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22-May, Final:
[4] Orla Noom (Ned) bt [7]
Margriet Huisman (Ned)
9/1, 9/1, 9/0 (25m) |
First Title for Orla
John Catlow reports from Carcassonne
 The
party's over, Orla has won her first WISPA title, and there's only the
washing up to do before getting back to work tomorrow.
Tonight was good fun with the girls still around in Carcassone mixing in
with the members after the final (except poor Joshna who's been ill this
weekend and only stayed the time to mark the final before returning to her
bed)
Louise - referee for the final - is made of sterner stuff and despite
finishing the match with a "stroke" stayed around to chat with the
finalists and the members long after her ultimate decision.
Tricia missed the final - she was visiting "the city" for the fourteenth
time since she got here - but arrived in time for the "troisième mi-temps"
(en français dans le texte). I mustn't forget that I'm picking her up at
8h00 tomorrow morning - this morning - to take her to the airport.
As usual they've all said that it's been a great tournament and they'll
all be back next year. In fact, most of them do come back and often if
they don't it's because our little tournament does not offer enough points
for the WISPA rankings for it to be sensible to come back.
Becky Botwright (N°26) came back hoping to win a tournament that I think
she appreciates but it wasn't to be. So in fact I hope I don't see Orla
next year ..... unless we find a lot more money! (although she promised
and swore that she'll be back)
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21 May, Semis:
[7]
Margriet Huisman (Ned)
bt [2] Triciah Chuah (Mas)
0/9, 9/7, 9/7, 9/3
[4] Orla
Noom
(Ned)
bt [5] Georgina Stoker (Eng)
9/2, 9/2, 7/9, 9/6 |
 Double
Dutch
in Carcassonne
John Catlow reports
It will be a double Dutch final in Carcassonne, after Margriet Huisman and
Orla Noom both won their semi-finals by 3/1 scorelines.
Tricia Chuah had looked very strong in her first two matches and the first
game of her semi-final with Margriet confirmed this idea as she stormed
home 9/0 in less than five minutes. In the second she still seemed to be
in control but Margriet was now retreiving everything that Tricia threw at
her and Tricia started making errors.
Slowly but surely the match was
turning Margriet's way as she took the second 9/7. The third game was the
hub of the match and when Margriet took three straight points to take it
9/7 Tricia's confidence took a dip and the fourth game never looked like
going Tricia's way against a fast moving Dutch girl who raced home 9/3.
The no nonsense Orla Noom started her match with Georgina Stoker in the
same fashion that she had won her first two rounds. Attacking Georgina's
poor length and keeping the English girl under constant pressure she raced
into a 2/0 lead, but Georgina had not had her last say and as she slow the
game down Orla started making errors.
The loss of the third game 9/7 did
not stop the Dutch girl finishing off the job however, as she ran out
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Orla Noom
Margriet Huisman |
Hi Framboise,
 Just
a quick message from gorgeous Carcassonne.
Been having a great time here! John has once again done a great job
on organising the tournament, all the families we're staying with
are dead nice and of course Carcassonne itself is a lovely little
town to spend time.
Finals-day today! and it's going to be an all-dutch one, yey!!!
I'm happy I got through in this tournament of upsets! Hopefully
myself and Margriet can give the people here a good match tonight!
Right, we're off into town for some lunch ... once again a massive
thank you to john for putting up this great tournament.
Take care,
Orla |
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Hi Framboise,
 An
all dutch final, yippeeeee!!!!!!!!
I am enjoying my time here in Carcassonne and off course I am very
happy to be in my first WIPSA final!
I really didn't expect to get this far.
The courts are pretty hot and that suits my game very well.
Hopefully it will be a good final tonight. I am
looking forward to it. I am gonna give everything and enjoy it!
I really like to come back to Carcassonne every year. The people are
very friendly and the area is very nice...
John does a very good job running the
tournament. Thanks a lot John!!! It's one of my favourite
tournaments...
Bye,
Margriet |
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Hi Framboise!!
 It
is a pleasure to me could enjoy this weekend in Carcassonne!!
I really was looking forward for that tournament when I make my
entry, but I never thought it was going to be as amazing as it is!!!
John, thank you very much for everything you have done and you do,
always there for help us in the smallest thing we need! YOU ARE
GREAT!
