BRESS Breda Open: Ali Claims Maiden Win, Senthilkumar Victorious

Egypt’s Haya Ali secured her maiden Tour title, while India’s Velavan Senthilkumar was victorious in the men’s event at the BRESS Breda Open.

Ali came into the Challenger 5 level competition as the No.3 seed, and had reached the final of her last two events on Tour. She received a bye through the opening round of action, before then starting her campaign with a confident win against Megan van Drongelen.

That was followed by straight games wins against compatriot Amina El Rihany and Scotland’s Katriona Allen, as she cruised through to the final of the tournament. In the final, she came up against American Riya Navani, and she won in three once more to secure her first maiden crown, doing so without dropping a game.

In the men’s event, it was India’s Velavan Senthilkumar who took the victory, his second of the campaign. The Indian came in to the tournament as the No.6 seed, and defeated Belgian Lowie Delbeke in the opening round of the competition.

From that point on, he did not drop another game. He beat Spain’s Nilo Vidal and Welshman Elliott Morris Devred in straight games to reach the semi-finals, where he then got the better of No.3 seed Jakub Solnicky of the Czech Republic.

The final saw Senthilkumar take on Irish No.1 Sam Buckley, and he came through in straight games once more. The first two were pretty close, with the Indian winning both by an 11-7 scoreline, before he then cruised to the third to claim the title in the Netherlands.

Results: BRESS Breda Open
Men’s Final
[6] Velavan Senthilkumar (IND) bt [4] Sam Buckley (IRL) 3-0: 11-7, 11-7, 11-4 (50m)

Women’s Final
[3] Haya Ali (EGY) bt [7] RIya Navani 3-0: 11-9, 11-6, 11-4 (35m)

Men’s Semi-Finals
[4] Sam Buckley (IRL) bt [5] Alasdair Prott (SCO) 3-0: 11-6, 11-6, 11-4 (40m)
[6] Velavan Senthilkmuar (IND) bt [3] Jakub Solnicky (CZE) 3-0: 11-8, 11-3, 11-4 (40m)

Women’s Semi-Finals
[7] Riya Navani (USA) bt [4] Breanne Flynn (IRL) 3-1: 9-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-3 (50m
[3] Haya Ali (EGY) bt [5] Katriona Allen (SCO) 3-0: 11-4, 11-4, 11-4 (30m)

Men’s Quarter Finals
[5] Alasdair Prott (SCO) bt [1] Robin Gadola (SUI) 3-1: 11-8, 11-6, 8-11, 12-10 (47m)
[4] Sam Buckley (IRL) bt [10] Sean Conroy (IRL) 3-0: 11-9, 15-13, 11-8 (50m)
[11] Chung Yat Long (HKG) bt [3] Jakub Solnicky (CZE) 3-0: 11-7, 11-1, 11-6 (35m)
[6] Velavan Senthilkumar (IND) bt [2] Elliott Morris Devred (WAL) 3-0: 11-4, 11-4, 11-7 (40m)

Women’s Quarter Finals
[7] Riya Navani (USA) bt [1] Tessa ter Sluis (NED) 3-2: 7-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-13, 11-5 (55m)
[4] Breanne Flynn (IRL) bt [6] Sanne Veldkamp (NED) 3-0: 11-8, 12-10, 11-9 (45m)
[3] Haya Ali (EGY) bt [13] Amina El Rihany (EGY) 3-0: 11-9, 12-10, 11-9 (35m)
[5] Katriona Allen (SCO) bt [2] Taba Taghavi (FRA) 3-0: 11-9, 11-6, 11-7 (40m)

Men’s Second Round
[1] Robin Gadola (SUI) bt [WC] Scott Gillanders (IRL) 3-1: 11-4, 11-4, 9-11, 11-6 (45m)
[5] Alasdair Prott (SCO) bt [15] Joel Arscott (NZL) 3-1: 11-4, 11-8, 12-14, 11-2 (45m)
[10] Sean Conroy (IRL) bt [8] Guilherme Melo (BRA) 3-1: 8-11, 11-7 rtd (30m)
[4] Sam Buckley (IRL) bt Blessing Muhwati (ZIM) 3-0: 11-3, 11-9, 11-7 (40m)
[3] Jakub Solnicky (CZE) bt [16] Nils Roesch (SUI) 3-0: 11-8, 11-7, 11-8 (40m)
[11] Chung Yat Long (HKG) bt [7] Nicholas Calvert (AUS) 3-1: 6-11, 11-2, 11-8, 11-3 (50m)
[6] Velavan Senthilkumar (IND) bt [13] Nilo Vidal (ESP) 3-0: 11-6, 11-5, 11-5 (35m)
[2] Elliott Morris Devred (WAL) bt [12] Elijah Thomas (NZL) 3-1: 9-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-2 (55m)

