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St James Classic 2023
Women's Draw
14 - 18 Mar
Virginia, USA, $20k |
ROUND TWO
15 Mar |
QUARTERS
16 Mar |
SEMIS
17 Mar |
FINAL
18 Mar |
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[1] Farida Mohamed (EGY)
11-7, 13-11, 8-11, 12-14, 11-7 (60m)
[9/16] Marina Stefanoni (USA) |
Farida Mohamed
11-8, 11-3, 11-7 (24m)
Xin Ying Yee |
Farida Mohamed
11-7, 11-7, 11-9 (28m)
Jana Shiha |
Farida Mohamed
12-10, 11-8, 11-7 (27m)
Chan Sin Yuk |
Xin Ying Yee (MAS)
7-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-3 (57m)
[6] Lucy Beecroft (ENG) |
Alicia Mead (ENG)
6-11, 13-11, 11-7, 11-4 (36m)
[7] Ineta Mackevica (LAT) |
Alicia Mead
8-11, 11-7, 12-10, 11-9 (36m)
Jana Shiha |
[3] Jana Shiha (EGY)
12-14, 11-9, 11-6, 11-7 (38m)
[9/16] Nardine Garas (EGY) |
[4] Chan Sin Yuk (HKG)
11-9, 12-10, 12-10 (25m)
[9/16] Chan Yiwen (MAS) |
Chan Sin Yuk
11-7, 11-9, 11-7 (22m)
Salma Eltayeb |
Chan Sin Yuk
12-10, 11-8, 11-8 (35m)
Katie Malliff |
[9/16] Salma Eltayeb (EGY)
11-2, 11-5, 11-3 (13m)
[5] Danielle Letourneau (CAN) |
[8] Katie Malliff (ENG)
11-6, 11-4, 11-2 (21m)
[WC] Maria Moya (ECU) |
Katie Malliff
11-8, 9-11, 11-9, 3-0 ret. (30m)
Nada Abbas |
[9/16] Akanksha Salunkhe (IND)
11-5, 7-11, 11-6, 11-6 (34m)
[2] Nada Abbas (EGY) |
[1] Farida Mohamed (EGY) bye
[9/16] Marina Stefanoni (USA) v Menna Hamed (EGY)
[9/16] Marta Dominguez Fernandez (ESP) v Xin Ying Yee (MAS)
[6] Lucy Beecroft (ENG) bye
[7] Ineta Mackevica (LAT) bye
[9/16] Nadia Pfister (SUI) v Alicia Mead (ENG)
[9/16] Nardine Garas (EGY) bt Alex Haydon (AUS) 9-2 ret. (3m)
[3] Jana Shiha (EGY) bye
[4] Chan Sin Yuk (HKG) bye
[9/16] Chan Yiwen (MAS) bt [WC] Maria Alejandra Porras (USA) 11-5, 11-1,
11-4 (17m)
[9/16] Salma Eltayeb (EGY) bt Tessa ter Sluis (NED) 11-4, 11-5, 11-3
(17m)
[5] Danielle Letourneau (CAN) bye
[8] Katie Malliff (ENG) bye
[WC] Maria Moya (ECU) bt [9/16] Sarah Cardwell (AUS) 11-9, 12-10, 11-8
(28m)
[9/16] Akanksha Salunkhe (IND) bt Diana Garcia (MEX) 11-7, 14-12, 12-10
(30m)
[2] Nada Abbas (EGY) bye |
Final
Yuk Downs Top Seed Mohamed For Title
Chan Sin Yuk, pictured here in New York City in May
2022, was the victor in Springfield this week
Hong Kong’s Chan Sin Yuk claimed her third title of the season with a
victory at the St James Women’s 20K Classic presented by Expression
Networks on Saturday.
The Hongkonger came into the Challenger 20 level competition as the No.4
seed, and she received a bye through the opening day’s play, which took
place at the St James in Springfield, VA, United States.
Yuk started her week in the second round, with a confident performance.
She got the better of Malaysia’s Chan Yiwen in straight games, before
then also winning in three in the quarter finals of the tournament. She
downed Egypt’s Salma Eltayeb in just 22 minutes in the last eight.
Her semi-final opponent was England’s Katie Malliff, after the No.8 seed
had downed No.2 seed Nada Abbas. Yuk made sure that there would be no
surprise in the last four, as she beat the Englishwoman in straight
games to move through to the final.
The Hongkonger came up against the tournament’s top seed, Farida
Mohamed, in the final in Springfield. A first game tie-break was crucial
for Yuk to go on and win the match. She claimed it 12-10, before then
going on to win in straight games. The World No.38 was able to claim the
biggest title of her career, and she did so without dropping a game.
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Semi Finals
Mohamed and Yuk Into Final
Farida Mohamed, pictured here at the Squash On Fire
Open in 2023, is into the final in Springfield
Egypt’s Farida Mohamed and Hong Kong’s Chan Sin Yuk will meet in the
final of the St James Women’s 20K Classic presented by Expression
Networks in Springfield, VA.
