MEN
Ireland’s men also face the host nation in the semi final of Division 2.
[NED] – 
[IRL] Ireland M| Time: | Fri 03/05/2013 18:00 |
|---|---|
| Draw: | Men – Division 2 – 1-8 |
| Score: |
| Order | Event | Netherlands M[NED] |
– | [IRL] Ireland M |
Score | Points | Duration | ||||||
| 1 | MS1 |
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– |
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11-3 9-11 11-3 11-6 | 0-0 |  |
1:02 | |||||
| 2 | MS2 |
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– |
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11-8 11-4 11-2 | 1-0 | |
0:29 | |||||
| 3 | MS3 |
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– |
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11-3 0-0 Retired | 0-0 | |
0:08 | |||||
| 4 | MS4 |
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– |
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8-11 11-4 11-8 0-0 Retired | 0-0 | |
0:43 |
Derek Ryan went down in the first match after his exploits last night, 11-8, 11-4, 11-2 in 29 min. Just too much for the 42 yrs veteran.
Gaskin goes down in the 1st 3-11, Gaskin ties his match 1-1 (11-9), Richardson v Penders in the 3rd tie as Gaskin goes down in the 3rd set 3-11. Richardson takes the first 11-8 while Gaskin battles on at 3-4 in a very fast and physical game. Gaskin goes down in the 4th 6-11, Holland are now 2 matches up, Richardson drops 2nd 4-11… Ireland are under immense pressure!!
Richardson loses the 3rd and Ireland’s men are beaten by the Dutch as they can’t win on countback. They lads played well against a good team.
So it is Waleson Saturday afternoon for 11th place tomorrow.
WOMEN
Ireland’s women go into today’s semi final full of confidence after beating France yesterday who lost a close semi to England this morning 2-1.
Ireland W[IRL] – [NED] Netherlands W
[IRL] – [NED] Netherlands W: 2-1| Time: | Fri 03/05/2013 16:00 |
|---|---|
| Draw: | Women – Division 1 – 1-4 |
| Score: | 2-1 |
| Order | Event | Ireland W[IRL] |
– | [NED] Netherlands W |
Score | Points | Duration | ||||||
| 1 | WS1 |
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– |
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8-11 11-9 5-11 5-11 | 0-1 | |
0:45 | |||||
| 2 | WS2 |
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– |
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11-6 11-8 11-4 | 1-0 | |
0:27 | |||||
| 3 | WS3 |
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– |
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11-8 11-4 6-11 9-11 11-9 | 1-0 | |
0:49 |
Aisling is 2-0 up, 11-6, 11-8 and 7-4 in the third, great start by Ireland. Now 9-4. Won it 11-4, superb squash from Aisling, setting down the marker!! Next up Madeline, Natalie Grinham, world no. 10, 1 place higher than Madeline so a great match in prospect!!
Madeline lost the 1st set 8-11 having go stroke for stroke to 8all, but then lost 3 pts in a row. now 3-2 to Grinham, 3-3,4-3 to Grinham, 6-3, 7-5, 7-6, Perry coming back! 8 all! Perry 9-8 up. 10-9 game ball to Perry. Game to Perry 11-9 in 23 min. 1-1 in the match, what a match. 3rd game ran away from Madeline after her effort in the 2nd lost it 11-5.
2-1 in sets to Grinham. 4th set Perry down 1-2, 1-4 down, 1-6, looking bad for Madeline. Come on Madeline, dig in!! 3-7, 5-9, match ball to Grinham. Match to Grinham 11-5 in the 4th.
All down to Galway’s Laura Mylotte!!
Laura won the first 2 games 11-8 and 11-4 but lost the next two 6-11, 9-11. Cracker of a game from Laura winning 11-9 in the 5th so Ireland win 2-1 and are in the final vs England tomorrow afternoon.
The match lasted 49 minutes and was the first win for Laura in this championship and what a time to do it!!!
So for a second year in a row Ireland’s women’s team are in a European team Championship final vs as usual England. A tough prospect but one the team will look forward to and who knows?!!!
Good Luck! Aisling, Ciara, Laura and Madeline, their manager Anne Costello, and coachs Hadrian Stiff & Paul Bell.
MEN
IRELAND play Sweden in the Div 2, 1-8 Monrad (knockout) at 5pm Irish time today.
Playing Sweden in 1/4 finals at 17:00 Irish time. You can watch here http://www.squash.nl/page/24367/Web-streaming–Day-02 … Courts 4 and 5. Tough evening ahead!
Ireland v Sweden in the 1/4 finals of Div 2 with Gaskin v Drakenberg going on court now. Arthur 1up, 11- 5. Arthur 9-0 uo, 10-2, wins it 11-3.
Byrne v unorthodox Hult at #3 will be test for the Carlow man. Byrne 1 down 11-9, close. Two down 11-0 in 2nd. Tighter set in the 3rd, nip & tuck , 6-6. But Brian goes down 0-3 (9-11, 0-11, 10-12), Gaskin 2-0 (11-5, 11-3) up and looking strong at 7-4. However Gaskin drops the 3rd after some ‘lucky’ pickups from his opponent which the referee missed, Gaskin understandably not happy. Gaskin finishes in style 11-3 for a 3-1 win.
