Canon Kirk Homes Irish Open Squash Championships 2006:
Irish Open 2005 Irish Open 2006 Irish Open 2007
Womens’ Final: Madeline Perry (IRL)
bt Laura Lengthorn (ENG) 3/0 9/7, 9/3, 9/4 (55 Minutes)
Mens’ Final: Borja Golan (ESP) bt Davide Bianchetti
(ITA) 3/1 11/5, 10/11 (4/2), 11/2, 11/9 (72 Minutes)
Madeline Perry, number 1 seed defended
her Irish Open title with a convincing win over number 2 seed, Laura
Lenghtorn of England. Perry began the match tentatively going
7/4 down in the opening game, but upped the pace and never looked back
and raced on to a 3/0 victory.
Perry, now 9 in the world rankings has gone to a different level and one
can see her going even further in the next year in world rankings. Her
speed about the court, her deadly nick shots especially when she is in
front of the court, make her a daunting opponent.
The Women’s World Championships in Belfast in November this year
will provide a great opportunity for Madeline to shine in front of a home
crowd and is something to relish.
Both men’s finalists, Spain's Borja Golan and the Italian Davide Biachetti has long and difficult semi-finals on Saturday evening each lasting almost 2 hours. Golan has won the last 13 matches of fourteen finals he has contested and was a red hot favourite for today’s game. He had beaten Bianchetti on 3 of the last 4 outings and most recently in the Italian Open in November.
Golan appeared the fresher of the pair and took the first game 11/5. In the second Bianchetti found his rhythm and managed to take a 10/6 lead, Golan came back to make it 10-10 but finally lost on a tie-breaker. A re-focused Golan stormed to a 2/1 lead, taking the third gmea 11/2. The fourth game was a point by point contest. Golan took a 10-9 lead with a timely executed drop and took the match on his first attempt forcing a conduct point from Bianchetti. Golan, a young man of 23 is one to watch for the future and has promised to return and defend his first Cannon Kirk Irish title next year.
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MEN'S
EVENT |
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Round
One March 30 |
Quarters March 31 |
Semis April 1 |
Final |
(1) Renan Lavigne (Fra) |
Renan Lavigne 3-2 | Renan Lavigne 3-0 | David Bianchetti 3-2 |
Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) |
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(8) Stacey Ross (Eng) |
Lee Drew 3-2 |
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Lee Drew (Eng) |
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(3) David Bianchetti (Ita) |
David Bianchetti 3-0 | David Bianchetti 3-1 | |
Alex Stait (Eng) |
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(6) Liam Kenny (Irl) |
Liam Kenny 3-1 | ||
Tom Richards (ENG) |
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Aaron Frankcomb (retd) |
Scott Handley 1-0 | Borja Golan 2-0 (SH retired after 2) |
Borja Golan 3-0 |
Scott Handley (ENG) |
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Jesse Engelbrecht (ZIM) |
Borja Golan 3-0 | ||
(4) Borja Golan (Esp) |
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Mark Krajcsak (HUN) |
Mark Krajcsak 3-1 | Simon Parkes 3-0 | |
(5) Ben Garner (Eng) |
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Arthur Gaskin (Irl) |
Simon Parkes 3-0 | ||
(2) Simon Parkes (Eng) |
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Round
One March 30 |
Quarters March 31 |
Semis April 1 |
Final |
(1) Madeline Perry (Irl) |
Madeline Perry 3-0 | Madeline Perry 3-0 | Madeline Perry 3-0 |
Tricia Chuah (MAS) |
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(6) Dom. Loyd-Walter (Eng) |
Dom.Loyd-Walter 3-1 | ||
Raneem El Weleily (Iri) |
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(4) Isabelle Stoehr (Fra) |
Isabelle Stoehr 3-1 | Isabelle Stoehr 3-0 | |
Lauren Briggs (Eng) |
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(7) Sharon Wee (Mas) |
Jaclyn Hawkes 3-1 | ||
| Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL) |
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Manuela Manetta (ITA) |
