Weekend Roundup: Aitken Takes Honours in Bangor as Yuen and Douglas Triumph

World No.65 Lisa Aitken became the first player to win a women’s PSA World Tour event held in Wales after she defeated English qualifier Lucy Beecroft to take the trophy at the Karakal Bangor Classic held at Bangor University.

The PSA W5 tournament – which was ran by Welsh World No.12 Tesni Evans – was Wales’ first women’s tournament on the PSA World Tour and saw British players dominate as they took up three of the four semi-final spots.

21-year-old Beecroft, the World No.143, was the surprise package of the tournament as she battled through qualifying to reach the main draw, before she overcame the number two and number three seeds en route to a maiden PSA World Tour final.

Aitken, meanwhile, blitzed through to the final without dropping a game and she kept that run going against Beecroft as she recorded an 11-7, 11-1, 11-4 victory to earn her third PSA World Tour crown.

There were also title wins for Malaysia’s World No.71 Ivan Yuen and United States player Andrew Douglas, who took the honours at the ILT & Community Trust NZ Southern Open and the BTMI Barbados Open, respectively.

Yuen got the better of Australia’s Rex Hedrick to capture his eighth PSA title, while Brooklyn-born Douglas – the World No.161 – opened his title account with a 3-0 win over fellow American Spencer Lovejoy.

Watch the NZ Southern Open final below

Results – 2018 Karakal Bangor Open, PSA W5

Final

[1] Lisa Aitken (SCO) bt [Q] Lucy Beecroft (ENG) 3-0: 11-7, 11-1, 11-4 (28m)

Semi-Finals

[1] Lisa Aitken (SCO) bt [8] Grace Gear (ENG) 3-0: 11-3, 11-8, 11-8 (27m)
[Q] Lucy Beecroft (ENG) bt [2] Enora Villard (FRA) 3-2: 8-11, 15-13, 8-11, 11-8, 12-10 (69m)

Quarter-Finals

[1] Lisa Aitken (SCO) bt [5] Chloe Mesic (FRA) 3-0: 11-4, 11-5, 11-3 (25m)
[8] Grace Gear (ENG) bt [4] Rachael Chadwick (ENG) 3-1: 11-3, 6-11, 12-10, 11-3 (34m)
[Q] Lucy Beecroft (ENG) bt [7] Ali Hemingway (WAL) 3-0: 11-3, 11-7, 11-5 (19m)
[2] Enora Villard (FRA) bt [6] Cristina Gomez (ESP) 3-2: 7-11, 11-13, 11-8, 11-8, 11-6 (62m)

First Round

[1] Lisa Aitken (SCO) bt [Q] Laura Tovar (COL) 3-0: 11-5, 11-5, 11-9 (21m)
[5] Chloe Mesic (FRA) bt Charlotte Jagger (ENG) 3-0: 11-6, 11-1, 11-3 (20m)
[8] Grace Gear (ENG) bt Farah Momen (EGY) 3-0: 11-7, 11-8, 11-9 (24m)
[4] Rachael Chadwick (ENG) bt [Q] Jenny Haley (WAL) 3-1: 11-2, 11-5, 6-11, 11-5 (29m)
[Q] Lucy Beecroft (ENG) bt [3] Lucy Turmel (ENG) 3-1: 9-11, 11-9, 12-10, 15-13 (52m)
[7] Ali Hemingway (WAL) bt [WC] Ciara Richards (WAL) 3-0: 11-7, 11-5, 11-4 (21m)
[6] Cristina Gomez (ESP) bt Lowri Roberts (WAL) 3-1: 11-9, 12-10, 4-11, 11-1 (28m)
[2] Enora Villard (FRA) bt [Q] Georgia Adderley (SCO) 3-1: 11-5, 11-13, 11-2, 11-2 (47m)

Results – 2018 BTMI Barbados Open, PSA M10

Final

[1] Ivan Yuen (MAS) bt [2] Rex Hedrick (AUS) 3-1: 11-7, 7-11, 13-11, 11-8 (72m)

Semi-Finals

[1] Ivan Yuen (MAS) bt [4] Angus Gillams (ENG) 3-1: 11-8, 11-4, 4-11, 11-8 (42m)
[2] Rex Hedrick (AUS) bt [3] Joshua Larkin (AUS) 3-1: 6-11, 11-3, 11-8, 11-4 (53m)

