Finals
Men's
SHAMSUL
ISLAM KHAN (PAK) (1) beat WONG WAI HANG (HKG) (2) 4/11 11/9 11/2 11/9 (41m)
Women's
REBECCA CHIU (HKG) (3) beat MELISSA MARTIN
(AUS) (6) 9/7 5/9 9/3 9/0 (33m)
There were mixed fortunes for home
players in the finals of the Crocodile Challenge Cup played at the Hong Kong
Squash Centre.
While second men's seed Wong Wai Hang reached the last
day the 29 year old was bettered by Karachi based world 81 Shamsul Islam Khan in
four games.
The women's final was a cause for local celebration though
as holder Rebecca Chiu took the women's title again. Having beaten top seed
Shelley Kitchen in the semi finals the third seed saw off the challenge of
Australian Melissa Martin, herself the victor over two higher seeds in a 33
minute final. The 27 year old world number eighteen now has six WISPA Tour
titles on her record.
Semi Finals
Men's
SHAMSUL ISLAM KHAN (PAK) (1) beat CHIU HO FAI
(HKG) (Q) 11/5 11/4 11/8 (20m)
WONG WAI HANG (HKG) (2) beat TIMOTHY ARNOLD
(MAS) (3) 11/5 11/9 11/9 (30m)
Women's
REBECCA CHIU
(HKG) (3) beat SHELLEY KITCHEN (NZL) (1) 9/5 4/9 1/9 9/7 9/3 (54m)
MELISSA
MARTIN (AUS) (6) beat SHARON WEE (MAS) (5) 9/4 9/1 5/9 4/9 9/5 (48m)
Quarter Finals
Men's
SHAMSUL ISLAM KHAN (PAK) (1) beat ROGER NGAN
(HKG) 11/9 11/5 8/11 11/5 (35m)
CHIU HO FAI (HKG) (Q) beat SHAHRIL SHAHIDAN
(MAS) (8) 11/6 11/9 11/6 (40m)
TIMOTHY ARNOLD (MAS) (3) beat NAFZAHIZAM ADNAN
(MAS) (6) 10/11 (0-2) 2/11 11/9 11/6 11/10 (3-1) (51m)
WONG WAI HANG (HKG)
(2) beat DICK LAU (HKG) (5) 11/6 11/9 11/8 (45m)
Women's
SHELLEY KITCHEN (NZL) (1) beat ORLA NOOM
(NED) (8) 9/4 9/1 9/4 (28m)
REBECCA CHIU (HKG) (3) beat TRICIA CHUAH (MAS)
(7) 9/3 9/4 9/3 (30m)
SHARON WEE (MAS) (5) beat CAROLYN RUSSELL (CAN) 9/5 9/3
3/9 9/4 (37m)
MELISSA MARTIN (AUS) (6) beat ANNELIZE NAUDE (NED) (2) 0/9 9/6
9/4 9/5 (30m)