ASP SquashAUSTRALIAN PLAYER MONTHLY EDITION © QSM August 2016 - Issue 3 ASP WELCOME squashmedia .com.au EDITORIAL

Congratulations to Zac Alexander and Rogers who provided photos and info for flying the Aussie flag in from the event. July. Finally, Bendigo held their PSA Alexander won the NSW and Tasmania International to kick start the Victorian Opens whilst Saxby won the NSW and carnival. South Australian Opens. Watch out for one of the Greatest Squash July has been such a busy month with Exhibitions ever conducted in Australia. championships galore. So this month’s On the 9th August, Willoughby will host 7 edition will concentrate on bringing you all of the biggest squash stars on one night! the results in one neat summary. Kim Schramm Queensland finalised the QJC. [email protected]

NSW then held their Open and Junior Championships. Thank you to Scott Johnson who provided lots of photos. CONTRIBUTORS Would you like to contribute to ASP Monthly? It was certainly a busy time in the West with WA Squash holding their WA Closed, Contributors are always welcome. We would like to promote all positive moves around WA Junior Championships and WA Australia that are contributing to our sport Masters State Championships. advancing.

Devonport hosted the Tasmanian Open. We all have to do something to re-energise our sport. If you do something at your club South Australia christened their new 5 that encourages participation or engagement please write about it and share it with others court centre holding the SA Open and the in ASP Monthly. SA Junior Championships at the ARC in Campbelltown. Thank you to James I look forward to hearing from YOU soon.

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Zac Alexander dominated the 2016 NSW Open cruising to a comfortable win 3 against Aaron Frankcomb in the final 11-6, 11-7, 11-9.

Tamika Saxby began building her own winning streak with another strong performance to win the NSW Open. Saxby racked up PSA Tour title #3 in a row with a 3-0 win against .

The WSF released the draws for the World Junior Championships to be played 9 in Poland in August. Ten Aussie juniors will take part. Boys: Nicholas Calvert, William Curtis, Alex Eustace, Alex Oswald, Jon van der Kreek and Joseph White, Girls: , Jessica Graham, Alexandra Haydon and Grace Pattison.

Zac Alexander successfully claimed his 7th consecutive PSA Tour title with a 10 comprehensive 3-0 victory over Korean Ko Youngjo in the final of the Tasmanian Open.

The NSW Junior Championships came to a close in Parkes. #1 seeds Ryan Marshall and Shehana Vitana won their respective U19 blue ribbon events.

The Pioneer European Junior Super Series concluded. The event was played 11 in Koln, Germany and Australia was represented by Ethan Eyles (BU15) and Joseph White (BU19). Both boys got off to a great start before getting knocked out in the 2nd round of the main draw. Eyles finished 17th and White finished 19th overall.

Aussie juniors can now enter the Australian Junior Championships online. The 15 AJC is a closed championship to be held at the Thornleigh Squash Centre in NSW from the 24th September to the 2nd October.

Rhys Dowling and Mike Corren reached the semi finals of the South Australian Open. Dowling bowed out to the eventual winner, Frenchman Vincent Droesbeke in straight. Corren also lost in straight to Korean Ko Youngjo who he beat in last month’s Golden Open.

Squash Australia named the players that will represent Australia at the 9th 16 World University Individual Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from the 5th - 11th September. The players are: Rohan Toole (NSW); Dominique Ratcliffe (NSW); Robert Palmer (NSW) and Samantha Calvert (QLD). ASP NEWS REEL AUSSIE NEWS : JULY 2016

Tamika Saxby chalked up PSA Tour title #4 in succession after winning the 16 South Australian Open at the new Aquatic Recreation Centre facility in Campbelltown. The spectacular ARC boasts 5 glass back courts with movable walls. Saxby kept her winning streak going in the PSA W5 Tour final beating Hong Kong’s Tong Tsz-Wing (HKG) 12-10, 10-12, 11-7, 12-10 in the 45 minute final.

Squash Australia announced it will revamp the Australian Squash Tour in 2017 25 by introducing an additional prize fund to reward the top 3 male and female Australian players at the end of the Tour.

17 year old Lachlan Coxsedge (WN 451) caused a first round boil over when 28 he beat fellow Aussie David Clegg (WN193) at the Bendigo Open. Coxsedge from Queensland was too good for the #5 seed winning 11-8, 3-11, 11-9, 11-8 in 34 minutes to record his first win on the PSA World Tour.

Australian Doubles Teams have been seeded to win two Gold medals at the 29 World Doubles Championship in Darwin in August. The Australian pairing of and are the #1 seeds in the Men's Doubles whilst the Gold medalists from the 2014 Commonwealth Games, and David Palmer, have been installed as the #1 seeds in the Mixed Doubles.

Jessica Turnbull reached her first PSA Tour final at the Bendigo International. 31 Despite being ranked higher Turnbull (WN91) found the 18 year old Egyptian Hana Ramadan (WN116) too strong in the 36 minute final. Ramadan won 11- 6, 11-4, 9-11, 11-9.

Western Australia’s Greg Chan won the U13B at the Hong Kong Junior Open. This was an awesome effort considering he was seeded 9-16. Chan had to fight back from 1 game to 2 down to beat Malaysian Chandaran Ameeshenraj (2) in the final 11-6, 9-11, 10-12, 11-4, 11-4. Chan was particularly impressive in the semi final where he beat the #1 seed Malaysian Lim Kai Shan Andrik 11- 9, 11-9, 11-5.

Ethan Eyles (5/8) finished 7th in the U15B.

