Ageless King Corren Adds A Further Tour Record by Howard Harding 27 May 2013
- Australia's seemingly ageless Mike Corren broke yet another record at
the City of Perth International Challenge in Western Australia when he
became the oldest man ever to win a title on the men's Professional
Squash Association World Tour.
The 39-year-old beat Irishman Arthur Gaskin in four games in the final
of the PSA Challenger 5 event at the Terrace Squash Centre in Perth to
claim his 44th Tour title.
Corren becomes the first 39-year-old to win a Tour title, and the
oldest player since France's former world champion Thierry Lincou won
the Bluenose Classic in Canada in April last year - one month before
his 36th birthday.
World No63 Corren won his first title in Hong Kong in 1996 and has been
a regular winner ever since - his current title haul being 13 more than
his nearest PSA rival, the new British Open champion Ramy Ashour!
The Adelaide-based veteran has struggled in his previous two
tournaments in Darwin and Alice Springs - but, after surviving a first
round scare against fellow countryman Andrew Fraser, looked
increasingly in control in Perth and saw off the dangerous Irishman in
four games 12-10, 5-11, 11-6, 11-7.
Corren could add more trophies to his collection at his next two
tournaments in his home state of South Australia, where he is once
again top seed in both the Toyota Barossa Valley Open and South
Australian Open.
RESULTS: PSA Challenger 5 City of Perth International Challenge, Perth, Australia
1st round:
[1] Mike Corren (AUS) bt Andrew Fraser (AUS) 9-11, 15-13, 8-11, 11-7, 11-4
[Q] Liam Gutcher (ENG) bt James Skiffington (NZL) 11-8, 9-11, 11-5, 11-7
Sanjay Singh (MAS) bt [Q] T J Rarere (AUS) 11-4, 11-3, 11-7
Rhys Dowling (AUS) bt [6] Micah Franklin (BER) 11-8, 11-5, 11-5
[Q] Addeen Idrakie (MAS) bt [5] Justin Beard (AUS) 4-11, 11-8, 11-7, 5-11, 11-6
Nosherwan Khan (PAK) bt [Q] Thoboki Mohohlo (RSA) 11-5, 12-10, 11-7
Jean-Pierre Brits (RSA) bt Thomas Calvert (AUS) 11-9, 11-5, 11-6
[4] Paul Coll (NZL) bt [Q] Tristan Eysele (ENG) 12-10, 11-9, 11-8
[3] Arthur Gaskin (IRL) bt Luke Sims (AUS) 11-3, 11-2, 8-11, 11-3
[Q] Kwon Hyeon-Jun (KOR) bt Adam Auckland (ENG) 6-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-8, 12-10
Sunil Seth (AUS) bt [WC] Matthew Bridle (AUS) 11-4, 11-8, 11-5
[7] Robert Downer (ENG) bt Jack Jago (ENG) 11-9, 11-6, 4-11, 11-8
[8] Kim Are Killingberg (NOR) bt [Q] Rohan Toole (AUS) 11-7, 11-3, 11-5
Matias Tuomi (FIN) bt [Q] Jason Patmore (AUS) 11-8, 11-5, 11-4
Arthur Moineau (FRA) bt Tim Cowell (AUS) 11-9, 12-10, 11-9
Tom de Mulder (BEL) bt [LL] Neal Brooker (ENG) 11-4, 11-4, 11-1
2nd round:
[1] Mike Corren (AUS) bt [Q] Liam Gutcher (ENG) 11-7, 11-8, 11-7
Sanjay Singh (MAS) bt Rhys Dowling (AUS) 11-7, 11-4, 11-4
Nosherwan Khan (PAK) bt [Q] Addeen Idrakie (MAS) 8-11, 11-6, 10-12, 11-9, 11-4
[4] Paul Coll (NZL) bt Jean-Pierre Brits (RSA) 14-12, 11-5, 11-5
[3] Arthur Gaskin (IRL) bt [Q] Kwon Hyeon-Jun (KOR) 11-5, 11-7, 7-11, 11-6
Sunil Seth (AUS) bt [7] Robert Downer (ENG) 10-12, 11-9, 11-4, 6-11, 11-8
Matias Tuomi (FIN) bt [8] Kim Are Killingberg (NOR) 11-4, 11-7, 8-11, 13-11
Arthur Moineau (FRA) bt Tom de Mulder (BEL) 11-8, 11-4, 12-10
