SquashBerek Open: Balazs & Chukwu Victorious

Top seeds Farkas Balazs and Hannah Chukwu have emerged victorious at the SquashBerek Open, after convincing wins in their respective finals.

The event was the first to be held in Hungary in over a decade, and was restricted to only domestic entrants due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, like all Challenger Tour events on right now.

Chukwu was the top seed for the women’s tournament, and she came through all four matches without dropping a game, spending just 92 minutes on court across the whole event.

She got the better of Borbala Filyo in the first round, before wins against Rita Dohany and Sara Nagy put the Hungarian No.1 into the final. The 17-year-old then defeated Csenge Kiss-Mate in the final to secure her first title on Tour.

In the men’s draw, top seed Farkas Balazs also came through his four matches in the tournament without dropping a single game, culminating in a victory over Benedek Takacs in the final.

Results: SquashBerek Open
Men’s Final
[1] Farkas Balazs (HUN) bt [4] Benedek Takacs (HUN) 3-0: 11-5, 11-6, 11-5 (38m)

Women’s Final
[1] Hannah Chukwu (HUN) bt [2] Csenge Kiss-Mate (HUN) 3-0: 11-5, 11-9, 11-5 (30m)

Men’s Semi-Finals
[1] Farkas Balazs (HUN) bt [3] Kamocsai Bendeguz (HUN) 3-0: 11-5, 11-7, 11-9 (45m)
[4] Benedek Takacs (HUN) bt [8] Simon Dániel (HUN) 3-2: 11-5, 8-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-9 (55m)

Women’s Semi-Finals
[1] Hannah Chukwu (HUN) bt [6] Sara Nagy (HUN) 3-0: 11-2, 11-8, 11-5 (22m)
[2] Csenge Kiss-Mate (HUN) bt [5] Nora Szalai (HUN) 3-0: 11-4, 11-7, 11-6 (27m)

Men’s Quarter-Finals
[1] Farkas Balazs (HUN) bt [5] Lenard Puski (HUN) 3-0: 11-8, 11-7, 11-5 (35m)
[3] Kamocsai Bendeguz (HUN) bt [7] Simon Nagy (HUN) 3-1: 11-7, 10-12, 11-4, 11-7 (44m)
[4] Benedek Takacs (HUN) bt [6] Roland Makra (HUN) 3-0: 11-4, 11-5, 11-9 (27m)
[8] Simon Daniel (HUN) bt [2] David Boros (HUN) 3-2: 11-8, 10-12, 14-12, 3-11, 11-9 (54m)

Women’s Quarter-Finals
[1] Hannah Chukwu (HUN) bt [8] Rita Dohany (HUN) 3-0: 11-4, 11-5, 11-7 (22m)
[6] Sara Nagy (HUN) bt [4] Gabriella Csokasi (HUN) 3-1: 11-8, 8-11, 12-10, 11-9 (40m)
[5] Nora Szalai (HUN) bt [3] Fatime Farkas (HUN) 3-1: 8-11, 11-8, 11-7, 12-10 (39m)
[2] Csenge Kiss-Mate (HUN) bt [7] Eszter Harmath (HUN) 3-0: 11-4, 11-3, 11-7 (20m)

Men’s Round One
[1] Farkas Balazs (HUN) bt Tamas Konfar (HUN) 3-0: 11-5, 11-8, 11-3 (22m)
[5] Lenard Puski (HUN) bt Barbabas Rozsa (HUN) 3-0: 11-4, 11-8, 11-3 (41m)
[7] Simon Nagy (HUN) bt Biro Balazs (HUN) 3-1: 12-10, 11-7, 7-11, 11-5 (47m)
[3] Kamocsai Bendeguz (HUN) bt Adam Kispeter (HUN) 3-0: 11-5, 13-11, 11-7 (35m)
[4] Benedek Takacs (HUN) bt Mate Ulics (HUN) 3-0: 11-8, 11-8, 10-12, 11-8 (42m)
[6] Roland Makra (HUN) bt Daniel Szucs (HUN) 3-1: 11-7, 9-11, 12-10, 11-5 (41m)
[8] Simon Daniel (HUN) bt Marton Szaboky (HUN) 3-2: 10-12, 13-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-8 (57m)
[2] David Boros (HUN) bt Peter Szebeni (HUN) 3-1: 11-7, 12-10, 8-11, 11-8 (50m)

Women’s Round One
[1] Hannah Chukwu (HUN) bt Borbala Filyo (HUN) 3-0: 11-2, 11-4, 11-7 (18m)
[8] Rita Dohany (HUN) bt Emma Rozsa (HUN) 3-0: 11-3, 11-7, 11-9 (30m)
[6] Sara Nagy (HUN) bt Liza Szucs (HUN) 3-0: 11-3, 11-7, 11-8 (19m)
[4] Gabriella Csokasi (HUN) bt Vanda Laskai (HUN) 3-0: 11-9, 11-8, 11-7 (23m)
[3] Fatime Farkas (HUN) bt Lola Lukics (HUN) 3-0: 11-2, 11-5, 11-9 (17m)
[5] Nora Szalai (HUN) bt Blanka Szunomar (HUN) 3-0: 11-7, 11-9, 14-12 (19m)
[7] Eszter Harmath (HUN) bt Zsófia Ludvig (HUN) 3-0: 11-9, 11-4, 11-6 (27m)
[2] Csenge Kiss-Mate (HUN) bt Mercedes Szabo (HUN) 3-0: 11-4, 11-7, 11-9 (25m)