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 ILT-Community Trust NZ Southern Open 2017
14-18 Jun, Invercargill, New
Zealand, $15k |
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18-Jun, Final:
Another title for Lobban
Scotland's Greg Lobban claimed his 9th and biggest
PSA title as he beat top seed Ivan Yuen in straight game in the
final in Invercargill.
Lobban continued with the form he had shown throughout the
tournament, placing the ball with precision and applying
pressure to Yuen.
Lobban accumulated a substantial lead in the first game before
Yuen began to come back, but Lobban held his nerve and took the
game 11-7. The second game began point for point and this time
it was Yuen who took the early lead but Lobban staged a massive
come back to win seven points in a row to take a 2-0 set lead.
Yuen returned in the third with much more focus, using a
cracking pace on the ball to get it past Lobban and was able to
take this set quickly 11-3.
The fourth game saw both players giving their all. Yuen again
streaked to a quick lead and it looked for a while like the
match would move into a fifth, however Lobban again gave a
massive push to take the lead again and keep his hopes of
winning alive.
With the scores tied at 9-9 it was anyone’s game for the taking
and an incredible rally which saw Lobban get himself out a
scrambling defensive situation and back into position to attack
then had to be replayed with a let called. In the replay of the
point Lobban was able to place a drop that was irretrievable,
giving him match-ball.
From there he maintained his control of the match, placing his
last ball out of Yuen’s reach to claim the NZ Southern Open
title, his first $15k tournament win.
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STREAMING & REPLAYS
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NZ Southern Open 2017
14-18 Jun, Invercargill, New
Zealand, $15k |
Round One
15 Jun |
Quarters
16 Jun |
Semis
17 Jun |
Final
18 Jun |
[1] Ivan Yuen (Mas)
11/5, 11/13, 11/5, 11/5 (43m)
[Q] Joe Green (Eng) |
[1] Ivan Yuen
14/12, 11/6, 6/11, 9/11, 11/9 (87m)
[6] Mahesh Mangaonkar |
[1] Ivan Yuen 11/5, 11/8, 5/11, 13/11
(62m)
[3] Peter Creed |
[1] Ivan Yuen
11/7, 11/6, 3/11, 11/9 (56m)
[5] Greg Lobban
9th PSA title fro Greg |
[6] Mahesh Mangaonkar (Ind)
11/7, 11/2, 11/6 (38m)
[Q] Chris van der Salm (Nzl) |
[7] Evan Williams (Nzl)
11/8, 9/11, 11/8, 11/5 (48m)
Mohd Syafiq Kamal (Mas) |
[7] Evan Williams
11/2, 11/9, 11/13, 5/11, 11/8 (95m)
[3] Peter Creed |
[3] Peter Creed (Wal)
6/11, 8/11, 11/3, 11/9, 11/4 (64m)
[Q] Sean Conroy (Irl) |
Eain Yow Ng (Mas)
11/4, 9/11, 11/4, 11/3 (30m)
[4] Angus Gillams (Eng) |
Eain Yow Ng
11/6, 11/8, 11/4 (32m)
[5] Greg Lobban |
[5] Greg Lobban 11/6, 11/5, 11/6 (36m)
[2] Rex Hedrick |
Lance Beddoes (Nzl)
11/8, 11/5, 11/4 (28m)
[5] Greg Lobban (Sco) |
[wc] Ben Grindrod (Nzl)
11/3, 11/9, 11/5 (36m)
[8] Joshua Larkin (Aus) |
[8] Joshua Larkin
11/9, 11/5, 11/8 (48m)
[2] Rex Hedrick |
[Q] Daniel Mekbib (Cze)
11/5, 11/8, 9/11, 11/3 (51m)
[2] Rex Hedrick (Aus) |
Qualifying:
Finals, 14-Jun:
Joe Green (Eng) 3-0
Luke Jones (Nzl)
11/7, 11/9, 11/5 (39m)
Daniel Mekbib (Cze) 3-1 Bradley Masters (Eng)
11/5, 8/11, 11/2, 11/5 (46m)
Sean Conroy (Irl) 3-0 Scott Galloway (Nzl)
13/11, 11/3, 11/8 (36m)
Chris van der Salm (Nzl) 3-0
Matias Tuomi (Fin)
11/6, 11/4, 11/5 (35m)
Round One:
Luke Jones (Nzl) 3-0 Adrian Mennell (Nzl)
11/5, 11/4, 11/8 (19m)
Bradley Masters (Eng) 3-0 Matthew Broad (Nzl)
11/1, 11/5, 11/5 (17m)
Daniel Mekbib (Cze) w/o Mitchell Kempton (Nzl)
w/o
Sean Conroy (Irl) 3-0 Josh Parkhill (Nzl)
11/4, 11/7, 11/6 (19m)
Scott Galloway (Nzl) 3-2
Sanjay Singh (Mas) 11/8, 11/13, 5/11, 11/7, 11/9
(45m)
Chris van der Salm (Nzl) 3-0
Sion Wiggin (Nzl)
11/4, 11/9, 11/6 (23m)
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15-Jun, Round One:
Ng joins seven seeds in Invercargill quarters
There were some tense moments for the top seeds at the ILT/CTOS
NZ Southern Open PSA tonight with the qualifying players pushing
hard in their efforts to get through to the second round.
The 5.30 matches saw top seed Ivan Yuen of Malaysia up
against qualifier Joe Green of England, and 6th seed
Mahesh Mangaokar from India against another qualifier, New
Zealand’s Chris van der Salm.
