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RESULTS: Welsh Junior Open Squash Championships, Cardiff, Wales

Men's U19 quarter-finals:
[5/8] Lewys Hurst (WAL) bt [1] Wong Kim Lee (MAS) 9-7, 9-0, 9-7 
[3/4] Dick Lau (HKG) bt [5/8] Robert Wilkins (WAL) 9-3, 9-4, 9-3 
[3/4] Michael Frilund (DEN) bt Andrew Fenby (WAL)  9-6, 9-5, 9-7 
[2] Rob Sutherland (WAL) bt Steven Colarusso (WAL)  9-1, 9-1, 9-1 
Semi-finals:
[3/4] Dick Lau (HKG) bt [5/8] Lewys Hurst (WAL) 9-4, 10-8, 9-2
[2] Rob Sutherland (WAL) bt [3/4] Michael Frilund (DEN) 9-3, 9-2, 9-2 
Final:
[2] Rob Sutherland (WAL) bt [3/4] Dick Lau (HKG) 5-9, 2-9, 9-5, 9-7, 9-5 (60m)

Women's U19 quarter-finals:
[1] Orla Noom (NED) bt [5/8] Katie Hill (ENG)  3-9, 9-5, 9-2, 6-9, 9-6
[3/4] Jessica Bevan (WAL) bt [5/8] Jennifer Tamblyn (ENG) 9-4, 9-2, 9-0
[3/4] Chiu Ka Kai (HKG) bt [5/8] Leonie Holt (ENG)  9-7, 9-3, 9-2 
[2] Gemma Hall (ENG) bt [5/8] Beth Winstanley (WAL) 9-3, 9-5, 9-7 
Semi-finals:
[1] Orla Noom (NED) bt [3/4] Jessica Bevan (WAL) 9-2, 9-2, 9-3
[3/4] Chiu Ka Kai (HKG) bt [2] Gemma Hall (ENG) 9-4, 9-4, 9-0
Final:
[3/4] Chiu Ka Kai (HKG) bt [1] Orla Noom (NED) 6-9, 10-8, 9-0, 9-2 (40m)

Local Hero Sutherland Wins Welsh Junior Open Title

Rob Sutherland delighted fans in his hometown of Cardiff when he fought back from two games down to beat Hong Kong's Dick Lau in the Men's U19 final of the Welsh Junior Open Squash Championships.

The 18-year-old second-seeded Welshman beat Lau, a 3/4 seed, 5-9 2-9 9-5 9-7 9-5 in 60 minutes.  It was a double disappointment for Lau who also lost in the French Junior Open final two weeks ago in Marseille.

There were Welsh cheers in the quarter-finals when local player Lewys Hurst, a 5/8 seed, upset top-seeded Malaysian Wong Kim Lee 9-7 9-0 9-7.  Hurst went on to lose to Lau in the semi-finals.

The women's U19 event finished with an upset when Hong Kong's 3/4 seed Chiu Ka Kai defeated No1 seed Orla Noom, from the Netherlands, 6-9 10-8 9-0 9-2 in the final in 40 minutes.