Monday, November 25, 2024

Tom shows Nick who’s boss in Boston

By MICHAEL CATLING

THE top four seedsĀ at the BSPA Boston Open moved into the quarter finals, after spectators were treated to a hectic nine hours of first-round and second-round action at the Boston Squash and Racketball Club.

World number 22 Tom Richards (pictured above) bowed out in the first-round of the Hong Kong Open to Simon Rosner earlier in the week, but the 27-year-old shook off any lasting jet-lag to advance past compatriotĀ Nick Mulvey in four games.

Second seed and left-hander Jonathan Kemp also moved into the last eight with a 3-1 victory, although his opponent Pablo Rawden earned plenty of admirers as he twice took the Kent Open champion into a tie-break.

Kemp meets unseeded Englishman Ben Ford for a spot in the semi-finals tomorrow, while 2012 champion Eddie Charlton and number four seed Greg Lobban will also be in action after securing safe passages through at the expense of Robert Dadds and David Wardle respectively.

The quarter-finals of the womenā€™s draw also gets underway tomorrow, with 2010 Commonwealth gold medallist Jaclyn Kemp searching for her first victory since giving birth earlier this year.

Quarter-Final – Men’s Draw:

[1]Ā Tom RichardsĀ (Eng) vĀ Tristan EyseleĀ (Eng)
Scott HandleyĀ (Eng) vĀ [4]Ā Greg LobbanĀ (Sco)
[3]Ā Eddie CharltonĀ (Eng) vĀ Dougie KempsellĀ (Sco)
Ben FordĀ (Eng) vĀ [2]Ā Jonathan KempĀ (Eng)

Second-Round – Men’s Results:

[1]Ā Tom RichardsĀ (Eng) 3-1Ā Nick MulveyĀ (Eng) 11-5, 11-9, 8-11, 11-3 (35m)
Tristan EyseleĀ (Eng) 3-2Ā Chris ShinnieĀ (Sco) 11-7, 6-11, 10-12, 12-10, 11-2 (44m)
Scott HandleyĀ (Eng) 3-0Ā Taminder Gata AuraĀ (Eng) 11-7, 11-1, 11-3 (17m)
[4]Ā Greg LobbanĀ (Sco) 3-1Ā David WardleĀ (Eng) 11-4, 12-10, 7-11, 11-9 (47m)
[3]Ā Eddie CharltonĀ (Eng) 3-0Ā Robert DaddsĀ (Eng) 11-9, 11-4, 11-6 (24)
Dougie KempsellĀ (Sco)Ā Keith TimmsĀ (Eng) 11-4, 11-6, 11-9 (28m)
Ben FordĀ (Eng) vĀ Jamie HendersonĀ (Sco) 11-9, 11-6, 11-4 (25m) [2]
[2] Jonathan KempĀ (Eng) 3-1Ā Pablo RawdenĀ (Eng) 11-8, 12-10, 12-14, 11-7 (30m)

First-Round – Men’s Results:

[1]Ā Tom RichardsĀ (Eng) vĀ Bye
Nick MulveyĀ (Eng) 3-0Ā Daniel SoarĀ (Eng)Ā 11-7, 11-7, 11-5 (22m)
Chris ShinnieĀ (Sco) 3-0 Matt SidawayĀ (Eng)Ā 11-9, 11-1, 11-3 (19m)
Tristan EyseleĀ (Eng) 3-0Ā Lloyd BarczaĀ (Rsa)Ā 11-9, 11-9, 11-7 (23m)
Scott HandleyĀ (Eng) vĀ Tom BamfordĀ (Eng)Ā 11-3, 11-6, 11-3 (14m)
Taminder Gata AuraĀ (Eng) 3-1Ā James PeachĀ (Eng) 11-8, 13-11, 8-11, 11-8 (35m)
David WardleĀ (Eng) 3-0Ā Julian TomlinsonĀ (Eng) ā€“Ā 11-5, 11-8, 11-5 (29m)
[4]Ā Greg LobbanĀ (Sco) vĀ Bye [3]
[3] Eddie CharltonĀ (Eng) vĀ Bye
Robert DaddsĀ (Eng) 3-1Ā Chris Van Der SalmĀ (Nzl)Ā 11-5, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9 (41m)
Keith TimmsĀ (Eng) 3-1 Mark HildredĀ (Eng)Ā 11-9, 11-6, 10-12, 11-5 (41m)
Dougie KempsellĀ (Sco) 3-0Ā Richard NorthĀ (Eng)Ā 11-6, 11-9, 11-2 (26m)
Ben FordĀ (Eng) 3-1Ā Tom ChittyĀ (Eng)Ā 11-4, 11-7, 9-11, 11-3 (38m)
Jamie HendersonĀ (Sco) 3-0Ā Nathan DerrickĀ (Eng) 11-6, 11-8, 11-2 (22m)
Pablo RawdenĀ (Eng) vĀ Sam BurtonĀ (Eng)Ā 12-10, 11-7, 11-5 (22m)
[2]Ā Jonathan KempĀ (Eng) vĀ Bye

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Quarter-Final – Women’s Draw:

[1]Ā Jaclyn KempĀ (Nzl) vĀ Mari TaylorĀ (Eng)
Alison ThomsonĀ (Eng) v [3]Ā Taylor FlavellĀ (Aus)
[4]Ā Lily TaylorĀ (Eng) vĀ Roxanna KeshavarzĀ (Eng)
[2]Ā Victoria Temple-MurrayĀ (Eng) vĀ Ali HemingwayĀ (Eng)

 

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