Weekend RoundUp: El Hammamy Claims Biggest Title of her Career

Egypt’s World No.33 Hania El Hammamy claimed the biggest title of her career as three other PSA World Tour events came to an end over the weekend.

El Hammamy claimed her first title since 2015 as she was crowned winner of the Slaight Music Granite Open after her opponent and compatriot, World No.65 Yathreb Adel, was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to injury.

Adel was a qualifier in the tournament and had played fantastic squash to beat top seed Millie Tomlinson in the semi-finals and had also knocked out the likes of Canada’s Hollie Naughton and compatriot Nada Abbas in previous rounds. However, injury saw that she would not be able to contest the final, therefore handing the crown to El Hammamy.

Meanwhile, at the Cleveland Skating Club Open, not long after his cousin, World No.1 Nour El Sherbini had lifted the Carol Weymuller Open title for the third year running, World No.112 Mohamed El Sherbini tasted his own success as he lifted the PSA M10 title.

The Egyptian overcame Canada’s Shawn Delierre in a five-game contest in the final to lift his fifth title of 2017.

At the Val De Marne, Belgium’s World No.76 Tinne Gilis claimed her maiden PSA World Tour title as she saw off France’s World No.89 Enora Villard in four games.

Gilis recently finished runner-up to Lisa Aitken at the PwC Ladies Open last week and made sure to go one better as she secured the PSA W5 title in 41 minutes.

Lastly, at the Pacific Toyota Cairns Squash International, Hong Kong’s World No.120 Tsz Kwan Lau beat Switzerland’s World No.102 Dimitri Steinmann in the final to lift the men’s title. Whilst, Australia’s World No.52 Tamika Saxby saw off Hong Kong’s World No.49 Tong Tsz-Wing to lift the women’s title in straight games.

Results

Slaight Music Granite Open
Round one
[4] Nada Abbas (EGY) bt [Q] Anna Kimberley (ENG) 3-1: 11-6, 11-13, 11-5, 11-4 (44m)
[Q] Yathreb Adel (EGY) bt [5] Hollie Naughton (CAN) 3-0: 11-7, 11-7, 11-8 (30m)
[1] Millie Tomlinson (ENG) bt Hana Moataz (EGY) 3-2: 9-11, 11-2, 7-11, 12-10, 11-8 (60m)
[7] Danielle Letourneau (CAN) bt Haley Mendez (USA) 3-0: 11-6, 11-5, 11-8 (27m)
[6] Milou van der Heijden (NED) bt Nikki Todd (CAN) 3-2: 11-4, 13-11, 9-11, 10-12, 11-8 (50m)
[8] Amanda Landers-Murphy (NZL) bt Nicole Bunyan (CAN) 3-0: 11-4, 11-7, 11-8 (25m)
[2] Samantha Cornett (CAN) bt [Q] Catalina Pelaez (COL) 3-0: 11-9, 11-7, 11-6 (31m)
[3] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) bt [Q] Charlotte Orcutt (CAN) 3-0: 11-5, 11-4, 11-7 (24m)

Quarter-finals
[Q] Yathreb Adel (EGY) bt [4] Nada Abbas (EGY) 3-0: 11-8, 13-11, 11-7 (40m)
[1] Millie Tomlinson (ENG) bt [7] Danielle Letourneau (CAN) 3-2: 14-12, 11-4, 10-12, 9-11, 11-7 (70m)
[2] Samantha Cornett (CAN) bt [6] Milou van der Heijden (NED) 3-1: 11-9, 11-4, 10-12, 11-8 (45m)
[3] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) bt [8] Amanda Landers-Murphy (NZL) 3-1: 12-10, 11-8, 9-11, 12-10 (50m)

Semi-finals
[3] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) bt [2] Samantha Cornett (CAN) 3-2: 9-11, 11-8, 11-6, 6-11, 11-5 (70m)
[Q] Yathreb Adel (EGY) bt [1] Millie Tomlinson (ENG) 3-1: 9-11, 11-9, 11-8, 12-10 (70m)

Final
[3] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) bt [Q] Yathreb Adel (EGY) (retired)