Also many thanks to everybody who was here making us enjoying this
weekend in Carcassonne: good players, great squash, the nicest
people who who make a wonderful and warm environment ... and of
course, Amelie&Miguel congratulations for your marriage and thank
you for let me stay with you and make a brilliant weekend!!
Matthieu Vidal the biggest thank for let me stay at your home on
thursday night, wait for me at the airport till late hours at night
don't leaving me in my own =P and of course for your supporting
during the tournament and being worry about me this weekend!
I'm already looking forward for next year, I hope from the bottom of
my heart could enjoy again here in Carcassonne!!
I'd love come again next year and give you back all that things you
make for us, making you enjoy with a brilliant squash ...
Sweet kisses,
Chantal Moros Pitarch |
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Hi Framboise
 Its
Joshna from india... Here in Carcassonne for the first time...
The one thing I really liked when I came here was that the place is
so similar to where I come from in India.... small town, not too
many people, greenery all around, lovely weather and a very quiet
place!!!
I still haven't got a chance to look around in Carcassone, hopefully
I will in a day or so, looking forward to that.
The people here are very friendly and nice. John here is absolutely
great and doing a wonderful job at the tournament..
Hopefully I will be back here again next year.. so till then...take
care ...
Joshna Chinappa |
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Hi Fram,
 It's
Becky Bot here, everything is going smoothly here in Carcassonne, the
first round matches finished this morning with no major mishaps, the
only seed to lose was Celia I'm afraid, leaving no other French in
the draw, and the quarters are commencing now.
"No match this morning was particularly easy, all the girls were
fighting fit. I was particularly nervous this morning as I'd never
played Emma my opponent, which always makes you feel a little in the
dark, but eventually won.
"Carcassonne is a lovely place, with great weather and surroundings
and nice people, what more could you ask for?
"Well I'm off to warm up now ..."
Take care
Becky Botwright |
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 Open
de la Cité 2006
20-22 May, Carcassonne, France, $5.5k |
Round One
May
20 |
Quarters
May 20 |
Semis
May 21 |
Final
May 22 |
[1] Becky
Botwright (Eng)
9/7, 9/4, 9/1
Emma Beddoes (Eng) |
Becky Botwright
9/6, 9/6, 5/9, 3/9, 9/4
Georgina Stoker |
Georgina Stoker
9/2, 9/2, 7/9, 9/6
Orla
Noom |
Orla
Noom
copied from
SquashSite
Margriet Huisman |
[5]
Georgina Stoker (Eng)
9/7, 10/8, 5/9, 10/9
Dagmar Vermuelen (Ned) |
[4] Orla
Noom (Ned)
9/2, 9/2, 1/9, 9/1
Maud Duplomb (Fra) |
Orla
Noom
9/3, 9/4, 9/0
Joshna
Chinappa |
[6] Joshna
Chinappa (Ind)
4/9, 9/6, 9/7, 9/5
Milja Dorenbos (Ned) |
Jenny
Wright (Wal)
7/9, 9/4, 9/6, 9/0
[7] Margriet Huisman (Ned) |
Margriet Huisman
4/9, 9/4, 7/9, 10/9, 9/4
Louise Crome |
Margriet Huisman
0/9, 9/7, 9/7, 9/3Triciah Chuah |
Lotte
Eriksen (Nor)
9/7, 9/3, 9/1
[3] Louise Crome (Nzl) |
Susannah King (Eng)
0/9, 9/2, 10/8, 9/4
[8] Celia Allamargot (Fra) |
Susannah King
9/1, 10/8, 9/1
Triciah Chuah |
Chantal
Moros-Pitarch (Esp)
9/1, 9/4, 9/0
[2] Triciah Chuah (Mas) |
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Louise
Crome started favourite in the second quarter and she seemed to
confirm this by winning the first game 9/4 after 20 minutes. But
Margriet Huisman kept the tempo going in the second and took it by the
same score. At 7-all in the third two important points won consecutively
by Louise gave her the game. The two girls fought heroically in the fourth
and with Louise 7/4 ahead things looked difficult for Margriet. But 10
minutes later she took the fourth 10/9. Amazingly after an hour's play the
girls were still moving well at the start of the fifth but the tiredness
finally crept into Louise's game and some unforced errors saw Margriet run
out 9/4 to win her place in tomorrow's first semi-final with Tricia. An
impressive performance.
