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02-Nov, Final:
Krajcsak
outlasts Frankcomb
Brad Birnie
reports
Mark Krajcsak appeared as strong, as he was at the beginning of
the week, while Frankcomb had to have been affected by his titanic
94-minute battle with Shawn Delierre yesterday.
Hitting six tins in the first game, indicated that Frankcomb wasn't
himself. Krajcsak had tight length, cut everything off quickly and
owned the T for the first two games. A few early mistakes by
Krajcsak and some steadier play by Frankcomb made the 25 minute 3rd
game tight until Krajcsak hit a behind-the-back winner of an
intentionally-centered front-court drive from Frankcomb's backhand.
Great effort from an obviously tired Frankcomb, but Krajcsak was on
his game the whole week.
Winner of the Sportsmanship award was Nafzahizam Adnan of Malaysia.
01-Nov, Semms:
Top two into Saskatoon final
...
After a strong, consistent performance yesterday upsetting # 4 seed
Bennett, Nafzahizam Adnan looked like an entirely different player,
losing the first game in 7 minutes, hitting 7 tins. Full credit to
Mark Krajcsak, however, as he pounced on the ball with urgency and
didn't let Adnan back into it the rest of the match.
The second semi was a great match-up of Aaron Frankcomb's classic
style and Shawn Delierre's shot-making. Frankcomb satisfied with
driving to length early in match, but Delierre was firing in first
and third games to go up 2-1.
With Frankcomb up 7-3 in third, Delierre staged comeback to get to
9-10, but Frankcomb remained composed and won 11-9. Both players
still had plenty of gas left for the fifth game as earlier rallies
were relatively short, rhythm was choppy, plenty of lets. In the
fifth, great gets by Deliere, Frankcomb played tough and determined.
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Hungarian heavy hitter in squash
StarPhoenix - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
When they last met in Paris, Australia's Aaron Frankcomb and
Hungary's Mark Krajcsak waged an epic 21/2-hour squash
battle, with Frankcomb emerging ... |
 Saskatoon
Boast
2008
30-Oct to 02-Nov,
Canada, $10k |
Round One
30 Oct |
Quarters
31 Oct |
Semis
01 Nov |
Final
02 Nov |
[1] Aaron Frankcomb (Aus)
11-2, 11-2, 11-8 (26m)
Dave Glass (Can) |
[1] Aaron Frankcomb
11-6, 11-1, 11-3 (30m)
[8] Andrew McDougall |
[1] Aaron Frankcomb
6-11, 11-8, 2-11, 11-9, 11-7 (94m)
[3] Shawn Delierre |
[1] Aaron Frankcomb
11-2, 11-6, 11-7 (53m)
[2] Mark Krajcsak |
[8] Andrew McDougall (Can)
11-4, 12-10, 11-8 (44m)
Matt Serediak (Can) |
[3] Shawn Delierre (Can)
5-11, 13-11, 11-5, 11-9 (68m)
[Q] Kristian Frost Olesen (Den) |
[3] Shawn Delierre
11-7, 11-9, 11-9 (47
[5] Jesse Engelbrecht |
[5] Jesse Engelbrecht (Rsa)
11-2, 11-5, 11-6 (30m)
[Q] Daniel Sibley (Can) |
Tyler Hamilton (Can)
11-8, 11-3, 11-8 (30m)
[7] Nafzahizam Adnan (Mas) |
[7] Nafzahizam Adnan
11-7, 12-10, 7-11, 11-9 (50m)
[4] Dylan Bennett |
[7] Nafzahizam Adnan 11-3,
11-4, 11-8 (34m)
[2] Mark Krajcsak |
[Q] Bernard Reid (Can)
13-11, 13-11, 11-7 (31m)
[4] Dylan Bennett (Ned) |
[Q] Justin Todd (Can)
11-5, 11-5, 11-8 (27m)
[6] Robin Clarke (Can) |
[6] Robin Clarke
11-4, 11-6, 11-7 (40m)
[2] Mark Krajcsak |
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Michal Reid (Can)
11-2, 9-11, 11-2, 11-4 (41m)
[2] Mark Krajcsak (Hun) |
31-Oct, Quarters:
Delierre keeps Canadian
hopes alive ...
Third-seed Shawn DeLierre of Montreal advanced to the
semifinals on Friday at the Saskatoon Boast. The competition at the
Saskatoon YMCA is the fifth event on the Canadian Squash Circuit for
the 2008-09 season as well as a stop on the men’s pro circuit.
DeLierre, ranked 48th in the world, defeated fifth-seed Jesse
Engelbrecht of South Africa 11-7, 11-9, 11-9. In the semifinal, the
26-year-old Canadian faces top-seed and world number-43 Aaron
Frankcomb of Austria. Frankcomb eliminated Andrew McDougall of
Calgary 11-6, 11-1, 11-3.
 "I
put in a lot of drop balls from the back and that did a lot of good
stuff for me," said DeLierre. "I’ve beaten him before and he was a
bit shaky at times and I took advantage of that. Still the games
were so close so he played pretty well."