One all in matches.
Ryan battles against Tenant. loses the 1st, 14-12 having been 9-5 down. Richardson starts against Christenson. Derek is 5-1 up in the second, 6-2, 10-3, 10-4. Wins it 11-5. One all in sets. Ryan is 5-2 up in the third. 6-3, 9-5, wins it 11-5. Sets 2-1 up, Go Derek!
Steve is 5 all in the first, 7-7, wins it 12-10. 2-1 up in the 2nd. Down 2-5, 4-6, 6-7, Steve wins it 11-8, great stuff!
Derek is 5-2 up in 4th set. 6-2. Under a little pressure lost last 2 points, one to a stroke 6-4 up. Great drop in RH Corner 7-4, 7-5, 8-7 up. Wins it quickly 11-7. Ireland 2-1 up.
Richardson down in 3rd 5-2, 6-4. Turns it around Steve up 7-6. 8-9 down, 10-9 down, 10 all, 10-11 down, 11 all, 12-11 to Steve, match ball! 12 all, another match ball to Steve. Wins it 14-12 in 55 min. Brillant result 3-1 to Ireland.
Next up the hosts Netherlands at 5pm (Irish time) on Friday in the Semi Final of Div 2.
So both our Women’s & Men’s team take on Holland tomorrow. Our supporters will need to be in top voice to support the teams tomorrow afternoon.
Come back tomorrow afternoon to www.irish squash.com for real time updates on IRELAND’s two matches!! You can also watch both matches live streaming on www.squash.nl and go into webcam.
[SWE] – [IRL] Ireland M| Time: | Thu 02/05/2013 18:00 |
|---|---|
| Draw: | Men – Division 2 – 1-8 |
| Score: |
| Order | Event | Sweden M[SWE] |
– | [IRL] Ireland M |
Score | Points | Duration | ||||||
| 1 | MS1 |
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– |
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5-11 3-11 11-9 3-11 | 0-1 | 1:01 | ||||||
| 2 | MS2 |
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– |
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14-12 5-11 5-11 7-11 | 0-1 | 1:06 | ||||||
| 3 | MS3 |
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– |
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11-9 11-0 12-10 | 1-0 | 0:40 | ||||||
| 4 | MS4 |
|
– |
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10-12 8-11 12-14 | 0-1 | 0:55 |
WOMEN
Final Pool Table
| Points | Played | Won | Draws | Lost | Matches | Games | Points | ||||||||
| 1 | [IRL] Ireland W |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | 25 | – | 6 | 330 | – | 231 |
| 2 |  [FRA] France W |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | 23 | – | 13 | 358 | – | 309 |
| 3 |  [CZE] Czech Republic W |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | 7 | 11 | – | 23 | 289 | – | 342 |
| 4 |  [WAL] Wales W |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 8 | 9 | – | 26 | 261 | – | 356 |
[IRL] – [FRA] France W| Time: | Thu 02/05/2013 10:00 |
|---|---|
| Draw: | Women – Division 1 – Pool B |
| Score: |
| Order | Event | Ireland W[IRL] |
– | [FRA] France W |
Score | Points | Duration | ||||||
| 1 | WS1 |
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– |
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8-11 11-9 11-5 9-11 11-9 | 1-0 | 1:16 | ||||||
| 2 | WS2 |
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– |
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11-7 14-12 11-2 | 1-0 | 0:46 | ||||||
| 3 | WS3 |
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– |
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5-11 10-12 11-6 10-12 | 0-1 | 0:41 |
IRELAND V FRANCE – KEY MATCH
Ireland v France in group decider, Mylotte first on v Peltier. Mylotte drops first game 11-5. Mylotte goes 0-2 down after a very close 2nd game having led 9-7. Mylotte fights back taking the 3rd 11-6, with a much slower and more controlled game plan. Ireland 0-1 down as Mylotte loses tight 4th 9-11 in 41 min. Next on is Perry v Serme.
Perry drops first game 8-11. Madeline wins the 2nd in a tight game 11-9 with Serme having been 4-1 up. Madeline wins the 3rd game a little easier 11-5. However the 4th goes 11-9 against her in a great set.
Madeline DOES IT in a thrilling set 11-9. She was 6-2 down but won 6 points in a row to 8-6 up and then it went to 10-8, then 10-9, she then won it 11-9 in 76 min. Superb match from Madeline against the young French woman who is ranked 2 places above Madeline @ 9.
Now down to Aisling who is playing Coline Aumard who lost in the qtr final of the Irish Open last week to Deon Saffrey of Wales who Aisling played last evening.
Aisling wins the 1st 11-7 in 13 min, great start! Aisling 10-6 down in the 2nd came back to 10 all. 11 all, 12 all, Aisling DOES IT 14-12!! Well Done! 2-0 up in 37min.
3rd set = Aisling 3-0 up, 4-1, 5-2, 6-2, 7-2, 8-2, 10-2, 11-2, in 46 min.
