Irish Open: Ng and Hutton Victorious in Dublin

Malaysia’s Eain Yow Ng and England’s Jasmine Hutton, the two top seeds, were victorious at the Cannon Kirk GillenMarkets Irish Squash Open.

The Challenger 20 level competition took place at the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club in Dublin, and the Malaysian came in to the men’s event as the top seed.

After a first round bye, the World No.21 started his week with a straight games victory over Scotland’s Rory Stewart, before then overcoming England’s Curtis Malik in the quarter finals, beating the Englishman with three 11-5 scorelines.

The good form continued, as US No.1 Shahjahan Khan was beaten in three in the semis. In the final, Ng took on Egypt’s Aly Abou Eleinen, the No.4 seed, and once again, was victorious in straight games. He took a tight first 12-10 before cruising to victory to come through the entire event without dropping a game.

England’s Hutton was also the top seed in the women’s event, and she started her campaign in the second round. The Englishwoman defeated German No.1 Saskia Beinhard in straight games to kick things off, before following that up with a three-game win over compatriot Grace Gear. 

No.4 seed Fayrouz Aboelkheir was also seen off in straight games, before Hutton came up against the unseeded Aira Azman in the final. The Malaysian had beaten the adopted home favourite, Alexandra Fuller, in the semis, and she won the opening game of the final. However, Hutton was able to regroup from there, and she came through the final to win in four games, and to claim the title. 

Results: Cannon Kirk GillenMarkets Irish Squash Open
Men’s Final
[1] Eain Yow Ng (MAS) bt [4] Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY) 3-0: 12-10, 11-3, 11-2 (29m)

Women’s Final
[1] Jasmine Hutton (ENG) bt Aira Azman (MAS) 3-1: 8-11, 11-5, 11-4, 11-9 (39m)

Men’s Semi-Finals
[1] Eain Yow Ng (MAS) bt [3] Shahjahan Khan (USA) 3-0: 11-2, 11-4, 11-5 (36m)
[4] Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY) bt Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) 3-2: 11-9, 11-7, 2-11, 4-11, 11-7 (84m)

Women’s Semi-Finals
[1] Jasmine Hutton (ENG) bt [4] Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) 3-0: 11-8, 11-7, 11-6 (29m)
Aira Azman (MAS) bt [3] Alexandra Fuller (RSA) 3-2: 11-5, 9-11, 1-11, 14-12, 11-6 (52m)

Men’s Quarter Finals
[1] Eain Yow Ng (MAS) bt Curtis Malik (ENG) 3-0: 11-5, 11-5, 11-5 (33m)
[3] Shahjahan Khan (USA) bt [7] Lucas Serme (FRA) 3-1: 8-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-5 (60m)
[4] Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY) bt [5] Adrian Waller (ENG) 3-0: 17-15, 11-9, 11-5 (42m)
Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) bt [2] Leonel Cardenas (MEX) 3-0: 11-8, 11-4, 11-6 (32m)

Women’s Quarter Finals
[1] Jasmine Hutton (ENG) bt Grace Gear (ENG) 3-0: 12-10, 11-7, 11-7 (34m)
[4] Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) bt [5] Lucy Beecroft (ENG) 3-0: 12-10, 11-3, 11-6 (26m)
[3] Alexandra Fuller (RSA) bt Alicia Mead (ENG) 3-0: 11-7, 11-5, 11-2 (23m)
Aira Azman (MAS) bt Zeina Zein (EGY) 3-2: 10-12, 7-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-9 (45m)