Top seed Mohamed took on Egyptian counterpart Jana Shiha in the
semi-finals of the Challenger 20 level competition, and she was in
imperious form. The World No.17 took the victory in straight games,
winning 11-7, 11-7, 11-9 to move through to a 10th final on the PSA
Tour.
She will take on Hong Kong’s Chan Sin Yuk on Saturday evening, after the
tournament’s No.4 seed came through a tough three-game contest with
England’s Katie Malliff. The opening game went to a tie-break, with Yuk
taking it 12-10, before she then went on to win the second and third
games, both by 11-8 scorelines.
The quarter finals of the St James Women’s 20K Classic presented by
Expression Networks will take place on Thursday, March 16. You can keep
up to date with daily updates from the tournament on the PSA Challenger
Tour’s Twitter and Facebook.
Action from Springfield is being streamed throughout the week on the St
James website. Live scores are available on the PSA World Tour website
here.
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Quarter Finals Malliff
Joins Top Seeds In Semis
Katie Malliff, pictured here in Washington, D.C. in
February 2023
England’s Katie Malliff downed the tournament’s No.2 seed to reach the
semis of the St James Women’s 20k Classic presented by Expression
Networks.
The Englishwoman, who is the No.8 seed for the Challenger 20 level
competition, came up against Egypt’s Nada Abbas in the last eight, and
she won the opening game 11-8. The Egyptian, who is currently the World
No.19, fought back to level the contest, but Malliff was able to win the
third as well to hold the lead once more. She also won the first few
points in the fourth, before Abbas was forced to retire from the
contest, sending the Englishwoman through to the last four.
She will now take on Hong Kong’s Chan Sin Yuk in the semi-finals, after
the tournament’s No.4 seed defeated Egypt’s Salma Eltayeb in straight
games. The other semi-final will see Egypt’s Farida Mohamed and Jana
Shiha face off. Top seed Mohamed defeated Malaysia’s Xin Ying Yee in
three, while Shiha came from a game down to defeat England’s Alicia Mead
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Round 2
Eltayeb, Mead and Yee Knock Out Seeds
Alicia Mead
Malaysia’s Xin Ying Yee, Englishwoman Alicia Mead and Egypt’s Salma
Eltayeb all knocked out seeds to reach the last eight of the St James
Women’s 20K Classic presented by Expression Networks on Wednesday
evening.
The young Egyptian put together an incredible performance in her last 16
contest, as she dropped just ten points against Canada’s Danielle
Letourneau. The No.5 seed is continuing her return from injury but
Eltayeb was too good in an 11-2, 11-5, 11-3 victory.
England’s Mead got the better of Latvian No.1 and the tournament’s No.7
seed, Ineta Mackevica. The Latvian won the opening game 11-6, but after
Mead levelled the contest by taking the second on a tie-break, she had
complete control. The Englishwoman won the third and fourth comfortably
to move through to the last eight in Springfield.
Malaysia’s Xin Ying Yee caused her second upset the hard way, as she
came from two games down to defeat England’s Lucy Beecroft. The
Englishwoman, who made the final in Calgary last week, took the opening
two games by an 11-7 scoreline. However, Yee fought back, winning the
third 11-8, before then taking both the fourth and deciding fifth games
with ease to book her spot in the quarters.
She will now take on top seed Farida Mohamed, after the World No.17 had
to fight past home favourite Marina Stefanoni. The Egyptian led by two
games, but the American fought back to level the match, including saving
match balls in the fourth. Mohamed was able to regroup, though, and she
claimed the fifth game 11-7 to advance to the last eight.
She is joined in the quarter final by compatriots Nada Abbas and Jana
Shiha, Hong Kong’s Chan Sin Yuk and England’s Katie Malliff, with the
four all coming through their second round matches safely.
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Round 1
Wildcard Moya Among First Round Winners
Wildcard Maria Moya caused an opening day upset to reach the second
round of the St James Women’s 20K classic presented by Expression
Networks.
Moya, the Ecuadorian No.1, was the wildcard for the Challenger 20 level
competition in Springfield, VA, and she ate up against Australia’s Sarah
Cardwell on the opening day of the event.
All three games were tight, but it was the Ecuadorian that came out on
top in all three. She took the first 11-9, before then winning the
second on a tie-break to keep the momentum in her favour. The third was
slightly more comfortable, with Moya winning it 11-8 to book her second
round spot.
She will be joined in the last 16 of the competition by Malaysia’s Chan
Yiwen and Xin Ying Yee. Yiwen defeated the other wildcard, in American
Maria Alejandra Porras, while Yee got the better of Spanish No.2 Marta
Dominguez Fernandez in a five-game battle.
Egypt’s Nardine Garas and Salma Eltayeb were among those who also booked
their places in the last 16, with India’s Akanksha Salunkhe, England’s
Alicia Mead and home hope Marina Stefanoni moving through to the second
round.
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