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University of the West of England Bristol Open 2023 |
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University of the West of England
Bristol Open 2023
Men's Draw
10 - 12 Mar
Bristol, England, $3k |
Final:
[5] Elliott Morris Devred (WAL) bt [7] Stuart MacGregor (ENG) 11-5,
11-3, 12-10 (38m)
Semi-finals:
[5] Elliott Morris Devred (WAL) bt [1] James Peach (ENG) 11-8, 11-4,
11-6 (40m)
[7] Stuart MacGregor (ENG) bt [8] Sam Buckley (IRL) 5-11, 8-11, 11-8,
11-3, 11-5 (70m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] James Peach (ENG) bt [6] Miles Jenkins (ENG) 6-11, 11-8, 11-5,
11-9 (49m)
[5] Elliott Morris Devred (WAL) bt [3] Finnlay Withington (ENG) 8-11,
11-3, 11-7, 11-5 (40m)
[7] Stuart MacGregor (ENG) bt [4] Perry Malik (ENG) 12-10, 4-11, 11-7,
11-7 (59m)
[8] Sam Buckley (IRL) bt Miguel Mathis (SUI) 12-10, 11-9, 11-3 (32m)
1st round:
[1] James Peach (ENG) bt Elijah Thomas (NZL) 11-1, 11-4, 11-3 (26m)
[6] Miles Jenkins (ENG) bt Sean Conroy (IRL) 11-7, 8-11, 8-11, 11-6,
16-14 (59m)
[5] Elliott Morris Devred (WAL) bt Ruan Olivier (RSA) 11-1, 11-9, 11-5
(24m)
[3] Finnlay Withington (ENG) bt [WC] Jack Mitterer (ENG) 11-9, 11-7,
11-5 (27m)
[4] Perry Malik (ENG) bt Will Salter (ENG) 11-6, 11-5, 6-11, 11-7 (39m)
[7] Stuart MacGregor (ENG) bt Abdelrahman Abdelkhalek (EGY) 11-8, 11-5,
11-6 (45m)
[8] Sam Buckley (IRL) bt Joel Arscott (NZL) 11-7, 11-8, 10-12, 11-7
(62m)
Miguel Mathis (SUI) bt [2] Temwa Chileshe (NZL) 11-2, 11-3, 11-2 (12m) |
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University of the West of England
Bristol Open 2023
Women's Draw
10 - 12 Mar
Bristol, England, $3k |
Final:
[4] Alison Thomson (SCO) bt [3] Asia Harris (ENG) 8-11, 11-5, 11-4,
11-9 (43m)
Semi-finals:
[4] Alison Thomson (SCO) bt [1] Anna Kimberley (ENG) 11-6, 13-11,
7-11, 11-5 (51m)
[3] Asia Harris (ENG) bt [2] Yasshmita Jadishkumar (MAS) 12-10, 13-11,
11-7 (20m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Anna Kimberley (ENG) bt [8] Lowri Roberts (WAL) 5-11, 11-7,
11-9, 11-7 (39m)
[4] Alison Thomson (SCO) bt [5] Kiera Marshall (ENG) 11-8, 11-6, 8-11,
11-5 (39m)
[3] Asia Harris (ENG) bt Katie Wells (ENG) 9-11, 14-12, 11-6, 11-8 (40m)
[2] Yasshmita Jadishkumar (MAS) bt [7] Polly Clark (ENG) 11-8, 5-11,
9-11, 11-8, 11-6 (35m)
1st round:
[1] Anna Kimberley (ENG) bt [WC] Hannah McGugan (IRL) 11-5, 11-1,
11-8 (19m)
[8] Lowri Roberts (WAL) bt Erin Classen (AUS) 19-17, 9-11, 11-1, 11-5
(36m)
[5] Kiera Marshall (ENG) bt Amelie Haworth (ENG) 11-5, 11-6, 11-1 (19m)
[4] Alison Thomson (SCO) bt Sofia Aveiro Pita (POR) 11-4, 11-5, 11-4
(20m)
[3] Asia Harris (ENG) bt Juliette Permentier (NED) 11-6, 11-5, 11-8
(22m)
Katie Wells (ENG) bt [6] Emilia Korhonen (FIN) 11-6, 11-3, 8-11, 11-7
(29m)
[7] Polly Clark (ENG) bt Hana Ismail (EGY) 11-6, 8-11, 11-5, 11-5 (32m)
[2] Yasshmita Jadishkumar (MAS) bt Ellie Jones (SCO) 12-10, 11-9, 11-9
(21m) |
Final
Devred and Thomson Victorious
Winner Alison Thomson alongside runner-up Asia Harris
at the prizegiving for the women's event in Bristol
Scotland’s Alison Thomson and Welshman Elliott Morris Devred were the
victors at the University of the West of England Bristol Open this
weekend.