Ireland beat France 2-1 as Aisling wins the pivotal match 3-0!! Onto the Semis vs Netherlands, number 5 seeds who beat Belguim in the deciding rubber in Pool A, England having already qualified.
| Points | Played | Won | Draws | Lost | Matches | Games | Points | ||||||||
| 1 |  [ENG] England W |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | 27 | – | 2 | 310 | – | 132 |
| 2 | [NED] Netherlands W |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | 17 | – | 15 | 280 | – | 263 |
| 3 |  [BEL] Belgium W |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – | 5 | 12 | – | 21 | 231 | – | 307 |
| 4 |  [GER] Germany W |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 8 | 7 | – | 25 | 198 | – | 317 |
Semi Finals – Friday 3rd May
IRELAND(2) V Netherlands(5) – 3pm Irish Time
England (1) v France (3)
MEN
IRELAND play Sweden in the Div 2, 1-8 Monrad (knockout) at 5pm Irish time today.
Playing Sweden in 1/4 finals at 17:00 Irish time. You can watch here http://www.squash.nl/page/24367/Web-streaming–Day-02 … Courts 4 and 5. Tough evening ahead!
Ireland v Sweden in the 1/4 finals of Div 2 with Gaskin v Drakenberg going on court now. Arthur 1up, 11- 5. Arthur 9-0 uo, 10-2, wins it 11-3.
Byrne v unorthodox Hult at #3 will be test for the Carlow man. Byrne 1 down 11-9, close. Two down 11-0 in 2nd. Tighter set in the 3rd, nip & tuck , 6-6. But Brian goes down 0-3 (9-11, 0-11, 10-12), Gaskin 2-0 (11-5, 11-3) up and looking strong at 7-4. However Gaskin drops the 3rd after some ‘lucky’ pickups from his opponent which the referee missed, Gaskin understandably not happy. Gaskin finishes in style 11-3 for a 3-1 win.
One all in matches.
Ryan battles against Tenant. loses the 1st, 14-12 having been 9-5 down. Richardson starts against Christenson. Derek is 5-1 up in the second, 6-2, 10-3, 10-4. Wins it 11-5. One all in sets. Ryan is 5-2 up in the third. 6-3, 9-5, wins it 11-5. Sets 2-1 up, Go Derek!
Steve is 5 all in the first, 7-7, wins it 12-10. 2-1 up in the 2nd. Down 2-5, 4-6, 6-7, Steve wins it 11-8, great stuff!
Derek is 5-2 up in 4th set. 6-2. Under a little pressure lost last 2 points, one to a stroke 6-4 up. Great drop in RH Corner 7-4, 7-5, 8-7 up. Wins it quickly 11-7. Ireland 2-1 up.
Richardson down in 3rd 5-2, 6-4. Turns it around Steve up 7-6. 8-9 down, 10-9 down, 10 all, 10-11 down, 11 all, 12-11 to Steve, match ball! 12 all, another match ball to Steve. Wins it 14-12 in 55 min. Brillant result 3-1 to Ireland.
Next up the hosts Netherlands at 5pm (Irish time) on Friday in the Semi Final of Div 2.
So both our Women’s & Men’s team take on Holland tomorrow. Our supporters will need to be in top voice to support the teams tomorrow afternoon.
Come back tomorrow afternoon to www.irish squash.com for real time updates on IRELAND’s two matches!! You can also watch both matches live streaming on www.squash.nl and go into webcam.
[SWE] – [IRL] Ireland M| Time: | Thu 02/05/2013 18:00 |
|---|---|
| Draw: | Men – Division 2 – 1-8 |
| Score: |
| Order | Event | Sweden M[SWE] |
– | [IRL] Ireland M |
Score | Points | Duration | ||||||
| 1 | MS1 |
|
– |
|
5-11 3-11 11-9 3-11 | 0-1 | 1:01 | ||||||
| 2 | MS2 |
|
– |
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14-12 5-11 5-11 7-11 | 0-1 | 1:06 | ||||||
| 3 | MS3 |
|
– |
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11-9 11-0 12-10 | 1-0 | 0:40 | ||||||
| 4 | MS4 |
|
– |
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10-12 8-11 12-14 | 0-1 | 0:55 |
WOMEN
Final Pool Table
| Points | Played | Won | Draws | Lost | Matches | Games | Points | ||||||||
| 1 | [IRL] Ireland W |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | 25 | – | 6 | 330 | – | 231 |
| 2 | [FRA] France W |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | 23 | – | 13 | 358 | – | 309 |
| 3 | [CZE] Czech Republic W |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | 7 | 11 | – | 23 | 289 | – | 342 |
| 4 | [WAL] Wales W |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 8 | 9 | – | 26 | 261 | – | 356 |
[IRL] – [FRA] France W| Time: | Thu 02/05/2013 10:00 |
|---|---|
| Draw: | Women – Division 1 – Pool B |
| Score: |
| Order | Event | Ireland W[IRL] |
– | [FRA] France W |
Score | Points | Duration | ||||||
| 1 | WS1 |
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– |
|
8-11 11-9 11-5 9-11 11-9 | 1-0 | 1:16 | ||||||
| 2 | WS2 |
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– |
|
11-7 14-12 11-2 | 1-0 | 0:46 | ||||||
| 3 | WS3 |
|
– |
|
5-11 10-12 11-6 10-12 | 0-1 | 0:41 |
IRELAND V FRANCE – KEY MATCH
Ireland v France in group decider, Mylotte first on v Peltier. Mylotte drops first game 11-5. Mylotte goes 0-2 down after a very close 2nd game having led 9-7. Mylotte fights back taking the 3rd 11-6, with a much slower and more controlled game plan. Ireland 0-1 down as Mylotte loses tight 4th 9-11 in 41 min. Next on is Perry v Serme.
