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27-Jan, Finals:
Khan &
Krajcsak take
Viennese titles...
Gerhard Hager reports
 Hungary's
Mark Krajcsak secured his second Austrian Open title, adding
to his 2004 win to claim his biggest crown on the psa tour so far.
After losing the first game 8/11 he took control of the match and
moved his young French opponent Mathieu Castagnet around the court,
dropping only 6 more points in the next three games.
 Carla
Khan showed that she is back on course to reach her former place
in the world rankings by beating Emma Beddoes convincingly in three
straight games.
Alongside the professional event a masters event was held. English
squash legend Peter Marshall proved to strong for the rest of
the field.
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 Austrian Open 2008
23-27 Jan, Vienna, $10k |
Round One
24 Jan |
Quarters
25 Jan |
Semis
26 Jan |
Final
27 Jan |
[1] Dylan Bennett
(Ned)
11/8, 11/3, 11/6 (29m)
[LL] Tom Pashley (Eng) |
[1] Dylan Bennett
11/6, 5/11, 8/11, 11/2, 11/9 (76m)
Steve Coppinger |
Steve Coppinger
11/7, 1/11, 12/10, 11/9 (65m)
[3] Mark Krajcsak |
[3] Mark Krajcsak
8/11, 11/3, 11/1, 11/2
[7] Mathieu Castagnet |
[5] Amr Mansi (Egy)
11/6, 11/6, 11/6 (30m)
Steve Coppinger (Rsa) |
[3] Mark Krajcsak
(Hun)
12/10, 11/6, 4/11, 11/7 (72m)
[Q] Arthur Gaskin (Irl) |
[3] Mark Krajcsak
7/11, 13/11, 9/11, 11/2, 11/8 (105m)
John Rooney |
John Rooney
(Irl)
11/4, 11/6, 11/7 (42m)
[Q] Gilly Lane (Usa) |
Luca Mastrostefano (Ita)
9/11, 11/8, 11/8, 11/8 (46m)
[6] Jesse Engelbrecht (Rsa) |
[6] Jesse Engelbrecht
8/11, 13/11, 11/8, 14/12 (80m)
[4] Jan Koukal |
[6] Jesse Engelbrecht
11/0, 11/5, 11/0 (35m)
[7] Mathieu Castagnet |
Jakob Dirnberger (Aut)
11/3, 11/3, 14/12 (37m)
[4] Jan Koukal (Cze) |
[Q] Tom Richards (Eng)
9/11, 11/5, 9/11, 11/5, 11/6 (63m)
[7] Mathieu Castagnet (Fra) |
[7] Mathieu Castagnet
10/8, 11/5, 11/2 (37m)
[Q] Romain Tenant |
[Q] Romain Tenant
(Fra)
5/11, 11/8, 11/5, 11/7 (52m)
[2] Chris Simpson (Eng) |
23-Jan, Qualifying
Round Finals:
Arthur Gaskin (Irl) bt Tom Pashley (Eng)
12/10, 11/9, 11/4 (54m)
Gilly Lane (Usa) bt Stuart Crawford (Sco)
11/7, 11/7, 11/9 (33m)
Romain Tenant (Fra) bt Gregory Lecerf (Bel) 11/5, 11/3, 11/9
(23m)
Tom Richards (Eng) bt Andreas Fuchs (Aut) 11/8,
11/4, 11/1 (27m)
22-Jan, Qualifying Round One:
Tom Pashley bt Yann Perrin
11/3, 11/6, 11/5 (30 Min)
Arthur Gaskin bt Andreas Freudensprung
6/11, 11/5, 6/11, 11/5, 11/3 (53 Min)
Gilly Lane bt Marcus Greslehner
11/5, 11/0, 11/3 (18 Min)
Stuart Crawford bt Erich Jirku
11/3, 11/6, 11/7 (17 Min)
Tom Richards bt Martin Stepan
11/1, 11/4, 11/7 (21 Min)
Andreas Fuchs bt Aqeel Rehman
11/4, 11/5, 1/11, 11/9 (41 Min)
Gregory Lecerf bt Stefan Brauneis
11/6, 11/7, 11/9 (30 Min)
Romain Tenant bt Neil Hitchens
8/11, 11/7, 11/8, 11/3 (42 Min)
2007 Event
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 Austrian
Open 2008
24-27 Jan, Vienna, $4k |
Round One
24 Jan |
Quarters
25 Jan |
Semis
26 Jan |
Final
27 Jan |
[2] Carla Khan (Pak)
9/0, 9/0, 9/0 (16m)
Eliza Kargioti (Gre) |
[2] Carla Khan
9/1, 9/3, 9/5 (23m)
[6] Birgit Coufal |
[2] Carla Khan
9/3, 2/9, 9/2, 9/6 (44m)
Frania Gillen-Buchert |
[2] Carla Khan
9/2, 9/2, 9/0
[1] Emma Beddoes |
[6] Birgit Coufal (Aut)
6/9, 9/1, 9/2, 9/0 (32m)
Olga Ertlova (Cze) |
[4] Milou Van Der
Heijden (Ned)
9/4, 9/0, 9/0 (17m)
Sandra Polak (Aut) |
[4] Milou Van Der Heijden
9/1, 9/6, 9/0 (26m)
Frania Gillen-Buchert |
[8] Daniela Schumann
(Ger)
9/0, 9/1, 9/2 (21m)
Frania Gillen-Buchert (Sco) |
Bettina Greslehner (Aut)
9/4, 10/8, 9/1 (31m)
[7] Anna-Carin Forstadius (Swe) |
[7] Anna-Carin Forstadius
10/8, 10/8, 9/5 (31m)
[4] Celia Allamargot |
[4] Celia Allamargot
9/3, 2/9, 7/9, 9/6, 9/0 (58m)
[1] Emma Beddoes |
