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RESULTS: Buler Challenge Cup, Hong Kong Squash Centre, Hong Kong

Men's 1st round:
[1] Wai Hang Wong (HKG) bt Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) 11-10 (3-1), 11-9, 11-6 (27m)
[5] Alexandre Muller (FRA) bt [Q] Kristen Johnson (SCO) 11-10 (2-0), 11-10 (2-0), 11-5 (31m)
Dick Lau (HKG) bt [3] Timothy Arnold (MAS) 11-10, 11-6, 11-5 (31m)
[Q] Faheem Khan (HKG) bt [7] Shahril Shahidan (MAS) 11-10 (3-1), 11-9, 11-2 (24m)
[Q] Vincent Cheung (HKG) bt [6] Takehide Hota (JPN) 11-8, 11-7, 11-7 (22m)
[4] Bradley Hindle (AUS) bt Nafzahizam Adnan (MAS) 11-9, 11-5, 11-2 (23m)
[Q] Chiu Ho Fai (HKG) bt [8] Roger Ngan (HKG) 11-7, 3-11, 11-10 (5-3), 7-11, 11-8 (52m)
[2] Glenn Keenan (AUS) bt Supreet Singh (IND) 11-7, 11-4, 11-6 (21m)
    Quarter-finals:
[1] Wai Hang Wong (HKG) bt [5] Alexandre Muller (FRA) 11-9, 11-7, 10-11 (0-2), 11-6 (40m)
[Q] Faheem Khan (HKG) bt Dick Lau (HKG) 11-9, 11-7, 11-6 (30m)
[4] Bradley Hindle (AUS) bt [Q] Vincent Cheung (HKG) 11-3, 11-8, 11-7 (23m)
[2] Glenn Keenan (AUS) bt [Q] Chiu Ho Fai (HKG) 11-5, 11-6, 11-7 (22m)
    Semi-finals:
[1] Wai Hang Wong (HKG) bt [Q] Faheem Khan (HKG) 11-9, 11-6, 11-3 (18m)
[4] Bradley Hindle (AUS) bt [2] Glenn Keenan (AUS) 7-11, 5-11, 11-9, 11-3, 11-4 (43m)
    Final:
[1] Wai Hang Wong (HKG) bt [4] Bradley Hindle (AUS) 11-6, 8-11, 11-10 (3-1), 11-9 (43m)

Women's 1st round:
[1] Madeline Perry (IRL) bt Tricia Chuah (MAS) 9-2, 9-3, 9-1
[8] Louise Crome (NZL) bt [Q] Annie Au (HKG) 9-3, 9-6, 3-9, 9-10, 9-4
[4] Sharon Wee (MAS) bt Christina Mak (HKG) 9-5, 9-2, 9-4
[Q] Delia Arnold (MAS) bt [6] Mami Nishio (JPN) 9-7, 9-6, 9-2
[5] Tamsyn Leevey (NZL) bt [Q] Lee Hai-Kyung (KOR) 4-9, 9-3, 9-7, 9-0
[3] Tegwen Malik (WAL) bt Judith Casbolt (NZL) 9-4, 9-0, 9-3
[7] Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL) bt Elise Ng (HKG) 9-3, 9-0, 9-1
[2] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) bt [Q] Chinatsu Matsui (JPN) 9-1, 9-4, 9-4
    Quarter-finals:
[1] Madeline Perry (IRL) bt [8] Louise Crome (NZL) 10-8, 9-6, 9-1
[4] Sharon Wee (MAS) bt [Q] Delia Arnold (MAS) 9-1, 9-7, 9-2
[5] Tamsyn Leevey (NZL) bt [3] Tegwen Malik (WAL) 9-4, 9-7, 2-9, 10-9
[2] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) bt [7] Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL) 9-2, 9-4, 9-0
    Semi-finals:
[1] Madeline Perry (IRL) bt [4] Sharon Wee (MAS) 9-7, 3-9, 2-9, 9-0, 9-6
[2] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) bt [5] Tamsyn Leevey (NZL) 9-2, 9-4, 9-0
    Final:
[1] Madeline Perry (IRL) bt [2] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) 9-3, 9-3, 1-9, 9-1

Perry Puts Paid To Hong Kong Double

Irish champion Madeline Perry defeated local star Rebecca Chiu in the women's final of the Buler Challenge Cup to put paid to a domestic double at the Hong Kong Squash Centre.

Top seed Perry, the world No14 from Northern Ireland, was taken the full distance by Malaysia's fourth seed Sharon Wee in the semi-finals - but in the final stemmed a third game fight-back by Chiu to beat the Asian Games champion 9-3 9-3 1-9 9-1.

In the men's event, Hong Kong's top seed Wai Hang Wong outplayed experienced compatriot Faheem Khan, a qualifier, in the semi-finals to reach the final against fourth seed Bradley Hindle.  In a close battle which included a tie-break in the third game, Wong prevailed 11-6 8-11 11-10 11-9 against the Australian in 43 minutes to win his first PSA Tour title.