2006 Goodlife Ottawa Open

17-22 Oct, Ottawa, Canada, $10k

22-Oct, Final:

Shawn DeLierre (Can) bt Eric Galvez (Mex)
              6-11, 11-4,11-6, 9-11, 11-4 (71m)

 

DeLierre takes the GoodLife Open final in five
Heather Wallace reports

A very focused Shawn DeLiere today won the GoodLife Open in Ottawa beating Eric Galvez in 5 games in a great shot making match in front of almost his hometown fans!

Shawn lost the first game with what seems his customary slow start.  It is almost as if he feels his opponent out, before stepping up his game.  Shawn in the second & third game started to move really well getting on to Eric's short balls quickly & counterattacking.

Shawn also opened up his game hitting a variety of winners from the mid court putting Eric off balance.  In the fourth Shawn hit three unforced errors, more than he had hit all match up to that point, letting Eric back into the match to take the fourth game.  In the fifth game, with the score at 5-4, Eric scrapped his knee resulting in an injury time out to get patched up. Once back on court Eric did not recover his intensity & Shawn won the fifth 11-4.
 

21-Oct, Semi-Finals:

Shawn DeLierre (Can) bt Bradley Ball (Eng)
       3-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-8 (60m)
Eric Galvez (Mex) bt David Phillips (Can)
       11-9, 11-7, 11-6 (37m)

 

21-Oct-06:
Seeds come through in Canada
Heather Wallace reports

Shawn DeLiere, after losing the first game, came alive hitting winners from all over the court leaving Bradley shaking his head. Shawn won the next 3 games. Bradley's comments after the game? he was just too good today!?

Eric Galvez also advanced bringing David Phillips fine run in the tournament to an end. Eric's court coverage was exceptional and he was able to counter attack David's short shots which had worked so well for him in previous rounds.

As a result David was made to work much harder & fatigue took its toll. Galvez, full of energy, ran to a 3/0 victory.

Round One 19 Oct	Quarters 20 Oct	Semis 21 Oct	Final 22 Oct
[1] Shawn DeLierre (Can) 9-11, 11-5, 11-4, 11-9 (59m) Julian Illingworth (Usa)	Shawn DeLierre 11-5, 9-11, 11-3, 11-10(6-4) (71m) Robin Clarke	Shawn DeLierre 4-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-8 (60m) Bradley Ball	Shawn DeLierre Eric Galvez
[5] Nick Kyme (Ber) 11-8, 11-3, 11-0 (28m) [Q] Robin Clarke (Can)
[4] Bradley Ball (Eng) 11-5, 11-5, 11-6 (23m) Andrew McDougall (Can)	Bradley Ball 11-9, 11-6, 11-3 (27m) Ryan Cuskelly
[5] Jesse Engelbrecht (Zim) 12-10, 11-8, 9-11, 5-11, 11-10 (3-1) (69m) [Q] Ryan Cuskelly (Aus)
[8] Steve Finitsis (Aus) 11-8, 11-4, 7-11, 12-10 (50m) [Q] Scott Arnold (Aus)	Scott Arnold 11-4, 11-5, 11-5 (50m) David Phillips	David Phillips 11-9, 11-7, 11-6 (37m)  Eric Galvez
[3] Miguel Angel Rodrigues (Col) 11-2, 11-7, 11-3 (28m) [Q] David Phillips (Can)
[7] Bernardo Samper (Col) 12-10, 11-10(5-3), 7-11,11-3 (40m) Laurence Delasaux (Eng)	Bernardo Samper 11-10(3-1) 12-10, 11-4 (37m)  Eric Galvez
[2] Eric Galvez (Mex) 12-10, 11-2, 11-10(6-4) (56m) Julien Balbo (Fra)

 

Qualifying :

Finals:
David Phillips (Can) b Mathieu Castagnet (Fra)     11-6, 11-7, 11-6 in 52m
Ryan Cuskelly (Aus) bt Martin Knight (NZ)           3-11, 11-6, 11-5,11-9  in 62m
Robin Clarke vs (Can) v Dave Barnett (Eng)        11-9,11-9, 9-11, 8-11, 11-4 in 72m
Scott Arnold (Aus) bt Ian Power (Can)                 8-11,11-9,11-5,11-3 in 34m

First Round:
Ian Power (Can) bt Bertrand Tissot (Fra) 11-3,11-8,11-3 in 35m
Scott Arnold (Aus) bt Daniel Sibley (Can) 11-5,11-7,11-8 in 37m.
Dave Barnett (Eng) bt Wade Johnstone (Aus) 6-11,11-8,11-7,11-8 in 50m.
Robin Clarke (Can) bt Keith Pritchard (Can) 11-7,11-7, 11-10(2-0).
Ryan Cuskelly (Aus) bt Robert Sutherland (Wal) 11-7,3-11,11-7,8-11,11-9 in 68m.
Martin Knight (NZ) bt Michael Reid (Can) 11-7,11-10(6-4), 11-9 in 49m.
David Phillips (Can) bt Mathew Serediak (Can) 11-9,11-4,11-5 in 31m.
Mathieu Castagnet (Fra) bt Patrick Bedore (Can) 11-7,11-5,11-7 in 31m.

