Australian Mike Corren successfully defended his title in the City of Perth International, the PSA World Tour Challenger 5 event in Perth in Australia.
In his third successive appearance in the final, second seed Corren (pictured) upset top-seeded compatriot Matthew Karwalski in four games 12-10, 3-11, 13-11, 11-7 to take out the title.
But the South Australian was made to work hard during the tournament and was pushed to the brink by 17-year-old Indian qualifier Mahesh Mangaonkar in the semi-finals, eventually winning 7-11, 4-11, 11-3, 11-5, 11-9 to take his place in the decider.
“The semi-final was really, really hard,” conceded Corren later. “He (Mangaonkar) is going to be an extremely good player – I just managed to fall over the line.”
Corren, who has been training in Adelaide with Mike Nash, said the semi-final had left him drained for the decider.
“Halfway through the first game I knew I was in a bit of trouble. But Mike’s been helping me technically and tactically, and without that help I don’t think I would have got through.”
Mike Corren is celebrating his 34th PSA Tour title – and is now just one final away from making his 50th Tour climax.
Corren now heads to Kalgoorlie for the Golden Open, where he is again seeded to meet Karwalski in the final.
Final:
[2] Mike Corren (AUS) bt [1] Matthew Karwalski (AUS) 12-10, 3-11, 13-11, 11-7
Semi-finals:
[1] Matthew Karwalski (AUS) bt [3] Justin Beard (AUS) 11-9, 8-11, 11-3, 11-9 (47m)
[2] Mike Corren (AUS) bt [Q] Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) 7-11, 4-11, 11-3, 11-5, 11-9 (67m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Matthew Karwalski (AUS) bt [6] Frank Hartkoren (NED) 11-9, 11-9, 11-4 (35m)
[3] Justin Beard (AUS) bt Paul Coll (NZL) 11-8, 7-11, 11-6, 11-8 (50m)
[Q] Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) bt [4] Josh Cardwell (AUS) 11-3, 11-9, 9-11, 11-4 (38m)
[2] Mike Corren (AUS) bt [5] Jamie Mcervale (AUS) 11-4, 11-4, 11-8 (22m)
2nd round:
[1] Matthew Karwalski (AUS) bt Dylan Swanson (NZL) 11-5, 11-1, 11-1 (19m)
[6] Frank Hartkoren (NED) bt Christopher Lark (AUS) 11-6, 12-10, 8-11, 11-4 (52m)
Paul Coll (NZL) bt [Q] Joshua Southwell-Nobbs (AUS) 11-6, 11-9, 11-3 (28m)
[3] Justin Beard (AUS) bt Lance Beddoes (NZL) 11-5, 11-9, 12-14, 11-4 (46m)
[4] Josh Cardwell (AUS) bt Owais Khan (PAK) 11-7, 11-6, 5-11, 11-5 (45m)
[Q] Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) bt [Q] Sam Brown (AUS) 11-8, 11-2, 11-4 (23m)
[5] Jamie Mcervale (AUS) bt Walter Koteka (AUS) 11-5, 11-9, 6-11, 11-8 (41m)
[2] Mike Corren (AUS) bt [Q] Ben Morrison (AUS) 11-9, 11-4, 11-1 (19m)
1st round:
[1] Matthew Karwalski (AUS) bt Luke Sims (AUS) 11-6, 11-5, 11-4 (24m)
Dylan Swanson (NZL) bt Joshua Stack-Masula (AUS) 11-1, 11-1, 11-2 (13m)
Christopher Lark (AUS) bt Luke Bunting (AUS) 11-7, 11-3, 8-11, 11-9 (36m)
[6] Frank Hartkoren (NED) bt [Q] David Illich (AUS) 11-9, 11-6, 11-6 (28m)
Paul Coll (NZL) bt [8] James Skiffington (NZL) 11-6, 11-1, 11-2 (18m)
[Q] Joshua Southwell-Nobbs (AUS) bt Ben Marschall (AUS) 11-6, 11-4, 11-6 (20m)
Lance Beddoes (NZL) bt Jonathan Geekie (SCO) 11-8, 11-9, 11-6 (29m)
[3] Justin Beard (AUS) bt Dayne Gruenthal (AUS) 11-4, 11-0, 11-1 (14m)
[4] Josh Cardwell (AUS) bt Ben Takamizawa Harris (JPN) 11-4, 11-5, 11-7 (32m)
Owais Khan (PAK) bt Ben Werchon (AUS) 11-8, 9-11, 11-5, 11-8 (41m)
[Q] Sam Brown (AUS) bt [Q] Jason Patmore (AUS) 11-3, 11-9, 11-7 (19m)
[Q] Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) bt [7] Sunil Seth (AUS) 11-5, 11-4, 12-10 (39m)
[5] Jamie Mcervale (AUS) bt Matthew Bridle (AUS) 11-6, 11-2, 11-9 (22m)
Walter Koteka (AUS) bt Joseph Watts (NZL) 11-8, 11-8, 11-6 (25m)
[Q] Ben Morrison (AUS) bt [Q] Ashby Farrell (AUS) 11-3, 12-10, 11-6 (29m)
[2] Mike Corren (AUS) bt [Q] Patrick Woods (AUS) 8-11, 11-3, 11-8, 11-4 (26m)
Qualifying finals:
Joshua Southwell-Nobbs (AUS) bt Will Jones (ENG) 11-4, 11-7, 11-4 (15m)
David Illich (AUS) bt Faisal Riaz (PAK) w/o
Sam Brown (AUS) bt Murtaza Murtaza (PAK) w/o
Jason Patmore (AUS) bt Keshav Nair (AUS) 11-2, 11-2, 11-4 (21m)
Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) bt Edward Carver (AUS) 11-3, 11-2, 11-3 (14m)
Ashby Farrell (AUS) bt Adeel Ahmed (PAK) w/o
Ben Morrison (AUS) bt Wahab Khan (PAK) w/o
Patrick Woods (AUS) bt Drew Cooper (AUS) 11-3, 11-6, 11-6 (17m)