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Claire Kidd (Sco)
9/6, 10/8, 9/7 (27m)
[4] Celia Allamargot (Fra) |
Linda Hruzikova (Svk)
9/1, 9/0, 9/2 (20m)
Lucie Fialova (Cze) |
Lucie Fialova (Cze)
7/9, 9/1, 9/5, 9/7 (58m)
[1] Emma Beddoes |
Victoria Lust (Eng)
9/1, 9/0, 9/1 (24m)
[1] Emma Beddoes (Eng) |
25-Jan, Quarters:
Coppinger
on course
for Vienna hat-trick ...
Gerhard Hager reports
Austria is proving to be a
good hunting ground for the South African titleholder Steve
Coppinger. The winner of the last two editions qualified for
semi-final by beating top seed Dylan Bennett in five games.
He will meet Hungarian Mark Krajcsak who played the longest
match of the day against Irishman John Rooney, getting the better of
a 105 minute tussle.
Jesse Engelbrecht caused another South African upset by
beating Czech Jan Koukal in four games. He will meet Frenchan
Mathieu Castagnet who easily overcame compatriot Romain Tenant
in straight games.
The last Austrian in the draws, Birgit Coufal, had good moments
especially in the third game but dropped out against solid Carla
Khan. The second-seeded Pakistani girl looked strong and must
have a good chance of winning the title.
She will meet unseeded Frania Gillen-Buchert in the semis.
The Scottish champion seemed to be surprised by her success because
she had already booked her flight home, but happily agreed to
re-book and stay for the semis.
Top seed Emma Beddoes struggled to beat young Czech Lucie
Fialova 3/1. Her opponent tomorrow is France's Celia Allamargot.
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24-Jan, Round One:
Bad day for
England and Austria
Gerhard Hager reports
England's second seed Chris
Simpson crashed out in the first round of the Austrian Open against
French qualifier Romain Tenant in four games, and Tom
Richards followed by losing against another Frenchman, Mathieu
Castagnet, in five games. The two Frenchmen meet tomorrow for a
place in the semi-finals.
Top seed Dylan Bennett from the Netherlands cruised through
to the second round comfortably 3/0 against Lucky Loser Tom Pashley,
so the last “british” participant in the men's event is Irishman
John Rooney, who beat Gilly Lane in straight games.
Wildcard Jakob Dirnberger lost against Jan Koukal, so Austria
is no longer represented in the men's draw (but we find consolation
in playing at the Football Euro 2008 where England is only a
spectator…)
The last remaining Austrian is Birgit Coufal, who beat Olga
Ertlova 3/1 in the women's event, which saw just one seed beaten as
Germany's Daniela Schumann lost in straight games to Frania
Gillen-Buchert.
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23-Jan, Qualifying Finals:
Four 3-0s
as Fuchs bows out
Gerhard Hager reports
All four qualifying finals
were decided in straight games as the last Austrian, Andreas Fuchs,
was given no chance against young Englishman Tom Richards.
Then, when they pulled a lucky loser out of the hat it was the same
result - no success for the Austrian as Tom Pashley, another
young English player, was drawn to play top seed Dylan Bennett.
So the local crowd is looking to the start of the women's tournament
tomorrow, hoping to see some Austrian victories ...
22-Jan, Qualifying Round One:
Perrin out as Fuchs
finds his old form
 There
were two upsets in the first qualifying round of the Austrian Open
in Vienna.
Top seed Yann Perrin - handicaped by an injury he picked up
in training last week - lost 3/0 to English junior Tom Pashley,
while former Austrian number one Andreas Fuchs beat the
Austrian Champion Aqeel Rehman in a hard, but fair fight,
3/1.
Qualifying finals take place on Wednesday at the
Manhattan Club
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