Perry drops first game 8-11. Madeline wins the 2nd in a tight game 11-9 with Serme having been 4-1 up. Madeline wins the 3rd game a little easier 11-5. However the 4th goes 11-9 against her in a great set.
Madeline DOES IT in a thrilling set 11-9. She was 6-2 down but won 6 points in a row to 8-6 up and then it went to 10-8, then 10-9, she then won it 11-9 in 76 min. Superb match from Madeline against the young French woman who is ranked 2 places above Madeline @ 9.
Now down to Aisling who is playing Coline Aumard who lost in the qtr final of the Irish Open last week to Deon Saffrey of Wales who Aisling played last evening.
Aisling wins the 1st 11-7 in 13 min, great start! Aisling 10-6 down in the 2nd came back to 10 all. 11 all, 12 all, Aisling DOES IT 14-12!! Well Done! 2-0 up in 37min.
3rd set = Aisling 3-0 up, 4-1, 5-2, 6-2, 7-2, 8-2, 10-2, 11-2, in 46 min.
Ireland beat France 2-1 as Aisling wins the pivotal match 3-0!! Onto the Semis vs Netherlands, number 5 seeds who beat Belguim in the deciding rubber in Pool A, England having already qualified.
| Points | Played | Won | Draws | Lost | Matches | Games | Points | ||||||||
| 1 | [ENG] England W |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | 27 | – | 2 | 310 | – | 132 |
| 2 | [NED] Netherlands W |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | 17 | – | 15 | 280 | – | 263 |
| 3 | [BEL] Belgium W |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – | 5 | 12 | – | 21 | 231 | – | 307 |
| 4 | [GER] Germany W |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 8 | 7 | – | 25 | 198 | – | 317 |
Semi Finals – Friday 3rd May
IRELAND(2) V Netherlands(5) – 3pm Irish Time
England (1) v France (3)
A quiet April on the WSA World Tour sees an unchanged Top15 ahead of the forthcoming World Series British Open event later this month.
Nicol David sits atop the women’s elite for the 80th consecutive month, leading Laura Massaro, Raneem El Weleily and Alison Waters to complete the Top4.
David is one of two Malaysian players to feature in the WSA Top20 along with Low Wee Wern who sits at No.7. Massaro and Waters are also joined in the Top20 by former world No.2 compatriot Jenny Duncalf who is currently at No.8, and also Sarah-Jane Perry who rises two places to No.18 this month, the first sub-20 ranking of her career.
El Weleily remains the highest ranked Egyptian player, ahead of teenager Nour El Sherbini at No.5 and Omneya Abdel Kawy at No.14. Just below Kawy, Australian pair Donna Urquhart and Rachael Grinham have switched places for the May rankings, with the former world No.1 and World Open champion Grinham slipping a place to No.17.
A disappointing quarter-final exit in the Irish Open for second seed Samantha Teran has seen the Mexican player slip to No.19, whilst Joey Chan of Hong Kong also slips a place to No.20.
Outside the Top20, Nicolette Fernandes’ Irish Open final appearance has seen her rise three places to No.28 this month, just one place shy of her career best ranking. Deon Saffrey’s Irish Open run also saw her leap three places as the Welsh qualifier reached the semi-finals of the event, beating third seed Aisling Blake in the opening round. Aisling has dropped 1 place to No. 24. The Welshwoman Saffrey now sits at No.48, her career best ranking.
The second WSA World Tour World Series event of the year, the Allam British Open, will take place in Hull, England from 19th May.