Cleveland Skating Club Open
Round one
[7] Michael McCue (CAN) bt Anthony Graham (ENG) 3-0: 11-5, 11-5, 11-8 (40m)
[1] Peter Creed (WAL) bt Shahjahan Khan (PAK) 3-2: 8-11, 11-6, 10-12, 11-6, 11-5 (84m)
Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY) bt [5] Leandro Romiglio (ARG) 3-0: 11-6, 11-3, 11-3 (35m)
[8] Ahsan Ayaz (PAK) bt Dylan Cunningham (USA) 3-0: 11-2, 11-7, 11-9 (30m)
Robertino Pezzota (ARG) bt [4] Christopher Binnie (JAM) 3-1: 10-12, 11-7, 11-1, 11-8 (70m)
[6] Shawn Delierre (CAN) bt Arthur Gaskin (IRL) 3-0: 11-8, 11-8, 11-7 (30m)
Aqeel Rehman (AUT) bt [3] Andrew Schnell (CAN) 3-0: 11-8, 11-8, 11-5 (36m)
[2] Vikram Malhotra (IND) bt [WC] Mario Yanez (MEX) 3-0: 11-7, 11-6, 11-6 (37m)

Quarter-finals
[7] Michael McCue (CAN) bt Robertino Pezzota (ARG) 3-2: 9-11, 8-11, 13-11, 15-13, 11-9 (111m)
[6] Shawn Delierre (CAN) bt [1] Peter Creed (WAL) 3-1: 11-7, 9-11, 11-5, 11-5 (75m)
Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY) bt Aqeel Rehman (AUT) 3-0: 11-3, 11-8, 13-11 (42m)
[2] Vikram Malhotra (IND) bt [8] Ahsan Ayaz (PAK) 3-2: 11-6, 11-3, 4-11, 6-11, 11-5 (57m)

Semi-finals
[6] Shawn Delierre (CAN) bt [7] Michael McCue (CAN) 3-0: 11-5, 11-5, 11-5 (46m)
Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY) bt [2] Vikram Malhotra (IND) 3-0: 11-7, 14-12, 11-5 (43m)

Final
Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY) bt [6] Shawn Delierre (CAN) 3-2: 9-11, 11-6, 11-1, 3-11, 11-3

Val De Marne
Round one
[1] Chloe Mesic (FRA) bt [WC] Laura Gamblin (FRA) 3-0: 11-2, 12-10, 11-7 (31m)
[Q] Elise Romba (FRA) bt [3] Reyna Pacheco (USA) 3-0: 11-4, 11-6, 11-8 (29m)
[5] Anna Serme (CZE) bt Kace Bartley (ENG) 3-1: 10-12, 11-6, 11-9, 11-8
[7] Enora Villard (FRA) bt [Q] Cindy Merlo (SUI) 3-1: 8-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-8 (38m)
[4] Tinne Gilis (BEL) bt Nadia Pfister (SUI) 3-0: 11-3, 11-3, 11-6
[Q] Grace Gear (ENG) bt [8] Ineta Mackevica (LAT) 3-2: 8-11, 5-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-6 (45m)
26 Oct 2017, 17:45GCEva Fertekova (CZE) v [6] Tessa ter Sluis (NED)6-11, 4-11, 5-110-3
26 Oct 2017, 18:30GC[Q] Julie Rossignol (FRA) v [2] Lisa Aitken (SCO)7-11, 6-11, 8-11 (38m)0-3

Quarter-finals
[7] Enora Villard (FRA) bt [1] Chloe Mesic (FRA) 3-0: 11-8, 11-7, 12-10 (38m)
[Q] Grace Gear (ENG) bt [Q] Elise Romba (FRA) 3-1: 11-7, 9-11, 11-7, 11-2 (29m)
[4] Tinne Gilis (BEL) bt [6] Tessa ter Sluis (NED) 3-0: 11-5, 11-6, 11-9 (28m)
[2] Lisa Aitken (SCO) bt [5] Anna Serme (CZE) 3-0: 11-5, 11-6, 11-9 (32m)

Semi-finals
[7] Enora Villard (FRA) bt [Q] Grace Gear (ENG) 3-2: 5-11, 11-5, 12-10, 8-11, 11-7 (41m)
[4] Tinne Gilis (BEL) bt [2] Lisa Aitken (SCO) 3-1: 11-6, 8-11, 11-4, 11-9 (39m)

Final
[4] Tinne Gilis (BEL) bt [7] Enora Villard (FRA) 3-1: 11-2, 11-1, 8-11, 11-7 (41m)

