Pilley Survives Golan Marathon In Berkshire
Men's 1st round:
[1] Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) bt [Q] Julian Illingworth (USA) 11-6, 11-8, 11-8 (45m)
Christopher Gordon (USA) bt [7] Mark Chaloner (ENG) 11-7 ret.
[Q] Amr Ramzy Swelim (EGY) bt [4] Shahid Zaman (PAK) 7-11, 11-5, 11-1, 8-11, 11-7 (40m)
[6] Hisham Mohd Ashour (EGY) bt [Q] Chris Ryder (GBR) 11-7, 0-11, 11-3, 11-9 (40m)
[5] Borja Golan (ESP) bt [Q] Regardt Schonborn (RSA) 11-4, 11-4, 11-5 (30m)
[3] Cameron Pilley (AUS) bt Jean-Michel Arcucci (FRA) 11-6, 11-8, 11-4 (35m)
Mark Heather (ENG) bt [8] Matthew Giuffre (CAN) 8-11, 11-7, 3-11, 11-5, 11-5 (75m)
[2] Shahier Razik (CAN) bt Shawn Delierre (CAN) 11-10 (2-0), 11-4, 11-7 (45m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) bt Christopher Gordon (USA) 11-1, 11-8, 11-6 (39m)
[6] Hisham Mohd Ashour (EGY) bt [Q] Amr Ramzy Swelim (EGY) 11-10 (3-1), 11-7, 11-8 (43m)
[3] Cameron Pilley (AUS) bt [5] Borja Golan (ESP) 11-8, 11-10 (2-0), 5-11, 11-10 (3-1) (63m)
[2] Shahier Razik (CAN) bt Mark Heather (ENG) 11-5, 11-6, 11-6 (41m)
Women's 1st round:
[1] Sharon Wee (MAS) bt Katie Patrick (CAN) 9-0, 9-5, 9-1 (19m)
Mami Nishio (JPN) bt [7] Georgina Stoker (ENG) 9-6, 10-9, 9-6 (60m)
[4] Samantha Teran (MEX) bt Tara Mullins (CAN) 9-2, 9-0, 9-1 (30m)
[6] Louise Crome (NZL) bt [Q] Hope Prockop (USA) 9-4, 9-0, 9-0 (30m)
[5] Dianne Desira (AUS) bt [Q] Lauren Polonich (CAN) 9-3, 9-2, 9-6 (20m)
[3] Runa Reta (CAN) bt [Q] Neha Kumar (CAN) 9-5, 9-0, 9-1 (21m)
[8] Joshna Chinappa (IND) bt [Q] Sachiko Shinta (JPN) 9-5, 9-4, 9-5 (30m)
[2] Tricia Chuah (MAS) bt Chinatsu Matsui (JPN) 9-3, 6-9, 9-3, 9-0 (39m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Sharon Wee (MAS) bt Mami Nishio (JPN) 9-3, 9-3, 9-3 (30m)
[4] Samantha Teran (MEX) bt [6] Louise Crome (NZL) 9-7, 9-6, 9-10, 9-5 (44m)
[5] Dianne Desira (AUS) bt [3] Runa Reta (CAN) 9-6, 9-1, 9-2 (37m)
[8] Joshna Chinappa (IND) bt [2] Tricia Chuah (MAS) 9-6, 7-9, 10-8, 4-9, 9-1 (51m)
Australia's Cameron Pilley battled for 63 minutes to overcome Spaniard Borja Golan to reach the semi-finals of the Berkshire Squash Open in Williamstown, Mass, USA.
Pilley, the third seed from New South Wales, survived two tie-breaks to beat fifth seed Golan 11-8, 11-10 (2-0), 5-11, 11-10 (3-1) to earn a clash with Canadian Shahier Razik, the second seed who ended unseeded Englishman Mark Heather's run 11-5, 11-6, 11-6.
Dutchman Laurens Jan Anjema cruised into the last four with an 11-1, 11-8, 11-6 win over USA's Christopher Gordon. The top seed will meet Egypt's sixth seed Hisham Mohd Ashour for a place in the final.
India's Joshna Chinappa pulled off a significant upset in the quarter-finals of the women's event. The 20-year-old from Chennai, seeded eight, took five games to overcome Malaysia's second seed Tricia Chuah 9-6, 7-9, 10-8, 4-9, 9-1 in 51 minutes to set up a semi-final clash with Dianne Desira, the fifth-seeded Australian who upset Canada's third seed Runa Reta 9-6 9-1 9-2.
Men's semi-finals line-up:
[1] Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) v [6] Hisham Mohd Ashour (EGY)
[2] Shahier Razik (CAN) v [3] Cameron Pilley (AUS)
Women's semi-finals line-up:
[1] Sharon Wee (MAS) v [4] Samantha Teran (MEX)
[8] Joshna Chinappa (IND) v [5] Dianne Desira (AUS)