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KENT OPEN SUCCESS: NO RESTING ON OUR LAURELS

Work has already started on developing next year’s Kent Open and Kent Squash
Festival following the success of this year’s first edition.

The professional tournament, held at The Mote Squash Club in Maidstone

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Kent Open final: (1) Alan Clyne (Scotland) beat (Q) Jonathan Harford
(England) 11-8, 11-3, 11-8 (35 minutes).



Top seed Alan Clyne powered home to the $10,000 Kent Open title with a
straight-games victory over surprise finalist Jonny Harford.

Clyne won 11-8, 11-3, 11-8 in 35 minutes, finishing strongly in the
first and third games and totally dominating the second to win the
inaugural PSA One Star tournament held at The Mote Squash Club in
Maidstone.
The 23-year-old… Continue

BUSY DAY OF FUN SQUASH BEFORE KENT OPEN CLASH
Despite the disappointment of John Rooney's withdrawal from the Kent open semi-finals due to food poisoning, there was still plenty
of entertaining squash on display during the day.
The Kent Open
doubles was followed by a Challenge Match between the
Outer
Kent League and the SE London Priory League.
Star players Karim Samy,
Wael Farag and Malaysian Asyraf Azan happily
joined in the fun.
Farag beat Azan and Samy beat Tim Garner,… Continue

ROONEY RULED OUT BY DODGY CHINESE MEAL

News from the Professional Squash Association World Tour

RESULTS: Kent Open, The Mote Squash Club, Maidstone, England

Semi-finals:
[1] Alan Clyne (SCO) bt [6]
Piedro Schweertman (NED) 6-11, 11-13, 11-1, 11-8, 12-10 (69m)

[Q] Jonathan Harford (ENG) bt [3] John Rooney
(IRL) w/o
Fightback Takes Clyne Into
Kent Open Final
Top seed Alan Clyne fought
back from two games down to beat Dutchman Piedro Schweertman in the
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BEN FORD BOWS OUT IN KENT OPEN QUARTERS


Kent Open quarter-finals:

(1) Alan Clyne (Sco) beat (5) Ivan Yuen (Mas) 11-3, 11-6, 11-6 (35 mins)

(6) Piedro Schweertman (Ned) beat (4) Joe Lee (Eng) 11-9, 11-6, 11-5 (43
mins)
(3) John Rooney (Ire) beat (8) Ben Ford (Eng) 11-8, 11-8, 11-8 (41 mins)

(Q) Jonny Harford beat (Q) Chris Truswell 11-5, 11-6, 12-10 (41 mins).



Top seed Alan Clyne was too fast and too accurate for young Malaysian
Ivan Yuen, completing a clea… Continue