City of Greater Shepparton International: Damming Looking To Claim Hat-trick of Titles

The Netherlands’ World Junior Champion Rowan Damming will be looking to capture a hat-trick of titles as he takes on New Zealand’s Temwa Chileshe in another Challenger Tour event final in the state of Victoria.

Both Damming and Chileshe scored straight game victories in their respective semi-finals, beating Sri Lanka’s Ravindu Laksiri and France’s Laouenan Loaec. The topseed managed to defeat Laksiri in under half an hour, winning 11-5, 11-8, 11-8. After a tight opening game in the other semi-final, Chileshe found top form as he won games two and three 11-1, 11-6 to move into a second final in three events.

Women’s top seed Yasshmita Jadishkumar booked her place in the final in relatively comfortable fashion despite dropping a game to Australia’s Sze Yu Lee. The Birmingham-based Malaysian dropped the third game in the tie but won her games 11-5, 11-3, 11-5 to move into the final. Her opponent in the final will be South Korea’s Mingyeong Heo, who scored a five game win over Japan’s No.5 seed Risa Sugimoto to advance to her second PSA final.

Heo trailed 2-1 in the contest but managed to produce her best squash when it matters and took the fourth and fifth games 11-4, 11-7 to advance.

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Results – City of Greater Shepparton International 2023 Men’s SF
[1] Rowan Damming (NED) bt [3] Ravindu Laksiri (SRI) 3-0: 11-5, 11-8, 11-8 (28m)
[2] Temwa Chileshe (NZL) bt [4] Laouenan Loaec (FRA) 3-0: 11-8, 11-1, 11-6 (36m)

Results – City of Greater Shepparton International 2023 Women’s SF

[1] Yasshmita Jadishkumar (MAS) bt Sze Yu Lee (AUS) 3-1: 11-5, 11-3, 7-11, 11-5 (23m)
[7] Mingyeong Heo (KOR) bt [5] Risa Sugimoto (JPN) 3-2: 11-9, 5-11, 6-11, 11-4, 11-7 (37m)

Draw: City of Greater Shepparton International 2023 Men’s Final

[1] Rowan Damming (NED) v [2] Temwa Chileshe (NZL)

Draw: City of Greater Shepparton International 2023 Women’s Final

[1] Yasshmita Jadishkumar (MAS) v [7] Mingyeong Heo (KOR)