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Final:
[Q] Lawrence Delasaux
bt [2] Robin Clarke
11-6, 11-5,
11-1 (37m)
Delasaux claims Niagara Classic
Louis Daignault reports
Qualifier Lawrence Delasaux of England continued to be a giant
killer on the Canadian squash circuit on Sunday as he defeated Robin
Clarke of Ottawa in the championship final at the Niagara Classic.
The event was also the third stop on the 2009-10 Canadian Squash
Circuit and a tournament on the Professional Squash Association
circuit.
Delasaux won the match 11-6, 11-5, 11-1 over the tournament’s second
seed in 37 minutes. Two weeks ago at the Nash Cup in London, Ont.,
Delasaux lost in the final as a qualifier. He also beat Clarke in
the semifinal at that tournament.
“Lawrence is simply playing a lot better than me at the moment,”
said Clarke. “He’s difficult to read. We are both tall players but
he uses a lot of deception and I never feel comfortable taking the
ball early with him. But I played much better this time than the
last time I faced him.”
Clarke reached his fifth career professional final. So far he has
one victory which was in his hometown last year. The next stop on
the circuit is in Ottawa in two weeks.
“I’m hoping Ottawa will be good for me again,” said Clarke,
currently ranked 74th in the world. “I’ll be seeded third and I’m
hoping I can knock off the top-two guys. I’m beating the players I
should beat but I need to beat guys ahead of me in the world
rankings.”
Robin Clarke advances to
final at Niagara Classic
Louis Daignault reports
Robin Clarke of Ottawa was feeling a lot better Saturday
night after his semifinal victory over Neil Hitchens of England
which put in the championship final at the Niagara Classic men’s
professional squash tournament.
The event is also the third stop on the 2009-10 Canadian Squash
Circuit and a tournament on the Professional Squash Association
circuit.
Clarke, the tournament’s second-seed, beat Hitchens, seeded fourth,
11-8, 11-4, 2-11, 11-3.
“I wasn’t feeling that well today and I was little tired when I got
on the court,” said Clarke. “But I beat Neil a couple of weeks ago
3-0 so I was confident I could win. But because of the way I was
feeling I tried to slow down the match and focus more on a precision
game.”
In Sunday’s final, Clarke faces qualifier Lawrence Delasaux
of England. Delasaux beat Clarke two weeks ago in the semifinal at
the Nash Cup in London, Ont., in straight games before losing the
final. Delasaux, a former world top-60 player who is on the comeback
trail, defeated top-seed Scott Arnold of Australia in the other
semi.
“I feel I’ll be much better prepared for this match against
Lawrence,” said Clarke. “Two weeks ago I really didn’t know what to
expect. I hope to do better this time around.”
Two Canadians were eliminated in Friday’s quarterfinal. Dave Glass
of Winnipeg lost to Clarke while Tyler Hamilton of Dundas, Ont.,
fell to Hitchens. Nick Sachvie of St. Catharines, Ont., Fred Reid of
Markham, Ont., Tom Brinkman of Prince George, B.C., and Matthew
Serediak of Regina were all eliminated in the first round.
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 Niagara
Classic 2009
20-25 Oct, Ontario, Canada, $6k |
Round One
22 Oct |
Quarters
23 Oct |
Semis
24 Oct |
Final
25 Oct |
[1] Scott Arnold (Aus)
11-5, 11-5, 12-10 (37m)
Nick Sachvie (Can) |
[1] Scott Arnold
11-7, 11-5, 14-12 (33m)
[7] Tom Pashley |
[1] Scott Arnold
3/?
[Q] Lawrence Delasaux |
[Q] Lawrence Delasaux
11-6, 11-5,
11-1 (37m)
[2] Robin Clarke |
[7] Tom Pashley (Eng)
11-9, 11-7, 11-5 (27m)
[Q] Fred Reid (Can) |
[3] Zac Alexander (Aus)
11-3, 11-4, 11-8 (30m)
Salvador Martinez (Mex) |
[3] Zac Alexander
11-13, 6-11, 11-4, 11-2, 11-1 (63)
[Q] Lawrence Delasaux |
[5] Adrian Waller (Eng)
12-10, 4-11, 11-8, 11-3 (62m)
[Q] Lawrence Delasaux (Eng) |
[Q] Tom Brinkman (Can)
13-11, 11-6, 12-10 (34m)
[5] Tyler Hamilton (Can) |
[5] Tyler Hamilton
8-10, 11-1, 11-7, 11-3 (42m)
[4] Neil Hitchens |
[4] Neil Hitchens
11-8, 11-4, 2-11, 11-3
[2] Robin Clarke |
Rudi Willemse (Rsa)
12-10, 11-6, 11-3
[4] Neil Hitchens (Eng) |
Dave Glass (Can)
11-8, 10-12, 9-11, 11-8, 11-9 (71m)
[8] Matthew Serediak (Can) |
Dave Glass
11-3, 11-4, 12-10 (31m)
[2] Robin Clarke |
[Q] Jonathan Ramos
11-8, 11-5, 11-5 (35m)
[2] Robin Clarke (Can) |
Qualifying:
21 Oct, Finals:
Lawrence Delasaux bt Khahil Khan
11-4, 11-4, 11-7 38 min
Jonathon Ramos bt Ian Power
11-4, 12-10, 11-8 31 min
Thomas Brinkman bt Jay Fleichman
11-3, 11-4, 11-3 17 min
Fred Reid bt Dane Sharp
11-6, 13-11, 11-3 32 min
20 Oct, Round One:
Khahil Khan bt Adrian Dudzicki
11- 6, 7-11, 11-8, 11-5 37 min
Fred Reid bt Mohammed Farooq
11-6, 11-4, 11-2 22 min
Jonathon Ramos bt Chad Dommasch
11-7, 11-9, 11-2 31 min
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