WISPA Roundup: Korean No 1 Wins Minneapolis
by Elliot Selby
November 17, 2011 - Ahn Eun Chan won her second WISPA title at the inaugural Indian Summer event last weekend in Minneapolis/St Paul. The Korean number one came from a game down in her quarter final against Celia Allamargot and prevailed in an epic semi final, 14-12 in the fifth, over Scotland’s Alex Clark.
Her opponent in the final, Zephanie Curgenven, had never been beyond the 1st round of a tour event but the former England Junior international had shown signs of great improvement recently after rediscovering her passion for the game a few years ago. Curgenven beat Genevieve Lessard of Canada in the 1st round 3-1 and then stunned top seed Milou Van Der Heijden 11-7 in the fifth in the quarter finals. A few weeks ago Curgenven lost in the 1st round of the Santiago Open to Alexandra Norman 3-1, this time though she was in dominant form and eased past the Canadian 3-0.
The final was a fitting climax and neither player showed signs of the efforts from their previous tough matches. Chan in the end just had a bit more in the tank and took the match 11-6 in the decider.
It was Chan’s second title of the year and fourth final in 2011, a place in the top 50 looks imminent.
Final:
[4] Ahn Eun Chan (KOR) bt Zephanie Curgenven (ENG) 10-12 11-8 11-6 10-12 11-6 (46m)
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