Australian Aaron Frankcomb doubled his collection of PSA World Tour titles when he won the Bailian Youyicheng Shopping Mall & Yangzu Store China Open, the $11,500 PSA Tour event in its third year at the Bailian Youyicheng Shopping Mall in Shanghai.
Top-seeded Frankcomb reached the sixth Tour final of his career without dropping a game.
His opponent was Kristian Frost Olesen, the third seed from Denmark who secured his unexpected place in the climax – the second final of his career – after beating unseeded Anson Kwong in the semi-finals.
The 24-year-old from Hong Kong made his breakthrough after removing the event’s No2 seed Karim AGA Samy, of Egypt, in the quarter-finals.
But Hobart-born 25-year-old Frankcomb was too strong for Olesen in the final, winning 11-8, 11-3, 11-6 to claim his second PSA Tour title.
The success keeps the title in Australian hands after compatriot Ryan Cuskelly won the title in 2009.
Final:
[1] Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) bt [3] Kristian Frost Olesen (DEN) 11-8, 11-3, 11-6
Semi-finals:
[1] Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) bt [7] Omar Abdel Meguid (EGY) 11-8, 11-8, 11-6
[3] Kristian Frost Olesen (DEN) bt Anson Kwong (HKG) 11-8, 11-5, 11-3
Quarter-finals:
[1] Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) bt [6] Neil Hitchens (ENG) 11-5, 11-8, 11-9
[7] Omar Abdel Meguid (EGY) bt Mazen Gamal (EGY) 11-7, 11-4, 11-6
[3] Kristian Frost Olesen (DEN) bt [5] Kamran Khan (MAS) 11-2, 11-7, 11-3
Anson Kwong (HKG) bt [2] Karim AGA Samy (EGY) 11-9, 7-11, 11-9, 11-6
1st round:
[1] Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) bt [Q] Leo Au (HKG) 11-7, 11-8, 11-9
[6] Neil Hitchens (ENG) bt [Q] Cheng Yao Huang (TPE) 8-11, 6-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-9
Mazen Gamal (EGY) bt [4] Dick Lau (HKG) 4-11, 11-4, 11-4, 10-12, 11-8
[7] Omar Abdel Meguid (EGY) bt [Q] Valentino Bong (MAS) 5-11, 11-2, 11-7, 11-2
[5] Kamran Khan (MAS) bt Xiaomin Meng (CHN) 11-6, 13-11, 11-7
[3] Kristian Frost Olesen (DEN) bt Ahmed Hawas (EGY) 11-5, 11-2, 11-4
Anson Kwong (HKG) bt [8] Choong Kam Hing (MAS) 11-9, 11-9, 11-4
[2] Karim AGA Samy (EGY) bt [Q] Hon Fung Wong (HKG) 11-5, 11-5, 11-7
Qualifying finals:
Leo Au (HKG) bt Se Hyun Lee (KOR) 11-1, 11-5, 11-8
Hon Fung Wong (HKG) bt Le Roy Leong (MAS) 11-2, 11-3, 11-3
Valentino Bong (MAS) bt Maekawa Kosuke (JPN) 11-7, 11-4, 11-7
Cheng Yao Huang (TPE) bt Caspar Grauball Nielsen (DEN) 9-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-2
1st qualifying round:
Leo Au (HKG) bye
Se Hyun Lee (KOR) bt Wang Jun Jie (CHN) 11-6, 11-4, 11-4
Le Roy Leong (MAS) bye
Hon Fung Wong (HKG) bt Liang Jun (CHN) 11-3, 11-3, 11-4
Valentino Bong (MAS) bt Li Zhi Yuan (CHN) 11-3, 11-0, 11-4
Maekawa Kosuke (JPN) bye
Caspar Grauball Nielsen (DEN) bt Shen Jia Qi (CHN) 11-2, 11-3, 11-6
Cheng Yao Huang (TPE) bye