ASP PREVIEW WORLD DOUBLES By Howard Harding

Hosts Australia are predicted to take gold in two of the three events in the 2016 WSF World Doubles Squash Championships in Darwin next month according to the seedings announced today by the World Squash Federation - while Queenslander Rachael Grinham is expected to become the first player in the sport's history to win gold in three successive championships.

The championships, featuring Men's, Women's and Mixed events, will take place at the Darwin Squash Centre in the Northern Territory capital city from 15-18 August.

Grinham, the 39-year-old former world number one, will partner Cameron Pilley, the world No.14 from New South Wales, in the Mixed Doubles. Winner of the World Mixed title in 2004 in India in 2004 with David Palmer, and the 2006 gold medal on home soil in Melbourne in 2006 partnering Joseph Kneipp, Grinham is also the reigning Commonwealth Games Mixed Doubles champion after claiming the 2014 title in Scotland, again with Palmer.

Pilley also struck gold in Glasgow in the Men's Doubles - with Palmer - and reached the 2006 World Mixed final (with Amelia Pittock) where he lost out to his 2016 partner Grinham.

Pilley is bidding for a Darwin double as top seed in the Men's Doubles, with left-hander Ryan Cuskelly. Also a New South Welshman, Cuskelly is ranked 16 in the world.

Grinham is seeded to reach the Women's Doubles final, with Brisbane-based world No.21 Donna Urquhart - but it is the Indian pairing & Dipika Pallikal who are firm favourites for gold after becoming the Commonwealth Games champions in 2014 against the odds.

Both sharing India's highest-ever world ranking of 10, Chinappa & Pallikal would become India's first ever world squash champions.

Colombia will be making their World Doubles debut. Following their Pan American Games Men's Doubles title success last year in Canada, Andrés Herrera & Juan Camilo Vargas will be appearing in the Darwin championship for the first time, where they are the fifth seeds.

Compatriot Miguel Angel Rodriguez, the world No.5 renowned for his spectacular diving around the court, will be bidding to cause an upset in the Mixed championship, where he and partner Catalina Pelaez are the No.6 seeds. ASP PREVIEW WORLD DOUBLES By Howard Harding

2014 Commonwealth Games stars Alan Clyne & Greg Lobban, the local pair who thrilled the crowds by making the bronze medal play-off in Glasgow, lead the Scottish bid for success where they are second seeds in the Men's Doubles.

But the Scots may well have to overcome third-seeded New Zealand pairing Paul Coll & Campbell Grayson to make the Men's final.

Early action in the three championships will take place in pools, before reaching the semi-finals on Wednesday 17 August and the finals the following day.

Pool line-ups (seeding in brackets)

Men's Doubles, Pool A: Mixed Doubles, Pool A: [1] Ryan Cuskelly & Cameron Pilley (AUS) [1] Rachael Grinham & Cameron Pilley [4] & David Palmer (AUS) (AUS) [5] Andrés Herrera & Juan Camilo Vargas [4] Donna Urquhart & David Palmer (AUS) (COL) [5] Joshna Chinappa & Harinder Pal Singh [8] Ivan Yuen & Sanjay Singh Chal (MAS) Sandhu (IND) [9] Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu & Ramit [8] Amanda Landers-Murphy & Campbell Tandon (IND) Grayson (NZL) [9] Delia Arnold & Sanjay Singh Chal (MAS) Pool B: [2] Alan Clyne & Greg Lobban (SCO) Pool B: [3] Paul Coll & Campbell Grayson (NZL) [2] Dipika Pallikal & Saurav Ghosal (IND) [6] Nafiizwan Adnan & Mohd Syafiq Kamal [3] & Paul Coll (NZL) (MAS) [6] Catalina Pelaez & Miguel Angel Rodriguez [7] Peter Creed & Joel Makin (WAL) (COL) [10] Douglas Kempsell & Kevin Moran [7] Tesni Evans & Peter Creed (WAL) (SCO) [10] & Mohd Syafiq Kamal (MAS) [11] Jenny Haley & Joel Makin (WAL) Women's Doubles, Pool A: [1] Joshna Chinappa & Dipika Pallikal (IND) [4] Delia Arnold & Rachel Arnold (MAS) [5] & (AUS) [8] & Teh Min Jie (MAS)

Pool B: [2] Rachael Grinham & Donna Urquhart (AUS) [3] Joelle King & Amanda Landers-Murphy (NZL) [6] Catalina Pelaez & Laura Tovar (COL) [7] Tesni Evans & Jenny Haley (WAL) ASP FEATURE POP UP SQUASH SHOP

Based on an initiative introduced in the UK in 2013, Squash & Racquetball Victoria teamed up with Eastland Shopping Centre to transform an empty retail space (within the shopping centre) into a temporary street squash court.

The Pop Up Squash Shop was the first of its kind in Australia, and aimed at engaging people in physical activity through squash and racquetball.

The initiative was funded through VicHealth’s Innovation Challenge grant.

S&RV Executive Director Fiona Young said “the Pop Up Squash shop concept was a tremendous success. It boosted the profile of both squash and racquetball by bringing the respective sports to the people”.

“The concept of 'Pop Up Squash’ Thank you to the volunteers from shops brings squash and the Mountain District Squash & racquetball into the retail Racquetball Club and Deakin environment and provides us with an opportunity to access target University students who looked groups that are traditionally difficult after the Pop Up Squash Shop and to reach,” Young said. introduced newcomers to the “The emphasis was on introducing respective sports. people to a fun and easy pathway into regular activity, and making Thank you to VicHealth and people aware of the health and Eastland Shopping Centre for social benefits that squash and racquetball provide.” embracing the concept. ASP SQ UA SH JUNIORS QLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

The 2016 Queensland Junior Championships concluded in Mackay. Brisbane Region won the overall team title plus the U11, U13, U17 and U19 team titles. Northern Region won the U15 team title.

