English Ace George Parker Wins Title In Rhiwbina PSA Event

Leicester’s George Parker won the Welsh Open title in straight games at Rhiwbina Squash Club.

Parker, 21, had to qualify for the Rhiwbina PSA $10,000 World Tour Tournament final in Cardiff.

He swept into the main draw and dropped only two games in four matches during the main tournament, beating top seed Joshua Masters 3-0 and teenager Patrick Rooney, the eighth seed, in the final.

Leicester’s Parker, who plays out of the West Warwicks Club in the English midlands, won a hard fought first game 11-7 before clinching the Rhiwbina title 11-3, 11-3.

Big-hitting Parker is a former World number 75, but is currently at 170.

It was a highly successful week of squash at Rhiwbina SRC with sell-out attendances attracted for the later rounds.

Rhiwbina’s own Peter Creed reached the semi-finals before going out.

Club chairman Richard Murphy thanks Squash Wales plus tournament sponsors Merch Asylum, Jewson, Mertin Vicary IT, Alan Hill Windows, Bear Hugs and Adrian Creed.

The Rhiwbina event attracted players rated in the World’s top 100.

PSA Welsh Open squash at Rhiwbina SRC

First round results, seedings in brackets: 

(1) Joshua Masters (England) beat Lyell Fuller (England) 10-12, 11-4. 11-6, 11-8

Ahsan Ayaz (Pakistan) beat (5) Kristian Frost (Denmark) 7-11, 4-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-9

(Qualifier) George Parker (England) beat (6) Jan Van Den Herrenwegen (Belgium) 11-4, 7-11, 11-9, 11-8

(4) Mahesh Mangaonkar (India) beat (Qu) Emyr Evans (Wales) 11-8, 10-12, 11-1, 10-12, 11-6.

(3) Carlos Cornes (Spain) beat (wildcard) Sam Fenwick (Wales) 11-6, 11-9, 11-6

(Qu) Mark Fuller (England) beat (8) Patrick Rooney (England) 14-12, 11-4, 11-6

Ammar Altamimi (Kuwait) beat (7) Dougie Kempsell (Scotland) 12-10, 8-11, 11-8, 12-10

(2) Peter Creed (Wales) beat (Qu) Brian Byrne (Ireland) 11-3, 11-3, 11-3

Quarter-final results: 

(1) Joshua Masters beat Ahsan Ayaz 11-7, 11-7, 11-7 (33 mins)

(Qu) George Parker beat Mahesh Mangaonkar 6-11, 11-3, 11-3, 11-6 (44 mins)

(8) Patrick Rooney beat (3) Carlos Cornes 9-11, 11-7, 11-2, 9-11, 11-4

(2) Peter Creed beat Ammar Altamimi 11-6, 9-11, 11-7, 11-5 (53 mins)

Semi-finals: 

George Parker beat Joshua Masters 11-8, 11-9, 11-9

Patrick Rooney beat Peter Creed 6-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-6

Final:

George Parker beat Patrick Rooney 11-7, 11-3, 11-3.