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25-May, Final:
Three in a row for Finitsis
 Top
seed Steve Finitsis made it three from three when he beat South
African Carl Hampson to take out the City of Perth International in
Perth on Sunday.
Finitsis beat the South African qualifier 11-5, 11-6, 11-5 to win
his third tournament in a row and confirm his early dominance of the
Australian tour.
Finitsis beat third seeded Steven Robinson 11-4, 11-6, 13-11 in the
semi-finals earlier in the day, while Hampson battled past
Queenslander Nathan Turnbull 7-11, 11-8, 2-11, 11-5, 13-11.
It was a magnificent effort by Hampson to reach the final – he had
to win through two rounds of qualifying just to make the men’s draw
then beat seeded players Seyed Mohammad Hossein Sanaee (8), Zac
Alexander (2) and Turnbull (5) to set up the showdown with Finitsis.
But the in form Queenslander, who was born and raised in Innisfail
and now lives in Brisbane, was too strong and easily won the
decider.
The tour now moves to Kalgoorlie for the Fluidline Golden Open,
which begins on Friday with qualifying. Finitsis will be top seed in
Kalgoorlie, while Hampson faces having to qualify once again.
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 Perth
International
2008
Perth, Australia, 22-27 May, $10k |
Round One
24-May |
Quarters
25-May |
Semis
25-May |
Final
26-May |
[1] Steve Finitis
(Qld)
rtd
Justin Beard (SA) |
[1] Steve Finitis
11-1, 11-2, 11-4
Rex Hedrick |
[1] Steve Finitis
11-4, 11-6, 13-11
[3] Steven Robinson |
[1] Steve Finitis
11-5, 11-6, 11-5
Carl Hampson |
Rex Hedrick
(Vic)
11-7, 13-11, 11-7
[7] Jacob Lohrisch (Qld) |
[3] Steven Robinson
(Vic) bt
11-8, 11-3, 7-11, 11-5
Luke Forster (Qld) |
[3] Steven Robinson
9-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-9
Dane Sharp |
Dane Sharp
(CAN)
10-12, 11-9, 11-8, 11-7
[6] Joseph Desira (Vic) |
[5] Nathan Turnbull
(Qld)
11-9, 11-1, 11-7
Josh Cardwell (Vic) |
[5] Nathan Turnbull
11-7, 11-8, 3-11, 14-11
[4] Graeme Wilson |
[5] Nathan Turnbull
7-11, 11-8, 2-11, 11-5, 13-11
Carl Hampson |
[4] Graeme Wilson
(NZL)
11-7, 13-11, 11-5
Will Jones (SCO) |
Carl Hampson (RSA)
12-10, 11-6, 10-12, 11-7
11-4, 12-10
[8] Seyed Mohammad Hossein Sanaee (IRL) |
Carl Hampson
12-10, 13-11, 4-11, 11-4
[2] Zac Alexander |
[2] Zac Alexander
(Qld)
11-8, 11-4, 12-10
Neeraj Aggarwal (Vic) |
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