The best 24 players were then chosen to represent Queensland at the Australian Junior Championships in Sydney in September/October.

The Sharks are looking to extend their impressive record of 12 straight National Combined Team Titles.

2016 SHARKS Players are listed in alphabetical order

Pam Baum U13 Luke Eyles, BJ MacDonald, Ben Murraym: 042, 3709 882 Ella Burge, Madison Lyon, Kurstyn Mather

U15 Declan Cashman, Wes Dyer, Lachlan Michel, Jayna Gill, Katie Davies, Hayley Hankinson

U17 Brody DiBella, Ethan Stephenson, David Turner, Zoe Lockton, Courtney Mather, Mackenzie Sleep

U19 Nick Calvert, Alex Eustace, Jon van der Kreek, Kirby Gill, Taylor Jones, Skye Turner ASP JUNIORS WA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

The WA State Junior Individual Championships were held on July 2-3 at Squashworld Mirrabooka. The event attracted 97 entries.

Erin Classen was the “star of the show” winning a double. As #1 seed in both the U13 and U15 Girls, Classen was expected to win but it was the clinical display that caught the eye. Classen dropped 6 points in the U13 and 9 points in the U15. It was another double for Classen who won the U11 and U13 Girls State titles in 2015.

U13 Australian Junior Open Champion Greg Chan maintained his edge over runner up Oscar Curtis with a strong 9-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-5 victory.

FIRST SECOND THIRD U19B Damon MacMillan Tye Harland Kane Holman U17B Jack Osborn Trey MacKenzie Kane Holman U15B Remi Young Abel Jin Eric Gray U13B Greg Chan Oscar Curtis Dylan Classen U11B Finlay Galt Jonathon Groenwald Harvey Pianta

U19G Kiara Rogers Zoe Massam Jade Woods U17G Pascale Louka Kiara Rogers Olivia Lindsey U15G Erin Classen Olivia Bunter Michaela Pratt U13G Erin Classen Jamie Tsangaris Bayley Ponton U11G Isla Harris Aiyana Morris Ruby Brandon-Stewart

THE FINALS:

U11 Boys (6) Finlay Galt def (1) Jonathon Groenwald 11-4, 11-6, 10-12, 11-8 U11 Girls (2) Isla Harris def (1) Aiyana Morris 11-7, 11-7, 13-11

U13 Boys (1) Greg Chan def (2) Oscar Curtis 9-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-5 U13 Girls (1) Erin Classen def (2) Jamie Tsangaris 11-2, 11-2, 11-2

U15 Boys (2) Remi Young def (1) Abel Jin 8-11, 12-10, 10-12, 11-8, 11-7 U15 Girls (1) Erin Classen def (2) Olivia Bunter 11-0, 11-4, 11-5

U17 Boys (2) Jack Osborn def (1) Trey MacKenzie 6-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-8 U17 Girls (2) Pascale Louka def (1) Kiara Rogers 11-9, 11-9, 11-6

U19 Boys (1) Damon MacMillan def (2) Tye Harland 11-7, 13-11, 9-11, 6-11, 11-8 U19 Girls (1) Kiara Rogers def (2) Zoe Massam 8-11, 11-8, 11-6, 5-11, 11-4 ASP JUNIORS WA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS CLASSEN DOUBLE CHAN THE MAN Erin Classen was the “star of the show” Greg Chan maintained his position as the winning the U13 and U15 double. best U13 player in Australia with a 3-1 win over Oscar Curtis. Most kids dream about winning one State title but this young lady dreams WA boasts the best 4 players in Australia BIG! (U13 Boys) so Chan is able to keep a very close eye on his main opposition. In 2015 Classen won the U11 and U13 double at the WA State Champs. Chan is the current Australian Open and Closed Champion.

Photo: Dylan and Erin Classen Photo: Greg Chan, Oscar Curtis and Dylan Classen The 2016 Under 19: Will Curtis, Kane Holman, Damon MacMillan, WASPS: Alicia Boey, Olivia Lindsey, Zoe Massam

Under 17: Callum Blakey, Abel Jin, Trey Mackenzie, Jack Osborn, Pascale Louka, Kiara Rogers, Jade Woods

Under 15: Eric Gray, Joshua Mitchell, Remi Young, Olivia Bunter, Isabella French, Michaela Pratt

Under 13: Greg Chan, Dylan Classen, Oscar Curtis, Erin Classen, Bayley Ponton, Caitlin Pratt ASP JUNIORS NSW JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

97 juniors converged on Parkes and Forbes to compete in the 2016 NSW State Age Championships from 8-10 July.

14th seed Sam Sergo caused the biggest upset in the Boys U15. Sergo beat the #1, #2 and #3 seeds to win the title.

Congratulations to Ryan Marshall and Georgie Lane who were the only Champions from 2015 who were able to repeat their achievement.

The Boys and Girls U13 events were hotly contested with both finals going to five.

