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20-Jan, Finals:
[2] Rebecca Chiu (Hkg) bt [1] Madeline Perry (Irl)
10/8, 9/4, 9/1 (42m)
[2] Max Lee (Hkg) bt [1] Dick Lau (Hkg)
11/13, 11/2, 11/1, 11/9 (50m)
Second seed double in HK
It was a Hong Kong double in the Buler Cup as second seeds
Rebecca Chiu and Max Lee both beat their top-seeded
opponents in the finals at HK Squash Centre.
Chiu, the defending champion, edged home in a tight first game
against Ireland's Madeline Perry before taking the match with
increasing authority, claiming her 14th WISPA title in 19 final
appearances.
Lee, HK's top junior, followed up his semi-final win over long-time
HK number one Wai Hang Wong by beating current National Champion
Dick Lau in four games in the men's final to claim his first PSA
title.
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 Buler
Challenge Cup 2008
16-20 Jan, Hong Kong, $12k |
Round One
17 Jan |
Quarters
18 Jan |
Semis
19 Jan |
Final
20 Jan |
[1] Madeline Perry (Irl)
9/2, 9/0, 9/0 (24m)
[Q] Leung Shin Nga (Hkg) |
[1] Madeline Perry
9/1, 9/3, 9/2 (20m)
[8] Lim Woke Yah |
[1] Madeline Perry
9/7, 9/5, 9/6 (42m)
[3] Christina Mak |
[1] Madeline Perry
10/8, 9/4, 9/1 (42m)
[2] Rebecca Chiu |
[8] Lim Woke Yah (Mas)
9/5, 9/2, 9/4 (30m)
Siti Munirah Jusoh (Mas) |
[3] Christina Mak (Hkg)
9/7, 9/9, 3/9, 9/5, 9/6 (82m)
Eun Ok Park (Kor) |
[3] Christina Mak
9/4, 9/6, 10/8 (48m)
[5] Elise Ng |
[5] Elise Ng (Hkg)
10/9, 9/2, 9/3 (35m)
[Q] Song Sun-mi (Kor) |
Chinatsu Matsui (Jpn)
5/9, 9/7, 9/6, 9/7 (51m)
[6] Joshna Chinappa (Ind) |
[6] Joshna Chinappa
9/6, 9/4, 9/0 (25m)
[4]
Sarah Kippax |
[4]
Sarah Kippax
9/0, 9/5, 9/2 (33m)
[2] Rebecca Chiu
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[Q] Liu Tsz Ling (Hkg)
10/8, 9/1, 9/2 (32m)
[4] Sarah Kippax (Eng) |
Annie Au (Hkg)
9/6, 9/6, 9/1 (47m)
[7] Delia Arnold (Mas) |
Annie Au
7/9, 9/7, 9/3, 9/6 (60m)
[2] Rebecca Chiu |
[Q] Joey Chan (Hkg)
9/5, 9/1, 9/3 (27m)
[2] Rebecca Chiu (Hkg) |
16-Jan,
Qualifying:
Finals:
Song Sun-mi (Kor) bt
Ahn Eun-chan (Kor)
9/1, 5/9, 9/7, 2/9, 9/4
Liu Tsz Ling (Hkg) bt
Nabilla Ariffin (Mas) 9/3, 9/0, 9/2
Leung Shin Nga (Hkg) bt Carmen Lee (Hkg) 7/9, 10/9, 9/6,
7/9, 9/7
Joey Chan (Hkg) bt
Tong Tsz Wing (Hkg)
9/6, 9/1, 9/2
Round One:
Song Sun-mi (Kor) bt Szeto-Ka-hei (Hkg) 9/0,
9/3, 9/7
Ahn Eun-chan (Kor) bt Karla Chong (Hkg) 9/2, 9/1, 9/0
Nabilla Ariffin (Mas) bt Dorothy Ko (Hkg)
9/4, 2/9, 9/4, 8/10, 9/5
Liu Tsz Ling (Hkg) bt Chan Wing-hei (Hkg) 9/0, 9/0, 9/2
Carmen Lee (Hkg) bt
Chiu Ka Kei (Hkg) 9/3, 9/1, 9/10, 9/6
Leung Shin Nga (Hkg) bt Karman Siu (Hkg) 9/2, 9/4, 9/1
Tong Tsz Wing (Hkg)
bye
Joey Chan (Hkg) bt Ha Ka Po (Hkg)
9/0, 9/0, 9/3
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 Buler
Challenge Cup
2008
16-20 Jan, Hong Kong, $3k |
Round One
17 Jan |
Quarters
18 Jan |
Semis
19 Jan |
Final
20 Jan |
[1] Dick Lau (Hkg)
11/4, 11/5, 11/5 (30m)
[Q] Choy Kit Lun (Hkg) |
[1] Dick Lau
11/2, 11/4, 11/7 (28m)
[7] Navin Samarasingh |
[1] Dick Lau
11/9, 11/7, 11/6 (35m)
[3] Matthew Karwalski |
[1] Dick Lau
11/13, 11/2, 11/1, 11/9 (50m)
[2] Max Lee |
[7] Navin Samarasingh
(Sri)
11/8, 11/9, 11/7 (34m)
Joong Won Hwang (Hkg) |
[3] Matthew Karwalski
(Aus)
11/7, 11/9, 11/7 (38m)
[Q] Chiu Ho Fai (Hkg) |
[3] Matthew Karwalski
9/11, 11/4, 11/7, 9/11, 11/9 (63m)
Anson Kwong |
[5] Steve Robinson
(Aus)
11/9, 11/8, 12/10 (33m)
Anson Kwong (Hkg) |
Leo Au (Hkg)
11/8, 11/4, 7/11, 11/7 (39m)
[8] Roger Ngan (Hkg) |
Leo Au
7/11, 18/16, 12/10, 11/5 (79m)
[4] Wai Hang Wong |
Leo Au
12/14, 11/8, 11/0, 11/4 (44m)
[2] Max Lee |
Ali Miski (Leb)
w/o
[4] Wai Hang Wong (Hkg) |
[Q] Fung Ji Yang (Hkg)
11/3, 12/10, 11/8 (27m)
[6] Cheung Yao Huang (Tpe) |
[6] Cheung Yao Huang
11/7, 11/5, 16/14 (31m)
[2] Max Lee |
[Q] Chan Ka Chi (Hkg)
11/8, 11/4, 11/8 (27m)
[2] Max Lee (Hkg) |
16-Jan,
Qualifying:
Fung Ji Yang (Hkg) bt Lee Se-hyun (Kor)
11/6, 11/4, 9/11, 11/8
Choy Kit Lun (Hkg) bt Wong Hon Fung (Hkg)
12/10, 3/11, 11/8, 11/9
Chan Kai Chi (Hkg) bt Fung Ngo Long (Hkg)
11/3, 8/11, 3/11, 11/6, 11/7
Chiu Ho Fai (Hkg) bt Wong King Ngo (Hkg)
11/4, 11/8, 11/8
2007 Event
2006 Event
2005 Event
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 19-Jan,
Semi-Finals:
