RESULTS: Buler Squash Challenge Cup, Hong Kong
Men's 1st round:
[1] Dick Lau (HKG) bt [Q] Kit Lun Choy (HKG) 11-4, 11-5, 11-5 (30m)
[7] Navin Samarasinghe (SRI) bt Joong-Won Hwang (KOR) 11-8, 11-9, 11-7 (34m)
[3] Matthew Karwalski (AUS) bt [Q] Chiu Ho Fai (HKG) 11-7, 11-9, 11-7 (38m)
Anson Kwong (HKG) bt [5] Steven Robinson (AUS) 11-9, 11-8, 11-10 (2-0) (33m)
Leo Au (HKG) bt [8] Roger Ngan (HKG) 11-8, 11-4, 7-11, 11-7 (39m)
[4] Wai Hang Wong (HKG) bt Ali Miski (LIB) w/o
[6] Cheng Yao Huang (TPE) bt [Q] Fung Ji Yang (HKG) 11-3, 11-10 (2-0), 11-8 (27m)
[2] Max Lee (HKG) bt [Q] Chan Kai Chi (HKG) 11-8, 11-4, 11-8 (27m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Dick Lau (HKG) bt [7] Navin Samarasinghe (SRI) 11-2, 11-4, 11-7 (28m)
[3] Matthew Karwalski (AUS) bt Anson Kwong (HKG) 9-11, 11-4, 11-7, 9-11, 11-9 (63m)
Leo Au (HKG) bt [4] Wai Hang Wong (HKG) 7-11, 11-10 (8-6), 11-10 (2-0), 11-5 (79m)
[2] Max Lee (HKG) bt [6] Cheng Yao Huang (TPE) 11-7, 11-5, 11-10 (6-4) (31m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Dick Lau (HKG) bt [3] Matthew Karwalski (AUS) 11-9, 11-7, 11-6 (35m)
[2] Max Lee (HKG) bt Leo Au (HKG) 10-11 (2-4), 11-8, 11-0, 11-4 (44m)
Final:
[2] Max Lee (HKG) bt [1] Dick Lau (HKG) 10-11 (1-3), 11-2, 11-1, 11-9 (50m)
Women's 1st round:
[1] Madeline Perry (IRL) bt [Q] Shin Nga Leung (HKG) 9-2, 9-0, 9-0 (24m)
[8] Lim Yoke Wah (MAS) bt Siti Munirah Jusoh (MAS) 9-5, 9-2, 9-4 (30m)
[3] Christina Mak (HKG) bt Eun Ok Park (KOR) 9-7, 6-9, 3-9, 9-5, 9-6 (82m)
[5] Elise Ng (HKG) bt [Q] Sun-Mi Song (KOR) 10-9, 9-2, 9-3 (35m)
[6] Joshna Chinappa (IND) bt Chinatsu Matsui (JPN) 5-9, 9-7, 9-6, 9-7 (51m)
[4] Sarah Kippax (ENG) bt [Q] Liu Tsz Ling (HKG) 10-8, 9-1, 9-1 (32m)
Annie Au (HKG) bt [7] Delia Arnold (MAS) 9-6, 9-6, 9-1 (47m)
[2] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) bt [Q] Joey Chan (HKG) 9-5, 9-1, 9-3 (27m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Madeline Perry (IRL) bt [8] Lim Yoke Wah (MAS) 9-1, 9-3, 9-2 (20m)
[3] Christina Mak (HKG) bt [5] Elise Ng (HKG) 9-4, 9-6, 10-8 (48m)
[4] Sarah Kippax (ENG) bt [6] Joshna Chinappa (IND) 9-6, 9-4, 9-0 (25m)
[2] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) bt Annie Au (HKG) 7-9, 9-7, 9-3, 9-6 (60m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Madeline Perry (IRL) bt [3] Christina Mak (HKG) 9-7, 9-5, 9-6 (42m)
[2] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) bt [4] Sarah Kippax (ENG) 9-0, 9-5, 9-2 (33m)
Final:
[2] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) bt [1] Madeline Perry (IRL) 10-8, 9-4, 9-1 (42m)
Max Lee and Rebecca Chiu pulled off unexpected victories over top-seeded opponents in the finals of the Buler Squash Challenge Cup at the Hong Kong Squash Centre to win produce a home double in Hong Kong.
Chiu faced women's favourite Madeline Perry, the former world No6 from Ireland playing in her first WISPA World Tour event since recovering from a serious head injury sustained last October.
Perry, currently ranked 13 in the world, raced to an 8-4 lead in the first game, but Chiu fought back to take the game. The 29-year-old world No14 went on to win the match 10-8, 9-4, 9-1 in 42 minutes.
"This was my first tournament of 2008 so I am very happy to start with a win," said Chiu after her second successive win and fourth appearance in a row in the final. "If I can win the Hangzhou Open this week too it will be a really happy Chinese new year for me!"
Perry confirmed that she is now feeling perfectly well again: "I really wanted to play well on my first event back - but put myself under too much pressure to win. It's going to take me a few more matches to be right back, I guess."
An all-Hong Kong final brought the men's PSA Tour event to a climax, with top seed Dick Lau taking the opening game which went to a tie-break. But second seed Max Lee, aged just 20, came back to beat his more experienced local rival 10-11 (1-3), 11-2, 11-1, 11-9 in 50 minutes to win the first Tour title of his career.