FIRST SECOND THIRD U19B Ryan Marshall Jason Holmes Patrick Hart U17B Jacob Ford Zachery Zammit Bradley Fullick U15B Sam Sergo Jack Quinlivin Ethan Bird U13B Tom Lacy Preston Schreiber Charlie Carey U11B Mason Boardman Samuel Hawkins Henry Kross

U19G Shehana Vitana Tiana Saxby U17G Sarah Quinlivin Elle Lane Kiara Chen U15G Georgie Lane Laura Moloney Eva Corkery U13G Jemma Besant Amber Chen Tanai O'Brien U11G Sienna Butcher Haylee Besant

THE FINALS:

U11 Boys Round Robin: Mason Boardman [1/4] 1st, Samuel Hawkins [3/4] 2nd U11 Girls Sienna Butcher [4/6] def Haylee Besant [2/6] 11-7, 11-7, 11-5

U13 Boys Tom Lacy [2/11] def Preston Schreiber [1/11] 11-4, 11-5, 6-11, 5-11, 11-6 U13 Girls Jemma Besant [1/8] def Amber Chen [2/8] 7-11, 11-7, 12-14, 11-6, 13-11

U15 Boys Sam Sergo [14/22] def Jack Quinlivin [1/22] 11-5, 11-6, 9-11, 11-9 U15 Girls Georgie Lane [2/6] def Laura Moloney [1/6] 11-7, 11-9, 8-11, 11-6

U17 Boys Jacob Ford [1/16] def Zachery Zammit [6/16] 12-10, 13-11, 11-0 U17 Girls Sarah Quinlivin [1/9] def Elle Lane [3/9] 9-11 11-3, 11-6, 9-11, 11-5

U19 Boys Ryan Marshall [1/10] def Jason Holmes [2/10] 11-5, 11-5, 11-9 U19 Girls Shehana Vitana [1/6] def Tiana Saxby [2/6] 11-8, 11-3, 11-7 ASP JUNIORS NSW JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

2016 BLUE U19 Ryan Marshall, Patrick Hart TONGUES Georgia Moore, (2nd player TBA) U17 Jacob Ford, Bradley Fullick, Zackery Zammit Elle Lane, Claire Flannery-Livingstone, Skye Loach

U15 Ethan Bird, Haani Qureshi, Mitchell Black Georgie Lane, Laura Moloney

U13 Tom Lacy, Preston Schreiber Jemma Bessant, Tanai O’Brien, Sydney Johnson

Team Officials: Adam Schreiber (Head Coach) Scott Butcher (Coach) Nicola Moloney (Team Manager) Person for Team Support to be selected

U19 PRESENTATIONS

CONGRATULATIONS Ryan Marshall and Shehana Vitana

Photos courtesy of Scott Johnson ASP JUNIORS SA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

The South Australian Junior Champs were played at the new 5 court ARC in Campbelltown.

Australian U19 representative Alex Oswald won his State title beating Sam Haydon convincingly 11-4, 11-1, 11-4. Next stop Poland!

FIRST SECOND U19B Alex Oswald Sam Haydon U17B Ben Ratcliffe Tyler Blanchard U15B Zac Shaw Antonio Lo Iacono U13B Andre Lynn Jack Lo Iacono U11B Aryan Madan Lucas Hernandez

U19G Jessica Graham Apple Cheng U17G Alex Haydon Taylor Jones U15G Nimsari Weerasinghe Kate Davies U13G Ella Burge Jemma Hartmann U11G Courtney Scholtz Aimee Treloar

. ASP JUNIORS SA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

53 juniors participated with 16 girls and 37 boys. Several players traveled from Interstate and took home a number of titles.

Victorian players scooped the pool taking home 4 titles: Jessica Graham (Girls U19), Ben Ratcliffe (Boys U17), Andre Lynn (Boys U13) and Courtney Scholtz (Girls U11).

NSW’s Zac Shaw won the Boys U15 title whilst Queensland’s Ella Burge took home the U13 Girls title.

The Lolacono Brothers from South Australia couldn’t take a trick with both boys losing their respective finals in five. Young Jack Lolacono (Boys U13) lost to Andre Lynn (Vic) 7-11, 11-9, 10-12, 12-10, 12-14 in a very tight tussle. Then in the Boys U15 final Antonio Lolacono couldn’t sustain a great fight back against NSW’s Zac Shaw losing 5-11, 3-11, 11-9, 11-9, 7-11.

THE FINALS:

BU11 Aryan Madan def Lucas Hernandez 11-1, 11-3, 11-9 GU11 Courtney Scholtz def Aimee Treloar BU13 Andre Lynn def Jack LoIacono 11-7, 9-11, 12-10, 10-12, 14-12 GU13 & G15 Combined Nimsari Weerasinghe def Ella Burge 11-6, 11-4, 11-13, 11-8 BU15 Zac Shaw def Antonio LoIacono 11-5, 11-3, 9-11, 9-11, 11-7 BU17 Benjamin Ratcliffe def Tyler Blanchard 13-15, 11-8, 11-4, 11-5 GU17 & GU19 Combined Alex Haydon def Taylor Jones 7-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-7 BU19 Alex Oswald def Sam Haydon 11-4, 11-1, 11-4

The 2016 South Australian State Team includes:

Alex Oswald, Sam Haydon, Jayson Bartolo, Lauren Aspinall, Alex Haydon, Cherie Surman, Maddie Jude, Ramith Waragoda, Harry Ashwell, Stephen Ottanelli, Antonio LoIacono, Nathaniel Chang, Nimsari Weerasinghe, Kate Winters, Jack LoIacono, Aryan Madan, Jemma Hartmann. ASP EVENTS FUJITSU NSW OPEN

Queensland’s Zac Alexander is riding the crestWorl of wave at present. Alexander defended his NSW Open title and won all 4 matches 3-0. He has now won 6 PSA Tour Titles and 26 PSA matches in succession.

