Hedrick Lops Lee In Calgary Bankers Hall Upset
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26 January 2013 - Unseeded Australian Rex Hedrick secured a surprise place in the semi-finals of the TAQA Bankers Hall Club Pro Am after ousting No2 seed Joe Lee in a shock four-game victory in the PSA World Tour Challenger 10 squash event celebrating its 11th year at the Bankers Hall Club in Calgary, Canada.
Englishman Lee, ranked 42 in the world, took the opening game - but the 24-year-old from Melbourne survived a lengthy tie-break game to draw level, then forged ahead to record an impressive 6-11, 15-13, 11-3, 11-4 win after 63 minutes.
Hedrick, the world No60, will now face fellow non-seed Raphael Kandra following the 22-year-old German's 11-5, 11-7, 11-8 dismissal of Graeme Schnell, the local wildcard player who hit the headlines 24 hours earlier by removing the event's third seed Jan Koukal.
Fourth seed Matthew Karwalski provides Australian interest in the other semi-final. The New South Wales 27-year-old eased into the last four after his Mexican opponent Alfredo Avila retired injured after just a single game.
Karwalski will take on top seed Leo Au after the world No27 from Hong Kong overcame Canadian Dane Sharp 11-8, 4-11, 11-8, 11-8 in a 77-minute marathon.
RESULTS: PSA Challenger 10 TAQA Bankers Hall Club Pro Am, Calgary, Canada
Quarter-finals:
[1] Leo Au (HKG) bt Dane Sharp (CAN) 11-8, 4-11, 11-8, 11-8 (77m)
[4] Matthew Karwalski (AUS) bt Alfredo Avila (MEX) 11-2 ret.
Raphael Kandra (GER) bt Graeme Schnell (CAN) 11-5, 11-7, 11-8 (38m)
Rex Hedrick (AUS) bt [2] Joe Lee (ENG) 6-11, 15-13, 11-3, 11-4 (63m)
Semi-final line-up:
[1] Leo Au (HKG) v [4] Matthew Karwalski (AUS)
Rex Hedrick (AUS) v Raphael Kandra (GER)
from PSA Media
26 January 2013 - Unseeded Australian Rex Hedrick secured a surprise place in the semi-finals of the TAQA Bankers Hall Club Pro Am after ousting No2 seed Joe Lee in a shock four-game victory in the PSA World Tour Challenger 10 squash event celebrating its 11th year at the Bankers Hall Club in Calgary, Canada.
Englishman Lee, ranked 42 in the world, took the opening game - but the 24-year-old from Melbourne survived a lengthy tie-break game to draw level, then forged ahead to record an impressive 6-11, 15-13, 11-3, 11-4 win after 63 minutes.
Hedrick, the world No60, will now face fellow non-seed Raphael Kandra following the 22-year-old German's 11-5, 11-7, 11-8 dismissal of Graeme Schnell, the local wildcard player who hit the headlines 24 hours earlier by removing the event's third seed Jan Koukal.
Fourth seed Matthew Karwalski provides Australian interest in the other semi-final. The New South Wales 27-year-old eased into the last four after his Mexican opponent Alfredo Avila retired injured after just a single game.
Karwalski will take on top seed Leo Au after the world No27 from Hong Kong overcame Canadian Dane Sharp 11-8, 4-11, 11-8, 11-8 in a 77-minute marathon.
RESULTS: PSA Challenger 10 TAQA Bankers Hall Club Pro Am, Calgary, Canada
Quarter-finals:
[1] Leo Au (HKG) bt Dane Sharp (CAN) 11-8, 4-11, 11-8, 11-8 (77m)
[4] Matthew Karwalski (AUS) bt Alfredo Avila (MEX) 11-2 ret.
Raphael Kandra (GER) bt Graeme Schnell (CAN) 11-5, 11-7, 11-8 (38m)
Rex Hedrick (AUS) bt [2] Joe Lee (ENG) 6-11, 15-13, 11-3, 11-4 (63m)
Semi-final line-up:
[1] Leo Au (HKG) v [4] Matthew Karwalski (AUS)
Rex Hedrick (AUS) v Raphael Kandra (GER)
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