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Bishop Tips Llantrisant SRC Title Balance In His Favour

Bishop Tips Llantrisant SRC Title Balance In his Favour

England’s Luke Bishop won the Llantrisant Squash Open title, beating Welshman Greg Tippings in the final. Bishop, a 26-year-old from Taunton, won a fiercely contested final which lasted 72 minutes. Top seed Bishop overcame Lewis Poole 3-2 in his semi-final (7-11, 11-9, 11-4, 8-11, 11-5), while second seed Tippings won 9-11, 11-3, 11-9, 11-8 against […]

England’s Luke Bishop won the Llantrisant Squash Open title, beating Welshman Greg Tippings in the final.

Bishop, a 26-year-old from Taunton, won a fiercely contested final which lasted 72 minutes.

Top seed Bishop overcame Lewis Poole 3-2 in his semi-final (7-11, 11-9, 11-4, 8-11, 11-5), while second seed Tippings won 9-11, 11-3, 11-9, 11-8 against Liam Eason.

Spectators gather before the Llantrisant final.

That set up a crunch clash in the final and it proved an epic encounter. Tippings won the first and third games, but was edged out 7-11, 11-5, 10-12, 11-5, 11-7 during a final full of intensity and quality squash.

Llantristant SRC tweeted: “A superb squash display by both players, an absolute pleasure to have you at this years event! We hope you both can play again next year.”

Tippings, a full-time professional squash coach from Newport, is a former World top 100 player and he produced a battling performance against Bishop.

B grade champion Mark Toseland (right) after his win against David Roberts (left) in the final.

More than 70 players from 25 clubs competed in the Llantrisant Open over five groups.

Bishop won the A event – and the £250 first prize – while Gloucestershire’s Mark Toseland lifted the B title, beating David Roberts 3-1.

Toseland defeated Adrian Brace 11-9, 11-3, 12-10 in his semi-final, while Robertson won 11-9, 11-4, 11-9 against Corey Kearns in his last four clash.

In the final, Toseland won the title with a 5-11, 11-5, 12-10, 11-9 win and tweeted: “Happy as Larry to win the B final @LlanSquashClub graded tournament.

Olivia Stephens reached the E plate final, but lost against Nick Treharne.

“It was a fantastic event, exceptionally well run with a great bunch of people to socialise with. Thanks again and I’ll see you again next year.”

Steve White is C champion, Marco Perna emerged triumphant in the D event and Nick Treharne won the E title.

Llantrisant Squash Open finals:

Main events:

A Grade: Luke Bishop beat Greg Tippings 3-2 (7-11, 11-5, 10-12, 11-5, 11-7).

B Grade: Mark Toseland beat David Roberts 3-1 (5-11, 11-5, 12-10, 11-9).

C Grade: Steve White beat Rob Griffin 3-2 (11-5, 11-8, 11-9, 11-7, 11-5).

D Grade: Marco Perna beat Oliver Cann 3-0 (12-10, 13-11, 11-7).

E Grade: Nick Treharne beat Olivia Stephens 3-1 (11-5, 11-3, 8-11, 11-9).

Plate finals:

A Plate: Frazer Richardson beat Joe Eason