully 4,000
miles and five hours time difference from her last victory, in Sunday's
final of the world's richest tournament, the Qatar Classic in Doha.
That elevated the Dutch woman to the world number one spot for the first
time, a success which she is wisely ignoring for the time being, as in three
days time it is possible that she will learn she will lose it.
"I am just trying not to think about it," said Atkinson. "I haven't had a
great year and it is just good to be playing better again. I don't feel too
bad despite the short break and the long journey. I was able
to get an upgraded ticket, and that helped."
Two former champions, David Palmer of Australia, and Jonathon Power of
Canada. both hoping to win the World Open back, made encouraging starts in
the men's event.
Palmer, who looked stiff and tired after losing the Doha final to England's
James Willstrop three days ago, now summoned enough movement to see off the
determined Dutchman Laurens Jan Anjema 11-9,11-5,11-6.
Power, who sometimes starts tournaments uncertainly, flowed into his best
form straight away, despatching Ong Beng Hee, the first home male to win the
Malaysian Open, for the loss of only ten points.
"I found the rhythm straight away," said the 1999 champion. "That's rare for
me because I'm often nervous at the start.
"But now I am older I am last desperate to win it, having done it before.
But I'm here because I want to do it one last time."
Power was spared the mixed blessing of a meeting with his friend and
compatriot Graham Ryding, because the 14th seeded player lost to the
tournament's most dangerous floater, Stewart Boswell, the former world
number four from Australia.
It has taken the Australian fully two years to recover from injury, but his
8-11,11-10,11-7,11-3 victory over the Canadian number two suggested that
Boswell should soon be back among the seeds
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OFFICIAL SITE
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REPORTS:
. Qualifying
. Day 1: Round 1:
. Day 2: Round 1:
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Titleholder Lincou goes through
on Day one against Wael El Hindi |
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Power: up to World no.2 but out
in Qatar Round 2 |
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Ricketts: British
Open Champion. Can he do the double? |
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World
Open
2005:
Men's Draw
29 Nov - 4 Dec 2005 |
First Round
Tue 29 Wed 30 Nov |
Second Round
Thurs 1 Dec |
Quarters
Fri 2 Dec |
Semis
Sat 3 Dec |
Final
Sun 4 Dec |
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[1] Thierry Lincou (FRA)
11-5, 11-9, 11-6 (43m)
Wael El Hindi (EGY)
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Thierry Lincou
Thurs 7 pm
Gregory Gaultier
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7.45
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5.50 pm |
7 pm |
[10] Gregory Gaultier (FRA)
11-5, 11-2, 7-2retired (18 mins)
[Q] Ramy Ashour (EGY) |
