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FULL HOUSE FOR ENGLAND
IN QUALIFYING FINALS ...
The winners of tonight's final qualifying matches
knew they would be rewarded with an outing on the glass court in
Sheffield's world famous Crucible Theatre, and with four Englishman entering the fray, one in each of the matches which
were split
over the Abbeydale and Hallamshire clubs, it could have been all or
nothing for the host country.
In the event, it was all ...
Yorkshireman Simon Parke led the rout
when he beat Farrukh Zaman in straight games in the first qualifying
final. The former world No3, originally from Harrogate but now based in
Nottingham, swept to a 15-7 15-9 15-13 victory in exactly one hour to
claim a place against ex-England team-mate Mark Chaloner, the eighth seed
from Lincolnshire.
Oxfordshire's Scott Handley overcame Australia's Mike Corren in the
swiftest match of the evening. It took just 37 minutes for the 29-year-old
from Wallingford to win 17-14 15-8 15-5 to earn a first round clash with
James Willstrop, the world junior champion and sixth seed from Pontefract.
Joey Barrington needed almost two hours to despatch Welshman Gavin
Jones. The Somerset-based son of the legendary six-times British Open
champion Jonah Barrington fought back from a game behind to overcome Jones
14-17 15-8 17-14 15-6 - and now takes on fifth seed Anthony Ricketts, the
Australian who is making his PSA Tour comeback after knee surgery..
In the last match of the night, 20-year-old Peter Barker made it a
clean sweep of English wins when he upset Davide Bianchetti. The Essex
man's 15-14 15-7 15-10 victory over the higher-ranked Italian takes him
into the first round where he will meet seventh seed Adrian Grant, the
former European Junior champion from Halifax.
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Qualifying Finals
(Tue 10th):
Joey Barrington (Eng) bt Gavin Jones (Wal)
14/17, 15/8, 17/14, 15/6 (113m)
Simon Parke (Eng) bt Farrukh Zaman (Pak) 15/7, 15/9,
15/13 (60m)
Scott Handley (Eng) bt Mike Corren (Aus) 17/14, 15/8,
15/5 (37m)
Peter Barker (Eng) bt
Davide Bianchetti (Ita) 15/14, 15/7, 15/10 (70m)
Day ONE, Mon 9th:
ENGLISH ADVANCE
IN QUALIFYING
Top seeds in the qualifying competition, Italy's Divide Bianchetti and
South Africa's Rodney Durbach, enjoyed differing fortunes.
Bianchetti survived a marathon 100-minute clash against Peter Genever,
while Durbach lost out to Wales' Gavin Jones, never recovering after the
match was delayed for a 'blood break'.
Four Englishmen made it through to the qualifying finals, and with Peter
Barker, Simon Parke, Scott Handley and Joey Barrington avoiding each other
in the draw, it could be four more Englishmen in the main draw ... or
none.
Qualifying finals take place on Tuesday
evening, with the winners booking themselves a match on the glass court at
Sheffield's famous Crucible Theatre.
Qualifying Round One (Mon 9th):
[1] Davide Bianchetti (Ita) bt Peter Genever (Eng)
15/10,12/15,8/15,15/11,15/6 (100m)
[5/8] Peter Barker (Eng) bt Majid Khan (Pak) 15/7, 15/6, 10/2
rtd
[3/4] Simon Parke (Eng) bt Alex Stait (Eng) 7/15, 15/6,
15/4, 15/6 (55m)
[5/8] Farrukh Zaman (Pak) bt Phil Barker (Eng) 11/15,
15/12, 15/5, 15/5
Scott Handley (Eng) bt [5/8] Joey Kemp (Eng) 15/2 rtd
Mike Corren (Aus) bt
[3/4] Shahid Zaman (Pak) 10/15, 5/15, 15/12, 17/16, 15/4
[5/8] Joey Barrington (Eng) bt Jan Koukal (Cze) 15/12, 15/5,
15/11
Gavin Jones (Wal) bt
[2] Rodney Durbach (Rsa) 11/15, 15/11, 15/9, 15/3
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