| RANK | PLAYER | COUNTRY | Prev Pos | CHANGE | TOTAL | PLAYED (12 MONTHS) | AVERAGE | |
| 1 | Nicol David | MAS | 1 | 25150.00 | 10 | 2958.824 | Track | |
| 2 | Laura Massaro | ENG | 2 | 15940.00 | 8 | 1992.500 | Track | |
| 3 | Raneem El Weleily | EGY | 3 | 15175.00 | 9 | 1896.875 | Track | |
| 4 | Alison Waters | ENG | 4 | 12875.00 | 12 | 1355.263 | Track | |
| 5 | Nour El Sherbini | EGY | 5 | 8862.50 | 8 | 1107.813 | Track | |
| 6 | Joelle King | NZL | 6 | 9800.00 | 11 | 1088.889 | Track | |
| 7 | Low Wee Wern | MAS | 7 | 10362.50 | 13 | 1036.250 | Track | |
| 8 | Jenny Duncalf | ENG | 8 | 7785.00 | 10 | 915.882 | Track | |
| 9 | Camille Serme | FRA | 9 | 7347.50 | 11 | 816.389 | Track | |
| 10 | Natalie Grinham | NED | 10 | 6902.50 | 10 | 812.059 | Track | |
| 11 | Madeline Perry | IRL | 11 | 8841.00 | 15 | 803.727 | Track | |
| 12 | Kasey Brown | AUS | 12 | 6954.00 | 13 | 695.400 | Track | |
| 13 | Annie Au | HKG | 13 | 6047.50 | 12 | 636.579 | Track | |
| 14 | Omneya Abdel Kawy | EGY | 14 | 5248.50 | 10 | 617.471 | Track | |
| 15 | Dipika Pallikal | IND | 15 | 5044.25 | 12 | 530.974 | Track | |
| 16 | Donna Urquhart | AUS | 17 | 1 ⇧ | 4755.00 | 13 | 475.500 | Track |
| 17 | Rachael Grinham | AUS | 16 | 1 ⇩ | 4967.00 | 14 | 473.048 | Track |
| 18 | Sarah-Jane Perry | ENG | 20 | 2 ⇧ | 3740.00 | 12 | 393.684 | Track |
| 19 | Samantha Teran | MEX | 18 | 1 ⇩ | 3562.50 | 12 | 375.000 | Track |
| 20 | Joey Chan | HKG | 19 | 1 ⇩ | 3392.25 | 12 | 357.079 | Track |
Full rankings at: http://www.wispa.net/view_rankings.asp
1 May 2013
Whilst Egypt’s Ramy Ashour continues to lead the May Dunlop PSA Men’s World Squash Rankings by a considerable margin, it is the presence of 11 countries in the top 20 – representing four continents – which provides the most noteworthy aspect of the new list published today by the Professional Squash Association.
Swiss star Nicolas Mueller, his country’s highest-ranked player of all-time, moves up into the top 20 to add Switzerland to Egypt, England, France, Spain, Germany, Botswana, Australia, Netherlands, South Africa and India with players whose success on the PSA World Tour have earned them places in the elite top 20 group.
Further representation from Malaysia, Colombia, Finland, Hong Kong, Kuwait, New Zealand and Canada see players from 18 countries – and all five continents – in the top 40.
“To have a top twenty in any sport with this breadth of countries being represented is fantastic,” said PSA CEO Alex Gough.
“It shows another sign that squash is being played on a truly global front and we are very proud of this fact. We will continue to keep growing the sport to all corners of the globe.”
Ashour, the reigning world champion from Cairo, holds his lead over England’s world number two Nick Matthew, while Frenchman Gregory Gaultier leapfrogs England’s James Willstrop to reclaim third place.
Mohamed El Shorbagy also rises above fellow Egyptian Karim Darwish to take over fifth place, while England’s Peter Barker does the same to Egyptian Amr Shabana to regain the No7 position.
Outside the top 20, several players mark career-high rankings – including France’s Gregoire Marche at 29 after his surprise quarter-final appearance in last month’s Grasshopper Cup in Switzerland; Kuwaiti Abdullah Al Muzayen at 33 following his 14th Tour title success at the Burgan Bank Challenger 10 on home soil; and New Zealand’s Campbell Grayson at 37 after winning the Houston Open in the USA.
May 2013 top 20 (inc. points average):
| 1 | [1] | Ramy Ashour | EGY | 1,671 |
| 2 | [2] | Nick Matthew | ENG | 1,099 |
| 3 | [4] | Gregory Gaultier | FRA | 1,001 |
| 4 | [3] | James Willstrop | ENG | 982 |
| 5 | [6] | Mohamed El Shorbagy | EGY | 701 |
| 6 | [5] | Karim Darwish | EGY | 671 |
| 7 | [8] | Peter Barker | ENG | 584 |
| 8 | [7] | Amr Shabana | EGY | 578 |
| 9 | [9] | Borja Golan | ESP | 445 |
| 10 | [11] | Omar Mosaad | EGY | 433 |
| 11 | [10] | Tarek Momen | EGY | 416 |
| 12 | [12] | Simon Rosner | GER | 328 |
| 13 | [14] | Daryl Selby | ENG | 317 |
| 14 | [13] | Alister Walker | BOT | 299 |
| 15 | [17] | Cameron Pilley | AUS | 298 |
| 16 | [15] | Tom Richards | ENG | 292 |
| 17 | [16] | Laurens Jan Anjema | NED | 286 |
| 18 | [18] | Stephen Coppinger | RSA | 270 |
| 19 | [19] | Saurav Ghosal | IND | 259 |
| 20 | [21] | Nicolas Mueller | SUI | 249 |
For full list – see www.psaworldtour.com
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MEN – Ireland beat Ukraine as Expected
Ireland are 2 up after both Arthur Gaskin and Steve Richardson won 3-0 in 34min & 37min respectively. Both matches went as expected against the Second Division no. 11 seeds. Derek Ryan has won the 3rd match 11-6, 11-9, 11-5 in 27min in another comfortable match. So Ireland have a victory in their 2nd match of the day, having drawn 2-2 with Wales earlier.
