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ASP RESULTS PSA Rex Hedrick on his way to victory in the Australian Open Final Photo: Mike Wilkinson Play Squash ... you’ll love it! ASP squashmedia .com.au HEDRICK WINS AUSSIE OPEN ASP Story: Ben Rowles Photos: Mike Wilkinson Rex Hedrick and Low Wee Wern are the Australian Open Men’s and Women’s champions for 2018. The duo took out the respective titles following two high-quality Open finals at the Mulgrave Country Club on Sunday afternoon (AEST). The 3-0 score line didn’t accurately reflect the evenness of the Men’s Open final, which was won in 61 minutes by top seed and local Melbourne favourite Hedrick against tournament third seed, Dimitri Steinmann. It was a case of third time lucky for the 29-year-old, as he finally secured a major tournament win in his home state following runner-up results at Mulgrave in the 2016 and 2017 Victorian Opens. As is often the case with a match involving Rex Hedrick, long, grinding rallies were the order of the day, with both players engaging in a tight tussle from the outset. It was Hedrick who settled first in the match however to take the first game, before Switzerland’s Steinmann found his groove in the second with some terrific strokes. In fact, Steinmann looked set to claim the second game at 8-10, before Hedrick dug deep to win the next four points and subsequently the all-important game. While Steinmann continued to fight on in the third, the missed opportunity in the second proved to be a huge body blow, with Hedrick going from strength-to-strength to close out the match in three - 11-4, 12-10, 11-5. ASP squashmedia .com.au PSA M10 Australian Open Final [1] Rex Hedrick (AUS) bt [3] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) 11-4, 12-10, 11-5 (61m) Semi Finals [1] Rex Hedrick (AUS) bt [4] Mohd Syafiq Kamal (MAS) 11-1, 11-4, 11-3 (25m) [3] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) bt [5] Sébastien Bonmalais (FRA) 11-3, 11-5, 11-4 (32m) Quarter Finals [1] Rex Hedrick (AUS) bt [9/16] Ryunosuke Tsukue (JPN) 11-8, 11-1, 11-2 (33m) [4] Mohd Syafiq Kamal (MAS) bt [9/16] Luke Jones (NZL) 11-8, 11-8, 11-7 (26m) [3] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) bt [7] Evan Williams (NZL) 8-11, 11-2, 11-5, 5-11, 11-7 (70m) [5] Sébastien Bonmalais (FRA) bt [2] Joshua Larkin (AUS) 11-9, 11-7, 5-11, 10-12, 11-3 (76m) Round 2 [1] Rex Hedrick (AUS) bt Ryan Pasqual (MAS) 11-5, 11-0, 11-3 (25m) [9/16] Ryunosuke Tsukue (JPN) bt [6] Rhys Dowling (AUS) 11-9, 11-1, 11-5 (25m) [9/16] Luke Jones (NZL) bt [8] Thomas Calvert (AUS) 11-7, 11-7, 11-8 (31m) [4] Mohd Syafiq Kamal (MAS) bt [9/16] Scott Galloway (NZL) 12-10, 11-9, 11-4 (24m) [3] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) bt [9/16] Alex Eustace (AUS) 11-8, 11-7, 11-9 (39m) [7] Evan Williams (NZL) bt [9/16] Elvinn Keo (MAS) 11-7, 14-12, 11-7 (33m) [5] Sébastien Bonmalais (FRA) bt [9/16] Bryan Lim Tze Kang (MAS) 11-2, 11-3, 11-6 (22m) [2] Joshua Larkin (AUS) bt [9/16] Joel Luca (AUS) 11-4, 11-2, 11-1 (19m) Round 1 [1] Rex Hedrick (AUS) bye Ryan Pasqual (MAS) bt [9/16] Thomas King (CAN) 13-11, 11-6, 11-8 (38m) [9/16] Ryunosuke Tsukue (JPN) bt [WC] Darren Chan (MAS) 11-8, 11-7, 11-3 (26m) [6] Rhys Dowling (AUS) bye [8] Thomas Calvert (AUS) bye [9/16] Luke Jones (NZL) bt [WC] Rohan Toole (AUS) 10-12, 