Corren Retains Mackay Crown In Queensland
by Howard Harding
8 November 2011 - Top-seeded South Australian Mike Corren claimed his second Mackay Open title in succession when he beat a courageous compatriot Rex Hedrick in the final of the PSA World Tour Challenger 5 squash event in Mackay in Australia.
In hot conditions in the North Queensland city, Corren prevailed 11-7, 11-8, 4-11, 11-9 over the improving 23-year-old from Melbourne to earn his 36th title on the PSA World Tour.
Sydney-based Corren, aged 37, had overcome Englishman Ben Coleman in a 64-minute semi-final, while Hedrick was too good for New Zealand's Evan Williams in the other semi.
RESULTS: PSA Challenger 5 Mackay Open, Mackay, Queensland, Australia
1st round:
[1] Mike Corren (AUS) bt Thomas Calvert (AUS) 11-5, 11-6, 11-5 (22m)
Kim Sung Young (KOR) bt Reuben Phillips (ENG) 11-7, 9-11, 9-11, 11-3, 11-1 (59m)
Ben Somerville (AUS) bt Lane Thomson (AUS) 11-4, 11-5, 11-3 (20m)
[6] Ben Takamizawa Harris (JPN) bt T J Rarere (AUS) 11-9, 11-8, 11-6 (22m)
[5] Jamie McErvale (AUS) bt Joshua Stack-Masula (AUS) 11-5, 11-3, 11-2 (22m)
Marcus Smith (AUS) bt Rhys Dowling (AUS) 11-4 ret.
Hyun Goo Kim (KOR) bt Faisal Riaz (PAK) w/o
[3] Ben Coleman (ENG) bt Jayden Wadd (AUS) 11-3, 11-4, 11-4
Carl Hampson (RSA) bt [4] Nathan Stevenson (AUS) 5-11, 17-15, 14-12, 9-11, 12-10 (63m)
Lance James Beddoes (NZL) bt Karl Krauss (AUS) 11-2, 11-2, 11-3 (15m)
Evan Williams (NZL) bt Seung Yong Yoo (KOR) 11-2, 11-6, 11-0 (25m)
[8] Courtney West (AUS) bt Matthew Muller (AUS) 7-11, 11-9, 11-6, 8-11, 11-6 (60m)
[7] Paul Coll (NZL) bt Graeme Cumming (AUS) 11-4, 11-1, 11-4 (19m)
Ben Marschall (AUS) bt Ahmed Atef Abdel-Fattah (EGY) w/o
Luke Sims (AUS) bt David Fumpson (ENG) 12-10, 11-3, 11-3 (29m)
[2] Rex Hedrick (AUS) bt Ben Courtice (AUS) w/o
2nd round:
[1] Mike Corren (AUS) bt Kim Sung Young (KOR) 11-6, 11-5, 11-8
[6] Ben Takamizawa Harris (JPN) bt Ben Somerville (AUS) 11-6, 11-1, 11-9 (20m)
[5] Jamie McErvale (AUS) bt Marcus Smith (AUS) 11-6, 12-10, 11-7 (35m)
[3] Ben Coleman (ENG) bt Hyun Goo Kim (KOR) 11-1, 11-0, 11-2 (15m)
Carl Hampson (RSA) bt Lance James Beddoes (NZL) 11-5, 8-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-9 (53m)
Evan Williams (NZL) bt [8] Courtney West (AUS) 11-4, 11-3, 11-4 (30m)
[7] Paul Coll (NZL) bt Ben Marschall (AUS) 11-4, 11-4, 11-4 (26m)
[2] Rex Hedrick (AUS) bt Luke Sims (AUS) 11-5, 11-2, 11-3 (40m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Mike Corren (AUS) bt [6] Ben Takamizawa Harris (JPN) 11-9, 11-7, 11-6 (30m)
[3] Ben Coleman (ENG) bt [5] Jamie McErvale (AUS) 11-4, 11-3, 11-9
Evan Williams (NZL) bt Carl Hampson (RSA) 12-10, 11-5, 7-11, 9-11, 11-9 (69m)
[2] Rex Hedrick (AUS) bt [7] Paul Coll (NZL) 11-5, 11-8, 11-7 (50m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Mike Corren (AUS) bt [3] Ben Coleman (ENG) 11-1, 13-11, 7-11, 11-7 (64m)
[2] Rex Hedrick (AUS) bt Evan Williams (NZL) 11-4, 6-11, 11-3, 11-3 (55m)
Final:
[1] Mike Corren (AUS) bt [2] Rex Hedrick (AUS) 11-7, 11-8, 4-11, 11-9 (67m)
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