Brian Byrne is two up in his match having won it 11-9, 12-10. A much tougher match than his team mates. Brian has won the match in a very close 3rd set, due to his opponnent retiring due to cramp,so Ireland’s men won 4-0 against an improving team from the Ukraine, also part coached by Hadrian Stiff, Ireland’s National coach.
NEXT MATCH: Sweden @ 5pm on Thursday.
Ireland M[IRL] – 
[UKR] Ukraine M
| Time: | Wed 01/05/2013 17:00 |
|---|---|
| Draw: | Men – Division 2 – Pool C |
| Score: |
| Order | Event | Ireland M[IRL] |
– | [UKR] Ukraine M |
Score | Points | Duration | ||||||
| 1 | MS1 |
|
– |
|
11-7 11-7 11-6 | 1-0 | |
0:34 | |||||
| 2 | MS2 |
|
– |
|
11-6 11-9 11-5 | 1-0 | |
0:27 | |||||
| 3 | MS3 |
|
– |
|
11-9 12-10 13-11 Retired | 1-0 | |
0:59 | |||||
| 4 | MS4 |
|
– |
|
11-7 12-10 11-3 | 1-0 | |
0:37 |
WOMEN – Comprehensive victory over Wales 3-0 (9-1)
First up Madeline Perry had a quick victory over Wales’s Tesni Evans 3-0 in 19 minutes. The game was fairly straightforward 11-7, 11-6 & 11-2. Laura Mylotte beat Hannah Davies 3-1, 11-7, 6-11, 11-6, 11-1 in 26 min to go two up. Again another convincing performance from Laura to secure the overall match vs Wales.
Just down to Aisling Blake to avenge her defeat by Deon Saffery, who beat her 3-0 in the 1st round of last week’s IRISH OPEN.
Latest – Aisling won 3-0 (11-4, 11-4, 11-7) in 35 min – Aisling was very motivated to win and gain her revenge which I suspect Deon expected.
So a clean sweep for Ireland’s women’s team from the first day – two 3-0’s vs Czech Republic & Wales.
Next up France tomorrow morning which will be an altogether more difficult challange but one that won’t deter them.
| Ireland W[IRL] |
– | [WAL] Wales W |
| Order | Event | Ireland W[IRL] |
– | [WAL] Wales W |
Score | Points | Duration | ||||||
| 1 | WS1 |
|
– |
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11-7 11-6 11-2 | 1-0 | |
0:19 | |||||
| 2 | WS2 |
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– |
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11-4 11-4 11-7 | 0-0 | |
0:35 | |||||
| 3 | WS3 |
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– |
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11-7 6-11 11-6 11-1 | 0-0 | |
0:26 |
Brian Byrne vs David Haley – Brian has won the match beating David 11-8 in the fifth in 75 gruelling minutes to level the overall match 2 all. However Wales won in games overall 8-7.
A superb effort from Brian having been 2-1 down and only winning the 2nd 12-10. Brian lost the 1st, 6-11 but won the 2nd 12-10. lost the 3rd game which was very tight 9-11. He won a superb 4th 11-8, having raced into a 6-2 lead.
Well done Brian!
Derek Ryan has lost in 4 games to Scott Fitzgearld 4-11, 2-11, 11-3, 9-11. Derek brought the pace down in the 3rd game to win it but just ran out of luck in a tight last game coming back from 9-6 down to get to 10-9 but just lost out.
Steve Richardson made a great start, using all his experience in beating Joel Makin 3-0 in 51 mins. Unfortunatly Arthur Gaskin had a more difficult task and lost to world ranked 67 Peter Creed 3-0 in 44 min.
Now playing Ukraine late this afternoon.
Second seeds and current silver medal holders from last years championships Ireland beat No. 7 seeds Czech Republic 3-0 this morning in Frans Otten Stadion in Amsterdam. It started with Madeline Perry beating lucie Fialova 3-0 in 28 min. Laura Mylotte then beat Anna Klimundova 3-0 in 28 min also. Sligo’s Aisling Blake finished the task with a 3-0 victory over Olga Ertlova 3-0 in 39 min.
A good clean confident start for our women’s team setting them up for their next match which will be a more difficult task vs Wales (6) @ 2pm today.
Keep an eye out for the score of the match as it happens on www.irishsquash.com See full draw below for times of all women’s and men’s matches in the pool games.
