It's A Hedrick Double In Alice Springs
by Howard Harding
20 May 2013 - Top seed Rex Hedrick made it back to back PSA World Tour titles on home soil in Australia when he beat New Zealander Evan Williams in the final of the NT Link Alice Springs Open, the PSA Challenger 5 squash event at Alice Springs Squash Centre in Alice Springs.
Hedrick claimed his seventh Tour title with his 65-minute 6-11, 11-2, 13-11, 11-7 win over third-seeded Williams.
The 24-year-old from Melbourne now has 10 days off before trying to qualify for the Hong Kong Football Club PSA International 25, while Williams heads to next week's City of Perth International full of confidence.
"It's my seventh title, but I know I have to go out and play the bigger tournaments - that's why I am going to Hong Kong," said Hedrick.
"It was a tough final though, probably the toughest of all seven I've won. I had a really tough second round match (against England's Adam Auckland) and once you're sore, it's really hard to recover.
"But that's how strong these tournaments in Australia are now. I've barely played an Australian in the last two weeks, so it's great to get that exposure to different styles of play."
RESULTS: PSA Challenger 5 NT Link Alice Springs Open, Alice Springs, NT, Australia
1st round:
[1] Rex Hedrick (AUS) bt Tim Cowell (AUS) 11-7, 11-4, 11-3
Adam Auckland (ENG) bt [Q] Thoboki Mohohlo (RSA) 11-3, 12-10, 11-3
Addeen Idrakie (MAS) bt Andrew Fraser (AUS) 8-11, 11-7, 11-1, 12-10
Matias Tuomi (FIN) bt [8] Arthur Moineau (FRA) 17-15, 9-11, 11-7, 6-11, 11-6
Tristan Eysele (ENG) bt [6] Micah Franklin (BER) 11-8, 11-3, 8-11, 7-11, 11-7
Tom de Mulder (BEL) bt Sanjay Singh (MAS) 4-11, 11-7, 5-11, 12-10, 14-12
Nosherwan Khan (PAK) bt [Q] SungYoung Kim (KOR) 13-11, 11-6, 11-5
[4] Paul Coll (NZL) bt [Q] Daniel Wright (AUS) 11-1, 11-8, 11-0
[3] Evan Williams (NZL) bt Jack Jago (ENG) 11-7, 11-6, 11-3
Cheuk Yan Tang (HKG) bt [Q] Adrian Leanza (USA) 8-11, 11-3, 12-10, 11-9
[Q] Kwon Hyeon-Jun (KOR) bt Luke Sims (AUS) 11-8, 6-11, 11-4, 14-12
[5] Justin Beard (AUS) bt [Q] Nick Mulvey (ENG) 8-11, 11-2, 11-6, 11-6
[7] Hon Fung Wong (HKG) bt [WC] Thomas Calvert (AUS) 11-5, 11-9, 11-7
[Q] T J Rarere (AUS) bt Rhys Dowling (AUS) 9-11, 11-7, 11-4, 4-11, 14-12
[Q] Liam Gutcher (ENG) bt James Skiffington (NZL) 11-6, 11-4, 11-9
[2] Mike Corren (AUS) bt Jean-Pierre Brits (RSA) 11-9, 11-7, 11-7
2nd round:
[1] Rex Hedrick (AUS) bt Adam Auckland (ENG) 8-11, 9-11, 11-1, 11-7, 11-3
Addeen Idrakie (MAS) bt Matias Tuomi (FIN) 4-11, 11-4, 11-8, 6-11, 11-0
Tom de Mulder (BEL) bt Tristan Eysele (ENG) 10-12, 9-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-5
[4] Paul Coll (NZL) bt Nosherwan Khan (PAK) 11-7, 11-8, 11-9
[3] Evan Williams (NZL) bt Cheuk Yan Tang (HKG) 6-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-4
[5] Justin Beard (AUS) bt [Q] Kwon Hyeon-Jun (KOR) 11-5, 11-3, 11-3
[7] Hon Fung Wong (HKG) bt [Q] T J Rarere (AUS) 11-3, 11-5, 11-7
[2] Mike Corren (AUS) bt [Q] Liam Gutcher (ENG) 11-8, 11-7, 11-6
Quarter-finals:
[1] Rex Hedrick (AUS) bt Addeen Idrakie (MAS) 11-1, 11-5, 11-3 (40m)
[4] Paul Coll (NZL) bt Tom de Mulder (BEL) 11-7, 11-4, 11-8 (37m)
[3] Evan Williams (NZL) bt [5] Justin Beard (AUS) 11-9, 11-9, 11-5 (45m)
[2] Mike Corren (AUS) bt [7] Hon Fung Wong (HKG) 11-8, 11-8, 11-3 (30m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Rex Hedrick (AUS) bt [4] Paul Coll (NZL) 9-11, 18-16, 11-1, 11-4 (70m)
[3] Evan Williams (NZL) bt [2] Mike Corren (AUS) 12-10, 11-8, 10-12, 11-6 (55m)
Final:
[1] Rex Hedrick (AUS) bt [3] Evan Williams (NZL) 6-11, 11-2, 13-11, 11-7 (65m)
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