Kemp & Illingworth In Triple Title Bid In Toronto Challenger by Howard Harding 15 November 2013 -
Jonathan Kemp and Julian Illingworth will each be bidding for a third
PSA World Tour title this year when they meet in the final of the
Squash Revolution Toronto Cup, the PSA Challenger 15 squash event in
Canada's largest city Toronto.
Kemp, the No 3 seed
from England, extended his unbeaten run against Martin Knight when he
upset the second-seeded New Zealander 11-6, 4-11, 11-4, 11-5 in 47
minutes in the semi-finals at the Toronto Badminton & Racquet Club.
Fourth seed
Illingworth carried North American interest through to the final when
he ended young Mexican Alfredo Avila's run. The 22-year-old from Mexico
City had ousted top-seeded Egyptian Karim Ali Fathi in a five-game
quarter-final thriller.
But eight-time US
champion Illingworth was too strong for the unseeded Mexican - finally
overcoming world No 56 Avila 11-8, 11-6, 16-14 after 64 minutes.
Kemp, the world No 45
from Ipswich in the English county of Suffolk, is celebrating his 19th
Tour final, whilst world No 48 New Yorker Illingworth is marking his
22nd.
The final will be the
pair's first Tour meeting for more than two years - but their fifth
since 2009, with Kemp currently leading the head-to-head count 3/1.
RESULTS: PSA Challenger 15 Squash Revolution Toronto Cup, Toronto, Canada