Women’s Second Round
[1] Tessa ter Sluis (NED) bt Siobhan Wilkins (ENG) 3-0: 11-1, 11-5, 11-0 (25m)
[7] Riya Navani (USA) bt [10] Ellie Jones (SCO) 3-0: 11-5, 11-7, 11-8 (25m)
[6] Sanne Veldkamp (NED) bt [14] Chloe Foster (WAL) 3-0: 11-5, 11-6, 11-7 (28m)
[4] Breanne Flynn (IRL) bt Daniek Krukkert (NED) 3-1: 11-4, 11-3, 6-11, 11-3 (35m)
[3] Haya Ali (EGY) bt Megan van Drongelen (NED) 3-0: 11-3, 11-3, 11-5 (25m)
[13] Amina El Rihany (EGY) bt Renske Huntelaar (NED) 3-0: 11-7, 11-3, 11-2 (17m)
[5] Katriona Allen (SCO) bt [11] Katie Cox (ENG) 3-0: 11-9, 11-4, 11-2 (30m)
[2] Taba Taghavi (FRA) bt Elfi Markus (NED) 3-0: 11-4, 11-3, 11-3 (20m)

Men’s First Round
[1] Robin Gadola (SUI) bt [WC] Marc ter Sluis (NED) 3-1: 11-6, 9-11, 11-6, 11-6
[WC] Scott Gillanders (BEL) bt [14] Laszlo Gode (FRA) 3-0: 11-9, 11-6, 11-7
[15] Joel Arscott (NZL) bt [WC] Valeriy Fedoruk (UKR) 3-0: 11-3, 11-9, 11-2 (40m)
[5] Alasdair Prott (SCO) bt Jakub Pytlowany (POL) 3-0: 11-2, 12-10, 11-4
[8] Guilherme Melo (BRA) bt Pablo Quintana Estevez (ESP) 3-0: 8-11, 5-11, 13-11, 11-7, 11-8 (98m)
[10] Sean Conroy (IRL) bt Dariusz Filipowski (POL) 3-0: 11-6, 11-2, 11-4 (26m)
Blessing Muhwati (ZIM) bt [9] Marc Lopez (ESP) 3-2: 7-11, 11-4, 9-11, 15-13, 11-9 (60m)
[4] Sam Buckley (IRL) bt Lukas Windischberger (AUT) 3-0: 11-1, 11-4, 11-8 (25m)
[3] Jakub Solnicky (CZE) bt [WC] Sam Gerrits (NED) 3-0: 11-8, 11-5, 11-4 (30m)
[16] Nils Roesch (SUI) bt [WC] Arno Diekmann (NAM) 3-0: 11-4, 11-3, 11-1
[11] Chung Yat Long (HKG) bt Jan Wipperfurth (GER) 3-2: 6-11, 3-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-8 (55m)
[7] Nicholas Calvert (AUS) bt [WC] Theis Houlberg (DEN) 3-2: 11-7, 9-11, 13-11, 3-11, 11-8 (60m)
[6] Velavan Senthilkumar (IND) bt Lowie Delbeke (BEL) 3-1: 12-10, 11-5, 9-11, 11-3 (40m)
[13] Nilo Vidal (ESP) bt [WC] Rene Mijs (NED) 3-0: 11-7, 11-6, 11-9 (40m)
[12] Elijah Thomas (NZL) bt [WC] Sebastiaan Hofman (NED) 3-0: 11-6, 11-6, 12-10 (35m)
[2] Elliott Morris Devred (WAL) bt Augusto Ortigosa (ESP) 3-1: 7-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-9 (40m)

Women’s First Round
[10] Ellie Jones (SCO) bt Amber Teekens (NED) 3-0: 11-2, 11-2, 11-6 (20m)
[7] Riya Navani (USA) bt Suzanne Peters (NED) 3-0: 11-4, 11-5, 11-1 (30m)
[14] Chloe Foster (WAL) bt Mariana Ventura Martins (POR) 3-0: 11-4, 11-1, 11-2
Daniek Kruekkert (NED) bt [12] Jasmin Kalar (NED) 3-2: 11-4, 7-11, 10-12, 11-4, 11-4 (45m)
Megan van Drongelen (NED) bt [9] Juliette Permentier (NED) 3-2: 6-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-4, 11-7
[13] Amina El Rihany (EGY) bt Fleur Maas (NED) 3-1: 8-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-6 (40m)
Renske Huntelaar (NED) bt [8] Erin Classen (AUS) 3-2: 13-11, 6-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-6 (40m)
[11] Katie Cox (ENG) bt [16] Marie Van Riet (BEL) 3-2: 11-9, 5-11, 5-11, 11-9, 11-9 (40m)
Elfi Markus (NED) bt [15] Milena Velychko (UKR) 3-2: 6-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-7, 11-6 (35m)