Weekend RoundUp: Waller Claims DPD Open Title

England’s World No.38 Adrian Waller claimed the DPD Open M25 title after beating compatriot World No.40 Declan James in the final.

Waller -whose last title came in 2015 at the NSCI Open JSW Indian Squash Circuit when he beat India’s Mahesh Mangaonkar – saw off his fellow Englishman James over a gruelling five-game encounter to lift his biggest PSA World Tour title as he won by an 11-4, 7-11, 12-10, 8-11, 11-3 scoreline in 72 minutes.

Meanwhile, at the Barcelona Squash Open Spain’s World No.64 Iker Pajares Bernabeu and England’s World No.71 Lucy Turmel secured the men and women’s titles, respectively.

Bernabeu beat compatriot Edmon Lopez in the men’s final in straight games by an 11-6, 12-10, 11-7 scoreline to claim his sixth PSA World Tour title.

Whilst, Turmel beat Wales Deon Saffery in a five-game thriller as she came through by an 14-16, 12-10, 11-7, 9-11, 11-9 scoreline to lift her maiden PSA World Tour title.

Results – DPD Open

Round one
[3] Karim Ali Fathi (EGY) bt [Q] Patrick Rooney (ENG) 3-1: 11-9, 11-3, 7-11, 11-6 (50m)
[8] Olli Tuominen (FIN) bt [Q] Richie Fallows (ENG) 3-1: 10-12, 11-7, 11-9, 13-11 (60m)
Joel Makin (WAL) bt [7] Raphael Kandra (GER) 3-2: 8-11, 11-8, 11-6, 6-11, 11-4 (72m)
[5] Tom Richards (ENG) bt [Q] Piedro Schweertman (NED) 3-1: 14-12, 11-8, 10-12, 11-5 (46m)
[6] Adrian Waller (ENG) bt Mazen Gamal (EGY) 3-1: 11-5, 8-11, 12-10, 11-3 (52m)
[4] Declan James (ENG) bt Ben Coleman (ENG) 3-1: 11-5, 6-11, 11-4, 11-5 (70m)
[1] Omar Abdel Meguid (EGY) bt [WC] Marc ter Sluis (NED) 3-0: 11-7, 11-6, 11-7 (35m)
[2] Chris Simpson (ENG) bt [Q] Jens Schoor (GER) 3-0: 11-5, 13-11, 12-10 (38m)

Quarter-finals
[4] Declan James (ENG) bt [8] Olli Tuominen (FIN) 3-1: 11-5, 6-11, 11-9, 13-11 (63m)
Joel Makin (WAL) bt [1] Omar Abdel Meguid (EGY) 3-2: 9-11, 11-7, 11-3, 7-11, 11-9 (73m)
[6] Adrian Waller (ENG) bt [3] Karim Ali Fathi (EGY) 3-0: 11-5, 11-9, 11-7 (44m)
[2] Chris Simpson (ENG) bt [5] Tom Richards (ENG) 3-0: 11-6, 11-9, 11-8 (44m)

Semi-finals
[4] Declan James (ENG) bt Joel Makin (WAL) 3-0: 11-6, 11-7, 11-6 (49m)
[6] Adrian Waller (ENG) bt [2] Chris Simpson (ENG) 3-2: 11-7, 8-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-5 (67m)

Final
[6] Adrian Waller (ENG) bt [4] Declan James (ENG) 3-2: 11-4, 7-11, 12-10, 8-11, 11-3 (72m)