Devred came into the Challenger 3 level event as the No.5 seed in the
men’s competition, and started off his week in Bristol with a straight
games victory over South Africa’s Ruan Olivier.
He then defeated No.3 seed Finnlay Withington in the quarter finals,
coming from behind after losing the opening game of their contest.
Devred then took the biggest scalp of the tournament, overcoming top
seed James Peach in straight games in the last four.
That set up a meeting with England’s Stuart MacGregor in the final, with
the Englishman having also caused a couple of upsets to reach Sunday’s
climax. From the off, though, Devred showed his class, winning the first
two games comfortably. The third went to a tie-break, but the Welshman
claimed it 12-10 to secure his first title on Tour since 2019.
In the women’s event, Scotland’s Alison Thomson came into the tournament
as the No.4 seed, and like Devred, she would go on to defeat two of the
top three seeds en route to the title.
Her week started with a win over Portuguese No.1 Sofia Aveiro Pita,
before she then got the better of England’s Kiera Marshall in a tight
four games in the quarter finals. In the last four, Thomson downed top
seed Anna Kimberley in four to make it through to the final of the
Challenger 3 level competition.
In the final, Thomson took on No.3 seed Asia Harris and the Englishwoman
took first blood, winning the opening game 11-8. Thomson fought back,
though, to win both the second and third games comfortably. The Scot the
carried that momentum into the fourth, a game she clinched 11-9 to win
her first Tour title since 2021.
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Semi Finals
Devred and MacGregor Down Seeds
England’s Stuart MacGregor and Welshman Elliott Morris Devred downed
higher seeds to reach the semis at the University of the West of England
Bristol Open.
Devred found himself a game down to England’s No.3 seed Finnlay
Withington on Friday evening. However, the World No.127 fought back
brilliantly. He won the second 11-3, and although the third and fourth
games were closer, he was able to move through to the semi-finals in
Bristol. The Welshman will now face top seed James Peach after the
Englishman downed compatriot Miles Jenkins in four games.
Meanwhile, MacGregor defeated No.4 seed Perry Malik in just under an
hour. A first game tie-break went his way, and then he regrouped after
Malik won the second comfortably. 11-7 scorelines in the third and
fourth went MacGregor’s way, to set up a meeting with Irish No.1 Sam
Buckley in the last four.
There were no surprises in the women’s event, with the top four seeds
all making it through to Saturday’s semi-finals. No.2 seed Yasshmita
Jadishkumar had to fight for her spot, though. She came from behind to
defeat England’s Polly Clark in a five-game battle, winning the decider
11-6.
The Malaysian junior will now take on No.3 seed Asia Harris. The
Englishwoman also came form behind, after losing the opening game to
Katie Wells on Friday evening. She then won the second on a tie-break,
before going on to seal victory in four games to advance to the semis.
Top seed Anna Kimberley did the same, losing the opening game of her
quarter final clash with Welshwoman Lowri Roberts. Again, though, the
Englishwoman fought back to win in four. She will now take on Scotland’s
Alison Thomson on Saturday, after the No.4 seed downed Kiera Marshall in
four games. |
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