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Holtrand Gas City ProAm 2015
20-25 Jan, Medicine Hat, Canada, $10k |
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25-Jan,
Final:
Leo Au 3-2 Muhd Asyraf Azan
11-7, 6-11, 9-11, 11-3, 11-5 (85m)
Leo prevails in Medicine Hat
Taylor Martin reports
 Leo Au took home the Gas City
title today in a heated and difficult match with Muhd Asyraf Azan. Leo was able
to keep focused through Azan's unsportsmanlike conduct and scrappy
play. Things got pretty physical in the fifth game as bumps turned
into shoves. We were very impressed with Leo's character being able
to keep a level head through this troublesome match.
Leo was happy to win the tournament as he made it to the final last
year and lost to Jan Koukal. Going through a marathon match with
Shawn Delierre in the semi finals and then pulling out a win over
Azan was a great feat in itself.
I am not sure what else to say about this match as it wasn't the
final we had hoped for. It was not a clean squash game by any means
and hopefully those in attendance take note that is not how squash
is played. There will be a formal code of conduct report made to the
PSA regarding Asyraf's conduct once I have had time to discuss with
the squash committee. There was repeated incidents throughout the
tournament from Azan that should also be taken into account, not
just this match.
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The Longest Match Ever
the Leo Au / Shawn Delierre
semi-final was the longest squash match ... EVER !!!
full story
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City ProAm 2015
20-25 Jan, Medicine Hat, Canada, $10k |
Round One
22 Jan |
Quarters
23 Jan |
Semis
24 Jan |
Final
25 Jan |
[1] Leo Au (Hkg)
11-4, 11-5, 11-2 (32m)
Matthew Serediak (Can) |
[1] Leo Au
11-5, 11-2, 11-5
[8] Shahjahan Khan |
[1] Leo Au
11-6, 4-11, 11-6, 7-11, 16-14 (170m)
[3] Shawn Delierre |
[1] Leo Au
11-7, 6-11, 9-11, 11-3, 11-5 (85m)
[4] Muhd Asyraf Azan |
[8] Shahjahan Khan (Pak)
10-12, 11-8, 4-11, 11-5, 11-8 (96m)
Mike McCue (Can) |
[5] Dane Sharp (Can)
11-9, 8-11, 11-7, 4-11, 11-8 (69m)
Eric Galvez (Mex) |
Eric Galvez
11-7, 6-11, 11-6, 11-4
[3] Shawn Delierre |
[3] Shawn Delierre (Can)
6-11, 11-2, 11-5, 11-9 (61m)
[LL] Sean Conroy (Irl) |
[Q] Graeme Schnell (Can)
12-10, 5-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-3 (69m)
[4] Muhd Asyraf Azan (Mas) |
[4] Muhd Asyraf Azan
12-10, 11-6, 8-11, 11-6
[6] Andrew Schnell |
[4] Muhd Asyraf Azan
9-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-7 11-3 (108m)
[2] Martin Knight |
[Q] Albert Shoihet (Can)
11-6,11-6, 11-3 (32m)
[6] Andrew Schnell (Can) |
[Q] Nick Sachvie (Can)
4-11, 8-11, 11-3, 11-6, 11-6 (61m)
[7] James Huang (Tpe) |
[7] James Huang
11-5, 10-12, 11-6, 11-8
[2] Martin Knight |
[Q] Manuel Wanner (Sui)
11-6, 11-4, 11-7 (46m)
[2] Martin Knight (Nzl) |
21-Jan, Qualifying Finals:
Nick Sachvie (Can) 3-0 Babatunde Ajagbe (Ngr)
11-3, 11-9, 11-8
Manuel Wanner (Sui) 3-2 Sean Conroy (Irl)
13-15, 8-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-8
Albert Shoihet (Can) 3-2 Ahmed Effat Ashoush (Egy)
11-9, 11-6, 4-11, 9-1, 11-9
Graeme Schnell (Can) 3-0 Francisco Mendez Correa (Mex)
11-7, 11-4, 11-3
20-Jan, Qualifying Round One:
Nick Sachvie (Can) 3-0 Matt Teel (Can)
11-2, 11-3, 11-6
Manuel Wanner (Sui) 3-0 Michael Mehl (Can)
11-1, 11-1, 11-7
Albert Shoihet (Can) 3-0 Brock Janzer (Can)
11-5, 11-4, 11-5
Francisco Mendez Correa (Mex) 3-0 Derek Ring (Can)
11-9, 11-8, 11-7
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23-Jan, Quarters:
Top seeds through to semis
As usual we weren't
disappointed with the matches here in Medicine Hat. Multiple styles
of play and strategies came out during the quarter finals.
The higher seeds of the tournament showed their worth tonight
holding in for another round.
The line up for the semi finals looks to have everyone invested in
some entertaining squash:22-Jan, Round One:
Down to the quarters in Medicine Hat
Taylor Martin reports
 We
had a very tight day to open up the main draw in Medicine Hat,
running our matches late into the night with excellent match after
match.
The performance from Shahjahan Khan and Mike McCue to start the day
set a high bar for the following matches, we had many games that had
spectators not wanting to miss a moment.
James Huang weathered the storm of Nick Sachvie as the Canadian
almost snuck away with an early win. Graeme Schnell put in a
fantastic effort attempting to topple the fourth seed, things didn't
quite go his way but everyone was impressed with his talented
performance.
Sean Conroy came in with a let it rip attitude against Shawn
Delierre, there was nothing left in the bag of tricks after this
match.
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