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PALMER & JOYCE TAKE HONG KONG TITLES
Australia and New Zealand shared the spoils in Hong Kong today (Sunday) when David Palmer and Leilani Joyce triumphed in the finals of the $183,000 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Squash Open at the Hong Kong Indoor Games Hall - with both players enjoying the additional bonus of predicted world No1 rankings in the September lists.

The 15-13 15-6 15-9 victory over unseeded Frenchman Thierry Lincou marked a remarkable level of consistency for third seed Palmer, who was appearing in his fifth successive PSA Tour final. The 46-minute win comes just two months after the 25-year-old from Lithgow, near Sydney - the world No3 who is currently based in Antwerp, Belgium - was the surprise winner of the British Open title. The final also marked an impressive return to form for Lincou, the world No20 from Marseilles who suffered an injury to his hand earlier this year. The former world No8, whose previous best performance in a PSA Super Series event was a quarter-final berth in the PSA Masters in March last year, is sure to make a hasty return to the world's top ten.

Leilani Joyce's 9-7 9-6 9-0 victory over Australia's No2 seed Carol Owens in the women's final was a morale-boosting triumph for the 27-year-old top seed from Hamilton who reached the climax after ending a three-match run of losses to her great rival Sarah Fitz-Gerald, the three-times former world champion, in the semi-finals. The 31-minute final may also be the last between the pair before becoming compatriots. Originally from Melbourne, Owens has revealed that she is considering a switch of allegiance to New Zealand, where she now lives.

RESULTS: Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Squash Open, Hong Kong Indoor Games Hall Men's final: [3] David Palmer (AUS) bt Thierry Lincou (FRA) 15-13 15-6 15-9 (46m) Women's final: [1] Leilani Joyce (NZL) bt [2] Carol Owens (AUS) 9-7 9-6 9-0 (31m)

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