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Artemis Edinburgh Open 2004
Edinburgh Sports Club	Jan 29 - Feb 01	www.artemisfunds.com
T/Director: Simon Boughton	Tel: 0131 539 7071 Club Manager: Ian Williams
	Men: £5,000	Women: £2,000

Artemis Edinburgh Open 2003

Edinburgh Sports Club

24-26 Jan 2003

Men: £5,000
Women: £2,000

www.artemisonline.co.uk

Simon Boughton

0131 539 7071

JACKMAN & WHITE TAKE ARTEMIS TITLES John White and Cassie Jackman won the Artemis Edinburgh Open finals after a weekend of high quality squash at Edinburgh Sports Club. White beat fellow Scotland international Martin Heath 15-9, 15-11, 15-14 in an entertaining men's final, while Jackman enjoyed a more comfortable victory against Scotland's Wendy Maitland by a margin of 9-2, 9-1, 9-6. White's final victory margin was more emphatic than his semi-final against France's Renan Lavigne, who twice fought back to level the match before White won 15-10, 8-15, 15-9, 12-15, 15-10. In the other semi, Heath removed giant-killer Andy Whipp, who had removed No.3 seed Mark Chaloner in the previous round. Squash globetrotter Martin Heath, originally from Oban but now based for most of the year in Toronto, enjoyed his rare competitive outing in Scotland and paid tribute to the skills of world No.4 White. He said: "I was chasing him from the start. John is a class player and he never let me into it." Jackman triumphed without a dropping a game throughout the weekend, dropping four points against Sarah Kippax in the quarters and five against Alison Waters in the semis. Sponsors Artemis were delighted that their increased investment in this year's event resulted in such a high-class entry, with Scots squash fans thrilled at the prospect of seeing star names like White and Heath slug it out on home soil. The club was filled throughout the weekend as the tournament lived up to its billing as the number one event on the BSPA circuit this season.
Artemis Edinburgh Open 2003 24-26 Jan, £5,000
1st Round Fri 24th	2nd Round Fri 24th	Quarters Sat 25th	Semis Sat 25th	Final Sun 26th
[1] John White 15/8 15/6 15/5 Andrew Learoyd	John White 15/9 15/9 15/10 Jesse Engelbrecht	John White 15/7, 15/11, 7/15, 15/7 Paul Lord	John White 15/10, 8/15, 15/9, 12/15, 15/10 Renan Lavigne	*John White* 15/9, 15/11, 15/14 Martin Heath
Darren Lewis 16/17 15/10 12/15 15/8 15/9 Jesse Engelbrecht
Chris Gordon 15/5 15/10 15/4 Callum O'Brien	Callum O'Brien 15/3 17/14 15/2 Paul Lord
Richard Davies 15/3 17/14 15/2 [5/8] Paul Lord
[5/8] Derek Ryan 15/9 15/8 15/9 Chris Small	Derek Ryan ... Ashley Flathers	Derek Ryan 15/8, 15/5, 15/13 Renan Lavigne
Neil Dickson 15/8 15/12 15/10 Ashley Flathers
Stuart Cowie 15/6 15/5 15/10 Paul Thomas	Stuart Cowie 15/10 15/8 15/8 Renan Lavigne
Peter O'Hara 15/11 15/5 15/4 [3/4] Renan Lavigne
[3/4] Mark Chaloner 15/6 15/11 15/11 Stuart Crawford	Mark Chaloner 15/9 13/15 15/13 13/15 15/8 Laurent Elriani	Mark Chaloner 8/15, 16/17, 15/7, 15/12, 15/9 (90m) Andrew Whipp	Andrew Whipp 15/11, 15/10, 15/10 Martin Heath
Simon Boughton 15/4 15/13 15/13 Laurent Elriani
Peter Hughes w/o Julian Haste	Peter Hughes 15/10 12/15 15/10 17/16 Andrew Whipp
Danny Knowles 15/9 17/14 15/9 [5/8] Andrew Whipp
[5/8] Tim Garner 15/3 15/3 15/5 Craig Chappell	Tim Garner 15/7 15/7 15/9 Jason Barry	Tim Garner 15/13, 15/8, 14/15, 15/4 (60m) Martin Heath
Mitchell Cook 13/15 15/3 15/6 15/7 Jason Barry
Peter Billson 13/15 15/17 15/6 17/16 15/11 Michael Elford	Peter Billson 15/4 15/3 17/16 Martin Heath
Daniel Enhalo 15/10 15/6 15/3 [2] Martin Heath

