RESULTS: World University Team Championship, Melbourne, Australia


Qualifying rounds - Pool A:
[1] GREAT BRITAIN bt [5] SOUTH AFRICA 3/0
Joel Hinds bt Christo Potgeiter 11-7, 11-8, 11-6
Chris Hall bt Alan McGuigan 11-3, 11-3, 11-6
Emma Chorley bt Senada Haupt 11-9, 11-3, 11-2

[4] CANADA bt [8] SINGAPORE 3/0
Colin West bt Marcus Phua 11-0, 11-3, 11-3
Adrian Dudzicki bt Sean Ang 11-5, 11-9, 11-1
Micaala Seth bt Nicole Chua 11-3, 12-10, 8-11, 11-9

[1] GREAT BRITAIN bt [8] SINGAPORE 3/0
Peter Creed bt Marcus Phua 11-8, 11-5, 11-3
Chris Hall bt Sean Ang 11-3, 11-1, 11-1
Kirsty McPhee bt Nicole Chua 11-6, 11-1, 11-3

[4] CANADA bt [5] SOUTH AFRICA 2/1
Colin West bt Richard Colburn 11-6, 11-4, 11-2
Fred Reid lost to Christo Potgeiter 4-11, 8-11, 9-11
Laura Gemmell bt Cheyna Tucker 11-6, 11-9, 11-7

[1] GREAT BRITAIN bt [4] CANADA 3/0
Peter Creed bt Fred Reid 11-6, 11-6, 11-4
Chris Hall bt Adrian Dudzicki 11-5, 11-5, 11-4
Kirsty McPhee bt Micaala Seth 11-3, 11-3, 11-3

[5] SOUTH AFRICA bt [8] SINGAPORE 3/0
Richard Colburn bt Marcus Phua 11-5, 11-4, 11-8
Christo Potgeiter bt Sean Ang 11-1, 11-1, 11-0
Senada Haupt bt Nicole Chua 10-12, 11-9, 14-16, 11-4, 11-7
Final positions: 1 Great Britain, 2 Canada, 3 South Africa, 4 Singapore

Pool B:
[2] HONG KONG bt [6] AUSTRALIA 3/0
Leo Au bt Sam Brown 11-5, 11-6, 11-3
Chiu Ho Fai bt Luke Sims 11-9, 11-6, 11-7
Annie Au bt Selena Shaikh 11-5, 11-1, 11-3

[3] USA bt [7] AUSTRIA 3/0
Todd Harrity bt Marcus Greslehner 11-8, 11-9, 11-8
Christopher Hanson bt Daniel Haider 11-5, 11-4, 11-8
Logan Greer bt Birgit Coufal 11-9, 11-6, 9-11, 11-5

[3] USA bt [6] AUSTRALIA 2/1
Todd Harrity bt Sam Brown 11-4, 11-7, 11-7
Christopher Hanson bt Luke Sims 11-9, 6-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-6
Kristen Lange lost to Melody Francis 9-11, 15-17, 6-11

[2] HONG KONG bt [7] AUSTRIA 3/0
Leo Au bt Marcus Greslehner 11-1, 11-5, 11-7
Chiu Ho Fai bt Daniel Haider 11-4, 11-5, 11-6
Shin Nga Leung bt Birgit Coufal 11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 8-11, 11-2

[2] HONG KONG bt [3] USA 2/1
Leo Au bt Todd Harrity 11-6, 11-5, 8-11, 11-6
Chiu Ho Fai lost to Alex Domenick 8-11, 12-10, 9-11, 8-11
Annie Au bt Kristen Lange 11-6, 11-2, 11-3

[6] AUSTRALIA bt [7] AUSTRIA 2/1
Sam Brown bt Marcus Greslehner 11-2, 10-12, 12-10, 11-9
Luke Sims lost to Daniel Haider 9-11, 11-8, 8-11, 5-11
Melody Francis bt Birgit Coufal 9-11, 11-3, 11-3, 7-11, 12-10
Final positions: 1 Hong Kong, 2 USA, 3 Australia, 4 Austria

Semi-finals:
[1] GREAT BRITAIN bt [3] USA 3/0
Joel Hinds bt Christopher Hanson 11-7, 11-5, 11-9
Peter Creed bt Alex Domenick 11-6, 11-5
Emma Chorley bt Logan Greer 11-3, 11-8, 11-5

[2] HONG KONG bt [4] CANADA 2/1
Leo Au bt Colin West 4-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-4
Chiu Ho Fai lost to Fred Reid 7-11, 7-11
Annie Au bt Laura Gemmell 11-5, 11-4, 11-2


Hong Kong and former champions Great Britain and will contest the final of the 7th World University Team Squash Championships after straightforward wins in today's (Friday) semi-finals at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.

Earlier in the day, the two top-seeded teams had finished top of the two qualifying pools following comprehensive victories over all their opposition.

Newly-crowned men's individual champion Joel Hinds, of Birmingham University, led favourites Great Britain, champions in 1996 & 2006, to a 3/0 triumph over third seeds USA with an 11-7, 11-5, 11-9 win over Christopher Hanson.

Later victories by Emma Chorley and Welshman Peter Creed put GB into the final for the third successive time.

Then other semi-final saw Hong Kong claim a place in the final for the first time in the 14-year history of the event.

It was a family effort that saw the second seeds through against Canada, the fourth seeds. Siblings Annie Au and Leo Au, both of Hong Kong Polytechnic University, despatched Canadians Colin West and Laura Gemmell, respectively, to clinch the place in the final.

But Canada gained some consolation when Fred Reid beat Chiu Ho Fai 11-7, 11-7 in the best-of-three dead rubber.