One home winner - at least
A home victory
in the men's event was guaranteed when top seeds Dick Lau and
Max Lee came through their semi-finals against Matthew
Karwalski and Leo Au. And it could still be a double as Defending
champion Rebecca Chiu dismissed Sarah Kippax in straight
games to set up a final against top seeded Irishwoman Madeline
Perry.
18-Jan,
Quarter-finals:
Au ousts Wong in Hong Kong
 Hong
Kong junior Leo Au caused the upset of the day in the
quarter-finals of the Buler Cup at the Hong Kong squash centre as he
upset fourth seeded Wai Hang Wong, the national number two, in a
lengthy four game battle.
 He
plays fellow-junior Max Lee in the semis, while HK champion
and top seed Dick Lau meets Australian Matthew Karwalski
for a place in the final. Karwalski prevented an all-HK semi-final
lineup as he prevailed in five games over Anson Kwong while Lau
eased past Sri Lankan Navin Samarasingh in straight games.
The women's event sees two home players in the semi-finals, but no
upsets here as the top four seeds all won through. Top seed
Madeline Perry will face Christina Mak, both winning
their quarter-finals in straight games, while defending champion
Rebecca Chiu, who overcame BJO runner-up Annie Au in four games,
meets England's Sarah Kippax.
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HK players well prepared
for the Buler Challenge
Organized by Hong Kong Squash, subvented by Leisure and Cultural
Services Department, sanctioned by WISPA and the PSA, the Buler
Squash Challenge Cup 2008 is set to welcome and bring
world-class players from all four corners of the world to Hong Kong
for the 16 in main draw plus 16 in qualifying draw on both Men’s and
Women’s competition with the total prize money of HKD120,000, to be
held at the Hong Kong Squash Centre on 16 to 20 January.
This is the fifth time that BULER WATCH, SWITZERLAND have
been title sponsor of this world top satellite event in HK which has
attracted overseas players from 10 countries including Australia,
England, India, Korea, Malaysia, etc to compete. The event is an
ideal competition for our Hong Kong Team members including Asian
Games Medallists, Rebecca Chiu Wing-yin and Christina Mak
Pui-hin together with Elise Ng Jia-yunn, Dick Lau
Siu-wai, Max Lee Ho-yin, Wong Wai-hang, Anson
Kwong Yu-shun, Roger Ngan Lun-cheung and Leo Au Chun-ming
as a warm-up tournament before they complete in the Asian
Championships which will be held next month between 13 to 21 in
Kuwait.
The competition will also help our players to gain valuable world
ranking points on both WISPA and PSA events. HK’s top players
Dick Lau and Rebecca Chiu will be the top and second seeds in
the men’s and women’s main draw respectively. Both of them together
with Max Lee and Elise Ng will meet one of the qualifiers on 17
January. Other local players such as current British Junior Open
Girls under-19 runner-up Annie Au Wing-chi will face
Malaysia’s Delia Arnold while Christina Mak will meet Korea’s
Park Eun-Ok in the first round. On the men’s main draw, Leo Au
will meet Roger Ngan while Wong Wai-hang will play against
Ali Miski from Lebanon. We also send 12 women’s and 10 men’s players
to compete the qualifying competition on 16 January including the
Asian Junior Team Gold Medallists Joey Chan Ho-ling, Leung
Shin-nga and Chiu Ka-kei.
 “Special
thanks go to the title-sponsor BULER WATCH, SWITZERLAND for this
event for the fifth year. All the players treasure their
opportunities to compete in this event and to gain valuable points
to climb up the world ranking ladder. Thanks also go to Leisure &
Cultural Services Department for their ongoing support. I wish all
the players, spectators, officials and organizers an enjoyable and
exciting week of squash,”
MH, Chairman of Hong Kong Squash
 “Buler
Watch, Switzerland is delighted and proud to be the title sponsor of
this world-class squash tournament for the fifth year and hope our
contribution can help in the development and promotion of the squash
activities in Hong Kong. We wish all players and spectators a
memorable week of competition,”
MH, JP Managing Director of Buler Watch, Switzerland |
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