Corren Marks Perth Hat-Trick
28 May 2012
Australia's Mike Corren collected his third successive City of Perth International squash title after beating England's Lewis Walters in the final of the PSA World Tour Challenger 5 event in its sixth year at Terrace Squash Centre in Perth, Western Australia.
The top seed made the final after fighting back from a game behind in the semi-finals against compatriot Justin Beard, the No4 seed.
Walters also had a battle on his hands against a fellow countryman in the other semi - where the second seed was two-love down before coming back to beat seventh seed Adam Murrills in five games.
But Corren arrived in Perth fresh from success in last week's NT Open on home soil - and netted five PSA Tour titles in his home country in 2011.
Walters took the opening game, but favourite Corren reclaimed the advantage to close out the match 6-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-9 after 62 minutes.
The win extends Corren's formidable tally of PSA Tour titles to 39 from 56 final appearances.
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1st round:
[1] Mike Corren (AUS) bt [Q] Will Jones (ENG) 11-6, 11-9, 11-6
Hon Fung Wong (HKG) bt [Q] SungYoung Kim (KOR) 11-8, 11-4, 11-3
Ben Takamizawa Harris (JPN) bt Matthew Bridle (AUS) 11-5, 11-6, 11-4
[5] Matthew Serediak (CAN) bt Walter Koteka (AUS) 11-3, 11-4, 11-5
[6] Jamie McErvale (AUS) bt Cameron Stafford (CAY) 4-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-7, 11-4
[Q] Jack Molloy (AUS) bt Christopher Lark (AUS) 11-6, 11-6, 11-8
Arthur Moineau (FRA) bt Joshua Stack-Masula (AUS) 11-3, 11-5, 11-4
[4] Justin Beard (AUS) bt Martin Mosnik (SLO) 11-9, 13-11, 11-2
[3] Kam Hing Choong (MAS) bt Ben Marschall (AUS) 11-1, 11-1, 11-4
[Q] Tim Cowell (AUS) bt Jonathan Geekie (SCO) 5-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-5
[Q] Sanjay Singh (MAS) bt Tom Pashley (ENG) 3-11, 11-8, 10-12, 11-9, 11-3
[7] Adam Murrills (ENG) bt Joshua Southwell-Nobbs (AUS) 7-11, 11-6, 11-2, 11-5
[8] Paul Coll (NZL) bt Reuben Phillips (ENG) 11-9, 11-4, 5-11, 11-8
Richard Birks (ENG) bt [Q] Ashby Farrell (AUS) 11-5, 11-3, 11-3
[Q] Rhys Dowling (AUS) bt Neeraj Aggarwal (AUS) 7-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-5
[2] Lewis Walters (ENG) bt [Q] Jack Jago (ENG) 11-3, 3-11, 11-6, 9-11, 11-8
2nd round:
[1] Mike Corren (AUS) bt Hon Fung Wong (HKG) 12-10, 11-6, 15-17, 11-3
[5] Matthew Serediak (CAN) bt Ben Takamizawa Harris (JPN) 11-5, 11-8, 11-5
[6] Jamie McErvale (AUS) bt [Q] Jack Molloy (AUS) 11-8, 11-8, 11-2
[4] Justin Beard (AUS) bt Arthur Moineau (FRA) 11-8, 11-6, 7-11, 11-6
[3] Kam Hing Choong (MAS) bt [Q] Tim Cowell (AUS) 11-9, 11-4, 11-3
[7] Adam Murrills (ENG) bt [Q] Sanjay Singh (MAS) 3-3 ret.
[8] Paul Coll (NZL) bt Richard Birks (ENG) 11-4, 11-5, 11-8
[2] Lewis Walters (ENG) bt [Q] Rhys Dowling (AUS) 11-3, 11-6, 11-3
Quarter-finals:
[1] Mike Corren (AUS) bt [5] Matthew Serediak (CAN) 11-6, 12-10, 12-10
[4] Justin Beard (AUS) bt [6] Jamie McErvale (AUS) 11-7, 11-8, 11-6
[7] Adam Murrills (ENG) bt [3] Kam Hing Choong (MAS) 6-11, 11-3, 11-6, 11-13, 11-2
[2] Lewis Walters (ENG) bt [8] Paul Coll (NZL) 7-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-7, 11-7
Semi-finals:
[1] Mike Corren (AUS) bt [4] Justin Beard (AUS) 6-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-6
[2] Lewis Walters (ENG) bt [7] Adam Murrills (ENG) 8-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-4
Final:
[1] Mike Corren (AUS) bt [2] Lewis Walters (ENG) 6-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-9 (62m)
