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Simpson takes the title at Jericho
Shauna Flath reports
Wow! What a fantastic
match Chris Simpson comes out on top winning the BC Honda Dealers
Open 11-8 in the 4th. Chris played steady and strong and in the end
prevailed over James who put up a valiant effort after having a
fantastic week of squash.
“I am very pleased with how I played, " said Chris. "It has been a
long time since I have been the #1 seed and I have been nervous all
week as crazy as that sounds”
“To finish it off from the very first match of the tournament and to
close it out is a fantastic feeling.”
All-English final in Vancouver
Great semi final action tonight! reports Shauna Flath.
Chris Simpson has been here every year we host a PSA and this
was our club’s fifth PSA. It is fantastic to see how he has grown as
a player and a splendid match in prospect with compatriot and 4th
seed James Snell.
James' against Jan Koukal match was brilliant! Fast, solid
relentless comes off the court with his biggest win to date. All
England final looking forward to it! The crowd loves it!
"It is my best win to date," said James. "I went in relaxed and the
key for me was to keep up the pace of being fast and not letting the
games go at a slow pace”
"I am looking forward to tomorrow against Chris. I lost to him at
Nationals so I am looking forward to the match tomorrow."
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 BC
Honda Dealers
Open 2010
05-07 Nov, Vancouver, Canada, $10k |
Round One
05 Nov |
Quarters
05 Nov |
Semis
06 Nov |
Final
07 Nov |
(1) Chris Simpson (ENG)
11-3; 11-7; 11-5 (29 m)
Alex Ingham (ENG) |
(1) Chris Simpson
11-7, 9-11, 11-5, 11-8 (27m)
(5) Lewis Walters |
(1) Chris Simpson
11/6; 11/7; 11/8 (57m)
(3) Joe Lee |
(1) Chris Simpson
10-12; 11-3; 11-6; 11-8 (64m)
(4) James Snell |
(5) Lewis Walters (ENG)
11-7, 11-5, 11-8 (16 m)
f Winston Cabell (CAN) |
(3) Joe Lee (ENG)
11-4; 11-5; 11-5 (25 m)
Zac Leman (CAN) |
(3) Joe Lee
11-1, 11-9, 14-12 (38m)
Justin Todd |
(8) Neil Hitchens (ENG)
8-11, 11-13?, 11-4, 11-8, 14-12 (66 m)
Justin Todd (CAN) |
Matthew Serediak (CAN)
11-4, 11-6, 4-11, 5-11, 11-8 (66 m)
(6) Andrew McDougall (CAN) |
(6) Andrew McDougall
11-5, 11-7, 3-11, 7-11, 11-4 (57m)
(4) James Snell |
(4) James Snell
11-4; 11-5; 8-11; 11-9 (58m)
(2) Jan Koukal |
Andrew Schnell (CAN)
4-11, 11-8, 13-15, 12-10, 11-9 (40m)
(4) James Snell (ENG) |
Michael Thompson (CAN)
11-2; 11-1; 11-5 (14 m)
Tyler Hamilton (CAN) |
Tyler Hamilton
11-9; 11-6; 11-5 (28m)
(2) Jan Koukal |
Thomas Brinkman (CAN)
12-10, 16-14, 12-10 (21m)
(2) Jan Koukal (CZE) |
English dominate BC Quarters
Andrew McDougall of Calgary continued his strong play at the B.C.
Honda Dealers Open men’s professional squash tournament Friday
pushing fourth seed James Snell of England to the five-game limit in
his quarterfinal.
The competition hosted by the Jericho Tennis Club is the fifth stop
on the Canadian circuit and also a stop on the men’s Professional
Squash Association (PSA) tour.
Snell finally took the hour-long match 11-5, 11-7, 3-11, 7-11, 11-4.
It was the second night in a row McDougall went the distance. He
needed five games to eliminate Matthew Serediak of Saskatoon on
Thursday.
“I was kind of surprised to come back after dropping the first two
games,” said McDougall. “James was definitely in his comfort zone
and I needed to do something to make him guess a bit more. I mixed
up my shots a bit more and that seemed to work. But in the fifth he
just played better than me.”
It’s been a good fall season for McDougall who reached his first
career pro semifinal last month and has advanced to the quarters at
the last two pro tournaments.
“I’m definitely playing a lot better,” said McDougall. “I feel I
understand the game a lot more.”
Canada’s other two quarterfinalists were also eliminated. Tyler
Hamilton of Dundas, Ont., fell to second-seed Jan Koukal of the
Czech Republic 11-9, 11-6, 11-5 and third seed Joe Lee of England
beat Justin Todd of 11-1, 11-9, 14-12.
Top-seed Chris Simpson of England defeated compatriot Lewis Walters
11-7, 9-11, 11-5,11-8 in the other quarterfinal. The semis are on
Saturday and the final on Sunday.
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