11-7, 8-11, 11-9, 11-9 (55m) [9/16] Scott Galloway (NZL) bt Zac Millar (NZL) 11-9, 4-11, 11-8, 11-6 (27m) [4] Mohd Syafiq Kamal (MAS) bye [3] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) bye [9/16] Alex Eustace (AUS) bt David Ilich (AUS) 11-5, 11-5, 11-3 (24m) [9/16] Elvinn Keo (MAS) bt Chang-Wook Woo (KOR) 11-8, 11-8, 6-11, 11-8 (29m) [7] Evan Williams (NZL) bye [5] Sébastien Bonmalais (FRA) bye [9/16] Bryan Lim Tze Kang (MAS) bt [WC] Lachlan Coxsedge (AUS) 11-9, 11-5, 5-11, 11-9 (40m) [9/16] Joel Luca (AUS) bt Courtney West (AUS) 12-10, 6-11, 3-11, 11-6, 11-4 (50m) [2] Joshua Larkin (AUS) bye ASP squashmedia .com.au PSA W10 Australian Open Final Low Wee Wern (MAS) bt [9/16] Hana Ramadan (EGY) 11-6, 11-9, 10-12, 11-6 (60m) Semi Finals [9/16] Hana Ramadan (EGY) bt [4] Rachel Arnold (MAS) 8-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-3 (39m) Low Wee Wern (MAS) bt [3] Tong Tsz-Wing (HKG) 11-3, 11-5, 11-8 (26m) Quarter Finals [9/16] Hana Ramadan (EGY) bt [1] Christine Nunn (AUS) 11-9, 11-9, 5-11, 11-3 (43m) [4] Rachel Arnold (MAS) bt [9/16] Ooi Kah Yan (MAS) 11-8, 11-6, 11-6 (23m) [3] Tong Tsz-Wing (HKG) bt [5] Sarah Cardwell (AUS) 12-14, 9-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-5 (65m) Low Wee Wern (MAS) bt [2] Ho Tze-Lok (HKG) 11-8, 11-9, 11-7 (24m) Round 2 [1] Christine Nunn (AUS) bt [9/16] Selena Shaikh (AUS) 11-4, 11-2, 11-2 (19m) [9/16] Hana Ramadan (EGY) bt [8] Lai Wen Li (MAS) 11-5, 11-5, 11-8 (29m) [9/16] Ooi Kah Yan (MAS) bt [6] Jessica Turnbull (AUS) 11-9, 11-6, 1-11, 12-10 (31m) [4] Rachel Arnold (MAS) bt Colette Sultana (MLT) 11-5, 11-5, 11-6 (20m) [3] Tong Tsz-Wing (HKG) bt [9/16] Anna Serme (CZE) 9-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-9 (52m) [5] Sarah Cardwell (AUS) bt [9/16] Kaitlyn Watts (NZL) 11-3, 11-2, 11-1 (22m) Low Wee Wern (MAS) bt [7] Abbie Palmer (NZL) 11-2, 11-7, 11-2 (20m) [2] Ho Tze-Lok (HKG) bt [9/16] Nadia Pfister (SUI) 6-11, 11-6, 11-2, 11-6 (33m) Round 1 [1] Christine Nunn (AUS) bye [9/16] Selena Shaikh (AUS) bt Maria Kalafatis (AUS) 11-1, 11-5, 11-1 (14m) [9/16] Hana Ramadan (EGY) bt Chan Yiwen (MAS) 11-2, 11-4, 13-11 (27m) [8] Lai Wen Li (MAS) bye [6] Jessica Turnbull (AUS) bye [9/16] Ooi Kah Yan (MAS) bt [WC] Shehana Vithana (AUS) 11-7, 11-9, 11-2 (19m) Colette Sultana (MLT) bt [9/16] Taylor Flavell (AUS) 11-8, 6-11, 11-9, 11-6 (32m) [4] Rachel Arnold (MAS) bye [3] Tong Tsz-Wing (HKG) bye [9/16] Anna Serme (CZE) bye [9/16] Kaitlyn Watts (NZL) bt Lynette Vai (PNG) 11-5, 11-5, 11-2 (16m) [5] Sarah Cardwell (AUS) bye [7] Abbie Palmer (NZL) bye Low Wee Wern (MAS) bt [9/16] Aika Azman (MAS) 11-6, 11-5, 11-5 (20m) [9/16] Nadia Pfister (SUI) bt [WC] Courtney Mather (AUS) 11-6, 11-4, 11-3 (18m) [2] Ho Tze-Lok (HKG) bye ASP squashmedia .com.au SQUASH MELBOURNE OPEN The Squash Melbourne Open was played from 10-12 August 2018. The event offered two professional events: PSA M5 and W5. The Squash Melbourne Open replaced the old Moorabbin Open but was still played at Moorabbin, the largest centre in Melbourne with 11 Courts. Only one Aussie reached a final. That was Christine Nunn in the PSA W5 event. The best of the men was rising star Nick Calvert who reached the semi finals with an upset win against #3 seed and older brother Tom Calvert 11-9, 10-12, 8-11, 11-9, 12-10 (78m). There wasn’t much left