Men’s Second Round
[1] Eain Yow Ng (MAS) bt Rory Stewart (SCO) 3-0: 11-9, 11-1, 11-9 (52m)
Curtis Malik (ENG) bt [8] Henry Leung (HKG) 3-0: 11-7, 11-9, 11-9 (36m)
[7] Lucas Serme (FRA) bt Faraz Khan (USA) 3-2: 11-3, 9-11, 11-1, 9-11, 11-4 (61m)
[3] Shahjahan Khan (USA) bt Mohammad Syafiq Kamal (MAS) 3-0: 11-7, 11-6, 11-9 (34m)
[4] Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY) bt Bernat Jaume (ESP) 3-0: 11-8, 11-3, 11-4 (28m)
[5] Adrian Waller (ENG) bt Charlie Lee (ENG) 3-1: 13-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-7 (63m)
Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) bt [6] George Parker (ENG) 3-2: 11-9, 7-11, 11-6, 9-11, 11-3 (62m)
[2] Leonel Cardenas (MEX) bt Tom Walsh (ENG) 3-0: 11-8, 11-8, 11-6 (39m)

Women’s Second Round
[1] Jasmine Hutton (ENG) bt Saskia Beinhard (GER) 3-0: 11-5, 11-2, 11-9 (34m)
Grace Gear (ENG) bt [7] Cindy Merlo (SUI) 3-2: 5-11, 11-8, 11-7, 6-11, 11-8 (45m)
[5] Lucy Beecroft (ENG) bt Katie Malliff (ENG) 3-0: 11-9, 11-4, 11-8 (35m)
[4] Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) bt Nadia Pfister (SUI) 3-0: 11-2, 11-5, 11-7 (20m)
[3] Alexandra Fuller (RSA) bt Xin Ying Yee (MAS) 3-0: 11-6, 11-7, 11-6 (25m)
Alicia Mead (ENG) bt [6] Enora Villard (FRA) 3-2: 8-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-5 (57m)
Aira Azman (MAS) bt [8] Emilia Soini (FIN) 3-0: 11-3, 11-6, 11-2 (14m)
Zeina Zein (EGY) bt [2] Aifa Azman (MAS) 3-2: 8-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-7 (52m)

Men’s First Round
Rory Stewart (SCO) bt Sean Conroy (IRL) 3-0: 11-5, 12-10, 11-9 (33m)
Curtis Malik (ENG) bt Ben Coleman (ENG) 3-1: 11-6, 8-11, 11-2, 7-3 rtd (58m)
Faraz Khan (USA) bt Ondrej Vorlicek (CZE) 3-1: 8-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-4 (43m)
Mohammad Syafiq Kamal (MAS) bt Rui Soares (POR) 3-2: 11-5, 3-11, 5-11, 12-10, 11-7 (54m)
Bernat Jaume (ESP) bt Sam Buckley (IRL) 3-1: 6-11, 13-11, 11-2, 11-1 (48m)
Charlie Lee (ENG) bt Stuart MacGregor (ENG) 3-0: 11-1, 11-7, 11-6 (29m)
Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) bt Nilo Vidal (ESP) 3-0: 11-5, 11-6, 11-7 (25m)
Tom Walsh (ENG) bt Ben Smith (ENG) 3-1: 11-4, 6-11, 11-7, 11-8 (44m)

Women’s First Round
Saskia Beinhard (GER) bt [WC] Breanne Flynn (IRL) 3-0: 11-6, 13-11, 11-7 (35m)
Grace Gear (ENG) bt [WC] Hannah McGugan (IRL) 3-0: 11-3, 11-5, 11-7 (18m)
Katie Malliff (ENG) bt Marta Dominguez Fernandez (ESP) 3-0: 11-5, 11-3, 11-9 (29m)
Nadia Pfister (SUI) bt Georgia Adderley (SCO) 3-1: 8-11, 11-7, 11-5, 12-10 (38m)
Xin Ying Yee (MAS) bt Marie Stephan (FRA) 3-0: 12-10, 11-9, 11-3 (22m)
Alicia Mead (ENG) bt Cristina Gomez (ESP) 3-0: 11-7, 11-6, 11-6 (27m)
Aira Azman (MAS) bt Kaitlyn Watts (NZL) 3-2: 11-8, 6-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-1 (38m)
Zeina Zein (EGY) bt Chan Yiwen (MAS) 3-2: 12-10, 9-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-7 (47m)