Artemis Edinburgh Open 2003 Women's Event, £2,000
1st Round Fri 24th	Quarters Sat 25th	Semis Sat 25th	Final Sun 26th
[1] Cassie Jackman (Eng) 9/0, 9/2, 9/0 Susan Darymple (Sco)	Cassie Jackman 9/1, 9/1, 9/2 Sarah Kippax	Cassie Jackman 9/2, 9/2, 9/1 Alison Waters	*Cassie Jackman* 9/2, 9/1, 9/6 Wendy Maitland
[6] Sarah Kippax (Eng) 9/3, 9/4, 9/6 Kylie Lindsay (Nzl)
Alison Waters (Eng) 9/6, 9/1, 9/4 [Q] Helen Macfie (Sco)	Alison Waters 9/4, 9/1, 9/3 Tina Rix
[8] Tina Rix (Eng) 9/2, 9/1, 9/6 Sarah Bowles (Eng)
Aisling Blake (Irl) 9/4, 9/3, 9/0 [7] Katline Cauwels (Bel)	Katline Cauwels 10/8, 9/2, 9/5 Laura Hamilton	Katline Cauwels 6/9, 3/9, 9/5, 9/0, 9/0 Wendy Maitland
[Q] Laura Hamilton (Sco) 10/9, 9/1, 9/6 [LL] Lauren Gray (Sco)
Jacklyn Hawkes (Nzl) 9/2, 9/7, 9/0 Lisa McKenna (Sco)	Jacklyn Hawkes 9/3, 9/2, 9/1 Wendy Maitland
Catherine McLeod (Nzl) 9/4, 9/3, 9/6 [2] Wendy Maitland (Sco)

Simon Boughton reports ...
Alister Walker was the star of the Tournament progressing unseeded from the qualifiers to the semi-finals with straight sets wins over Greg Tippings and Laurens Anjema before going out in a tremendous 4 set thriller against Steven Meads in front of a packed crowd on the original show court ( 1936 ) at this long established traditional rackets club.

John Russell passed effortlessly through the opposite half of the draw before meeting Paul Lord in what was shaping up to be another great semi-final with the crowd now hungry for more. Lord took the first and Russell the second in a match with 2 players of contrasting styles, Russel the shot maker and Lord moving effortlessly and playing simple solid fast paced squash. At the start of the third Lord was forced to retire with a pulled hamstring to the disappointment of the Edinburgh crowd who rarely get to see such a high standard of squash.

The stage was set for the final and the crowd returned in anticipation. Russell was on fire and set the pace with fast accurate volleying to take the title in three sets.

Artemis, the sponsors of the event were very pleased and I hope that with their continued support the Edinburgh Sports Club Open can progress. I hope the players enjoyed themselves and will return next year to support the event as it gave the Edinburgh squash world the opportunity to see what it is all about.

All Ladies seeds cruised through the first round against local players apart from Scotland's Susan Dalrymple who had her work cut out in a closely fought match against Astrid Gamory of France. 9/3 8/10 10/8 9/4.

Jenny Duncalf looked to be in great form in the Quarter Finals dropping only 2 points to Dalrymple 9/0 9/2 9/0. The closest Ladies Quarter final was between Lauren Briggs and Helen Easton. It was Easton who came out on top 9/2 9/7 9/7.

The big upset came in the Semis when Jenny Duncalf beat first seed Senga Macfie in 3 sets. Duncalf was solid as Macfie drifted in and out of the game battling with herself and her opponent and looked like making a comeback at 4-0 up in the fifth, but Duncalf held firm and took the game 9/4 to take the match.

Carla Khan came back from way down in the first game ( 0-8 I think! ) to take Helen Easton right to the wire, but eventually lost that game 8-10, Easton then took the next 9-1 before grinding a 9-7 to take the match.