Pamela Nimmo 3-0 | Annelize Naude 3-0 | Laura Lengthorn 3-2 |
(5) Pamela Nimmo (Sco) |
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Suzie Pierrpoint (Eng) |
Annelize Naude 3-0 | ||
(3) Annelize Naude (Ned) |
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Sarah Kippax (ENG) |
Tegwen Malik 3-0 | Laura Lengthorn 3-1 | |
(8) Tegwen Malik (Wal) |
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Becky Botwright (Eng) |
Laura Lengthorn 3-1 | ||
(2) Laura Lengthorn (Eng) |
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Semi-Final Results:
Men:
David Bianchetti *3 (ITA) beat Renan Lavigne *1 (FRA) 3 –
2 (6/11, 9/11, 11/7, 11/9,11/10 Time: 110 minutes
Borja Golan *4 (ESP) beat Simon Parke *2 (ENG) 3 – 2 11/7, 4/11,
7/11, 11/5, 11/10 Time: 88 minutes
Women:
Madeline Perry *1 (IRL) bt Isabelle Stoehr *4 (FRA) 3 – 0 (9/2,
9/1, 9/1) Time: 28 minutes
Laura Lengthorn *2 (ENG) bt Annelize Naude *3 (NED 3 – 2 (2/9, 9/2,
5/9, 9/6, 9/3) Time: 59 minutes
Quarter Final results:
Men:
Renan Lavigne (FRA) *1 beat Lee Drew (ENG) 3 – 0 (11/6,
11/6, 11/6) Time: 38 minutes
David Bianchetti (ITA) *3 beat Liam Kenny *6 (IRL) 3
– 1 (11/3, 11/6, 6/11, 11/3) Time: 70 minutes
Borja Golan (ESP) *4 beat Scott Handley (ENG) * 8 2 – 0 retired
(11/6, 11/1, 3/, ret) Time: 18 minutes
Simon Parke (ENG) *2 beat Mark Krajcsak (HUN) 3 – 0 (11/4, 11/4,
11/6) Time: 44 minutes
Women:
Madeline Perry (IRL) *1 beat Dominique LLoyd-Walter (ENG) *6
walkover Time: 41 minutes
Isabelle Stoehr (FRA) *4 beat Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL) 3 – 0 (6/4, 10/8,
9/5) Time:52 minutes
Annelize Naude (NED) *3 beat Pamela Nimmo *5 (SCO) *5 3 – 0 (9/4,
10/8, 9/5) Time: 52 minutes
Laura Lengthorn (ENG) *2 beat Tegwen Malik (WAL) *8 3 – 1 (9/1,
9/7, 8/10, 9/4) Time: 50 minutes
First Round Results:
Women
Madeline Perry (IRL) *1 beat Tricia Chuah (MAS) 3 – 0 (9/5,
9/2, 9/0) Time: 22 Minutes
Dominique Lloyd-Walter (FRA) Beat Raneem El Weleily (EGY) 3 – 1
(8/10, 9/2, 9/3, 9/6) Time: 47MINS
Isabelle Stoehr (FRA) (4) BeatT Lauren Briggs (ENG) 3 – 1 (9/5,
10/8, 5/9, 9/5) Time: 60MINS
Jaclyn Hawkes ( NZL) BeaT *Sharon Wee 7 ( MAY) 3 – 1 (9/3, 9/4,
3/9, 9/7) Time: 49MINS
Tegwen Malik *(8) Beat Sarah Kippax 3 – 0 (9/3, 10/8, 9/6) Time:
39 MINS
Laura Lengthorn * (2) Beat Rebecca Botwright 3 - 0 (9/3, 9/1, 9/2) Time:
39 MINS
Pamela Nimmo (SCO) *5 beat Manuela Manetta (ITA) 3 – 0 (9/3, 9/3,
10/8) Time: 43 minutes
Men
Lee Drew (ENG) beat Stacey Ross (ENG) 3-2 (10/11, 11/10, 11/9, 10/11,
11/4) Time: 70 minutes
David Bianchetti (ITA) *3 beat Alex Stait (ENG) 3 – 0 (11/6, 11/4,
11/6) Time: 40 minutes
Scott Handley (ENG) *8 beat Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) 1 - 0 ret (11/6, 1/0
retired) Time: 15 minutes
Borja Golan (ESP) *4 beat Jesse Engelbrecht (ZIM) 3 – 0 (11/7, 11/9,
11/7) Time: 40 minutes
Mark Krajcsak (HUN) beat Ben Garner (ENG) *5 3 – 1 (11/5, 8/11,
11/9, 11/8) Time: 46 minutes
Simon Parke (ENG) *2 beat Arthur Gaskin
(IRL) 3 – 0 (11/2, 11/3, 11/5) Time: 31 minutes
Renan Lavigne (FRA) *1 beat Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) 3 – 1 (11/6,
8/11, 11/8, 11/1) Time: 60 minutes
Liam Kenny (IRL) *6 beat Tom Richards (ENG) 3 –
1 (6/11, 11/4, 11/7, 11/7) Time: 41 minutes
Qualifying Rounds:
Irish Squash Open 2006 2nd Round Qualifying Results
Irish women’s number 2 and world ranked 63 Aisling Blake lost a closely contested 5 set match to Tricia Chuah of Malaysia. Blake led 2 – 1 but in the end lost in a 60 minute marathon.
Manuela Manetta (ITA) won an even longer marathon 5 set match against Alana Miller of Canada. Chuah and Manetta now go through to the main draw, which starts tomorrow in Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club. Madeline Perry, the world number 9 and number 1 seed begins the defence of her title against qualifier Tricia Chuah (MAS). Irish interest in the men’s draw will focus on Irish number 1 and world number 43 Liam Kenny, seeded 6, who plays qualifier Tom Richards of England. Arthur Gaskin ranked 137 in the world has drawn number 2 seed and former world number 4, Simon Parke (England).
