Top Seed Landers-Murphy Clinches Barossa Valley WSA Title from Tour Media June 10, 2013
- Amanda Landers-Murphy overcame third seed Tong Tsz-Wing to clinch the
Toyota Barossa Valley Open 2013 at the Rex Barossa Aquatic Centre,
Tanunda, South Australia.
After falling at the final hurdle in last year’s event, the top seed
from New Zealand improved her form after last week’s disappointing exit
in the City of Perth semis, to progress to Sunday’s final having
dropped just one game on route.
The world No.37 began the Tour5 event by dispatching compatriot Abbie
Palmer, followed by Alexandra Fullerof South Africa in round two.
A second game wobble against tenth seed Lisa Camilleri was the only
blemish on the 22-year-olds run through to her ninth WSA career final,
after a straight games defeat of unseeded Korean Kim Ga-Hye in the
semi’s.
In the final she faced Tong Tsz-Wing in the Hong Kong national’s first
final of her career. Tsz-Wing saw wins against Korean pair Bae
Chan Mi and Ahn Eun Chan in the opening rounds, followed by the defeat
of Jessica Turnbull and an hour-long five-game battle against second
seeded compatriot Liu Tsz-Ling in the semi-final.
The higher seed took the initiative in a narrow opening game, but the
20-year-old Tsz-wing fought back well in the second.
Landers-Murphy regained the upper hand in claiming the third, before
the exertions of the No.3 seed’s semi-final began to take their toll,
allowing the Kiwi to complete the win in four games.
The Barossa Valley Open is Landers-Murphy’s fourth WSA career win, her
first of 2013 and the New Zealand national is also seeded to win next
week’s South Australia Open, in which Tsz-Wing is seeded fourth.
