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RESULTS: South Island Squash Championship, Christchurch, New Zealand

1st round:
[1] Ritwik Bhattacharya (IND) bt Scott Huffer (AUS) 15-6 15-4 15-8
[Q] Kashif Shuja (PAK) bt Mark Ikin (AUS) 15-11 15-12 15-10
[8] Andrea Bianchetti (ITA) bt Michael Elford (ENG) 15-13 15-4 15-5
Mohamed Ismail (EGY) bt Luke Margan (AUS) 15-8 8-15 15-13 13-15 15-13
[4] Tony James (AUS) bt [Q] Roger Ngan (HKG) 17-16 12-15 15-6 17-15
[Q] Glen Wilson (NZL) bt Timothy Manning (AUS) 15-9 15-2 12-15 1-15 15-13
[Q] Phillip Barker (ENG) bt [5] Amr Mansi (EGY) 15-7 12-15 15-11 17-15
Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) Luca Mastrostefano (ITA) 15-12 15-6 12-15 15-6
[Q] Bradley Hindle (AUS) bt Kirby Sinclair (AUS) 15-12 15-5 15-9
[6] Callum O'Brien (NZL) bt Ashley Flathers (ENG) 15-13 15-13 15-13
Peter Hughes (AUS) bt [Q] Martin Knight (NZL) 15-8 17-14 15-3
[Q] John Ashley Abrahamse (RSA) bt [3] Sabir Butt (CAN) 15-8 12-11 ret.
Wade Johnstone (AUS) bt Wai Hang Wong (HKG) 10-15 12-15 15-7 15-0 15-4
[Q] Khaled Elebrashy (EGY) bt [7] Takehide Hota (JPN) 15-12 15-13 15-5
Sam Miller (ENG) bt Oliver Johnston (NZL) 15-12 15-6 15-9
[2] Dylan Bennett (NED) bt Robin Clarke (CAN) 15-9 6-15 8-15 15-11 15-7
2nd round:
[Q] Kashif Shuja (PAK) bt [1] Ritwik Bhattacharya (IND) 15-10 15-10 9-15 15-13
Mohamed Ismail (EGY) bt [8] Andrea Bianchetti (ITA) 15-9 17-14 17-14
[4] Tony James (AUS) bt [Q] Glen Wilson (NZL) 17-15 1-0 ret.
[Q] Phillip Barker (ENG) bt Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) 15-6 15-9 15-10
[6] Callum O'Brien (NZL) bt [Q] Bradley Hindle (AUS) 15-8 15-13 6-15 15-7
[Q] John Ashley Abrahamse (RSA) bt Peter Hughes (AUS) 16-17 15-3 7-15 15-11 15-7
Wade Johnstone (AUS) bt [Q] Khaled Elebrashy (EGY) 15-11 15-8 7-15 8-15 15-12
[2] Dylan Bennett (NED) bt Sam Miller (ENG) 15-13 12-15 5-15 15-10 17-16
Quarter-finals:
[Q] Kashif Shuja (PAK) bt Mohamed Ismail (EGY) 13-15 15-9 15-12 15-6
[Q] Phillip Barker (ENG) bt [4] Tony James (AUS) 15-14 15-10 15-7
[Q] John Ashley Abrahamse (RSA) bt [6] Callum O'Brien (NZL) 15-13 15-8 15-8
[2] Dylan Bennett (NED) bt Wade Johnstone (AUS) 15-13 4-15 15-7 15-12
Semi-finals:
[Q] Kashif Shuja (PAK) bt [Q] Phillip Barker (ENG) 11-15 15-13 15-11 15-10
[2] Dylan Bennett (NED) bt [Q] John Ashley Abrahamse (RSA) 15-11 6-15 17-14 15-10
Final:
[Q] Kashif Shuja (PAK) bt [2] Dylan Bennett (NED) 17-15 15-11 15-7

Shuja Shines In South Island Championship

New Zealand based Pakistani Kashif Shuja made up for the disappointment of losing in last week's final of the Royal Oak Open in Auckland, New Zealand, by winning the South Island Squash Championship in Christchurch as a qualifier.

Shuja, originally from Rawalpindi, was one of three qualifiers to reach the South Island semis.  After dismissing England's Phillip Barker in four games, Shuja upset second-seeded Dutchman Dylan Bennett 17-15 15-11 15-7 in the final to celebrate his first ever PSA Tour title success.