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 Saskatoon
Boast 2005
Saskatoon, Canada, 25/30 October, $10k
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Round One
Oct 27 |
Quarters
Oct 28 |
Semis
Oct 29 |
Final
Oct 30 |
[1]
Rodney Durbach (Rsa)
11/8, 11/10(2-0), 3/11, 11/7 (59m)
Daryl Selby (Eng) |
Daryl Selby
11/8, 11/7, 11/8 (50m)
Simon Carruthers |
Daryl Selby
8/11, 11/3, 11/1, 11/4 (46m)
Liam Kenny |
Liam Kenny
11/6, 11/10(2-0), 11/7 (53m)
Borja Golan |
[7] Simon Carruthers (Aus)
6/11, 8/11, 11/9, 11/8, 11/8 (75m)
[Q] Wade Johnstone (Aus) |
[3] Liam
Kenny (Irl)
11/7, 11/8, 11/7 (48m)
Rob Sutherland (Wal) |
Liam Kenny
5/11, 11/5, 6/11, 11/6, 11/5 (80m)
Jesse Engelbrecht |
[8] Nicholas Kyme (Ber)
11/7, 11/2, 11/9 (27m)
[Q] Jesse Engelbrecht (Zim) |
[5] Scott
Handley (Eng)
11/6, 9/11, 11/10(5-3), 11/10(4-2) (68m)
Laurent Elriani (Fra) |
Laurent Elriani
11/4, 11/9, 11/2 (40m)
Borja Golan |
Borja Golan
11/8, 10/11(2-0), 11/4, 11/8 (75m)
Shawn De Lierre |
[4] Borja
Golan (Esp)
11/4, 11/2, 11/2 (30m)
Aaron Frankcomb (Aus) |
[6] Shawn De Lierre (Can)
11/10(5-3), 11/6, 11/7 (50m)
[Q] Mike Corren (Aus) |
Shawn De Lierre
11/9, 11/2, 11/9 (46m)
Raj Nanda |
[2] Raj
Nanda (Aus)
11/5, 11/10(2-0), 11/6 (38m)
[Q] Callum O'Brien (Nzl) |
Qualifying:
Finals:
Callum O'Brien
(Nzl) bt Bertrand Tissot (Fra) 11/4, 11/8, 11/8 (29m)
Mike Corren (Aus)
bt Simon Rosner (Ger) 9/11, 11/8, 11/8, 11/9 (55m)
Jesse Engelbrecht
(Zim) bt Julien Balbo (Fra) 11/9, 10/11(1-3), 11/3, 11/7 (62m)
Wade Johnstone
(Aus) bt Luke Margan (Aus) 11/4, 5/11, 11/4, 11/9 (61m)
Round One:
Callum O'Brien (Nzl) bt Birch Balwin (Can) 11/4, 11/4, 11/2 (22m)
Bertrand Tissot (Fra) bt Patrick Bedore (Can) 9/11, 11/1, 9/11, 11/5,
11/8 (55m)
Simon Rosner (Ger) bt Chris Simpson (Eng) 11/7, 10/11 (1/3), 11/6,
11/7 (85m)
Mike Corren (Aus) bt Ryan Thompson (Nam) 11/4, 11/9, 5/11, 11/6 (43m)
Jesse Engelbrecht (Zim) bt Ahmed Hassaan (Egy)
9/11,11/10(2/0),9/11,11/9,11/9 (84m)
Julien Balbo (Fra) bt Michal Reid (Can) 11/4, 11/3, 11/2 (23m)
Luke Margan (Aus) bt Fawad Malik (Can) 11/5, 11/3, 11/3 (22m)
Wade Johnstone (Aua) bt Justin Todd (Can) 11/6, 11/9, 11/9 (25m)
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28-Oct, Quarter-Finals:
UPSETS CONTINUE
IN
SASKATOON
Daryl
Foreman reports from Saskatchewan
 The upsets continued in
Saskatoon as Shawn DeLierre won an admittedly ugly match over
Australia's second seed Raj Nanda in straight games. Raj was
distracted by DeLierre's unusual style of play which the Canadian
took full advantage of.