[6] Peter Nicol,
(ENG)
7-11,11-9,11-6,11-6 (56 mins)
Adrian Grant (ENG) |
Peter Nicol
Thurs 6 pm
Shahid
Zaman |
[16] Shahid
Zaman (PAK)
11-10(3-1),11-4,10-11(0-2),4-11,11-8 (58 mins)
[Q] Renan Lavigne (FRA) |
[4] Lee Beachill
(ENG)
11-10(3-1),11-4,10-11(0-2),4-11,11-8 (58 mins)
Joseph Kneipp (AUS) |
Lee Beachill
Thurs 5.15pm
John White |
3.45 pm |
[11] John White
(SCO)
11-5,11-6,10-11(02),11-10(4-2) (59 mins)
[Q] Alex Gough (WAL) |
[5] Amr Shabana
(EGY)
6-11,11-5,11-7,11-2 (55 mins)
[Q] Simon Parke (ENG) |
Amr Shabana
Thurs 6 pm
Olli Tuominen |
[15] Olli Tuominen (FIN)
11-6,11-7,10-11(02),11-3
(45 mins)
[Q] Joey Barrington (ENG) |
Mansoor Zaman
(PAK)
11-9, 9-11, 11-4, 11-3 (38m)
[9] Karim Darwish (EGY) |
Karim Darwish
Thurs 5.15 pm
Anthony Ricketts |
4.45
pm |
8.30
pm |
Peter Barker
(ENG)
11-7, 11-7, 11-9 (57m)
[7] Anthony Ricketts (AUS) |
[Q] Hisham Mohd Ashour (EGY)
8-11, 11-3, 11-5, 11-10 (3-1) (38m)
[13] Mohd Azlan Iskandar |
Mohd Azlan Iskandar
Thurs 7.45 pm
David Palmer |
[Q] Laurens Jan Anjema (NED)
11-9, 11-5, 11-6 (42m)
[3] David Palmer (AUS) |
Mohammed Abbas
(EGY)7.45 pm
11-8, 11-2, 10-11 (5-7), 11-5 (55m)
[12] Nick Matthew (ENG) |
Nick
Matthew
Thurs 7 pm
James Willstrop
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8.45 pm |
Wong Wai Hang (HKG)
11-10 (2-0), 11-6, 11-8 (31m)
[8] James Willstrop (ENG) |
[Q] Stewart Boswell (AUS)
8-11, 11-10 (2-0), 11-7, 11-3 (51m)[14] Graham Ryding (CAN) |
Stewart Boswell
Thurs 7.45
Jonathon Powe |
Ong Beng Hee
(MAL)
11-3, 11-1, 11-6 (25m)[2]
Jonathon Power (CAN) |
Men's 1st qualifying round:
Dan Jenson (AUS) bt Chiu Ho Fai (HKG) 11-0, 11-5, 11-6 (12m)
Ramy Ashour (EGY) bt Yasir Butt (PAK) 11-4, 11-6, 11-4 (17m)
Joey Barrington (ENG) bt Ritwik Bhattacharya (IND) 11-3, 11-8, 11-6 (35m)
Phillip Barker (ENG) bt Matthew Giuffre (CAN) 11-6, 7-11, 11-8, 11-9 (47m)
Hisham Mohd Ashour (EGY) bt Cameron Pilley (AUS) 11-8, 10-11 (0-2), 4-11,
11-9, 11-4 (33m)
Rodney Durbach (RSA) bt Christopher Gordon (USA) 11-9, 10-11 (1-3), 11-8,
6-11, 11-4 (55m)
Simon Parke (ENG) bt Dick Lau (HKG) 11-4, 11-6, 11-3 (24m)
Shahier Razik (CAN) bt Ben Garner (ENG) 10-11 (1-3), 11-7, 11-6, 11-9
(42m)
Mark Chaloner (ENG) bt Roger Ngan (HKG) 11-5, 11-2, 11-6 (25m)
Renan Lavigne (FRA) bt Anson Kwong (HKG) 11-6, 11-4, 11-6 (22m)
Davide Bianchetti (ITA) bt Timothy Manning (AUS) 11-6, 11-2, 10-11 (1-3),
5-11, 11-7 (59m)
Alex Gough (WAL) bt Jean-Michel Arcucci (FRA) 11-8, 9-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-8
(80m)
Alister Walker (ENG) bt Raymond Chiu (HKG) 11-8, 11-5, 11-7 (24m)
Stewart Boswell (AUS) bt Kashif Shuja (NZL) 11-6, 11-4, 11-2 (21m)
Jonathan Kemp (ENG) bt Liam Kenny (IRL) 11-5, 11-8, 11-8 (24m)
Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) bt Max Lee (HKG) 11-6, 11-4, 11-6 (19m)
Qualifying Finals:
Men's qualifying
finals:
Ramy Ashour (EGY) bt Dan Jenson (AUS) 1-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-7 (34m)
Joey Barrington (ENG) bt Phillip Barker (ENG) 11-10 (3-1), 11-7, 4-11,
10-11 (2-4), 11-3 (86m)
