Chinappa Bursts onto WISPA scene
Oct 10, 2004, Howard Harding for SquashTalk Independent News Service © 2004;

Joshna Chinappa gets signficant WISPA tour win over Tegwen Malik (photo courtesy India Squash)

Unseeded players Romain Tenant and Joshna Chinappa caused significant upsets in the KCC-Perrier Squash Centenary Cup to reach the finals of the new PSA and WISPA event in Kowloon, Hong Kong, Chinappa, a junior star from Mumbai India, has quietly embarked on a campaign to make her mark on the WISPA tour, in advance of the Women's Junior British Open this winter.

Frenchman Tenant made his breakthrough in the early rounds, beating Japan's fifth seed Takehide Hota, then fourth-seeded Indian Gaurav Nandrajog, to reach the semi-finals where he overcame local favourite Faheem Khan, a qualifier, 4-11 11-8 11-10 11-8 in 36 minutes.

Tenant's opponent in the final will be another local hero Wai Hang Wong, the Hong Kong champion and second seed who twice came from behind to defeat third-seeded Frenchman Alexandre Muller 7-11 11-8 8-11 11-10 11-6 in 47 minutes.

India's Joshna Chinappa claimed the biggest scalp in the women's event when she survived a first game defeat to overcome Tegwen Malik, the No2 seed from Wales, 2-9 9-7 9-0 9-5 in 32 minutes to reach the final from the bottom half of the draw.

Her opponent will be top seed Rebecca Chiu, who needed 49 minutes to quash New Zealand's third seed Tamsyn Leevey 9-2 6-9 9-4 9-4.

RESULTS: KCC-Perrier Squash Centenary Cup, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Men's 1st round:
[1] Paul Davis (AUS) bt Dick Lau (HKG) 11-6, 11-10 (2-0), 9-11, 11-4
[Q] Faheem Khan (HKG) bt Rodolphe Bigot (FRA) 11-7, 8-11, 11-7, 11-8
[4] Gaurav Nandrajog (IND) bt [Q] Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) 11-9, 9-11, 6-11, 11-10 (2-0), 11-9
Romain Tenant (FRA) bt [5] Takehide Hota (JPN) 11-7, 11-5, 10-11 (2-4), 11-4
[8] Roger Ngan (HKG) bt Nafzahizam Adnan (MAS) 11-9, 11-10 (2-0), 9-11, 11-6
[3] Alexandre Muller (FRA) bt [Q] Chiu Ho Fai (HKG) 11-7, 11-4, 11-10 (3-1)
[Q] Raymond Chiu (HKG) bt Michael Elford (ENG) 11-8, 7-11, 11-6, 2-11, 11-7
[2] Wai Hang Wong (HKG) bt Anson Kwong (HKG) 11-7, 11-6, 6-11, 10-11 (0-2), 11-7
Quarter-finals:
[Q] Faheem Khan (HKG) bt [1] Paul Davis (AUS) 11-10 (5-3), 11-9, 11-8
Romain Tenant (FRA) bt [4] Gaurav Nandrajog (IND) 11-2, 11-6, 11-10 (2-0)
[3] Alexandre Muller (FRA) bt [8] Roger Ngan (HKG) 4-11, 11-5, 10-11 (1-3), 11-9, 11-10 (4-2)
[2] Wai Hang Wong (HKG) bt [Q] Raymond Chiu (HKG) 11-5, 10-11 (0-2), 11-5, 11-4
Semi-finals:
Romain Tenant (FRA) bt [Q] Faheem Khan (HKG) 4-11, 11-8, 11-10 (2-0), 11-8 (36m)
[2] Wai Hang Wong (HKG) bt [3] Alexandre Muller (FRA) 7-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-10 (2-0), 11-6 (47m)

Women's 1st round:
[1] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) bt Kozue Onizawa (JPN) 9-0, 9-2, 9-0
[7] Tricia Chuah (MAS) bt [Q] Chiu Ka Kei (HKG) 9-7, 10-8, 9-5
[3] Tamsyn Leevey (NZL) bt Nur Adawiyah (SIN) 9-2, 9-4, 9-0
[5] Mami Nishio (JPN) bt Sally Looi (MAS) 9-4, 9-4, 9-2
Joshna Chinappa (IND) bt [6] Christina Mak (HKG) 8-10, 6-9, 9-2, 9-4, 9-6
Chinatsu Matsui (JPN) bt [4] Shabana Khan (USA) 9-2, 10-8, 9-3
[8] Elise Ng (HKG) bt Delia Arnold (MAS) 9-4, 10-9, 2-9, 9-6
[2] Tegwen Malik (WAL) bt [Q] Annie Au (HKG) 9-0, 9-4, 9-1
Quarter-finals:
[1] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) bt [7] Tricia Chuah (MAS) 9-0, 9-1, 9-1
[3] Tamsyn Leevey (NZL) bt [5] Mami Nishio (JPN) 9-5, 9-0, 9-0
Joshna Chinappa (IND) bt Chinatsu Matsui (JPN) 7-9, 9-5, 9-1, 9-1
[2] Tegwen Malik (WAL) bt [8] Elise Ng (HKG) 9-3, 9-3, 9-1
Semi-finals:
[1] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) bt [3] Tamsyn Leevey (NZL) 9-2, 6-9, 9-4, 9-4 (49m)
Joshna Chinappa (IND) bt [2] Tegwen Malik (WAL) 2-9, 9-7, 9-0, 9-5 (32m)

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