Results – Barcelona Squash Open

Men’s round one
[1] Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP) bt Kyle Finch (ENG) 3-0: 11-9, 11-4, 11-4
[8] Daniel Mekbib (CZE) bt Tristan Eysele (RSA) 3-0: 11-4, 11-8, 11-4
Victor Crouin (FRA) bt [3] Geoffrey Demont (FRA) 3-2: 11-5, 8-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-6
[6] Edmon Lopez (ESP) bt [WC] Nilo Vidal (ESP) 3-0: 11-7, 11-5, 11-5
[Q] Mark Fuller (ENG) bt [7] Joe Green (ENG) 3-0: 11-2, 11-7, 11-6
[4] Baptiste Masotti (FRA) bt [Q] Daniel Poleshchuk (ISR) 3-2: 6-11, 11-4, 11-6, 9-11, 11-3
[Q] Bernat Jaume (ESP) bt [5] Kristian Frost (DEN) 3-1: 9-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-5
[2] Douglas Kempsell (SCO) bt [Q] Benjamin Aubert (FRA) 3-2: 11-7, 10-12, 12-10, 5-11, 11-3

Women’s round one
[5] Enora Villard (FRA) bt Kace Bartley (ENG) 3-1: 11-5, 11-8, 10-12, 11-8
[4] Tinne Gilis (BEL) bt [WC] Cristina Gomez (ESP) 3-0: 11-4, 11-7, 11-6
Lucy Turmel (ENG) bt [3] Alison Thomson (SCO) 3-1: 11-9, 11-9, 11-13, 11-6
[7] Ineta Mackevica (LAT) bt Eva Fertekova (CZE) 3-0: 11-4, 11-5, 11-6
[Q] Georgia Adderley (SCO) bt [1] Rachael Chadwick (ENG) 3-2: 11-8, 8-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-9
[8] Deon Saffery (WAL) bt [Q] Grace Gear (ENG) 3-0: 11-5, 11-8, 11-5
[6] Tessa ter Sluis (NED) bt [Q] Elise Romba (FRA) 3-0: 11-9, 13-11, 11-5
[2] Chloe Mesic (FRA) bt [Q] Xisela Aranda (ESP) 3-1: 11-9, 10-12, 11-5, 11-7

Men’s quarter-finals
[1] Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP) bt [Q] Mark Fuller (ENG) 3-0: 11-5, 11-3, 11-5 (40m)
Victor Crouin (FRA) bt [8] Daniel Mekbib (CZE) 3-1: 12-10, 10-12, 12-10, 11-6 (61m)
[6] Edmon Lopez (ESP) bt [4] Baptiste Masotti (FRA) 3-0: 11-8, 11-9, 11-6 (32m)
[Q] Bernat Jaume (ESP) bt [2] Douglas Kempsell (SCO) 3-1: 11-5, 9-11, 11-5, 11-6 (69m)

Women’s quarter-finals
[8] Deon Saffery (WAL) bt [Q] Georgia Adderley (SCO) 3-0: 11-9, 11-6, 11-5 (32m)
[4] Tinne Gilis (BEL) bt [5] Enora Villard (FRA) 3-1: 11-3, 10-12, 11-5, 11-3 (47m)
Lucy Turmel (ENG) bt [7] Ineta Mackevica (LAT) 3-0: 14-12, 11-7, 11-8 (38m)
[6] Tessa ter Sluis (NED) bt [2] Chloe Mesic (FRA) 3-1: 11-8, 12-10, 10-12, 11-9 (45m)

Men’s semi-finals
[1] Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP) bt Victor Crouin (FRA) 3-0: 11-7, 11-7, 11-8
[6] Edmon Lopez (ESP) bt [Q] Bernat Jaume (ESP) 3-0: 11-8, 11-4, 11-6

Women’s semi-finals
[8] Deon Saffery (WAL) bt [4] Tinne Gilis (BEL) 3-0: 11-6, 11-9, 11-9
Lucy Turmel (ENG) bt [6] Tessa ter Sluis (NED) 3-1: 11-4, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9

Men’s final
[1] Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP) bt [6] Edmon Lopez (ESP) 3-0: 11-6, 12-10, 11-7

Women’s final
Lucy Turmel (ENG) bt [8] Deon Saffery (WAL) 3-2: 14-16, 12-10, 11-7, 9-11, 11-9