Number four seed Borja Golan had few troubles in taking out
Laurent Elriani of France in straight games. Golan had full control
from the beginning and never looked like letting up.
Jesse Engelbrecht continued his good form from the previous three
days and gave third seed Liam Kenny quite a scare.
Engelbrecht flew away to a two one lead playing some excellent
attacking squash. Kenny stayed steady in the fourth and fifth games
causing Engelbrecht to get a little carried away with his attack.
Definitely the match of the night, the crowd however took quite a
liking to Jesse's extravagant kit and also his Ron Burgundy side
burns.
Giant killer Daryl Selby took on the role of replacement
number one seed by taking out Simon Carruthers of Australia in three
straight games. All games were tight up until 7 all where Selby
seemed to take the edge over his Australian opponent.
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27-Oct, Round One:
SEEDS SLIDE IN
SASKATOON
Daryl
Foreman reports from Saskatchewan
It was a poor day for the
seeds in the first round of the Saskatoon Boast at the YMCA in
Saskatoon, Canada, as Rodney Durbach, Scott Handley and Nick Kyme
all fell at the first hurdle ... |
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SELBY SHOCKS DURBACH
Daryl Selby (Eng) bt [1]
Rodney Durbach (Rsa)
11/8, 11/10(2-0), 3/11, 11/7 (59m)
[7] Simon Carruthers (Aus) bt [Q] Wade Johnstone (Aus)
6/11, 8/11, 11/9, 11/8, 11/8 (75m)
 The
number one seed fell as England's in-form Daryl Selby took
out Rodney Durbach of South Africa in 59 minutes. The match
was very tight. Selby edged out Durbach in the second game
tiebreaker to go ahead 2-nil but Durbach stormed back and
convincingly took the third game 11-3.
The fourth game went to
6-all before Selby pulled ahead to win 11-7 and take the match.
Selby seemed to control the pace of the games and his effortless
retrieving and tight placements of the ball into the back corners
seemed to give Durbach trouble throughout the match.
 Simon
Carruthers narrowly escaped the first round after falling 2
games behind countryman Wade Johnstone.
The two Aussies hit
hard and played very aggressive squash but Carruthers seemed to
play a little better on the important points after the score got
to 8-all.
Carruthers had lost the first games 6-11 and 8-11, but
won the last 3 games 11-9, 11-9, and 11-8. Carruthers settled down
and stopped hitting the tin in the last two games and Johnstone
let just a couple of errors creep into his game so the tide turned
and Carruther's came off the court tired but victorious.
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Daryl's Diary
 We
arrived in Saskatoon expecting blizzards and freezing temperatures
only to be pleasantly surprised with clear skies and the sun
shining.
The tournament is being held in the YMCA (no dance to
accompany that) which is a public facility but with a keen bunch of
squash enthusiasts on the 3rd floor which is where the courts are.
Everyone is being billeted which is nice as the people are oh so
friendly and helpful.
A lot of them have to work so a lot of the guys are at the club all
day which has resulted in a lot of poker, and me splashing out on a
full professional set of poker chips which look good but are very
heavy.
As always these extra curricular activities help brighten the mood
of all the squash players. Jesse has done a talk to the local kids
about his native Africa and they now know the ins and outs of
shooting Baboon.
Anyway quarter finals are tonight and will try and get back online
tomorrow.
Daryl Selby |
JESSE CONTINUES FROM QUALIFYING
[3] Liam Kenny (Irl) bt Rob Sutherland (Wal)
11/7, 11/8, 11/7 (48m)
[Q] Jesse Engelbrecht (Zim) bt [8] Nicholas Kyme (Ber)
11/7, 11/2, 11/9 (27m)
 Ireland's
Liam Kenny volleyed aggressively right from the start of his
match with young Welshman Rob Sutherland. Afterwards
Sutherland said he was volleying and trying to match Kenny's fast
pace in the first two games and it wasn't until the third game
that he settled down and started concentrating on his shots and
formulating strategy on the court. By then it was too little too
late as Liam was playing with a great deal of confidence and his
backhand drop shot became even finer and closer to the tin.
