Corren Crashes In South Australian Open

Top seed Mike Corren crashed out of the Partek South Australian Open after losing to fellow Australian Cameron White in today's men's quarter-finals at the Next Generation club in North Adelaide, Australia.

The US-based 33-year-old, competing in his first PSA Tour event of the year, went down 11-6, 10-11 (2-4), 11-5, 11-4 in 59 minutes to the seventh seed.

White, 30, from Melbourne, will face compatriot Ryan Cuskelly in the semi-finals after the fifth seed from New South Wales upset No3 seed Scott Arnold, also from Australia, 11-7, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8.

The other semi-final will be the all-Australian battle predicted by the seedings, featuring No2 seed Steve Finitsis and fourth seed Luke Margan.

The quarter-finals in the women's WISPA World Tour event were straightforward affairs in which the four top seeds eased into the last four after straight games wins.

Men's quarter-finals:
[7] Cameron White (AUS) bt [1] Mike Corren (AUS) 11-6, 10-11 (2-4), 11-5, 11-4 (59m)
[5] Ryan Cuskelly (AUS) bt [3] Scott Arnold (AUS) 11-7, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8 (100m)
[4] Luke Margan (AUS) bt [Q] Zac Alexander (AUS) 11-8, 10-11 (1-3), 11-10 (3-1), 11-1 (51m)
[2] Steve Finitsis (AUS) bt [6] Campbell Grayson (NZL) 11-10 (3-1), 11-10 (6-4), 8-11, 11-8 (61m)

Women's quarter-finals:
[1] Amelia Pittock (AUS) bt [6] Joelle King (NZL) 9-1, 9-0, 9-4 (26m)
[3] Donna Urquhart (AUS) bt [8] Kerry Wickett (NZL) 9-3, 9-1, 9-1 (20m)
[4] Lisa Camilleri (AUS) bt [5] Sachiko Shinta (JPN) 9-1, 9-6, 9-2 (32m)
[2] Peta Hughes (AUS) bt [7] Kirsty Groves (AUS) 9-2, 9-4, 9-0 (21m)