May 26, 2011-Ahn
Eun Chan captured the biggest WISPA World Squash Tour title ever won by
a Korean - and only the second Tour trophy ever claimed by any player
from South Korea - when she won the Black Knight Open in Australia from
the position of 15th seed!
The Seoul-born 25-year-old completed
a stunning tournament when she beat top-seeded Australian and world
number 28 Lisa Camilleri to take out the WISPA Tour 4 title at the
Terrace Squash Centre in Perth.
Ahn, ranked a lowly 145 in the
world, came back from losing the first game to beat the Queenslander
5-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-7 in her maiden Tour final.
Despite never having previously
progressed beyond the first round of a WISPA Tour event, 15th seed Ahn
downed the second, sixth, third and top seeds on her way to her
historic success in Perth.
Camilleri, the defending champion,
had been aiming for her 18th title, but she was undone by the vastly
improved South Korean number three from Incheon.
"Ahn's win in Australia shows the progress that is being made in the sport in South Korea," said WISPA Tour Director Tim Garner.
"We are already seeing an impressive
presence from Koreans in badminton, golf and several other sports and I
am sure that this success will be another stepping stone on the nation
becoming a force in the world of squash."
Both Ahn and Camilleri will now
compete in the City of Perth International, beginning on Friday, where
they could meet again in the semi-finals.
RESULTS: Black Knight Open, Perth, Australia