Hisham Mohd Ashour (EGY) bt Rodney Durbach (RSA) 4-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-10
(3-1), 11-7 (50m)
Simon Parke (ENG) bt Shahier Razik (CAN) 11-5, 4-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-6
(72m)
Renan Lavigne (FRA) bt Mark Chaloner (ENG) 11-7, 10-11 (2-4), 11-8, 10-11
(0-2), 11-9 (69m)
Alex Gough (WAL) bt Davide Bianchetti (ITA) 11-5, 11-6, 11-1 (26m)
Stewart Boswell (AUS) bt Alister Walker (ENG) 11-6, 11-7, 11-8 (32m)
Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) bt Jonathan Kemp (ENG) 11-4, 10-11 (0-2), 11-10
(3-1), 11-7 (32m)
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World
Open
2005:
Women's Draw
29 November - 4 December |
First Round
Tue 29 Nov Wed 30 Dec |
Second Round
Thurs 1 Dec |
Quarters
Fir 2 Dec |
Semis
Sat 3 Dec |
Final
Sun 4 Dec |
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[1] Rachael Grinham (AUS)
9-1, 9-3, 9-4 (25 mins)
Pamela Nimmo (SCO) |
Rachael Grinham
5.15pm
Rebecca Chiu |
2.45pm |
6.45pm |
5.50pm |
[17] Rebecca
Chiu (HKG)
9-6,9-3,9-5 (42 mins)
[Q] Samantha Teran (MEX) |
[8] Jenny Duncalf (ENG)
9-2,9-2,9-5 (34 mins)
Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG |
Jenny Duncalf
5.15pm
Madeline Perry |
[12] Madeline
Perry (IRL)
9-3,5-9,9-2,9-4 (31 mins)
Melissa Martin (AUS) |
[5] Natalie Grinham (AUS)
9-1, 9-0, 9-3 (23m)
[Q] Rebecca Botwright (ENG) |
Natalie Grinham
6pm
Annelize
Naude |
2pm |
[14] Annelize
Naude (NED)
9-2,9-2,9-7 (44 mins)
Latasha Khan (USA) |
[9]
Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY)
9-4,9-4,9-7 (31 mins)
[Q] Dianne Desira (AUS) |
Omneya Abdel Kawy
6pm
Tegwen Malik |
[13] Shelley
Kitchen (NZL)
9-7,9-6,9-7 (42 mins)
Tegwen Malik (WAL) |
[Q] Suzie
Pierrepont (ENG)
9-4, 9-4, 6-9, 9-4 (52m)
[19] Laura-Jane Lengthorn (ENG) |
Laura-Jane Lengthorn
7pm
Linda Elriani |
6pm |
7.30pm |
Amelia Pittock
(AUS)
9-3, 9-1, 9-4 (34m)
[6] Linda Elriani (ENG) |
[Q] Karen
Kronemeyer (NED)
9-0, 9-0, 9-4 (19m)[10]
Tania Bailey (ENG) |
Tania Bailey
7pm
Nicol David |
Engy Kheirallah
(EGY)
9-0, 9-4, 9-0 (21m)
[3] Nicol David (MAL) |
Tamsyn Leevey (NZL)
5-9, 9-5, 9-3, 9-3 (43m)
[16] Alison Waters (ENG) |
Alison Waters
7.45pm
Vicky Botwright |
6.45pm |
[Q] Kasey Brown
(AUS)
9-4, 9-0, 9-3 (31m)
[7] Vicky Botwright (ENG) |
[Q] Lauren
Briggs (ENG)
9-3, 9-5, 5-9, 9-2 (57m)
[15] Isabelle Stoehr (FRA) |
Isabelle Stoehr
7.45pm
Vanessa Atkinson |
[Q] Raneem El
Weleily (EGY)
9-4, 9-3, 9-4 (24m)
[2} Vanessa Atkinson (NED) |
Women's 1st qualifying round:
Samantha Teran (MEX) bt Kozue Onizawa (JPN) 10-8, 9-3, 9-1 (25m)
Christina Mak (HKG) bt Lisa Camilleri (AUS) 1-9, 6-9, 9-3, 9-7, 9-3 (66m)
Kirsty McPhee (ENG) bt Alana Miller (CAN) 5-9, 9-7, 3-9, 9-2, 9-6 (51m)
Raneem El Weleily (EGY) bt Eun Chan Ahn (KOR) 9-1, 9-6, 7-9, 9-1 (29m)
Runa Reta (CAN) bt Carin Clonda (AUS) 9-0, 9-1, 9-1 (19m)
Karen Kronemeyer (NED) bt Ka Kei Chiu (HKG) 9-5, 9-4, 9-4 (24m)
Dianne Desira (AUS) bt Chinatsu Matsui (JPN) 9-2, 9-7, 9-4 (23m)
Eun Ok Park (KOR) bt Manuela Manetta (ITA) 9-1, 5-9, 1-9, 9-4, 9-1 (66m)
