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Barfoot & Thompson
Auckland/Oceania Open 2023 |
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Barfoot & Thompson
Auckland/Oceania Open 2023
(also known as Auckland Open)
Men's Draw
18 - 21 May
Auckland, New Zealand, $3k |
Final:
[3] Joseph White (AUS) bt [2] Temwa Chileshe (NZL) 11-9, 11-7, 3-11,
11-8
Semi-finals:
[3] Joseph White (AUS) bt [1] Lwamba Chileshe (NZL) 11-8, 11-4,
2-11, 13-11
[2] Temwa Chileshe (NZL) bt [5] Tomotaka Endo (JPN) 11-8, 8-11, 11-3,
8-11, 11-4
Quarter-finals:
[1] Alex Haydon (AUS) bt Holly Shuja (NZL) 11-4, 11-7, 11-5
[6] Sophie Hodges (NZL) bt [3] Ella Lash (NZL) 7-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-3,
11-9
[4] Abbie Palmer (NZL) bt [7] Maiden-Lee Coe (NZL) 11-4, 11-6, 11-4
Lana Harrison (NZL) bt [2] Winona-Jo Joyce (NZL) 11-7, 10-12, 11-1,
14-12
1st round:
[1] Alex Haydon (AUS) bt Lisa Ashton (NZL) 11-4, 11-2, 11-3
Holly Shuja (NZL) bt [8] Anabel Romero Gemmell (NZL) 11-5, 11-7, 11-4
[6] Sophie Hodges (NZL) bt Mackenzie Tait (NZL) 11-3, 11-5, 11-2
[3] Ella Lash (NZL) bt Tyler Duberly (NZL) 11-1, 11-5, 11-2
[4] Abbie Palmer (NZL) bt Annmarie Holst (NZL) 11-3, 11-2, 11-3
[7] Maiden-Lee Coe (NZL) bt Kayti Griffen (NZL) 11-6, 11-6, 11-9
Lana Harrison (NZL) bt [5] Anne Leakey (NZL) 11-8, 11-1, 11-4
[2] Winona-Jo Joyce (NZL) bt Charlotte Galloway (NZL) 11-9, 12-10,
10-12, 11-7 |
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Barfoot & Thompson
Auckland/Oceania Open 2023
(also known as Auckland Open)
Women's Draw
18 - 21 May
Auckland, New Zealand, $3k |
Final:
Lana Harrison (NZL) bt [1] Alex Haydon (AUS) 4-11, 4-11, 11-8,
15-13, 14-12 (60m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Alex Haydon (AUS) bt [6] Sophie Hodges (NZL) 11-3, 11-2, 11-7
Lana Harrison (NZL) bt [4] Abbie Palmer (NZL) 11-7, 11-9, 11-13, 11-9
Quarter-finals:
[1] Alex Haydon (AUS) bt Holly Shuja (NZL) 11-4, 11-7, 11-5
[6] Sophie Hodges (NZL) bt [3] Ella Lash (NZL) 7-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-3,
11-9
[4] Abbie Palmer (NZL) bt [7] Maiden-Lee Coe (NZL) 11-4, 11-6, 11-4
Lana Harrison (NZL) bt [2] Winona-Jo Joyce (NZL) 11-7, 10-12, 11-1,
14-12
1st round:
[1] Alex Haydon (AUS) bt Lisa Ashton (NZL) 11-4, 11-2, 11-3
Holly Shuja (NZL) bt [8] Anabel Romero Gemmell (NZL) 11-5, 11-7, 11-4
[6] Sophie Hodges (NZL) bt Mackenzie Tait (NZL) 11-3, 11-5, 11-2
[3] Ella Lash (NZL) bt Tyler Duberly (NZL) 11-1, 11-5, 11-2
[4] Abbie Palmer (NZL) bt Annmarie Holst (NZL) 11-3, 11-2, 11-3
[7] Maiden-Lee Coe (NZL) bt Kayti Griffen (NZL) 11-6, 11-6, 11-9
Lana Harrison (NZL) bt [5] Anne Leakey (NZL) 11-8, 11-1, 11-4
[2] Winona-Jo Joyce (NZL) bt Charlotte Galloway (NZL) 11-9, 12-10,
10-12, 11-7 |
Final
White and Harrison Victorious At North Shore
Joseph White (centre left) and Lana Harrison (centre
right) with the Barfoot & Thompson Auckland/Oceania Open trophies
Australia’s Joseph White and New Zealand’s Lana Harrison were the
victors this week at the Barfoot & Thompson Auckland/Oceania Open.