Men’s:
Aaron Frankcombe (AUS) beat David Barnett (ENG) 3 - 1 (11/10 (3/1), 11/1
8/11, 11/7) Time: 54 minutes
Jesse Engelbrecht (ZIM) beat Wade Johnstone (AUS) 3 – 1 (11/7, 10/11
(3/1), 11/4, 11/5) Time: 43 minutes
Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) beat Paul Davis (AUS) 3 – 0 (11/9, 11/8,
11/6) Time: 42 minutes
Tom Richards (ENG) beat Darren Lewis (ENG) 3 – 1 (11/7, 5/11, 11/8,
11/7) Time: 41 minutes
Women’s:
Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL) beat Jenna Gates (ENG) 3 – 0 (9/2,
9/4, 9/0) Time: 26 minutes
Sarah Kippax (ENG) beat Orla Noom (NED) 3 – 0 (9/4, 9/1, 9/1) Time:
31 minutes
Manuela Manetta (ITA) beat Alana Miller (CAN) 3 – 2 (9/3, 4/9, 9/4,
7/9, 9/4) Time: 71 minutes
Tricia Chuah (MAS) beat Aisling Blake (IRL) 3 – 2 (0/9, 9/5, 7/9,
9/2, 9/4) Time: 60 minutes
Irish Squash Open 2006 1st. Round Qualifying Results
Men’s:
Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) beat Nigel Peyton (IRL) 3 - 0 (11/8,
11/4, 11/5) Time: 25 minutes
David Barnett (ENG) beat Ian Power (CAN) 3 – 1 (11/10, 8/11, 11/9,
11/4) Time: 42 minutes
Jesse Engelbrecht (ZIM) beat Duncan Walsh (ENG) 3 – 2 (11/10, 8/11,
9/11, 11/7, 11/6) Time: 70 minutes
Wade Johnston (AUS) beat Robbie Temple (ENG) 3 – 2 (11/7, 8/11,
11/7, 9/11, 11/7) Time: 61 minutes
Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) beat Rory Byrne (IRL) 3 –
0 (11/2, 11/3, 11/4) Time: 26 minutes
Paul Davis (AUS) beat Keith Moran (IRL) 3 – 0 (11/5,
11/5, 11/3) Time: 28 minutes
Darren Lewis (ENG) beat Stuart Crawford (SCO) 3 – 1 (10/11(2/0),
11/4, 11/1, 11/6) Time: 41 minutes
Tom Richards (ENG) beat Jason Barry (RSA) 3 – 2 (10/11(2/0), 11/6,
11/6, 7/11, 11/8) Time: 53 minutes
Women’s:
Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL) beat Georgina Stoker (ENG) 3 – 0 (9/4,
9/3, 9/2) Time: 32 minutes
Jenna Gates (ENG) beat Milja Dorenbos (NED) 3 – 1 (5/9, 9/5, 9/6,
9/4) Time: 55 minutes
Sarah Kippax (ENG) beat Margriet Huisman (NED) 3 – 0 (9/4, 9/3,
9/1) Time: 30 minutes
Orla Noom (NED) beat Laurence Bois (FRA) 3 – 0 (9/2, 9/3, 9/3)Time:
23 minutes
Manuela Manetta (ITA) beat Lauren Siddal (ENG) 3 – 2 (9/6, 8/10,
8/10, 9/2, 9/4) Time: 76 minutes
Alana Miller (CAN) beat Laura Mylotte (IRL) 3 –
2 (4/9, 9/6, 9/6, 0/9, 9/3) Time: 63 minutes
Aisling Blake (IRL) beat Line Hansen (DEN) 3 –
0 (9/5, 10/8, 9/4) Time: 50 minutes
Tricia Chuah (MAS) beat Ciara Moloney (IRL) 3 –
0 (9/3, 9/0, 9/0) Time: 25 minutes
Lavigne and Parke head Canon Kirk Homes Irish Open while Madeline Perry is top seed in the Women's event.
France's Renan Lavigne the world no.32 heads the field for the forthcoming Canon Kirk Homes Irish Open Men's event being held at Fitzwilliam LTC from March 28th to April 2nd. Lavigne is seeded to meet England's former world no.3 Simon Parke in the final. Liam Kenny the Irish no.1 and world ranked 43 offers the best hope of a home win and is seeded 6. Arthur Gaskin of Carlow who is ranked 137 in the world has a wildcard into the main draw.
In the Women's event, World No. 9, Madeline Perry is seeded to meet England's Laura Lengthorn in the final, all going well!
Gina Menzies the tournament director said "We are excited to host The Canon Kirk Irish Open -- a world class men and women's squash tournament for the second year. It is a great opportunity to see young Irish players, like Madeline Perry, Liam Kenny and Arthur Gaskin compete against the world's best on home ground. An additional feature of this year's event is that admission to see the matches will be free."
You can check out last year's event here.