Welsh ace too Sharp for Canadian Dane in BVI final
By Squash Mad Reporter
Welshman Peter Creed fulfilled his top-billing in the 2014 British Virgin Islands Open Squash Championship when he despatched second seed Dane Sharp in straight games in the final of the PSA Challenger 5 event at Tortola Sports Club in Tortola.
The five-time Welsh champion from Caerphilly reached the final – his seventh on the PSA Tour – without dropping a game.
It was the fourth for Canadian Sharp, a 28-year-old from Toronto ranked just a single place below Creed in the PSA World Rankings.
Creed, the World No.81, went into the match boasting a 2/0 lead over his rival in previous Tour clashes – and duly notched up his third win after beating Sharp 11-7, 11-5, 11-7.
The triumph marks the third PSA World Tour title of Creed’s career – but his first for two years.
PSA Challenger 5 British Virgin Islands Open Squash Championship, Tortola, British Virgin Islands.
1st round:
[1] Peter Creed (WAL) bt Chris Hanson (USA) 11-5, 11-3, 11-7 (34m)
[6] Phillip Bull (ENG) bt [Q] Tom Chapman (IVB) 11-3, 11-3, 11-1 (21m)
[5] Matthew Serediak (CAN) bt [WC] Alexander Arjoon (GUY) 11-8, 11-9, 11-4 (39m)
[3] Joe Chapman (IVB) bt Kale Wilson (TRI) 11-7, 11-3, 11-7 (34m)
[4] Shahjahan Khan (PAK) bt [Q] Mike Adamson (IVB) 11-4, 11-4, 11-5 (32m)
[8] Josh Taylor (ENG) bt [Q] Rory Thornton (IVB) 11-1, 11-2, 11-1 (22m)
[7] Joe Green (ENG) bt Benjamin Coates (ENG) 12-10, 11-9, 11-2 (38m)
[2] Dane Sharp (CAN) bt [Q] Adrian Ostbye (CAN) 8-11, 11-3, 11-4, 11-7 (45m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Peter Creed (WAL) bt [6] Phillip Bull (ENG) 11-5, 12-10, 11-5 (37m)
[5] Matthew Serediak (CAN) bt [3] Joe Chapman (IVB) 11-4, 5-11, 8-11, 11-4, 11-3 (61m)
[4] Shahjahan Khan (PAK) bt [8] Josh Taylor (ENG) 11-5, 11-9, 12-14, 11-6
[2] Dane Sharp (CAN) bt [7] Joe Green (ENG) 8-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-6, 11-0
Semi-finals:
[1] Peter Creed (WAL) bt [5] Matthew Serediak (CAN) 11-6, 11-7, 11-8
[2] Dane Sharp (CAN) bt [4] Shahjahan Khan (PAK) 11-4, 4-11, 12-10, 11-7
Final:
[1] Peter Creed (WAL) bt [2] Dane Sharp (CAN) 11-7, 11-5, 11-7
For all the latest Tour news: www.psaworldtour.com
results (winner’s name most be in bold! – no spaces between each result as well – keeps compact)
Picture by Steve Cubbins (SquashSite)