WORLD SQUASH NEWS

THACKER TRIUMPHS IN ANTIBES
England's top seed Janie Thacker, playing in her first event since May, beat fellow Yorkshire squash player Cheryl Beaumont 9-5 9-2 9-3 in the final of the Women's Antibes Open in France to celebrate her third WISPA World Tour title success this year. The 23-year-old former European Junior Champion from Wath-On-Dearne, near Rotherham, won the Danish Open title in February, then clinched the Winterthur Life Challenge trophy in Hong Kong in April. Thacker's straight games final victory in Antibes over her 20-year-old opponent from Batley - she failed to concede a game throughout the tournament - is certain to improve on her current world ranking of 31 in the end-of-year WISPA list.

RESULTS: Women's Antibes Open Squash Championship, Antibes, France

Final:
[1] Janie Thacker (ENG) bt [2] Cheryl Beaumont (ENG) 9-5 9-2 9-3

Semi-finals:
[1] Janie Thacker (ENG) bt [4] Corinne Castets (FRA) 9-5 9-2 9-7
[2] Cheryl Beaumont (ENG) bt [3] Kate Allison (ENG) 10-8 4-9 9-3 9-1

Quarter-finals:
[1] Janie Thacker (ENG) bt [6] Carla Khan (ENG) 9-1 9-1 9-1
[4] Corinne Castets (FRA) bt [5] Lisa McKenna (SCO) 9-0 1-9 9-6 9-1
[3] Kate Allison (ENG) bt [7] Kim Hannes (BEL) 10-9 10-8 9-1
[2] Cheryl Beaumont (ENG) bt Helen Easton (ENG) 10-8 9-7 8-10 10-9

• Golestan Radwan: Egypt
• Tomas Barva, Czech Republic
• David Blick, Alaska USA
• Kim Tunney: Midwest USA
• Andre Maur: Atlanta USA
• Paul Ansdell: Massachusetts USA
  

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