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Victorian Open 2011
07-10 Jul, Melbourne, Australia, $5k+$4k |
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Finals:
Leo Au bt Lewis Walters
11/5, 11/9, 11/8
Melody Francis bt Ahn Eun Chan 11/5, 11/8, 11/2
Three in a row for Francis
 Melbourne’s Melody Francis made it three wins in a row on the
women’s professional squash tour when she beat Korea’s Ahn Eun Chan
in straight games to win the Victorian Open in Melbourne on Sunday.
Francis, who survived a tough semi-final against Wales’s Deon
Saffery earlier in the day, beat Ahn 11-5, 11-8, 11-2 to claim the
fourth title of her career.
Hong Kong’s Leo Au later downed Englishman Lewis Walters
11-5, 11-9, 11-8 to take out the men’s title.
Francis, who has reached a career-high 44 on the world rankings,
took advantage of a tired looking Ahn, who also had to survived a
marathon semi-final against Hong Kong’s Liu Tsz Ling to reach the
decider.
The 22-year-old delighted home fans with a commanding victory to
achieve a goal she set earlier in the year of winning her home
state’s Open.
“Deon scared the life out of me in the semi-finals,” Francis
admitted later. “I was feeling flat at the start of the final so I
was really happy that I could regroup and come out firing and win
three-love. Ahn got me last time I played her (in Perth) so I am
happy to get some revenge.”
Au continued his family’s success in Australia with his win over
Walters in the men’s final.
Big sister Annie won the Australian Open in 2008 and Au always
looked like taking the Victorian title after surviving a close
second game against Walters, who later admitted he was disappointed
to let his opponent open a two-game lead.
“I was upset to lose that second game but a few close calls went
against me,” Walters said. “We were both a bit patchy in the third –
we both had close matches in the morning and it was difficult to
come back and play again.”
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 Victorian
Open 2011
07-10 Jul, Melbourne, Australia, $5k |
Round One
07 Jul 12.00-16.30 |
Round One
08 Jul |
Quarters
09 Jul |
Semis
10 Jul |
Final
10-Jul |
[1] Rex Hedrick (Aus)
11/6, 11/1, 11/7 (26m)
Luke Sims (Aus) |
[1] Rex Hedrick
11/7, 11/3, 11/4
[Q] Nornam Junge |
[1] Rex Hedrick
5/11, 11/4, 7/11, 11/2, 11/4 (77m)
[7] Anthony Graham |
[1] Rex Hedrick
12/10, 7/11, 4/11, 11/6, 11/5 (76m)
[3] Lewis Walters |
[3] Lewis Walters
11/5, 11/9, 11/8 (51m)
[2] Leo Au |
[Q] Nornam Junge (Ger)
9/11, 11/6, 11/4, 11/3 (27m)
[Q] Alex Phillips (Eng) |
Chris Ferguson (Sco)
12/10, 11/4, 14/12 (31m)
Raphael Kandra (Ger) |
Raphael Kandra
5/11, 11/9, 11/7, 10/12, 11/7
[7] Anthony Graham |
Ben Takamizawa Harris (Jpn)
11/6, 11/9, 11/2 (26m)
[7] Anthony Graham (Eng) |