Sutherland put up a valiant effort but Kenny's experience and
movement carried the match in his favour.
 Jesse
Engelbrecht spanked the surprised 8th seed Nicholas Kyme
of Bermuda and sent him packing 3/0 in 27 Minutes. Jesse had
perhaps the toughest qualifying draw and perhaps it's true "that
what doesn't kill you makes you stronger," as he is playing with a
great deal of confidence and foot speed after besting Amed Mohsen
Hassaan in 5 games and Juien Balbo in 4 games to qualify.
"Qualifying through a tough draw definitely is an advantage as
long as you can continue playing strongly and keep the momentum
going ..." Jesse Engelbrecht
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LAURENT LASHES SCOTT
Laurent Elriani (Fra) [5]
Scott Handley (Eng)
11/6, 9/11, 11/10(5-3), 11/10(4-2) (68m)
[4] Borja Golan (Esp) bt Aaron Frankcomb (Aus)
11/4, 11/2, 11/2 (30m)
 Laurent
Elriani provided the final upset of the day as the Frenchman
won a tough four game match over England's fifth seed Scott
Handley. After splitting the first two games Elriani won the
last two in tiebreakers (5-3) and (4-2). The match was full of
lets and "created lets" but Elriani survived and was very excited
to be advancing to the second round.
 Borja
Golan looked like he was on "cruise control" in a convincing
3-0 win over young Aaron Frankcomb in 30 minutes. Both players
play a similar style but Golan is in-form having won his last
tournament. Golan has played here before but looks to have
improved significantly and is playing a much more aggressive
style, punishing any mistakes with dying length in the back and
aggressive volleys.
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DE LIERRE CANADA'S LAST HOPE
[6] Shawn De Lierre (Can) bt [Q] Mike Corren (Aus)
11/10(5-3), 11/6, 11/7 (50m)
[2] Raj Nanda (Aus) bt [Q] Callum O'Brien (Nzl)
11/5, 11/10(2-0), 11/6 (38m)
Shawn
De Lierre kept Canadian hopes alive by defeating qualifier
Mike Corren in 50 minutes. The match was much closer than the
3-nil score suggested. Corren's post match comments were "That's
the way the mop flops". When asked about his running commentary to
himself during the match said "If I can't do it with my racquet at
least I can provide some entertainment for the crowd".
In fairness to Mike he is recovering from a back injury that saw
his ranking drop from 39 to 139 in the world and two qualification
matches can catch up to you if you're no longer a youngster.
Corren controlled most of the rallies but De Lierre's retrieving
ability and fast hands bailed him out of many one-sided rallies.
The at times almost unbelievable gets by the Canadian seemed to
throw Corren off and some errors crept into his game as he pressed
for even tighter shots which crept closer and closer to the tin
and finally started clipping the metal.
 Second
seed Raj Nanda looked very smooth and his footwork looked
almost effortless as he defeated Callum O'Brien in 38
Minutes. O'Brien never seemed to find the groove he had in his
qualifying matches although Nanda's pressure never let him get
settled into the game style he liked.
Nanda served notice his game has improved and he showed a relaxed
confidence in his 3-nil victory.
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Qualifying:
CALLUM CANTERS INTO
SASKATOON DRAW
While all the other matches lasted around an hour, New Zealand's Callum
O'Brien took just 29 minutes to reserve his place in the main draw of the
Saskatoon Boast after beating France's Bertrand Tissot in the qualifying finals at the Saskatoon YMCA in Saskatoon,
Canada.
O'Brien, 22, based in Amsterdam, is drawn to face Australia's second seed
Raj Nanda in the first round of the PSA Tour event in Saskatchewan.
Top seed in the event is South Africa's Rodney Durbach, who faces
England's in-form Daryl Selby in the first round.
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