WOMENS RESULTS
Ireland W[IRL] – [CZE] Czech Republic W
| Time: | Wed 01/05/2013 10:00 |
|---|---|
| Draw: | Women – Division 1 – Pool B |
| Score: |
| Order | Event | Ireland W[IRL] |
– | [CZE] Czech Republic W |
Score | Points | Duration | ||||||
| 1 | WS1 |
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– |
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11-7 11-5 11-9 | 1-0 | |
0:28 | |||||
| 2 | WS3 |
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– |
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12-10 11-4 13-11 | 1-0 | |
0:28 | |||||
| 3 | WS2 |
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– |
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11-6 11-7 12-10 | 0-0 | |
0:39 |
MENS RESULTS
[IRL] – [WAL] Wales M| Time: | Wed 01/05/2013 12:00 |
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| Draw: | Men – Division 2 – Pool C |
| Score: |
| Order | Event | Ireland M[IRL] |
– | [WAL] Wales M |
Score | Points | Duration | ||||||
| 1 | MS1 |
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– |
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6-11 6-11 5-11 | 0-1 | |
0:44 | |||||
| 2 | MS2 |
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– |
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4-11 2-11 11-3 9-11 | 0-1 | |
0:36 | |||||
| 3 | MS3 |
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– |
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6-11 12-10 9-11 11-8 11-8 | 0-0 | |
1:15 | |||||
| 4 | MS4 |
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– |
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11-3 11-9 11-8 | 1-0 | |
0:51 |
DRAW – WOMEN
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1 | [IRL] Ireland W [2] |
Thu 02/05/2013 10:00 FOS – 20 | Wed 01/05/2013 15:00 FOS – 20 | 3-0 Won | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | [FRA] France W [3] |
Thu 02/05/2013 10:00 | 3-0 Won | Wed 01/05/2013 15:00 FOS – 12 | |
| 3 | [WAL] Wales W [6] |
Wed 01/05/2013 15:00 FOS – 20 | 0-3 Lost | Thu 02/05/2013 10:00 FOS – 1 | |
| 4 | [CZE] Czech Republic W [7] |
0-3 Lost | Wed 01/05/2013 15:00 FOS – 12 | Thu 02/05/2013 10:00 |
DRAW – MEN
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 1 | [IRL] Ireland M [3] |
Wed 01/05/2013 12:00 FOS – 17/18 | Wed 01/05/2013 17:00 FOS – 11/12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | [WAL] Wales M [6] |
Wed 01/05/2013 12:00 FOS – 17/18 | Thu 02/05/2013 12:00 FOS – 13/14 | |
| 3 | [UKR] Ukraine M [11] |
Wed 01/05/2013 17:00 | Thu 02/05/2013 12:00 |
This year’s European Championships take place in Frans Otten Stadion from next Wednesday 1st May to Saturday 4th May.
As silver medal holders Ireland’s Women’s team are seeded 2 and are drawn in Pool B with France (3), Wales (6) and Czech Republic (7). A tough draw but one which befits such a high ranked team. The Irish team is – Madeline Perry, Aisling Blake, Laura Mylotte and Ciara Moloney.
The Men’s team are in Division 2 and are seeded 3. They are drawn in Pool C with Wales (6) and Ukraine (11). The Team selected is Arthur Gaskin, Derek Ryan, Brian O’Brion, Steve Richardson and for his first senior cap Michael Craig who is a current Under 19 international. Michael will get superb experience in this tournament which will bee of great help in his development.
For full details of the WOMENS draw see HERE
For full details of the MENS draw see HERE
GOOD LUCK TO OUR NATIONAL MENS & WOMENS TEAM. WE KNOW YOU WILL DO US PROUD!!
The winners and runner-ups are joined by the generous owner of sponsor Cannon Kirk Homes
World number 11 Madeline Perry played her best Squash of the week in the final of the Cannon Kirk Homes Irish Open 2013 to beat Guayana’s Nicolette Fernandes by three games to one. Nicolette was uncharacteristically slightly slow out of the blocks, but was on the verge of taking the second game when she squandered a 9:5 lead. She fought back in game three, recuperating from a 5:1 deficit, but was steamrolled 11:2 in game four. “I don’t think I did much wrong in game four”, said the world number 31, “but Madeline was flying in that game and was just too good.” Madeline was content with her performance, especially playing well in front of a home crowd. “This is not my home court, but this is as home as it gets to me, and winning in Ireland obviously means a lot to me.” The former world number three feels that this was good preparation for the European Team Championships happening next week: “there are some strong teams out there but if Aisling Blake and I are playing well, we are within a chance. Also, our number three player has gained some good experience and should make things hard for whoever she faces.”
The two happy winners of the Irish Open 2013 - Madeline Perry and Mohamed Nafiizwan Adnan
Mohamed Nafiizwan Adnan was over the moon with his win in the men’s final over big Omar Abdel Meguid of Egypt. It was a fiercely contested match in the first two games, but Mohamed was just that much fresher in the last two games and ran out a 3:1 victory. Omar, who delighted the crowd with some incredible winner, but also frustrated them by not always clearing the ball perfectly, was gracious in defeat: “it’s been a long week for me and I think it could have gone to five if I had been a bit fresher. But Mohamed was the better player on the day and deservedly won.” For Mohamed victory here meant a lot, and he is eager to return next year. “I will relax now after a long week. Ireland has been good to me, it’s a great tournament for me, and lets hope that Cannon Kirk Homes, the sponsors, can support the event again next year.”