His run began in 2015 at the NSW Open with a 1st Round victory over Aaron Frankcomb 10-12, 12-10, 9-11, 11-5, 11-9 (78m). His 26th victory was again over Frankcomb 11-6, 11-7, 11-9 (43m).

PSA M5 NSW Open Results:

Final: [1] Zac Alexander bt [Q] Aaron Frankcomb 11-6, 11-7, 11-9 (43m)

Semi-finals: [1] Zac Alexander bt [Q] Matthew Karwalski 11-9, 11-9, 11-5 (34m) [Q] Aaron Frankcomb bt [2] 11-4, 6-1 ret. (17m)

Quarter-finals: [1] Zac Alexander bt [Q] Iain Tennant (SCO) 11-6, 11-3, 11-5 (20m) [Q] Matthew Karwalski bt [7] Solayman Nowrozi 11-4, 11-7, 11-3 (23m) [Q] Aaron Frankcomb bt Sandeep Ramachandran (IND) 11-7, 11-3, 11-4 (24m) [2] Rhys Dowling bt [8] Luca Wilhelmi (SUI) 11-9, 11-9, 11-9 (27m)

1st round: [1] Zac Alexander bt Mohamed Saeed (EGY) 11-5, 11-7, 11-4 (23m) [Q] Iain Tennant (SCO) bt [5] Joel Luca 5-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-4 (29m) [7] Solayman Nowrozi bt [WC] Peter Nuttall 11-3, 11-2, 16-14 (31m) [Q] Matthew Karwalski bt [3] Rohan Toole 11-5, 11-3, 11-4 (16m) [Q] Aaron Frankcomb bt [4] Elliot Selby (ENG) 11-2, 11-5, 11-5 (26m) Sandeep Ramachandran (IND) bt [6] Courtney West 11-8, 11-6, 11-6 (22m) [8] Luca Wilhelmi (SUI) bt Chang Wook Woo (KOR) 9-11, 5-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-7 (48m) [2] Rhys Dowling bt [Q] Brett Hyland 3-11, 11-6, 11-3, 13-11 (40m) ASP EVENTS FUJITSU NSW OPEN

NSW’s Tamika Saxby is also in a purple patch of form. She has now won 3 PSA Tour titles and stretched her PSA match wins to 12 in a row.

23 year old Saxby was too good for Lisa Camilleri winning 11-3, 11-5, 11-8 in 23 minutes.

It was her 3rd victory over Camilleri this year.

PSA W5 NSW Open Results:

Final: [7] Tamika Saxby bt [2] Lisa Camilleri 11-3, 11-5, 11-8 (23m)

Semi-finals: [7] Tamika Saxby bt Emma Millar (NZL) 11-8, 11-8, 13-15, 11-5 (38m) [2] Lisa Camilleri bt [4] Lotte Eriksen (NOR) 11-5, 11-7, 11-5 (25m)

Quarter-finals: [7] Tamika Saxby bt [1] Lee Ka Yi (HKG) 11-8, 9-11, 11-7, 11-7 (38m) Emma Millar (NZL) bt Danielle Fourie (NZL) 9-11, 11-6, 11-9, 7-11, 11-7 (42m) [4] Lotte Eriksen (NOR) bt [6] 11-5, 11-13, 12-10, 11-6 (40m) [2] Lisa Camilleri bt [5] Ho Tze-Lok (HKG) 11-8, 12-10, 3-11, 11-7 (39m)

1st round: [1] Lee Ka Yi (HKG) bye [7] Tamika Saxby bt [WC] Samantha Calvert 11-3, 11-5, 11-2 (14m) Danielle Fourie (NZL) bt [8] 11-7, 6-11, 11-6, 11-7 (29m) Emma Millar (NZL) bt [3] 11-5, 11-9, 11-5 (20m) [4] Lotte Eriksen (NOR) bt Jasmine Chan 11-5, 11-8, 11-3 (23m) [6] Lakeesha Rarere bt Elspeth Young (SCO) 11-5, 11-8, 11-7 (25m) [5] Ho Tze-Lok (HKG) bt 10-12, 11-3, 12-10, 7-11, 11-7 (58m) [2] Lisa Camilleri bye ASP EVENTS TASMANIAN OPEN

27 year old Zac Alexander stretched his impressive run to 7 PSA Tour titles when he took out the Tasmanian Open in ruthless fashion.

The Queeslander has also stretched his winning streak to 30 matches in a row!

Alexander was clinical in the final defeating Korean Ko Youngjo 11-8, 11-1, 11-4 in 30 minutes.

Alexander has not dropped a game in his last 3 PSA Tour events: City of Perth WA Open, NSW Open and now the Tasmanian Open. That’s 36 games to nil!

PSA M5 Tasmanian Open Results:

Final: [1] Zac Alexander bt [3] Ko Youngjo (KOR) 11-8, 11-1, 11-4 (30m)

Semi-finals: [1] Zac Alexander bt [4] Thomas Calvert 11-4, 11-5, 11-6 (32m) [3] Ko Youngjo (KOR) bt [Q] Sandeep Ramachandran (IND) 11-6, 11-7, 10-12, 12-10 (43m)

Quarter-finals: [1] Zac Alexander bt [Q] Darcy Evans 11-5, 11-5, 11-3 [4] Thomas Calvert bt Chang Wook Woo (KOR) 13-11, 6-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-4 [3] Ko Youngjo (KOR) bt [6] Elliot Selby (ENG) 12-10, 11-4, 11-8 [Q] Sandeep Ramachandran (IND) bt [2] Rhys Dowling 9-11, 11-5, 11-4, 7-11, 11-8