Yuen looked in control during the first set, but Green came out
hard in the second streaking to a 10-4 lead before a massive
comeback effort from Yuen saw the scores tied at 10 all and then
game-ball to Yuen. Green kept pushing and managed to take the
second set 13-11. Another tight set followed with both players
looking for the edge, with Yuen managing to get there 11-8. The
fourth set saw Yuen much more in control and he was able to
close out the match 11-5.
Over on the other court van der Salm was giving his all against
Mangaonkar, but despite his efforts, Mangaonkar was in total
control throughout the match and took the win in 3.
The next round saw some equally tight matches, and almost the
upset of the tournament.
Young Irish player Sean Conroy took a quick lead in his
first set against 3rd seed Peter Creed from Wales, and
kept pushing to take the first set 11-6. Conroy continued
working hard in the second, moving Creed all around the court
and anticipating Creed’s shots and cutting them off, taking the
set 11-8. The third set saw a much more focused Creed on the
court and he made short work of the set 11-3. A massive battle
in the fourth set saw both players really pushing themselves,
with Creed able to take it 11-9. Creed’s experience and
composure served him well in the fifth, closing out the match
11-4.
Meanwhile, New Zealand player Evan Williams (7th seed)
had to battle to get through a tough match with Mohd Syafiq
Kamal of Malaysia. Williams got the first set by working
hard, but the tables turned in the second with Kamal edging in
11-9. Williams was able to regain his focus during the break and
came back to take the next two sets and the match.
Current Junior World Champion Eain Yow Ng looked very
sharp tonight and made short work of his first set against 4th
seed Angus Gillams from England. Gillams came back in the
second and worked hard for a 11-9 win, but the third and fourth
sets were completely Yow’s as he played with great accuracy and
precision, forcing errors from Gillams to make his move through
to the second round.
Scotland’s Greg Lobban proved too strong for New
Zealand’s Lance Beddoes, showing superb shot placement
and taking a quick 3-0 win.
Likewise Joshua Larkin from Australia was able to seal a
3-0 win over New Zealand’s Ben Grindrod.
The final match of the evening saw second seed Rex Hedrick
of Australia up against Daniel Mekbib from
Czech Republic. Hedrick was in control of the match in the first
set, however the second set was very intense as Mekbib fought to
get back into the match and Hedrick had to work hard to take a
2-0 lead.
Mekbib returned to the court more determined and took an early
lead in the third, continuing to apply pressure on Hedrick to
force the errors, managing to take the set 11-9. Hedrick was
able to pull back in the fourth and close out the match 11-3.
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STREAMING:
Main Draw
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13-Jun, Qualifying Round One:
The first round of Qualifying at the 2017 ILT Community Trust of
Southland NZ Southern Open started off with two convincing wins
by England’s Bradley Masters and New Zealand’s Luke
Jones against local Southland players Matty Broad and Adrian
Mennell.
Masters made quick work of his first set to take it 11-1. Broad
fought back in the second and third sets but it was not enough
and Masters was able to close out both sets 11-5.
In a revisit of last years qualifying, Jones and Mennell were
back facing each other, with Jones again taking the win in 3.
There were some long rallies with Mennell chasing down the ball
and keeping himself in the hunt, however Jones was able to
dominate the tee and keep moving Mennell around the court,
closing out the match in just 19 minutes, 11-5, 11-4, 11-8.
The second round of games saw another local player, Josh
Parkhill, against Ireland’s Sean Conroy. While Parkhill
was giving his all out on the court, Conroy was too strong and
showed superb reading of the play to be waiting for Parkhill’s
shots and put them away. Conroy slotted several nicks, played
with precision, and took the match 11-5, 11-7, 11-6 in 19
minutes.
Daniel Mekbib of the Czech Republic got a free pass
through to the second round due to local junior player Mitchell
Kempton having to default due to injury.
The final round of games for tonight saw New Zealanders Chris
van der Salm and Sion Wiggin on court 3, and fellow New
Zealander Scott Galloway against Malaysia’s Sanjay Singh.
Van der Salm looked very much in control during the first set,
taking it 11-4. Wiggin came back harder in the second, taking an
early lead but van der Salm retained his composure and came back
to take the set 11-9. The third set started point for point
before van der Salm again took control, closing out the match
11-6 in the third.
The final match proved to be the match of the night with young
Scott Galloway from Wellington managing to sneak his way through
to the second round, with a massive 5 set win over Sanjay Singh.
Galloway took the first set 11-8 and looked set to extend his
lead in the second being up 10-7 before Singh managed to claw
his way back in and take it 13-11.
Singh followed this up with a dominant third set. Galloway came
back fighting in the fourth, managing to get an early lead then
kept working hard to take the set 11-7. The fifth set saw both
players give it their all with score seesawing back and forth as
they jostled for the lead, with Galloway coming out on top 11-9.
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STREAMING: Qualifying
STREAMING:
Main Draw
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All set in Invercargill
The NZ Southern Invercargill Open sees World Ranked 42 Ivan
Yuen of Malaysia taking the top seeding and he will be due
to face a qualifier in the first round.
Rex Hedrick world ranked 57 who was knocked out in the
semi-finals of the event in 2016, will be looking to claim the
title this weekend with his first-round match also being against
a qualifier.
Peter Creed of Wales is third seed in the event and faces a
qualifier in the first round whilst fourth seed Angus Gillams
of England is sure to be put through his paces as he faces the
2016 World Junior Champion Eain Yow Ng of Malaysia in the
first round.
Livestreaming of the matches start Tuesday
night with qualification rounds.
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STREAMING: Qualifying
STREAMING:
Main Draw
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