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12-Feb, Finals:

[5] Bilal Zaman (Pak) bt [8] Chris Ryder (Eng)
       4-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-10(2-0), 11-8 (60m)

[1] Shelley Kitchen (Nzl) bt [2] Rebecca Chiu (Hkg)      8-10, 9-5, 9-2, 7-9, 9-6 (75m)

Match snippets from HK ...
Chiu leading 8-1 in the first game then shelley came back 8-all then chiu take the first 10-8 but after that, chiu shows a bit tense and tired then shelley take the other 2 games, 9-5, 9-2; in front of the home crowd, chiu chase back the 4th game, 9-7; in the final game, when level up to 6-all, chiu show a bit slow and miss two shots at the front hand-corner, when shelley take the other 2 pts to match-ball, 8-6, chiu stand at the back court and was seized with a cramp in her left front thigh, even requested taking a 3-mintues treatment, it seems cannot relax to play the last point - shelley served in the right box, chiu hit back then finished with an easy shot just put the ball in the front side.
 

2005 Event
Crocodile Cup

Kasey Brown

8-10, 9-5, 9-2, 7-9, 9-6 (75m)

Rebecca Chiu

9-6, 2-9, 9-3, 9-1  (36m)

Qualifying finals:
Joey Chan (HKG) bt Elise Ng (HKG) 9-3, 8-10, 9-6, 9-5
Joshna Chinappa (IND) bt Peta Hughes (AUS) 9-3, 9-5, 7-9, 9-7
Donna Urquhart (AUS) bt Annie Au (HKG) 9-3, 9-0, 8-10, 9-4
Lim Yoke Wah (MAS) bt Rachel Smith (AUS) 9-4, 9-7, 2-9, 2-9, 9-6

1st qualifying round:
Joey Chan (HKG) bt Karla Chong (HKG) 9-0, 9-1, 9-3
Joshna Chinappa (IND) bt Dorothy Ko (HKG) 9-3, 9-0, 9-3
Peta Hughes (AUS) bt Karen Lau (HKG) 10-8, 9-2, 9-2
Annie Au (HKG) bt Shin Nga Leung (HKG) 9-2, 8-10, 9-4, 3-9, 9-5
Donna Urquhart (AUS) bt Siti Munirah Jusoh (MAS) 9-4, 9-1, 9-0
Rachel Smith (AUS) bt Ka Kei Chiu (HKG) 9-7, 9-4, 9-3

11-Feb, Semis:
Shelley & Rebecca set up
Hong Kong rematch

In today semi-finals of the women's main draw, the two top seeds, NZL's Shelley Kitchen and HK's Rebecca Chiu Wing-yin reached tomorrow's 3pm at the Hong Kong Squash Centre.

Asian Games Gold Medallist Chiu dismissed her team-mate Christina Mak Pui-hin 9-6, 2-9, 9-3, 9-1 in 36mins while top seed  Kitchen defeated Aussie's Kasey Brown 9-0, 9-2, 9-4 in just 17mins.

They will meet again in the Women's Final tomorrow. Last July in HK's Crocodile Squash Challenge Cup, Rebecca beat Shelley 3-1 in the Final.

The men's finals saw the top two seeds depart at the semi-final stage as England's Chris Ryder and Pakistan's Bilal Zaman upset Wai Hang Wong and Tim Arnold, respectively.

Kitchen & Chiu set for
HK Reunion ?

Should the form book hold, the two top-ranked players Shelley Kitchen and Rebecca Chiu are likely meet once more in the final of the Buler Challenge Cup -  they met in the Crocodile Challenge in last July held in HK when Rebecca beat Shelley 3-1 in the women's final.

But before they reach the final, both will have to face aspiring international talents such as Tegwen Malik, Tamsyn Leevey and Amelia Pittock.

"We will use the event as our final preparation for the Asian Championships to be held in Chinese Taipei, Taiwan the following week," said Tony Choi of HK squash. "We hope we can better the result of the last event."

Hong Kong were second in the women's and fifth in the men's team events at the last events at the last Asian Championships.

The men's challenge is also full of promise, as HK's Wong Wai Hang looks to defend his title.

Bilal Zaman

4-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-10(2-0), 11-8 (60m)

Chris Ryder
 

 Tim Arnold

Qualifying finals:
Anson Kwong (HKG) bt Takehide Hota (JPN) 11-7, 11-7, 8-11, 11-6
Abdul Faheem Khan (HKG) bt Chiu Ho Fai (HKG) 11-10 (5-3), 11-9, 11-6
Hyun Goo Kim (KOR) bt Adnan Gul (PAK) 4-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-7
Yasunori Ishiwata (JPN) bt Max Lee (HKG) 11-6, 8-11, 11-8, 11-6

1st qualifying round:
Anson Kwong (HKG) bt Lau Siu Nam (HKG) 11-4, 11-10 (4-2), 11-10 (2-0)
Chiu Ho Fai (HKG) bt Cheng Yao Huang (CHN) 8-11, 11-1, 11-8, 4-11, 11-3
Abdul Faheem Khan (HKG) bt Fung Ji Yang (HKG) 7-11, 11-3, 11-6, 11-8
Hyun Goo Kim (KOR) bt Alan Tsang (PNG) 11-8, 10-11 (0-2), 11-6, 11-7
Adnan Gul (PAK) bt Angelo Wong (HKG) 11-4, 11-9, 11-7
Max Lee (HKG) bt Leo Au (HKG) 11-10 (3-1), 11-10 (3-1), 11-5