1st round: [1] Zac Alexander bt Vivian Rhamanan (SIN) 11-3, 11-5, 11-5 [Q] Darcy Evans bt [7] Jong Myoung Park (KOR) 11-9, 3-11, 11-9, 10-12, 11-9 Chang Wook Woo (KOR) bt [5] David Clegg 8-11, 11-7, 11-8, 13-11 [4] Thomas Calvert bt Luca Wilhelmi (SUI) 11-7, 11-4, 11-7 [3] Ko Youngjo (KOR) bt Solayman Nowrozi 11-6, 11-7, 11-6 [6] Elliot Selby (ENG) bt [Q] Rod Harker 11-2, 11-6, 11-8 [Q] Sandeep Ramachandran (IND) bt [8] Joel Luca 12-10, 12-10, 11-7 [2] Rhys Dowling bt [Q] Mohamed Saeed (EGY) 11-8, 7-11, 11-9, 11-9 ASP EVENTS TASMANIAN OPEN

The top 2 seeds for the women’s Tasmanian Open were International raiders from Hong Kong and both reached the final.

It was a tight final with Tong Tsz-Wing overcoming a slow start to upset #1 seed 2-11, 11-5, 15-13, 13-11 in a tough 55 minutes.

The 23 year old World #49 has improved significantly since her last visit to Australia in 2015.

PSA W5 Tasmanian Open Results:

Final: [2] Tong Tsz-Wing (HKG) bt [1] Vanessa Chu (HKG) 2-11, 11-5, 15-13, 13-11 (55m)

Semi-finals: [1] Vanessa Chu (HKG) bt [4] Jessica Turnbull 11-5, 11-7, 11-1 [2] Tong Tsz-Wing (HKG) bt [3] Lisa Camilleri 11-3, 12-10, 11-5

Quarter-finals: [1] Vanessa Chu (HKG) bt [Q] Emma Millar (NZL) 11-13, 11-2, 11-7, 11-7 [4] Jessica Turnbull bt [6] Lakeesha Rarere 11-1, 11-2, 11-6 [3] Lisa Camilleri bt [5] Lotte Eriksen (NOR) 5-1 ret. [2] Tong Tsz-Wing (HKG) bt [7] Selena Shaikh 11-3, 11-4, 11-2

1st round: [1] Vanessa Chu (HKG) bt [Q] Melinda Shutt 11-1, 11-3, 11-3 [Q] Emma Millar (NZL) bt [8] Yura Choi (KOR) 11-5, 11-7, 11-5 [6] Lakeesha Rarere bt Elspeth Young (SCO) 8-11, 11-7, 11-7, 5-11, 12-10 [4] Jessica Turnbull bt Samantha Calvert 11-1, 11-2, 11-9 [3] Lisa Camilleri bt [Q] Taylor Jones 11-4, 11-4, 11-7 [5] Lotte Eriksen (NOR) bt Stephanie Wighton 11-7, 11-8, 12-14, 11-9 [7] Selena Shaikh bt Jasmine Chan 11-4, 11-8, 11-8 [2] Tong Tsz-Wing (HKG) bt [Q] 11-7, 11-7, 10-12, 11-4 ASP EVENTS SOUTH AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Who is Vincent Droesbeke? The 24 year old was ranked 408 in the World in February 2016. Now ranked 232 the Frenchman went about business beating everyone 3-0 to reach the final.

In the final, Droesbeke had to fight back from 1-2 down to beat Korean Ko Youngjo to secure his maiden tour title.

Photo: Squash SA CEO Phil Sinnott, Vincent Droesbeke Campbelltown Council Mayor Simon Brewer

PSA M5 South Australian Open Results:

Final: [Q] Vincent Droesbeke (FRA) bt [2] Ko Youngjo (KOR) 9-11, 11-6, 10-12, 11-2, 11-4 (53m)

Semi-finals: [Q] Vincent Droesbeke (FRA) bt [1] Rhys Dowling 11-3, 11-9, 11-1 (36m) [2] Ko Youngjo (KOR) bt [7] Mike Corren 11-5, 13-11, 11-7 (30m)

Quarter-finals: [1] Rhys Dowling bt [Q] Luca Wilhelmi (SUI) 11-6, 8-11, 11-8, 11-4 (35m) [Q] Vincent Droesbeke (FRA) bt [6] Jong Myoung Park (KOR) 11-7, 11-9, 11-7 (37m) [7] Mike Corren bt [Q] Sandeep Ramachandran (IND) 11-6, 11-8, 9-11, 10-12, 11-6 (70m) [2] Ko Youngjo (KOR) bt [5] Elliot Selby (ENG) 11-8, 11-8, 11-9 (30m)

1st round: [1] Rhys Dowling bt Solayman Nowrozi 6-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-9 (50m) [Q] Luca Wilhelmi (SUI) bt [8] Joel Luca 13-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-4 (34m) [6] Jong Myoung Park (KOR) bt Alex Eustace 11-6, 11-7, 4-11, 11-9 (48m) [Q] Vincent Droesbeke (FRA) bt [4] David Clegg 11-7, 11-9, 11-8 (25m) [Q] Sandeep Ramachandran (IND) bt [3] Thomas Calvert 5-11, 11-6, 11-2, 11-6 (42m) [7] Mike Corren bt Vivian Rhamanan (SIN) 11-7, 11-5, 11-8 (34m) [5] Elliot Selby (ENG) bt Courtney West 11-8, 11-7, 11-4 (31m) [2] Ko Youngjo (KOR) bt [Q] Chang Wook Woo (KOR) 12-10, 11-5, 11-1 (24m) ASP EVENTS SOUTH AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Two players stood out on the Aussie circuit in July. They were Tamika Saxby (NSW Open champ) and Tong Tsz-Wing (Tasmania Open champ).