 

20-Oct-06:
Delierre & Phillips
fly Canadian flag
Heather Wallace reports

Undoubtedly the match of the night was between Shawn Delliere & hometown boy Robin Clarke.

Robin looked nervous in the first game being very tentative with his drops resulting in him clipping the tin on numerous occasions giving Shawn the first game. In the second Robin settled into his game, playing patiently waiting for his opportunity to take the ball in short which paid off resulting in him leveling the match.

The third game saw Shawn take advantage of loose play by Robin, hitting some great winners to take a 2-1 lead. In the 4th game Robin took a 9-6 lead with the hometown crowd definitely behind him. All credit to Shawn who played some great attacking squash to pull level.

Both players traded winners from that point on, Shawn finally taking the match after 71 minutes.

David Phillips had a relatively easy 3/0 win over Scott Arnold tonight here in Ottawa, Bradley Ball & Eric Galvez also had 3/0 victories.

19-Oct-06, Round One:
Qualifiers Night in Canada
Heather Wallace reports

David Phillips is on fire! David caused the biggest upset tonight, beating Columbia's Miguel Angel Rodrigez, no.3 seed. David began where he left off last night, striking the ball with great precision. His volleying & the way he cut the ball in short put Miguel under such extreme pressure resulting in straight games win, 3/0.

Robin Clarke & Ryan Cuskelly are on quite a run here in Ottawa as well. Robin steamrolled Nick Kyme of Bermuda, the no. 5 seed, 3/0, in 28 minutes while Ryan beat No.6 seed Zimbabwe's Jesse Engelbrecht in a very tight match 3/2. Engelbrecht went behind 0-2 playing error prone squash. He cut out the errors to draw level at 2/2 only to lose a very tight 5th game 13/11.

Scott Arnold beat fellow Australian Steve Finitsis, no. 8 seed to make it 4 for 4 for the qualifiers in wins tonight, a very rare occurrence. Arnold won 3/1.

England's Bradley Ball had a comfortable win over Canada's Andrew McDougal 3/0. The no.1 seed Canada?s Shawn DeLiere after getting off to a slow start against Jullian Illingworth of USA, dropping the 1st game, won 3/1.

The no. 2 seed, Mexico's Eric Galvez beat France's Julien Balbo 3/0 in a match played with speed, power & deft touch at the front of the court. The match between Columbia?s Bernardo Samper & England's Laurence Delasaux was very tight in the first 2 games with Samper just coming out on top to take a 2-0 lead. In the 3rd game, Laurence took control, moving Bernardo all over the court to win it. In the 4th game Samper jumped out to take the lead against a tiring Delasaux & did not relinquish control, winning the match 3/1.

 

18-Oct-06, Qualifying Finals:
Clarke wins in 5 in front of hometown fans!
Heather Wallace reports

Tonight's first match was the 1st upset of the night with Canadian David Phillips beating France's Mathieu Castagnet by 3/0. David struck the ball superbly tonight controlling the match right from the start. He hit his short straight shots with such precision, many hit for outright winners causing a lot of frustration for Mathieu. David did not let up with his pressure & comfortably won all 3 games.

The second match between Australian Ryan Cuskelly & New Zealander Martin Knight was a fast paced & tenacious affair with Ryan coming out on top, 3/1.

The third match featured hometown boy, Robin Clarke vs England's Dave Barnett. Dave upset Wade Johnston the previous evening so went into this match the slight favourite! Robin got out to a fast start finishing both the 1st & 2nd games strong. Dave turned things around in the 3rd & 4th by dominating the mid court to tie the match 2-2. In the 5th Robin got back to playing a lot more straight & taking the ball into the front court short & straight. Dave made more errors off the straight balls & coupled with Robin using the straight short balls to better effect, Robin won the 5th comfortably 11-4.

The final match, again considered an upset saw Australian Scott Arnold beat Canada's Ian Power relatively easily, 3/1 after dropping the first game.

 

17-Oct-06, Qualifying Round One:
Three Canadians Advance
Heather Wallace reports

Three Canadians, Ian Power, David Phillips & Ottawa's Robin Clarke all advanced through to the second round of qualification at the GoodLIfe Squash Open here in Ottawa today. All won comfortably by 3/0 scores.

Undoubtedly the match of the day was between Welshman Rob Sutherland & Aussie Ryan Cuskelly. The players traded the first four games to tie 2-2 & then the fifth game was very much like an English Premier football game of this season, some errors, some great play & some dubious refereeing decisions. Cuskelly came out on top, 11-9 in the 5th.