[5] Justin Beard (Aus)
11/1, 11/5, 11/1 (24m)
[Q] Daniel Wright (Aus) |
[5] Justin Beard
7/11, 11/5, 11/8, 9/11, 11/5
Roman Svec |
[5] Justin Beard
11/6, 11/7, 11/8 (47m)
[3] Lewis Walters |
[Q] Nathan Sneyd (Aus)
11/5, 11/5, 17/15 (28m)
Roman Svec (Cze) |
[Q] Joshua Southwell (Aus)
7/11, 11/9, 11/4, 11/6 (47m)
Courtney West (Aus) |
Courtney West
11/8, 11/4, 11/6
[3] Lewis Walters |
Rhys Dowling (Aus)
11/0, 11/7, 11/3 (20m)
[3] Lewis Walters (Eng) |
[4] Nathan Stevenson (Aus)
11/5, 12/10, 11/5 (35m)
Jamie Mcervale (Aus) |
[4] Nathan Stevenson
11/5, 14/16, 10/12, 11/3, 11/7
Kevin Moran |
Kevin Moran
11/9, 11/8, 11/5 (45m)
[6] Aqeel Rehman |
[6] Aqeel Rehman
12/10, 5/11, 11/8, 11/7 (52m)
[2] Leo Au |
[Q] Steve Salter (Aus)
11/8, 11/4, 10/12, 11/4 (40m)
Kevin Moran (Sco) |
[Q] Cheuk Yan Tang (Hkg)
11/5, 11/8, 11/2 (21m)
Tsukue Shinnosue (Jpn) |
Tsukue Shinnosue
11/9, 11/1, 11/6
[6] Aqeel Rehman |
[Q] Cameron White (Aus)
11/6, 11/6, 11/6 (42m)
[6] Aqeel Rehman (Aut) |
[8] Josh Cardwell (Aus)
13/11, 5/11, 11/3, 9/11, 11/6 (75m)
Hon Fung Wong (Hkg) |
Rory Pennell
8/11, 11/3, 13/11, 11/2
Hon Fung Wong |
Rory Pennell
11/6, 7/11, 11/6, 11/8 (43m)
[2] Leo Au |
Rory Pennell (Eng)
11/5, 11/2, 4/11, 11/9 (31m)
Jonas Daehler (Sui) |
Lukas Burkhart (Sui)
5/11, 11/8, 13/15, 11/5, 13/11 (57m)
Owais Khan (Pak) |
Owais Khan
11/5, 11/8, 11/4
[2] Leo Au |
Ondrej Ertl (Cze)
11/7, 11/6, 11/7 (29m)
[2] Leo Au (Hkg) |
Qualifying:
Thomas Calvert lost to
Nathan Sneyd 6/11, 6/11, 3/11 19 mins
Jason Pike lost to Steve Salter 12/14, 11/5, 8/11, 9/11 38
mins
Aamir Khan lost to Cameron White 8/11, 5/11, 5/11 32 mins
Norman Junge beat Luc Rance 7/11, 3/11, 1/11 19 mins
Joshua Southwell-Nobbs beat Mitch Chaisson 11/3, 7/11, 11/7,
11/5 30 mins
Trae Menzies v Alex Phillips (Menzies – NO SHOW)
Saajad Ali Khan lost to Daniel Wright 7/11, 8/11, 11/13 26
mins
Cheuk Yan Tang beat Joshua Stack-Masula 11/2, 11/5, 11/5 20
mins
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 Victorian
Open 2011
07-10 Jul, Melbourne, Australia, $4k |
Round One
07 Jul 12.00-15.45 |
Round Two
08 Jul |
Quarters
09 Jul |
Semis
10
Jul |
Final
10 Jul |
[1] Melody Francis (Aus)
bye |
[1] Melody Francis
11/2, 11/4, 11/6
[16] Christine Nunn |
[1] Melody Francis
11/7, 11/3, 11/4 (20m)
[7] Amanda Cranston |
[1] Melody Francis
11/13, 11/8, 9/11, 11/4, 11/8
(62m)
[8] Deon Saffery |
[1] Melody Francis
11/5, 11/8, 11/2 (22m)
[9] Ahn Eun Chan |
[16] Christine Nunn (Aus)
11/4, 11/9, 7/11, 11/7 (30m)
Vanessa Pickerd (Aus) |
[7] Amanda Cranston (Nzl)
11/9, 11/13, 11/7, 11/2 (33m)
Dianne Desira (Aus) |
[7] Amanda Cranston
11/9, 8/11, 11/6, 12/10
Bine Malund Lind |
[12] Selena Shaikh (Aus)
11/6, 11/4, 11/6 (24m)
Bine Malund Lind (Den) |
[3] Sarah Cardwell (Aus)
bye |
[3] Sarah Cardwell