Both reached the final of the SA Open but it was Saxby who prevailed in a very tight 45 minute final 12-10, 10-12, 11-7, 12-10 to keep her winning streak in tact.

Photo: Squash SA CEO Phil Sinnott, Tamika Saxby Campbelltown Council Mayor Simon Brewer

PSA W5 South Australian Open Results:

Final: Tamika Saxby bt [2] Tong Tsz-Wing (HKG) 12-10, 10-12, 11-7, 12-10 (45m)

Semi-finals: Tamika Saxby bt [1] Vanessa Chu (HKG) 11-8, 11-5, 15-17, 11-3 (47m) [2] Tong Tsz-Wing (HKG) bt [3] Lisa Camilleri 11-8, 14-12, 13-11 (37m)

Quarter-finals: [1] Vanessa Chu (HKG) bt [8] Jasmine Chan 11-3, 11-5, 11-4 (17m) Tamika Saxby bt [7] Yura Choi (KOR) 11-7, 11-6, 11-7 (28m) [3] Lisa Camilleri bt [6] Selena Shaikh 11-6, 11-7, 11-9 (21m) [2] Tong Tsz-Wing (HKG) bt [5] Lakeesha Rarere 11-5, 11-1, 11-3 (25m)

1st round: [1] Vanessa Chu (HKG) bt [Q] Tanya Marlor 11-2, 11-4, 11-5 (23m) [8] Jasmine Chan bt [Q] Alexandra Haydon 11-7, 11-4, 5-11, 13-11 (31m) [7] Yura Choi (KOR) bt Stephanie Wighton 7-11, 11-7, 4-11, 11-4, 11-6 (41m) Tamika Saxby bt [4] Jessica Turnbull 10-12, 11-5, 11-7, 6-11, 11-8 (48m) [3] Lisa Camilleri bt [Q] Emma Millar (NZL) 11-5, 15-17, 11-8, 8-11, 11-2 (44m) [6] Selena Shaikh bt [Q] Taylor Flavell 11-5, 11-5, 11-5 (18m) [5] Lakeesha Rarere bt Samantha Calvert 14-12, 11-6, 11-5 (24m) [2] Tong Tsz-Wing (HKG) bt Elspeth Young (SCO) 11-2, 11-2, 11-2 (18m) ASP EVENTS BENDIGO INTERNATIONAL

PSA M5 Bendigo International Results:

Final: [1] Evan Williams (NZL) bt [4] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) 11-7, 11-7, 1-11, 2-11, 11-5 (53m)

Semi-finals: [1] Evan Williams (NZL) bt Vincent Droesbeke (FRA) 9-11, 11-7, 3-11, 11-8, 11-3 (46m) [4] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) bt [2] Elvinn Keo (MAS) 11-2, 11-5, 6-11, 11-9 (54m)

Quarter-finals: [1] Evan Williams (NZL) bt [8] Mithran Selvaratnam (MAS) 11-7, 11-6, 3-11, 11-5 (43m) Vincent Droesbeke (FRA) bt Sandeep Ramachandran (IND) 11-7, 11-6, 11-5 (29m) [4] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) bt Mohamed Saeed (EGY) 11-9, 11-6, 12-10 (36m) [2] Elvinn Keo (MAS) bt [6] Patrick Miescher (SUI) 11-8, 11-7, 11-9 (23m)

2nd round: [1] Evan Williams (NZL) bt Jong Myoung Park (KOR) 11-9, 11-3, 11-8 (25m) [8] Mithran Selvaratnam (MAS) bt Remo Handl (SUI) 11-5, 5-11, 11-7, 11-6 (35m) Vincent Droesbeke (FRA) bt [7] Ko Youngjo (KOR) 11-8, 1-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8 (60m) Sandeep Ramachandran (IND) bt [3] Ben Grindrod (NZL) 13-11, 13-15, 11-9, 11-9 (50m) [4] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) bt Daehoon Jeong (KOR) 11-5, 11-6, 11-7 (31m) Mohamed Saeed (EGY) bt Lachlan Coxsedge 11-8, 8-11, 11-5, 11-7 (45m) [6] Patrick Miescher (SUI) bt Syed Azlan Amjad (QAT) 11-5, 11-2, 11-8 (23m) [2] Elvinn Keo (MAS) bt Luke Jones (NZL) 11-5, 6-11, 11-5, 11-4 (32m)

1st round (Top Half): [1] Evan Williams (NZL) bye Jong Myoung Park (KOR) bt Jason Holmes 11-3, 11-8, 11-6 (28m) Remo Handl (SUI) bt Shahzad Khan (PAK) 11-13, 11-6, 11-8, 11-8 (44m) [8] Mithran Selvaratnam (MAS) bt TJ French 11-6, 9-11, 11-3, 11-7 (39m) [7] Ko Youngjo (KOR) bt Dominique Ratcliffe 11-6, 11-7, 11-6 (26m) Vincent Droesbeke (FRA) bt [WC] Darcy Walsh 11-7, 11-7, 11-8 (23m) Sandeep Ramachandran (IND) bt Nathan Lindner 11-6, 11-7, 11-6 (28m) [3] Ben Grindrod (NZL)bye ASP EVENTS BENDIGO INTERNATIONAL

PSA M5 Bendigo International Results:

