Jansher Khan Canberra Open: Quarter Finalists Decided In Australia

The quarter finalists have been decided at the Jansher Khan Canberra Open in both the men’s and women’s draws with a couple of upsets taking place across both events to set up exciting match ups in the final eight.

After seven round one men’s matches took place to compete the round two line up, only one upset occurred in round two as India’s Suraj Kumar Chand overcame No.7 seed Miguel Mathis in four games to reach the final eight. Chand took a 2-0 lead and despite losing game three, responded in strong fashion to win the fourth game 11-4 and secure the win. He’ll now face top seed and compatriot Velevan Senthilkumar, who wasted no time in defeating Korea’s Ryu Jeongmin in straight games.

The remaining top eight seeds all comfortably booked their spots in the second round, with James Llyod the only seed to drop a game in the second round. He found himself tied with New Zealand’s William Donnelly at 1-1 in games but managed to play the big points well at the end of games three and four to win them 11-8, 11-9 and book his place in the quarter finals.

In the women’s event, there was double home delight as two Australian women scored upsets to gatecrash the quarter finals. Jennifer Condie was the first to register an upset as she overcame Pakistan’s No.7 seed Noor Ul Huda convincingly in 19 minutes to score only her third win in a PSA competition.

Erin Classen has been performing well in events throughout the summer and was rewarded with a 3-0 win over No.7 seed Juliette Permentier to reach the final eight. Classen controlled the opening game, taking it 11-4 and after a challenging second game went the way of the Australian 12-10, she took that momentum into game three to win 11-6 and secure the victory.

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Results: Men’s RD1
[9/16] Ryu Jeongmin (KOR) bt Huzaifa Shahid (PAK) 3-0: 11-7, 12-10, 11-4 (28m)
[9/16] Suraj Kumar Chand (IND) bt Harry Burgess (AUS) 3-0: 11-6, 11-4, 11-4 (22m)
[9/16] William Donnelly (NZL) bt Dylan Molinaro (AUS) 3-0: w/o
Brendan MacDonald (AUS) bt [9/16] Oscar Curtis (AUS) 3-1: 11-9, 11-7, 11-13, 11-6 (33m)
[9/16] Sven Stettler (SUI) bt Moeen Ud Din (PAK) 3-0: 11-5, 11-4, 11-7 (20m)
[9/16] Javed Ali (AUS) bt Declan Smith (AUS) 3-0: 11-5, 11-6, 11-5 (20m)
Cameron Darton (AUS) bt [9/16] Jamie Pattison (AUS) 3-1: 12-10, 11-5, 8-11, 11-6 (33m)

Results: Men’s RD2
[1] Velavan Senthilkumar (IND) bt [9/16] Ryu Jeongmin (KOR) 3-0: 11-7, 11-2, 11-7 (30m)
[9/16] Suraj Kumar Chand (IND) bt [7] Miguel Mathis (SUI) 3-1: 11-6, 11-9, 4-11, 11-4 (50m)
[8] James Lloyd (AUS) bt [9/16] William Donnelly (NZL) 3-1: 11-8, 6-11, 11-8, 11-9 (50m)
[4] Elijah Thomas (NZL) bt Brendan MacDonald (AUS) 3-0: 11-1, 11-3, 11-5 (21m)
[3] Nicholas Calvert (AUS) bt [9/16] Sven Stettler (SUI) 3-0: 11-6, 11-4, 11-4 (33m)
[6] Brice Nicolas (FRA) bt [9/16] Javed Ali (AUS) 3-0: 11-7, 11-9, 11-7 (34m)
[5] Chung Yat Long (HKG) bt [9/16] Remi Young (AUS) 3-0: 11-2, 11-5, 11-4 (18m)
[2] Joseph White (AUS) bt Cameron Darton (AUS) 3-0: 11-6, 11-3, 11-3 (29m)

Draw: Quarter Finals
[1] Velavan Senthilkumar (IND) v Suraj Kumar Chand (IND)
[8] James Lloyd (AUS) v [4] Elijah Thomas (NZL)
[3] Nicholas Calvert (AUS) v [6] Brice Nicolas (FRA)
[5] Chung Yat Long (HKG) v [2] Joseph White (AUS)

Results: Women’s RD1
[1] Akanksha Salunkhe (IND) bye
[8] Colette Sultana (MLT) bt Amelie Guziak (AUS) 3-0: 11-5, 11-3, 11-6 (17m)
Jennifer Condie (AUS) bt [6] Noor Ul Huda (PAK) 3-0: 11-5, 11-3, 11-8 (19m)
[3] Alex Haydon (AUS) bt [WC] Lauren Illig (AUS) 3-0: 11-4, 11-4, 11-3 (15m)
[4] Tanvi Khanna (IND) bt Aiman Shahbaz (PAK) 3-0: 11-2, 11-1, 11-6 (12m)
Erin Classen (AUS) bt [7] Juliette Permentier (NED) 3-0: 11-4, 12-10, 11-6 (26m)
[5] Sophie Fadaely (AUS) bt Riffat Khan (PAK) 3-0: 11-8, 11-2, 11-2 (13m)
[2] Sarah Cardwell (AUS) bt Pascale Louka (AUS) 3-2: 7-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-9, 11-7 (35m)

Draw: Women’s QF
[1] Akanksha Salunkhe (IND) v [8] Colette Sultana (MLT)
Jennifer Condie (AUS) v [3] Alex Haydon (AUS)
[4] Tanvi Khanna (IND) v Erin Classen (AUS)
[5] Sophie Fadaely (AUS) v [2] Sarah Cardwell (AUS)