11/1, 11/3, 12/10
Jessica Turnbull |
[3] Sarah Cardwel
11/3, 11/7, 11/2 (30m)
[8] Deon Saffery |
[13] Bethany Brazier (Aus)
1/11, 11/9, 7/11, 11/9, 11/9 (32m)
Jessica Turnbull (Aus) |
[8] Deon Saffery (Wal)
11/2, 11/9, 11/3 (28m)
Jennifer Brown (Aus) |
[8] Deon Saffery
10/12, 11/7, 11/6, 11/6
[10] Lisa Aitken |
[10] Lisa Aitken (Sco)
11/3, 11/2, 11/9 (15m)
Eloise O'Connor (Aus) |
Bae Chan Mi (Kor)
11/7, 5/11, 11/4, 11/2 (23m)
[14] Sally Skaarenborg (Den) |
[14] Sally Skaarenborg
11/7, 11/8, 11/8
[6] Liu Tsz-Ling |
[6] Liu Tsz-Ling
11/5, 11/7, 8/11, 13/11 (45m)
[4] Elise Ng |
[6] Liu Tsz-Ling
11/6, 11/7, 9/11, 7/11, 11/9 (55m)
[9] Ahn Eun Chan |
Natalie Newton (Aus)
11/2, 11/4, 11/4 (14m)
[6] Liu Tsz-Ling (Hkg) |
Nicole Stoneham (Aus)
11/4, 11/5, 11/4 (16m)
[11] Karman Siu (Hkg) |
[11] Karman Siu
11/7, 11/4, 14/12
[4] Elise Ng |
bye
[4] Elise Ng (Hkg) |
Cigany Serveld (Ned)
11/9, 11/4, 11/9 (19m)
[15] Grace Mcervale (Aus) |
Cigany Serveld
11/3, 11/4, 6/11, 11/9
[5] Maggy Marshall |
[5] Maggy Marshall
11/3, 11/7, 11/6 (23m)
[9] Ahn Eun Chan |
bye
[5] Maggy Marshall (Aus) |
Carin Clonda (Est)
11/3, 11/3, 11/2 (12m)
[9] Ahn Eun Chan (Kor) |
[9] Ahn Eun Chan
12/10, 10/12, 11/8, 17/15
[2] Samantha Cornett |
bye
[2] Samantha Cornett (Can) |
Quarters in Melbourne
 Day
three of the Victorian Open began early with entrants in the graded
events taking to the courts first. With over 100 local players, the
atmosphere was buzzing from the outset.
Melody Francis and Amanda Cranston were first up on the show
court with Melody cruising through to the semis with an 11/7, 11/3,
11/4 win. Ahn Eun Chan accounted for 5th seed Maggy Marshall
in three and Deon Saffery ended Sarah Cardwell’s run 11/3,
11/7, 11/2. In the last quarter final Liu Tsz-Ling from Hong
Kong had a four game win over countrywoman Elise Ng to advance to
the semi-finals.
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the Men’s Open, top seed and local Rex Hedrick took 77
minutes to subdue England’s Anthony Graham in five.
“It was tough. Anthony was good early but as I got into the match I
found a few things that enabled me to get more control of the
points. I am happy to get that win and am looking forward to
tomorrow’s match against Lewis [Walters].”
In the other quarterfinals, second seed Leo Au defeated Rory
Pennell 11/6, 7/11, 11/6, 11/8 and Lewis Walters accounted
for South Australian Justin Beard in three.
Austria’s Aqeel Rehman was the final player through to
tomorrow’s semi-finals after defeating Scotland’s Kevin Moran 11/9,
11/8, 11/5. “I’m happy to win in 3 and I’m feeling good. I’ve been
down to the spa to loosen up a few niggles and am now looking ahead
to tomorrow,” said Aqeel.
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