1st round (Bottom Half): [4] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) bt Courtney West 11-5, 11-4, 11-5 (22m) Daehoon Jeong (KOR) bt Javed Ali (PAK) 10-12, 11-5, 13-11, 11-6 (41m) Mohamed Saeed (EGY) bt Rohan Toole 11-1, 11-7, 11-9 (21m) Lachlan Coxsedge (AUS) bt [5] David Clegg 11-8, 3-11, 11-9, 11-8 (34m) [6] Patrick Miescher (SUI) bt Arnold Phatraprasit (THA) 11-4, 11-3, 11-9 (25m) Syed Azlan Amjad (QAT) bt Tyler Hawkins 11-6, 11-6, 11-5 (35m) Luke Jones (NZL) bt Luca Wilhelmi (SUI) 12-10, 8-11, 11-8, 11-5 (45m) [2] Elvinn Keo (MAS) bye

PSA W5 Bendigo International Results:

Final: [6] Hana Ramadan (EGY) bt [5] Jessica Turnbull 11-6, 11-4, 9-11, 11-9 (36m)

Semi-finals: [6] Hana Ramadan (EGY) bt [3] Nouran El Torky (EGY) 9-11, 12-14, 11-9, 13-11, 11-8 (72m) [5] Jessica Turnbull bt [7] Yura Choi (KOR) 11-5, 11-4, 11-8 (23m)

Quarter-finals: [6] Hana Ramadan (EGY) bt [1] Millie Tomlinson (ENG) 11-8, 11-8, 5-11, 14-12 (49m) [3] Nouran El Torky (EGY) bt [8] Stephanie Wighton 11-8, 11-7, 11-1 (17m) [5] Jessica Turnbull bt [4] Sachika Ingale (IND) 11-7, 11-9, 11-3 (23m) [7] Yura Choi (KOR) bt [2] Siyoli Waters (RSA)7-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-9 (32m)

1st round: [1] Millie Tomlinson (ENG) bye [6] Hana Ramadan (EGY) bt Tiffany Hau (USA) 11-0, 11-1, 11-5 (24m) [8] Stephanie Wighton bt Grazia Guida 11-8, 11-4, 11-1 (20m) [3] Nouran El Torky (EGY) bt Eleanor Epke (NZL) 11-3, 11-4, 11-7 (25m) [4] Sachika Ingale (IND) bt Selena Shaikh 8-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-2 (40m) [5] Jessica Turnbull bt Jasmine Chan 11-4, 11-4, 11-5 (21m) [7] Yura Choi (KOR) bt Elspeth Young (SCO) 11-3, 11-3, 9-11, 11-9 (28m) [2] Siyoli Waters (RSA) bt [WC] Taylor Flavell 11-6, 11-2, 11-3 (21m) ASP RANKINGS 1 AUGUST 2016

WORLD TOP 5 MEN WORLD TOP 5 WOMEN

1 Mohamed Elshorbagy EGY 1 Nour El Sherbini EGY 2 Gregory Gaultier FRA 2 Laura Massaro ENG 3 Omar Mosaad EGY 3 MAS 4 Nick Matthew ENG 4 Raneem El Welily EGY 5 Miguel Angel Rodriguez COL 5 Nouran Gohar EGY

TOP 10 AUSSIE MEN TOP 10 AUSSIE WOMEN

TM LM PLAYER HWR TM LM PLAYER HWR 14 14 Cameron Pilley 11 21 21 Donna Urquhart 13 16 16 Ryan Cuskelly 15 23 20 Rachael Grinham 1 57 57 Rex Hedrick 52 37 36 Christine Nunn 36 80 94 Zac Alexander 36 53 47 Sarah Cardwell 47 92 89 Joshua Larkin 87 66 63 Lisa Camilleri 28 109 109 Matthew Hopkin 89 68 93 Tamika Saxby 55 137 140 Rhys Dowling 137 86 91 Jessica Turnbull 81 164 173 Mike Corren 38 103 119 Selena Shaikh 94 196 211 Tom Calvert 183 104 103 Lakeesha Rarere 75 207 193 David Clegg 177 108 98 Stephanie Wighton 98

33 Aussie players listed 17 Aussie players listed Rhys Dowling achieves a new HWR Donna Urquhart takes over as Aussie #1 Tom Calvert returns to the Aussie Top 10 Selena Shaikh returns to the Aussie Top 10

S Q U A S H e at a gr at game ASP wh ! CALENDAR WSF PSA AUS 2016

<<< AUGUST >>> 02-07 M & W Victorian State Open, Melbourne, Victoria 07-11 M & W World Junior Championship, Bielsko-Biała, Poland 08-12 M & W Australian Open, Melbourne, Victoria 12-16 M World Junior Team Championship, Bielsko-Biała, Poland 15-18 M & W World International Doubles Championship, Darwin, NT 15-18 Mixed World International Doubles Championship, Darwin, NT 18-21 M Shepparton International, Goulburn Valley, Victoria 27-28 M Bega Open, Bega, NSW

<<< SEPTEMBER >>> 03-06 M & W North Coast Open, Coffs Harbour, NSW 23-30 M World Masters, Johannesburg, South Africa 24-2 Mixed Australian Junior Championships, Thornleigh, NSW

<<< OCTOBER >>> 20-23 M & W Queensland Open, Gold Coast, Queensland 27-30 M & W Mackay Open, Mackay, Queensland

<<< NOVEMBER >>> 04-06 M & W Cairns International, Sportsworld Cairns, Queensland

<<< DECEMBER >>> 28-03 W World Team Championship, Paris, France

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