Sarah Kippax (ENG) bt Amanda Hopps (AUS) 9-2, 9-5, 9-4 (29m)
Lauren Briggs (ENG) bt Daniela Schumann (GER) 9-3, 9-0, 9-1 (24m)
Nicolette Fernandes (GUY) bt Lee Hai-Kyung (KOR) 9-1, 9-5, 2-9, 7-9, 9-6
(55m)
Kasey Brown (AUS) bt Shin Nga Leung (HKG) 9-4, 9-4, 9-7 (34m)
Suzie Pierrepont (ENG) bt Elise Ng (HKG) 9-2, 9-5, 9-4 (21m)
Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL) bt Orla Noom (NED) 9-6, 10-8, 9-0 (37m)
Louise Crome (NZL) bt Charlie de Rycke (BEL) 9-5, 9-3, 9-6 (30m)
Rebecca Botwright (ENG) bt Joey Chan (HKG) 6-9, 9-2, 9-4, 9-1 (33m)
Qualifying Finals:
Women's
qualifying finals:
Samantha Teran (MEX)
bt Christina Mak (HKG) 9-3, 9-5, 9-5 (34m)
Raneem El Weleily (EGY) bt Kirsty McPhee (ENG) 8-10, 9-1, 7-9, 9-1, 9-4
(43m)
Karen Kronemeyer (NED) bt Runa Reta (CAN) 9-4, 9-7, 9-4 (28m)
Dianne Desira (AUS) bt Eun Ok Park (KOR) 9-0, 9-2, 9-3 (22m)
Lauren Briggs (ENG) bt Sarah Kippax (ENG) 9-2, 9-1, 9-3 (30m)
Kasey Brown (AUS) bt Nicolette Fernandes (GUY) 9-2, 9-3, 9-2 (35m)
Suzie Pierrepont (ENG) bt Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL) 1-9, 2-9, 9-5, 9-6, 9-4
(56m)
Rebecca Botwright (ENG) bt Louise Crome (NZL) 8-10, 9-1, 9-0, 8-10, 9-2
(57m)
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Reports Day 1:
Titleholder Lincou to
face Nicol
World champion Thierry Lincou began the defence of
his title with a resolute performance and a good recovery which set up a
battle of France with Gregory Gaultier.
The Marseille-based man from Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean was required
to come back from 5-9 down in the second game and survive some physical
knocks before a 11-5,11-9,11-6 win against Egypt's Wael El Hindi ensured a
second round showdown with his younger compatriot.
It kept him on course to become the first man to retain the world title
since Jansher Khan, the great Pakistani, last did it nine years ago.
Lincou was also impressive for his psychological control - blocking out the
distractions in a way in which he might not have been able to a couple of
years ago - and for the way he reacted to a potentially dangerous deficit.
"To be honest I was not nervous at all. I didn't feel anything," he said,
surprisingly for one for whom so much is at stake. "I was not thinking about
the whole event.
"I just tried to stick to my game plan. You have to learn. You learn to
protect your head, and to stay in your bubble," the top-seeded titleholder
added.
That was especially true in the pivotal second game, in which Lincou was
prepared to dig deep to avoid a much longer encounter.
During that phase he played relatively error-free when taking El Hindi in
short, which was crucial, enabling him to move the big Egyptian around more.
Lincou also had to be brave. "I knew it was going to be physical, so that
was another reason why I had to move him around. I was happy to win and get
off."
Gaultier got off much quicker than Lincou. He was two games ahead against
Ramy Ashour before his Egyptian opponent quit with a knee problem he
exacerbated making a low lunge.