So far this season DeLierre has not lost to a player ranked behind
him in the world rankings and has beaten one player ahead of him.
"Aaron is going to be a tough challenge," said DeLierre. "He is very
fit. I’ll have to be very disciplined and make my shots difficult
for him."
Sixth-seed Robin Clarke of Ottawa, who won the previous stop on the
circuit last Sunday in Ottawa, lost his quarterfinal match to
second-seed and world number-47 Mark Krajcsak of Hungary
11-4, 11-6, 11-7. In the other quarterfinal, number-seven
Nafzahizam Adnan of Malaysia upset fourth-seed Dylan Bennett of
the Netherlands 11-7, 12-10, 7-11, 11-9.Match points from Brad Birnie ...
Top seed Aaron Frankcomb proved too solid for McDougall. "He hits it
tighter and more consistently" McDougall plainly stated after the
match. Frankcomb has yet to be pushed...
Shawn Delierre controlled his match with Jesse Engelbrecht from the
start with Engelbrecht returning almost everything Delierre threw at
him. Some spectacular shot-making by Delierre, but Engelbrecht
battled hard and fought back in the third. Delierre just too sharp.
Nafzahizam Adnan upset fourth seed Dylan Bennett with mistake-free,
solid squash. The taller Bennett had trouble putting anything away
on Adnan. After winning match ball, the players discovered that the
ball was broken during the rally and were forced to replay match
point, which Adnan won.
An extremely long opening point between Mark Krajcsak and Robin
Clarke was followed by clinical squash from both players - good
length, low wide cross-courts. Kracjsak's speed and ability to cut
everything off was a difference.
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Saskatoon hosts
international squash tourney
StarPhoenix - Saskatchewan, Canada
If there's a weekend for Saskatoon to turn its attention to
squash, this is it. Not as a vegetable alternative for your
traditional pumpkin-carving ... |
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30-Oct, Round One:
Seeds through in Saskatoon
The first round of the Saskatoon Boast saw all eight seeds through
to the quarter-finals, and although every match featured at least
one Canadian, just three made it through to the last eight.
Match points from Brad Birnie ...
Top seed Aaron Frankcomb kept Dave Glass at back of court for
most of match, except when he didn't...too much for Glass this time.
There were no surprises in the match-up of Toronto training partners
Andrew McDougall and Matthew Serediak. Fitness may have been
an factor as Serediak made a few mistakes at the end of game 3.
Shawn Delierre may have been surprised by Kristian Frost
Olesen as he tinned the last 4 points to lose game # 1. Second game
was best of night as not more than 1 point separated the two until
10-8 for Olesen. Losing the game with 3 game balls to go up 2 games
on the 3rd seed took its toll on Olesen, but he kept it close in the
4th.
Daniel Sibley had trouble finding his game against the steady South
African Jesse Engelbrecht, but had no answer for
Engelbrecht's strong, mistake-free short game.
Nafzahizam Adnan's variety of shots and relentless retrieving
beat Tyler Hamilton.
Dylan Bennett owned the T with his shot placement and reach.
Bernard Reid made good comebacks in first two games but couldn't
quite complete them.
Fresh off of his Ottawa win, Robin Clarke took advantage of
Justin Todd's impatience. Clarke's tight drops kept Todd scrambling.
Punishing length from second seed Mark Krajcsak was
difference in this one. Michal Reid with a good second game, great
retrieving, even splits at one point, making this observer cringe
...
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Qualifying:
29-Oct, Qualifying Finals:
Kristian Frost Olesen (Den) bt Suf Ahmed (Can)
11/5, 11/5, 11/1 (21m)
Hometown Ahmed no match for mistake-free, steady Olesen.
Daniel Sibley (Can) bt Chris White (Can)
11/4, 11/5, 11/4 (29m)
Justin Todd (Can) bt Justin VanDerleest (Can)
11/6, 11/5, 11/8 (26m)
Renewal of Regina, Saskatchewan rivalry with Todd now training in
Vancouver. VanDerleest held his own in first game, but difference in
fitness showed quickly in the second game. Closely fought third game
as VanDerleest steadied himself and applied more pressure to Todd,
but not enough on this night.
Bernard Reid (Can) bt Martin Prentice (Gua)
11/6, 10/12, 11/8, 11/7 (54m)
Early errors by Reid made for close first game until he pulled away
with 5 straight points at end. Both players hitting to better length
in second, then exchanged mental lapses late, Prentice gathering
himself for last two points. Third game saw both players start
conservatively, then Reid continuing to take fewer risks and made
fewer mistakes. Prentice made early unforced errors in the fourth
with Reid playing steadily with good retrieving.
28-Oct, Round One:
Justin Vanderleest (Can) bt Michael Russel (Can)
11/3, 11/4, 11/3 (25m)
Chris White (Can) bt Thomas Jackson (Can)
12/10, 2/11, 12/10, 11/6 (33m)
Sarfaraz Ahmed (Can) bt Russ Warner (Can)
11/6, 11/6, 13/11 (26m)
Warner put up a gutsy fight in game three, digging out a lot of
balls and fighting for a win but came up just short in the tie
break.
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