Galifi Gets Good Win
July 16, 2004, By Howard Harding; SquashTalk Independent News Service © 2004

New Event Gets Underway in Papua New Guinea

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Galifi In Papua New Guinea Upset

France's unseeded Stephane Galifi stormed into the quarter-finals of the Trukai PNG Squash International in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, after barreling past fourth seed Cameron White in straight games.

The Trukai PNG International marks the first PSA Tour event ever to be staged in the small South Pacific country which is east of Indonesia. The $10,500 event in Papa New Guinea's capital has attracted a modest field, mainly from Australia and Malaysia, led by Australia's Dan Jenson, the world No22 from Adelaide, and former top ten player.

The new PNG International represents a healthy trend of new pro squash events in Asia, joining the new Shanghai WISPA open and Brunei WISPA open. Some controversy preceded the event when one UK based website published some ill-advised commentary regarding unsubstantiated security concerns.

Jenson despatched the Papua New Guinea No1, and Tournament Director, Derek Hunter 15-7 15-2 15-6 in 41 minutes to set up a quarter-final clash with compatriot Paul Davis, the eighth seed who survived an all-Australian encounter with Mark Price.

Stephane Galifi, the French No8 who is ranked 140 in the world, needed 74 minutes to quash Australian Cameron White 15-7 17-14 15-8. The 25-year-old will now meet another Australian, sixth seed Timothy Manning, who came from 1/2 down to overcome unseeded compatriot Bradley Hindle 15-4 13-15 10-15 15-5 15-5 in 58 minutes.

RESULTS: Trukai PNG Squash International, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

1st round:
[1] Dan Jenson (AUS) bt Derek Hunter (PNG) 15-7, 15-2, 15-6 (41m)
[8] Paul Davis (AUS) bt Mark Price (AUS) 15-9, 15-11, 15-12 (37m)
[3] Cameron Pilley (AUS) bt James Stout (BER) 15-6, 15-4, 15-6 (33m)
[7] Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) bt Timothy Arnold (MAS) 15-12, 15-4, 15-3 (44m)
[6] Timothy Manning (AUS) bt Bradley Hindle (AUS) 15-4, 13-15, 10-15, 15-5, 15-5 (58m)
Stephane Galifi (FRA) bt [4] Cameron White (AUS) 15-7, 17-14, 15-8 (74m)
[5] Raj Nanda (AUS) bt Tom Hoevenaars (NED) 15-8, 15-3, 15-11 (43m)
[2] Moh'd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) bt Kirby Sinclair (AUS) 15-4, 15-2, 15-3 (37m

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