Wakefield PSA: Jeeva Through After Lake Injury

Malaysia’s Sanjay Jeeva is into the quarter finals of the Wakefield PSA after top seed Nathan Lake had to withdraw from the tournament through injury.

Lake was coming into the Challenger 10 level competition as the defending champion, but suffered an injury whilst practicing at the tournament venue, and he was unable to play his first round match. Jeeva received a walkover through to the second round, where he will now face Egypt’s No.6 seed Abdelrahman Nassar.

South Africa’s Dewald van Niekerk survived a scare on the opening day, with the No.7 seed winning in five against Egypt’s Mohamed Nabil. Both men had their chances in the deciding fifth game as it went to a tie-break, but it was the South African who came through it 13-11.

Elsewhere, the Pakistani pair of Muhammad Ashab Irfan and Muhammad Asim Khan also made their way into the last eight of the competition, and will be joined by Canada’s David Baillargeon, Czech Republic’s Daniel Mekbib and England’s Mark Broekman.

The quarter finals of the Wakefield PSA will take place on Wednesday, December 14, with the last eight going head-to-head for places in Thursday’s semi-finals in The Plains, Virginia. 

First Round Results: Wakefield PSA
Sanjay Jeeva (MAS) bt [1] Nathan Lake (ENG): Walkover
[6] Abdelrahman Nassar (EGY) bt Jamie Ruggiero (USA) 3-0: 11-5, 11-4, 11-5 (23m)
[5] Muhammad Ashab Irfan (PAK) bt Cory McCartney (CAN) 3-0: 11-3, 11-6, 11-3 (24m)
[3] David Baillargeon (CAN) bt Saeed Abdul (PAK) 3-0: 11-8, 11-5, 11-2 (32m)
[4] Daniel Mekbib (CZE) bt Muhammad Ibrahim Noorani (PAK) 3-0: 11-3, 11-4, 11-5 (17m)
[7] Dewald van Niekerk (RSA) bt Mohamed Nabil (EGY) 3-2: 11-9, 9-11, 8-11, 11-2, 13-11 (74m)
[8] Mark Broekman (ENG) bt Mehran Javed (PAK): Walkover
[2] Muhammad Asim Khan (PAK) bt Shehab Essam (EGY) 3-0: 11-9, 11-6, 13-11 (40m)

Quarter Final Draw: To Be Played Wednesday, December 14
Sanjay Jeeva (MAS) v [6] Abdelrahman Nassar (EGY)
[5] Muhammad Ashab Irfan (PAK) v [3] David Baillargeon (CAN)
[4] Daniel Mekbib (CZE) v [7] Dewald van Niekerk (RSA)
[8] Mark Broekman (ENG) v [2] Muhammad Asim Khan (PAK)