Quarter-Finals

[1] Ivan Yuen (MAS) bt [5] Victor Crouin (FRA) 3-1: 11-9, 11-8, 7-11, 11-6 (50m)
[4] Angus Gillams (ENG) bt [7] Evan Williams (NZL) 3-1: 7-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-6 (46m)
[3] Joshua Larkin (AUS) bt [6] Rhys Dowling (AUS) 3-0: 11-8, 11-9, 12-10 (39m)
[2] Rex Hedrick (AUS) bt [8] Addeen Idrakie (MAS) 3-0: 11-5, 13-11, 11-4 (40m)

First Round

[1] Ivan Yuen (MAS) bt [Q] Asyraf Azan (MAS) 3-0: 11-2, 11-5, 14-12 (45m)
[5] Victor Crouin (FRA) bt Darren Rahul Pragasam (MAS) 3-1: 11-7, 11-5, 8-11, 11-5 (40m)
[7] Evan Williams (NZL) bt Sean Conroy (IRL) 3-1: 6-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-2 (38m)
[4] Angus Gillams (ENG) bt [Q] Ryunosuke Tsukue (JPN) 3-0: 13-11, 11-8, 11-6 (34m)
[3] Joshua Larkin (AUS) bt [Q] Velavan Senthilkumar (IND) 3-1: 11-8, 11-4, 8-11, 11-2 (40m)
[6] Rhys Dowling (AUS) bt [Q] Luke Jones (NZL) 3-0: 11-9, 11-9, 11-7 (24m)
[8] Addeen Idrakie (MAS) bt Joe Green (ENG) 3-1: 7-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-7 (40m)
[2] Rex Hedrick (AUS) bt [WC] Scott Galloway (NZL) 3-0: 11-5, 11-9, 11-7 (30m)

Results – 2018 BTMI Barbados Open, PSA M10

Final

[6] Andrew Douglas (USA) bt [5] Spencer Lovejoy (USA) 3-0: 11-7, 12-10, 11-9 (46m)

Semi-Finals

[5] Spencer Lovejoy (USA) bt [1] Rui Soares (POR) 3-1: 11-6, 11-8, 11-13, 12-10
[6] Andrew Douglas (USA) bt [3] Zac Alexander (AUS) 3-0: 11-8, 11-3 ret. (22m)

Quarter-Finals

[1] Rui Soares (POR) bt [7] Kale Wilson (TRI) 3-0: 11-2, 11-3, 11-5
[5] Spencer Lovejoy (USA) bt Joe Chapman (IVB) 3-0: 11-6, 11-4, 11-8
[3] Zac Alexander (AUS) bt [8] Micah Franklin (BER) 3-2: 11-1, 11-8, 7-11, 8-11, 11-4
[6] Andrew Douglas (USA) bt [2] Lyell Fuller (ENG) 3-2: 11-9, 5-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-9

First Round

[1] Rui Soares (POR) bt [Q] Shawn Simpson (BAR) 3-0: 11-9, 11-3, 11-6 (20m)
[7] Kale Wilson (TRI) bt [Q] Jason Hua (USA) 3-1: 11-8, 9-11, 11-3, 11-6 (35m)
[5] Spencer Lovejoy (USA) bt Nick Sutcliffe (ENG) 3-0: 11-8, 11-8, 11-8 (27m)
Joe Chapman (IVB) bt [4] Ben Coates (ENG) 3-0: 11-6, 13-11, 11-9 (30m)
[3] Zac Alexander (AUS) bt Noah Browne (BER) 3-2: 11-3, 8-11, 8-11, 14-12, 11-7 (58m)
[8] Micah Franklin (BER) bt [Q] Jamie Ruggiero (USA) 3-0: 11-7, 11-9, 11-5 (41m)
[6] Andrew Douglas (USA) bt Cory McCartney (CAN) 3-0: 11-7, 11-3, 11-2 (20m)
[2] Lyell Fuller (ENG) bt [Q] Ricardo Toscano (GUA) 3-0: 11-9, 11-3, 11-7 (33m)