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30-Nov, Finals:
[1] Gregory Gaultier (Fra) bt [2] Karim Darwish (Egy)
11/6, 11/9, 11/5
[6] Suzie Pierrepont (Eng) bt [2] Samantha Teran (Mex)
11/6, 7/11, 11/9, 9/11, 11/4
Greg &
Suzie triumph in Macau
While the men's title went to the top seed as Gregory Gaultier beat
Karim Darwish in straight games, Suzie Pierrepont beat the top two
seeds on her way to the women's title, finishing with a five-game
thriller against Samantha Teran.
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29-Nov, Semis:
Pierrepont makes
Macau final
While it was the top seeds who progressed to the men's final in
Macau, England's Suzie Pierrepont caused a stunning upset as
she beat top seed Rebecca Chiu to reach the women's final.
Pierrepont led the Hong Kong champion by two games but in the end
just squeezed home in the fifth. She meets second seed Samantha
Teran in the final, after the Mexican beat Latasha Khan 12/10 in
the fourth.
Men's top seed Gregory Gaultier ended the run from qualifying
of Aamir Atlas Khan, despatching the Pakistani youngster in straight
games. Second seed Karim Darwish dropped the first game
against Thierry Lincou but recovered to deny an all-French final.
Thanks to Pierre Canto for the venue photos |
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 Macau
Open
2008
25-30 Nov,
Macau, $52k |
Round One
27
Nov |
Quarters
28 Nov |
Semis
29 Nov |
Final
30 Nov |
[1]
Gregory Gaultier (Fra)
11/8, 11/3, 11/5
[Q] Julian Illingworth (Usa) |
[1] Gregory Gaultier
11/9, 11/2, 11/4
[8] Alister Walker |
[1] Gregory Gaultier
11/2, 11/5, 11/4
[Q] Aamir Atlas Khan |
[1] Gregory Gaultier
11/6, 11/9, 11/5
[2] Karim Darwish |
[8]
Alister Walker (Eng)
9/11, 11/9, 11/4, 11/5
Jonathan Kemp (Eng) |
[3]
Nick Matthew (Eng)
11/4, 11/4, 11/6
Armando Amante (Mac) |
[3] Nick Matthew
8/11, 18/16, 11/9, 11/5
[Q] Aamir Atlas Khan |
[5]
Azlan Iskandar (Mas)
11/7, 10/12, 11/1, 7/11, 11/7
[Q] Aamir Atlas Khan (Pak) |
[Q] Julien Balbo (Fra)
7/11, 11/8, 11/9, 12/10
[6] Olli Tuominen (Fin) |
[Q] Julien Balbo
11/8, 11/8, 11/4
[4] Thierry Lincou |
[4] Thierry Lincou
8/11, 13/11, 11/4, 11/3
[2] Karim Darwish |
Renan Lavigne (Fra)
11/9, 11/7, 11/6
[4] Thierry Lincou (Fra) |
Chris Ryder (Eng)
6/11, 12/10, 11/8, 5/11, 11/5
[7] Cameron Pilley (Aus) |
Chris Ryder
11/3, 11/3, 11/5
[2] Karim Darwish |
[Q] Saurav Ghosal (Ind)
11/3, 11/8, 11/5
[2] Karim Darwish (Egy) |
Qualifying Finals:
Aamir Atlas Khan
bt Tom Richards
5/11, 11/6, 11/5, 11/8
Julian Illingworth bt Mohd Zafiizwan Adnan
11/8, 14/12, 9/11, 7/11, 11/6
Julien Balbo (Fra) bt Aaron Frankcomb (Aus)
11/8, 10/12, 11/9, 11/9
Saurav Ghosal (Ind) bt Campbell Grayson (Nzl)
7/11, 11/1, 11/3, 11/8
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 Macau
Open 2008
26-30 Nov,
Macau, $16k |
Round One
27
Nov |
Quarters
28 Nov |
Semis
29 Nov |
Final
30 Nov |
[1]
Rebecca Chiu (Hkg)
11/4, 11/5, 11/4
Ahn Eun Chan (Kor) |
[1] Rebecca Chiu
11/9, 14/12, 11/2
[8] Dipika Pallikal |
[1] Rebecca Chiu
11/7, 11/7, 8/11,
9/11, 11/5
[6] Suzie Pierrepont |