Only last month Gaultier beat Lincou in a club match in France, but on tour
the 22-year-old has yet to beat him. "But there's always a first time," he
smiled.
The winner is likely to face the former world champion, Peter Nicol, who was
as nervous as Lincou appeared calm, surviving a rocky start before winning
7-11 11-9, 11-6,11-6 in a tussle of English left-handers.
The match was played on an outside court which was much warmer than the
centre court on which Lincou had played, creating a bouncier ball and making
it difficult to force the pace.
It was not till the third game that Nicol's patience and discipline really
began to pay dividends against an opponent who had won their previous
meeting, but who now made mistakes through over-pressing.
Grant twice threw away his racket angrily after lapses. Then after a match
ball reprieve because the referee was unsure whether Nicol's kill was up or
down, Grant lobbed the ball into the stands from whence it never reappeared.
A lengthy knock-up ensued to warm up a new ball, followed by anther long
rally, but it ended when the ambitious Grant put a drop shot into the tin.
Nicol now plays Shahid Zaman, the 14th seed from Pakistan.
The only seed to go out was Shelley Kitchen, the 13th seed in the women's
event. The New Zealander looked out of sorts as she went down in straight
games to the Welsh champion Tegwen Malik.
Earlier the favourite, Rachael Grinham of Australia, dropped only eight
points in beginning with a win against the Scottish number one Pamela
Nimmo.
The defending champion Vanessa Atkinson of The Netherlands, starts
tomorrow (Wednesday) against the 16-year-old Egyptian qualifier, Rabeem El
Weleilly, the youngest player in the tournament.
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Qualifying
Parke Celebrates 15th World Open
Appearance In Hong Kong
England's Simon Parke survived a 72-minute
five-game battle against Canada's Shahier Razik in today's (Monday)
qualifying finals of the Cathay Pacific Credit Suisse Privilege World Open
Squash Championships in Hong Kong to celebrating his 15th successive World
Open appearance since making his debut as a 17-year-old in the 1989 event in
Malaysia.
Despite undergoing treatment for testicular cancer in 1996 and ankle surgery
in 2001, the 32-year-old Yorkshireman never missed a single appearance in
the event over the 16-year period, reaching the last eight on four separate
occasions and achieving a career-high world No3 ranking in October 2000.
Parke's reward for his 11-5 4-11 11-6 8-11 11-6 victory over Razik is a
first round clash with Egypt's fifth seed Amr Shabana, the in-form former
world champion from Cairo who has won three PSA Tour titles since September.
A second Englishman made it through the qualifiers – but, by contrast, Joey
Barrington is making only his second appearance in a World Open main draw
after beating compatriot Phillip Barker 11-10 11-7 4-11 10-11 11-3 in 86
minutes.
Egyptian brothers Hisham Mohd Ashour and Ramy Ashour also claimed places in
the main draw after qualifying successes - Hisham beating South Africa's
Rodney Durbach 4-11 11-9 9-11 11-10 11-7 in 50 minutes and 18-year-old Ramy
becoming the youngest player in the men's draw after a 1-11 11-9 11-5 11-7
win over Australia's Dan Jenson, a seven-times World Open participant since
1995.
In the women's event, Egypt's Raneem El Weleily makes her debut in the main
draw in her fourth qualifying attempt since 2002. The 16-year-old from
Alexandria – the youngest competitor in the WISPA Gold championship – beat
England's Kirsty McPhee 8-10 9-1 7-9 9-1 9-4.
El Weleily will face defending champion Vanessa Atkinson in the first round
in the second seed's opening match in Hong Kong since lifting the Women's
Qatar Classic trophy at the weekend.
Players from 16 countries will compete in the first ever combined men's and
women's World Open in Hong Kong, with first round action tomorrow (Tuesday)
and Wednesday, leading to the finals on Sunday. France's Thierry Lincou is
seeded to retain the men's title he won for the first time last year in
Qatar, and Australia's world No1 Rachael Grinham is favourite to win the
women's crown for the first time after meeting title-holder Vanessa Atkinson
in the final.
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