Harrison came into the women’s Challenger 3 level competition at the
North Shore Squash Club as the defending champion, but she was unseeded
for this year’s edition of the tournament. That would not stop the Kiwi,
as she downed four of the top five seeds to take the title for a second
year in succession.
She started her campaign with a confident victory against No.5 seed Anna
Leakey, dropping just 13 points in a straight games win. That was
followed by a four-game victory over No.2 seed Winona-Jo Joyce. She
battled back after losing the second game on a tie-break to win in four.
In the semi-finals, Harrison took on No.4 seed Abbie Palmer, and once
again, she downed her higher-ranked compatriot. She won the opening two
games, but then lost the third 13-11. However, she fought back to win
the fourth to advance to the final.
She took on Australia’s Alex Haydon in the final, and quickly found
herself two games down, as the tournament’s top seed won both the first
and second by 11-4 scorelines. Harrison won the third game, but then had
to save match balls in the fourth, winning a tie-break 15-13. She then
had to save more match balls in the fifth, before going on to win the
title, taking it 14-12 in the deciding game.
In the men’s event, Australia’s Joseph White came through from being the
No.3 seed, downing the top two seeds in the Challenger 5 level
competition to take the crown in Auckland.
The Aussie started his week with a straight games victory against Mason
Smales, before then defeating another Kiwi, in Elijah Thomas, in four
games in the quarter finals. He recovered from losing the third 16-14,
to go on to win the fourth 13-11 to secure the victory.
He came up against top seed Lwamba Chileshe, the defending champion, in
the last four. It went to four games, but White moved through to the
final, and then took on the younger of the Chileshe siblings, No.2 seed
Temwa. The final was another four-game contest, and it was the Aussie
that came out on top, to take the title, his second on Tour.
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Preview
Lwamba Chileshe, the defending men's champion, in action
at last year's event
The first event of the Oceanic winter season on the Challenger Tour will
be the Barfoot & Thompson Auckland/Oceania Open, which begins on
Thursday, May 18.
The event will feature a Challenger 5 level men’s draw, and a Challenger
3 level women’s draw, with both reigning champions in action. The Kiwi
duo of Lwamba Chileshe and Lana Harrison were victorious on home soil at
North Shore Squash Club in last year’s edition.
Chileshe will be the top seed in the men’s event, and he is seeded to
meet younger brother Temwa in an all-New Zealand final this week in
Auckland. Two other Kiwis will among the top eight seeds, in Anthony
Lepper and Elijah Thomas.
The Kiwi quartet will be joined by Malaysia’s Darren Rahul Pragasam,
Australian Joseph White, Japan’s Tomotaka Endo and Hong Kong’s Andes
Ling to make up the rest of the eight seeds for the men’s Challenger 5
level competition.
Four New Zealand juniors, in Apa Fatialofa, Oliver Dunbar, Flynn Venmore
and Freddie Jameson, will be the wildcards in the men’s event this week
at North Shore.
Australia’s Alex Haydon will be the top seed in the women’s draw, and as
the lone member of the world’s top 100 in action. She will also be the
only player in the draw not to hail from the host nation, with the other
15 women playing in their native New Zealand.
Winona-Jo Joyce, Ella Lash and Abbie Palmer will be Haydon’s Nearest
contenders in terms of seeding, while defending champion Harrison will
be unseeded for the competition. She will take on No.5 seed Anne Leakey
in the opening round.
For more information on the event, Where available see the
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