Harrow Challenger Finals
Adrian Waller (Current British Under 19 & 17
Champion) beat Neil Hitchens 11/6 6/11 11/9 7/11 11/3 (World Ranked number
132) 62 mins
Adrian Waller secured the first of three Harrow Challenger events to be
played in Hertfordshire during the 2007 summer. In a very competitive
match Adrian's superior shot selection and strength saw him overcome
stubborn resistance from the Essex player.
Adrian's controlled play saw him through to win the first game 11/6, Neil
replied in similar fashion by imposing his style of high tempo squash on
Adrian to win the second game 11/6, the third game was neck and neck all
the way from 4-4 to 9-9 but Adrian held his nerve to take the game 11/9.
Neil was not be denied, he capitalised on some early unforced errors by
Adrian and played some fantastic shots to win the fourth game 11/7. The
fifth game was a one way street for Adrian as he treated the large
Bishop's Stortford crowd to his full array of attacking shots to take the
Harrow Challenger title.
There were also other events run at the club, results as follows;
Men: Olly Dixon (B/Stortford) bt Daniel Jacobs (Southend) 9-4 9-2 9-5
Ladies: Lauren Selby (Lexden) bt Isabelle Tweedle (Richmond) 10-8 1-9 7-9
9-5 9-1
Boys Under 17: Tim Dixon (B/Stortford) bt Rhys Thomas (Gosling, Welwyn
Garden City) 9-4 10-8 9-1
Girls Under 17: Brogan Lane (B/Stortford) bt Ashley Sheekey (Maldon) 4-9
9-4 9-0 9-10 9-7
Mens Plate: Paul Selby (Lexden) bt Fred Lane (B/Stortford) 8-10 9-4 9-5
9-4
Boys Under 17 Plate: Robert Dadds (Cambridge) bt Nicholas Mulvey
(B/Stortford) 9-1 9-5 9-5
Future events will be held at Cannons St.Albans on 20-22 July and
Broxbourne on 10-12 August. A number of masters events will be added to
the schedule.
To enter or for further information about these events go tothe UK Squash
Academy website www.ywebs.co.uk/uksquash or contact Jason Foster at
jasonfoster@stortfordsquash.co.uk
Regards, Jason Foster
Harrow Challenger 2007 @ Bishop's Stortford Squash
Club
International Squash comes to Bishop's Stortford Squash Club on Friday 8th
June with the first part of a series of 3 Professional Squash Association
Challenger tournaments to be held in Hertfordshire during the 2007 summer
season.
The Mens event comprises of a 16 man draw starting at 11am on Saturday 9th
June with 8 players playing in 4 qualifying matches the night before to
determine who plays in the 1st round.
The number 1 seed is World Number 132 Neil Hitchens, who has recently
returned from a successful tour in Malaysia shooting 12 spaces up the
rankings.
Local star Olly Dixon has been drawn to play Neil in the 1st round at 11am
on Saturday 9th June.
Former World Number 80 Jago Nardelli is the number 2 seed, although he has
fallen in the rankings to 171 his aim is to return to the top 100 by the
end of 2007.
The event is boosted by the entry of the current British Under 19 and 17
National Champion Adrian Waller from Hazelwood Squash Club in Enfield.
Keith Timms and Adam Fuller, two members of the successful Hertfordshire
Mens county team who recently gained promotion to the Premier Division are
in the event, Keith who plays for Bishop's Stortford in the Essex League
plays Asa Morris, a former 1st team player for Bishop's Stortford who now
lives in Bristol, in a qualifying match on Friday 8th June at 7pm, Adam
plays the number 2 seed Jago Nardelli on Saturday at 1pm.
An International feel has been added by the inclusion of Obaid Jahan Khan
from Pakistan who is ranked number 8 in his country, there are also
entrants from Sweden, Nigeria and Israel.
Qualifying matches will be played from 7-9pm on Friday 8th June, First
round matches start from 11am, 12pm and 1pm on Saturday, the
quarter-finals will be played between 5-7pm later that day.
The semi-finals are at 11am and 12pm on Sunday, the Final will be at 6pm.
Also during the weekend a Mens, Ladies and Junior event will be played
involving local club and good county players.
Entry to watch the matches during the weekend at Bishop's Stortford Squash
Club is FREE.
For updated results and further information about the event please view
the Bishop's Stortford Squash Club website
www.stortfordsquash.co.uk
Regards, Jason Foster
Manager
Bishop's Stortford Squash Club
2007 England Squash Club of the Year
2006 National Club Champions
2006 European Club Finalists
