RESULTS: Five Star Finance Auckland Open Squash Championships, Takapuna, New Zealand
Qualifying finals:
Ryan Cuskelly (AUS) bt Sam Atkins (NZL) 11-7, 11-5, 6-11, 11-2 (53m)
Campbell Grayson (NZL) bt Yasunori Ishiwata (JPN) 11-7, 11-10 (3-1), 11-9 (43m)
Roger Ngan (HKG) bt Joshua Greenfield (NZL) 11-8, 11-10 (5-3), 11-5 (39m)
Scott Arnold (AUS) bt Dick Lau (HKG) 11-5, 11-10 (2-0), 4-11, 11-6 (41m)
New Zealander Campbell Grayson increased the local representation in the Five Star Finance Auckland Open Squash Championships by 50% when he made it through today's qualifying finals of the PSA Tour event at the North Shore Squash Club in Takapuna, New Zealand.
The 20-year-old Aucklander beat Japan's Yasunori Ishiwata 11-7, 11-10 (3-1), 11-9 in 43 minutes to join Roger Ngan from Hong Kong and Australians Ryan Cuskelly and Scott Arnold in the main draw.
Cuskelly's celebrations may be a little muted, however, having drawn England's world number 25 Jonathan Kemp, the top seed, in the first round. Scott Arnold has been handed a first up match against fifth-seeded kiwi Kashif Shuja, while Grayson faces sixth-seeded Aussie Simon Carruthers and Roger Ngan is up against third seed Wai Hang Wong, also from Hong Kong.
Updated 1st round draw:
[1] Jonathan Kemp (ENG) v [Q] Ryan Cuskelly (AUS)
[5] Kashif Shuja (NZL) v [Q] Scott Arnold (AUS)
[4] Wai Hang Wong (HKG) v [Q] Roger Ngan (HKG)
[7] Jason Mudge (AUS) v Julian Illingworth (USA)
[6] Simon Carruthers (AUS) v [Q] Campbell Grayson (NZL)
[3] Mike Corren (AUS) v Martin Knight (NZL)
[8] Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) v Paul Davis (AUS)
[2] Timothy Manning (AUS) v Steve Finitsis (AUS)