In a first for the Cannon Kirk Homes Irish Open, the event was streamed live on the aertv.ie website, and commentary was provided by a number of players. For the finals Dan Zilic was joined by none other than Derek Ryan, who came fresh off court after beating top European junior David Ryan. Thousands of internet users followed the action online, and remarkably the viewership was truly international: “We saw a real spike in traffic from Mexico during Samantha Teran’s match”, said Mark Burke, senior producer at aertv.ie. And the players were impressed too: “I had some top ten players watch me yesterday, and they said I played well! This wouldn’t have been possible years ago”, the finalist Omar Abdel Meguid said, proving that also players benefit from the wider exposure. Finally, Alex Gough, CEO of the Professional Squash Association, also alluded how this type of coverage is a real boost for Squash’s bid for the inclusion in the 2020 Olympic Games. “We have always had the players, but we haven’t always had the exposure. We are getting this right this time, and coverage such as this is fantastic for the game”, the CEO said in an interview.
Which concludes this year’s Cannon Kirk Homes Irish Open 2013, an event that will be remembered for great Squash, spectacular online coverage, and a fifth title for home favourite Madeline Perry. Replays will be available online at aertv.ie during the course of next week. Dan Zilic
Nicolette Fernandes of Guyana - will she be smiling after tomorrow's final?
Madeline Perry made sure that Ireland is represented in tomorrow’s finals of the Cannon Kirk Homes Irish Open. The Irish top player made the final of the Irish Open for a record tenth time and will face Nicolette Fernandes, the Guyanese player who powered into the finals after an impressive win over Emily Whitlock. The final promises to be Madeline’s toughest test yet, but the world number eleven was tested by Deon Saffery in today’s semi-final. The Welsh number two took game two in a tie-break, which marked Madeline’s first dropped game of the tournament, but Perry recovered to take the next two games easily, and the match 3:1.
Following the women’s final will be a clash between Egyptian Omar Abdel Meguid and Malaysia’s Mohamed Nafiizwan Adnan. Both top 50 players were tested in the semis by their opposition: Meguid took out the top seed Chris Simpson in four hotly contested games, while Adnan beat the US number one Christopher Gordon by the same scoreline.
Tomorrow's finalist Adnan of Malaysia - celebrated his twenty-seventh birthday here in Dublin three days ago
Tomorrow’s matches again will be live-streamed by aertv.ie – coverage beginning at 3pm. However, aertv.ie will also be streaming tomorrow’s the Premier League Cup final between Sutton and Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club from 10:30am onwards. Also here there’ll be some fantastic matches on who between the likes of Irish Squash legend Derek Ryan and Ireland’s top junior player David Ryan, as well as Nigel Peyton and Eoin Ryan.
Madeline Perry - through to another final
Entry to Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club is completely free, just like aertv.ie’s excellent live streaming! Dan Zilic
Gaskin, on the right, suffered a narrow yet highly entertaining defeat against Chris Gordon
Watchers throughout the world were treated to some high-energy Squash live on aertv.ie – with Chris Collins, Damian O’Reilly and Dan Zilic reporting live on the action.
Madeline Perry - never in danger of losing today
The night ended with Deon Saffery continuing her run beating Colin Aumard in three impressive games, and Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan, whose birthday it was yesterday, came back from 5:10 down in the first game against Shaun Le Roux, took the game 12:10 and the subsequent games too to win 3:0 – treating the crowd to some rarely seen pick-ups and shots.
Quarter Finals Women’s & Men’s – Thursday 25th April
Women:
2pm: Emily Whitlock (ENG) vs. Emma Beddoes (ENG) – 6:11, 12:10, 13:11, 13:11 (64mins)
4pm: Nicolette Fernandes (GUY) vs. Samantha Teran (MEX) – 11:9, 11:9, 11:3 (45mins)
6pm: Madeline Perry (IRL) vs. Misaki Kobayashi (JPN) 11:9, 11:7, 11:7 (30mins)
8pm: Deon Saffery (WAL) vs. Coline Aumard (FRA) – 11:7, 11:5, 11:9 (38mins)
Men:
3pm: Chris Simpson (ENG) vs. Jens Schoor (GER) – 11:9, 11:4, 4:11, 11:2 (52mins)
5pm: Omar Abdel Meguid (EGY) vs. Lucas Serme (FRA) 11:13, 11:9, 11:4, 11:5 (73mins)
7pm: Christopher Gordon (USA) – Arthur Gaskin (IRL) – 11:8, 7:11, 11:9, 11:3 (71mins)
9pm: Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan (MAL) vs. Shaun Le Roux (RSA) – 12:10, 11:6, 11:6 (40mins)
Semi Finals Women’s & Men’s – Friday 26th April
5pm: Emily Whitlock (ENG) – Nicolette Fernandes (GUY)
6pm: Chris Simpson (ENG) – Omar Abdel Meguid (EGY)
7pm: Deon Saffery (WAL) – Madeline Perry (IRL)
8pm: Christopher Gordon (USA) – Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan (MAL)
