Men’s Quarter Final Results:
James Earles (ENG) bt [1] Muhd Asyraf Azan (MAS) 11-8, 9-11, 16-14, 9-11, 12-10 (84 mins)
[3] Gonzalo Miranda (ARG) bt [8] Tsukue Shinnosuke (JPN) 11-5, 11-7, 11-3 (32 mins)
[4] Elvinn Keo (MAS) bt Greg Lobban (SCO) 9-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-6, 14-12 (58 mins)
[2] Aqeel Rehman (AUT) bt [6]-Paul Coll (NZL) 8-11, 4-11, 11-9, 4-11 (47 mins)
Women’s Semi Final Results:
[4] Deon Saffery (WAL) bt [1] Liu Tsz-Ling (HKG) 11-4, 11-5, 14-12 (27 mins)
[6] Megan Craig (NZL) bt [2] Sarah Cardwell (AUS) 11-5, 11-7, 11-9 (33 mins)
Cardwell the last Aussie
Andrew Dent reports
Sarah Cardwell is the last Australian remaining in the Tasmanian Open after she beat Canberra’s Christine Nunn in the quarter-finals in Hobart on Saturday.
Cardwell downed Nunn in straight games 11-8, 11-4, 11-5 to move into a semi-final against New Zealand’s Megan Craig, who upset third seeded Brazilian Thaisa Serafini 12-10, 11-7, 11-3.
The winner will take on either top seed Liu Tsz Ling of Hong Kong or Wales’s Deon Saffery.
Earlier Melbourne qualifier Luke Sims bowed out of the men’s tournament at the hands of eighth seed Tsukue Shinnosuke.
After two long matches in succession, Sims lacked the energy against the Japanese number one, who won 11-5, 11-3, 11-9.
Top seeds Asyraf Azan, Aqeel Rehman, Gonzalo Miranda and Elvinn Keo all moved through to the quarter-finals, to be played Saturday night, where they will be joined by Shinnosuke, New Zealander Paul Coll, Englishman James Earles and Greg Lobban of Scotland.
Tasmanian Open Mens PSA Round 2
1* Muhd Asyraf Azan (MAS) def Florent Pontiere (FRA) 4-11, 11-7, 11-6, 6-11, 11-8. 83mins
James Earles (ENG) def Ravi Dixit (IND) 11-6, 10-12, 11-4, 12-10. 42mins
8* Tsukue Shinnosuke (JPN) def Luke Sims (Vic) 11-5, 11-3, 11-9. 28mins
3* Gonzalo Miranda (ARG) def Hon Fung Wong (HKG) 11-9, 12-10, 11-8. 38mins
4* Elvin Keo (MAS) def James Huang (TPE) 11-6, 8-11, 12-10, 5-11, 11-4. 55mins
Greg Lobban (SCO) def Ben Takamizawa Harris (JPN) 11-4, 11-4, 11-5. 21mins
6* Paul Coll (NZL) def Andrew McDougal (NZL) 11-9, 5-11, 11-9, 11-3. 50mins
2* Aqeel Rehman (AUT) def Jaejin Yoo (KOR) 11-7, 7-11, 11-6, 11-4. 56mins
French Corner:
perdre 3-2 11-8 au 5ème en menant 6-3 dans le dernier set contre Muhd Asyraf Azan (seed n°1), c’est rageant surtout sur un no let en balle de match.. Je suis très content de mon match aujourd’hui bien que j’ai d’énormes regret de ne pas avoir pu marquer ces 3 petits points, je les sens tellement proches… Il reste 1 tournoi dans 10j, c’est celui là ou jamais ^^ … Bise
Florent Pontiere
Tasmanian Open Womens WSA Quarter Finals
1* Liu Tsz-Ling (HKG) def 9* Tong Tsz-Wing (HKG) 11-7, 7-11, 11-7, 12-10. 37mins
4* Deon Saffery (WAL) def 5* Carmen Lee (HKG) 11-6, 11-9, 11-8. 27mins
6* Megan Craig (NZL) def 3* Thaisa Serafini (BRA) 12-10, 11-7, 11-3. 30mins
2* Sarah Cardwell (AUS) def 7* Christine Nunn (AUS) 11-8, 11-4, 11-5. 30mins