in the tank for Nick after his 78 minute clash but he gave it his best against #1 seed Evan Williams (NZL) in the semi final losing in straight 9-11, 0-11, 3-11 (26m). So all eyes and all hopes were with our #1 seed Christine Nunn. Poster girl Nunn was facing a regular visitor to Australia in the form of #2 seed Vanessa Chu from Hong Kong. Nunn got off to a flying start winning the first before losing her way in the next two. She fought hard to win the 4th and level the scores but the effort told and Nunn lost the 5th 5-11. It was a fitting final but unfortunately, in the end it just wasn’t Nunn’s day losing 11-8, 9-11, 7- 11, 11-9, 5-11 (49m). Chu was very fortunate to reach the final after recovering from 0-2 down (and 10 all in the 3rd) to run over the top of Sarah Cardwell (AUS) 6-11, 6-11, 12-10, 11-5, 11-7 (50m). Play Squash for Fun & Fitness ... spread the word! ASP squashmedia .com.au PSA M5 Squash Melbourne Open Final [9/16] Christophe Andre (FRA) bt [1] Evan Williams (NZL) 11-4, 12-10, 11-1 (33m) Semi Finals [9/16] Christophe Andre (FRA) bt [4] Elvinn Keo (MAS) 11-3, 7-11, 13-11, 11-6 (38m) [1] Evan Williams (NZL) bt [9/16] Nicholas Calvert (AUS) 11-9, 11-0, 11-3 (26m) Quarter Finals [9/16] Christophe Andre (FRA) bt [9/16] Tim Cowell (AUS) 11-4, 11-2, 11-3 (24m) [4] Elvinn Keo (MAS) bt [6] Ryan Pasqual (MAS) 12-10, 6-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-9 (52m) [9/16] Nicholas Calvert (AUS) bt [3] Thomas Calvert (AUS) 11-9, 10-12, 8-11, 11-9, 12-10 (78m) [1] Evan Williams (NZL) bt [5] Zac Millar (NZL) 11-1, 11-7, 11-5 (23m) Round 2 [9/16] Tim Cowell (AUS) bt [2] Darren Rahul Pragasam (MAS) w/o [9/16] Christophe Andre (FRA) bt [8] Lachlan Coxsedge (AUS) 11-5, 11-1, 11-5 (18m) [6] Ryan Pasqual (MAS) bt [9/16] Benjamin Ratcliffe (AUS) 11-9, 11-6, 11-7 (23m) [4] Elvinn Keo (MAS) bt [9/16] Abdelrahman Abdelkhalek (EGY) 11-4, 11-13, 11-8, 11-8 (41m) [3] Thomas Calvert (AUS) bt [9/16] Jacob Ford (AUS) 11-6, 11-7, 11-5 (30m) [9/16] Nicholas Calvert (AUS) bt [7] Courtney West (AUS) 11-2, 11-3, 11-6 (26m) [5] Zac Millar (NZL) bt [9/16] Jason van der Walt (NZL) 11-2, 11-7, 11-8 (19m) [1] Evan Williams (NZL) bt [9/16] Matthew Lai (HKG) 11-6, 11-6, 11-2 (26m) Round 1 [2] Darren Rahul Pragasam (MAS) bye [9/16] Tim Cowell (AUS) bye [9/16] Christophe Andre (FRA) bt Majeed Hussain (PAK) 11-3, 11-4, 11-2 (15m) [8] Lachlan Coxsedge (AUS) bye [6] Ryan Pasqual (MAS) bye [9/16] Benjamin Ratcliffe (AUS) bye [9/16] Abdelrahman Abdelkhalek (EGY) bye [4] Elvinn Keo (MAS) bye [3] Thomas Calvert (AUS) bye [9/16] Jacob Ford (AUS) bt Joong-Chan Hwang (KOR) 13-11, 10-12, 11-8, 11-9 (60m) [9/16] Nicholas Calvert (AUS) bt Ryan Marshall (AUS) 11-9, 11-2, 11-7 (27m) [7] Courtney West (AUS) bye [5] Zac Millar (NZL) bye [9/16] Jason van der Walt (NZL) bt Muhammad Waheed (AUS) 11-2, 11-5, 11-5 (22m) [9/16] Matthew Lai (HKG) bt [WC] Joel Arscott (AUS) 11-4, 11-4, 12-10 (23m) [1] Evan Williams (NZL) bye ASP squashmedia .com.au PSA W5 Squash Melbourne Open Final [2] Vanessa Chu (HKG) bt [1] Christine Nunn (AUS) 8-11, 11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 11-5 (49m) Semi Finals [1] Christine Nunn (AUS) bt [6] Ooi Kah Yan (MAS) 11-6, 11-8, 11-8 (27m) [2] Vanessa Chu (HKG) bt [3] Sarah Cardwell (AUS) 6-11, 6-11, 12-10, 11-5, 11-7 (50m) Quarter Finals [1] Christine