[6] Suzie Pierrepont
11/6, 7/11, 11/9, 9/11, 11/4
[2] Samantha Teran |
[8]
Dipika Pallikal (Ind)
12/10, 11/8, 8/11, 4/11, 11/5
Song Sun-Mi (Kor) |
[3]
Line Hansen (Den)
12/10, 12/10, 11/7
Kylie Lindsay (Nzl) |
[3] Line Hansen
6/11, 11/9, 11/6, 11/7
[6] Suzie Pierrepont |
[6]
Suzie Pierrepont (Eng)
11/4, 10/12, 12/10, 11/7
[Q] Melody Francis (Aus) |
[Q] Birgit Coufal (Aut)
9/11, 11/8, 11/5, 11/8
[5] Christina Mak (Hkg) |
[5] Christina Mak
9/11, 11/9, 11/3, 11/9
[4] Latasha Khan |
[4] Latasha Khan
8/11, 11/6, 11/8,
12/10
[2] Samantha Teran |
Cheryl Vong (Mac)
11/3, 11/5, 11/2
[4] Latasha Khan (Usa) |
[Q] Lauren Selby (Eng)
11/7, 11/9, 11/8
[7] Elise Ng (Hkg) |
[Q] Lauren Selby
11/9, 11/0, 11/9
[2] Samantha Teran |
Mami
Nishio (Jpn)
11/6, 11/5, 11/4
[2] Samantha Teran (Mex) |
Qualifying Finals:
Lauren Selby (Eng) bt Yuko Ikeda (Jpn)
11/1, 11/2, 11/3
Ahn Eun Chan (Kor) bt Hengameh Habibpour (Iri)
11/1, 11/2, 11/1
Melody Francis (Aus) bt Victoria Lust (Eng)
6/11, 8/11, 11/6, 15/13, 12/10
Birgit Coufal (Aut) bt Carmen Lee
9/11, 15/13, 11/9, 11/6
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28-Nov, Quarters:
Khan conquers Matthew
Only one of yesterday's giantkillers cam through to the the
semi-finals in Macau, with Pakistan's Aamir Atlas Khan
claiming one of the best wins of his career as he beat third seed
Nick Matthew in four games.
Khan now meets top seed Gregory Gaultier for a place in the
final, and with Thierry Lincou meeting second seed Karim
Darwish it could yet be an all-French climax.
In the women's event England's Suzie Pierrepont caused a
minor upsets as she beat third seed Line Hansen in four games to
join Rebecca Chiu, Latasha Khan and Samantha Teran
in the semis.
27-Nov, Round One:
Qualifiers excel in Macau
After an absence of six years the Macau
Open returns to the men's circuit with a $52k prize fund and a
strong entry, headed by world numbers two and three Karim Darwish
and Gregory Gaultier.
The first round saw two qualifiers make it into the quarter-finals -
Pakistan's Aamir Atlas Khan overcame fifth seed Azlan
Iskandar in five games while Julien Balbo shocked six seed
Olli Tuominen to set up an all-French quarter-final with Thierry
Lincou.
Unseeded Chris Ryder also created an upset, beating seventh
seed Cameron Pilley in five games to set up a meeting with second
seed Darwish.
In the women's event England's Lauren Selby continued her
rich vein of form, coming through qualifying to beat seventh seed
Elise Ng in the first round. |
 "I
was really pleased with how I played considering the past two weeks
I've had. It's probably been my hardest two weeks ever on tour,
being so ill so far from home. I'm obviously not pleased to lose,
but good to be healthy again and on the right track for Saudi ...
 "Three
Frenchies in the quarters....
"I was happy with the way I got out of a tricky encounter against
Renan, my sparring partner from way back when.
"Tomorrow, I'm playing Julien, who doesn't stop surprising us ..."
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