Pacific Toyota Cairns Squash International
Men’s round one
[1] Evan Williams (NZL) bt Scott Galloway (NZL) 3-0: 11-4, 11-4, 11-5 (25m)
[Q] Chris van der Salm (NZL) bt [4] Roee Avraham (ISR) 3-1: 11-8, 11-13, 11-2, 11-7 (34m)
Bryan Lim Tze Kang (MAS) bt [5] Matthew Hopkin (AUS) 3-1: 11-7, 7-11, 11-7, 11-8 (45m)
[Q] Steven Finitsis (AUS) bt [6] Thomas Calvert (AUS) 3-0: 11-7, 11-3, 11-3 (24m)
[Q] Jaejin Yoo (KOR) bt [7] Joel Luca (AUS) 3-0: 11-6, 11-2, 11-4 (29m)
[8] David Haley (WAL) bt Alex Eustace (AUS) 3-2: 6-11, 11-8, 11-9, 6-11, 14-12 (50m)
[3] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) bt Jean-Pierre Brits (RSA) 3-2: 11-8, 6-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-4 (55m)
[2] Tsz Kwan Lau (HKG) bt [Q] Naoki Hayashi (JPN) 3-0: 11-5, 11-5, 11-7 (24m)

Women’s round one
[7] Abbie Palmer (NZL) bt [Q] Jenny Haley (WAL) 3-0: 11-4, 11-5, 11-8 (28m)
[6] Taylor Flavell (AUS) bt [Q] Olga O’Neill (AUS) 3-0: 11-1, 11-7, 11-4 (19m)
[4] Jessica Turnbull (AUS) bt Lauren Aspinall (AUS) 3-0: 11-6, 11-5, 11-5 (24m)
[2] Tamika Saxby (AUS) bt [Q] Courtney Mather (AUS) 3-0: 11-5, 11-8, 11-1 (22m)
[1] Tong Tsz-Wing (HKG) bt [Q] Kerry Mather (AUS) 3-0: 11-2, 11-1, 11-0 (16m)
[3] Vanessa Chu (HKG) bt Taylor Jones (AUS) 3-0: 11-3, 11-5, 11-0 (17m)
Selena Shaikh (AUS) bt [8] Samantha Calvert (AUS) 3-0: 11-2, 11-2, 11-4 (19m)
Kaitlyn Watts (NZL) bt [5] Ka Yi Lee (HKG) 3-1: 12-10, 11-7, 8-11, 11-7 (27m)

Men’s quarter-finals
[1] Evan Williams (NZL) bt Bryan Lim Tze Kang (MAS) 3-0: 11-6, 11-4, 11-5
[Q] Steven Finitsis (AUS) bt [Q] Chris van der Salm (NZL) 3-0: 11-4, 11-6, 11-2
[3] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) bt [Q] Jaejin Yoo (KOR) 3-0: 11-5, 11-9, 11-6
[2] Tsz Kwan Lau (HKG) bt [8] David Haley (WAL) 3-0: 11-3, 11-7, 11-2

Women’s quarter-finals
[4] Jessica Turnbull (AUS) bt [7] Abbie Palmer (NZL) 3-2: 8-11, 11-9, 11-7, 7-11, 11-6
[2] Tamika Saxby (AUS) bt [6] Taylor Flavell (AUS) 3-0: 11-7, 11-8, 11-6
[1] Tong Tsz-Wing (HKG) bt Selena Shaikh (AUS) 3-0: 11-1, 11-4, 11-2
[3] Vanessa Chu (HKG) bt Kaitlyn Watts (NZL) 3-0: 11-2, 11-9, 11-7

Men’s semi-finals
[3] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) bt [1] Evan Williams (NZL) 3-0: 12-10, 11-6, 11-2
[2] Tsz Kwan Lau (HKG) bt [Q] Steven Finitsis (AUS) 3-0: 11-7, 11-9, 13-11

Women’s semi-finals
[1] Tong Tsz-Wing (HKG) bt [4] Jessica Turnbull (AUS) 3-1: 11-8, 11-3, 8-11, 11-9 (31m)
[2] Tamika Saxby (AUS) bt [3] Vanessa Chu (HKG) 3-0: 11-9, 11-7, 12-10 (56m)

Men’s final
[2] Tsz Kwan Lau (HKG) bt [3] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) 3-1: 11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 11-3 (56m)

Women’s final
[2] Tamika Saxby (AUS) bt [1] Tong Tsz-Wing (HKG) 3-0: 11-9, 11-7, 14-12 (31m)