Artemis Edinburgh Open 2002 - Women's Draw
First Round 18th	Quarters 19th	Semis 19th	Final 20th
[1] Senga Macfie (Sco) 9/3 9/1 9/2 Juliet Milne	Senga Macfie 9/1 9/7 9/4 Astrid Gamory	Senga Macfie 9/5 9/1 9/7 Jenny Duncalf	Jenny Duncalf 9/6 9/6 9/5 * Helen Easton *
Yvonne Ferguson (Sco) 9/2 9/3 9/1 [5/8] Astrid Gamory (Fra)
[5/8] Susan Darymple (Sco) 9/3 8/10 10/8 9/4 Laurence Bois (Fra)	Susan Darymple 9/0 9/2 9/0 Jenny Duncalf
~~Elaine Ingles (Sco)~~ 17.30 [3/4] Jenny Duncalf (Eng)
[3/4] Carla Khan (Pak) 9/1 9/0 9/2 Lauren Grey (Sco)	Carla Khan 9/4 9/3 9/5 Helen Macfie	Carla Khan 10/8 9/1 9/7 Helen Easton
[5/8] Helen Macfie (Sco) 9/3 9/7 9/3 Celine Chalme (Sco)
[5/8] Lauren Briggs (Eng) 9/0 9/2 9/0 Sandra Wilkes (Sco)	Lauren Briggs 9/2 9/7 9/75 Helen Easton
Tracey Dunn (Sco) 9/0 9/0 9/2 [2] Helen Easton (Eng)
FULL EARLY RESULTS Mens First round: Paul Thomas bt Danny Knowles 15/14 15/10 13/15 15/10, Stuart Crawford bt Gregor Thomson 12/15 13/15 15/7 15/4 15/4, Simon boughton bt David Barnett 15/2 15/6 15/10, Alastair Walker bt Iain Young 15/5 15/4 15/5, Alan tasker bt Andrew Learoyd 12/15 15/12 15/14 15/10, Sam Miller bt Nic Birt 15/13 17/15 12/15 4/15 15/13, Peter O'Hara bt Andy Taylor 15/6 15/5 15/10. Second round: Steven Meads bt Paul Thomas 15/2 15/11 15/1, Jason Barry bt Stuart Crawford 15/11 15/14 15/11, Laurens Anjema bt Simon boughton 15/10 15/11 15/5, Alastair Walker bt Greg Tippings 15/10 15/11 15/5, John Russell bt Chris Small 11/15 15/14 15/14 15/12, Andy Whipp bt Alan Tasker 15/6 15/12 15/4, Stuart Cowie bt Sam Miller 15/0 ret, Paul Lord bt Peter O'Hara 15/6 9/15 15/9 15/9. Womens First round: Senga Macfie bt Juliet Milne 9/3 9/1 9/2, Astrid Gamory bt Yvonne Ferguson 9/2 9/3 9/1, Susan Dalrymple bt Laurence Bois 9/3 8/10 10/8 9/4, Jenny Duncalf bt Elaine Ingles w/o, Carla Khan bt Lauren Grey 9/1 9/0 9/2, Helen Macfie bt Celine Chalme 9/3 9/7 9/3, Lauren briggs bt Sandra Wilkes 9/0 9/2 9/0, Helen Easton bt Tracey Dunn 9/0 9/0 9/2.

01-Feb-04 White & Charman take Artemis titles Top seeds John White and Linda Charman won the finals of the Artemis Open in Edinburgh, both with 3/0 scorelines in the finals. White, the Scottish number one and defending champion, ensured the title remained in Scotland with a 15/9, 15/5, 15/5 victory over Yorkshire's Marcus Berrett, who was appearing in his third successive BSPA final. Charman beat second seed Jenny Tranfield 9/4, 9/2, 9/6 to earn her first BSPA title since 2002's Boston Open.
Artemis Edinburgh Open 2004 29-Jan to 01-Feb, £5000
1st Round Fri 30th	2nd Round Fri 30th	Quarters Sat 31st	Semis Sat 31st	Final Sun 1st
[1] John White bye	John White 15/5, 15/5, 15/6 Chris Gordon	John White 15/13, 13/15, 17/16, 15/8 Steve Meads	John White 12/15, 8/15, 15/4, 15/8, 15/9 Mark Chaloner	John White 15/9, 15/5, 15/5 Marcus Berrett
Chris Gordon w/o Laurence Delasaux
Daryl Selby 15/9, 15/12, 15/14 [Q] Stuart Crawford	Daryl Selby 15/7, 15/7, 15/7 Steve Meads
[Q] Shaun Le Roux 15/7, 15/7, 15/6 [5/8] Steve Meads
[5/8] Peter Genever 15/4, 15/5, 15/11 Beau River	Peter Genever 15/11, 15/10, 15/9 Laurent Elriani	Peter Genever 17/14, 15/12, 11/15, 15/7 Mark Chaloner
Chris Simpson 15/7, 15/5, 15/10 Laurent Elriani
Ritwik Bhattacharya 15/7, 13/15, 17/16, 15/8 Peter O'Hara	Peter O'Hara 15/7, 15/6, 15/11 Mark Chaloner
[Q] Alastair Gorrie 15/4, 15/10, 15/8 [3/4] Mark Chaloner
[3/4] Simon Parke 15/6, 15/8, 15/12 [Q] Daryl Lewis	Simon Parke 15/7, 15/11, 15/13 Peter Billson	Simon Parke 15/14, 15/11, 15/5 Marcus Berrett	Marcus Berrett 13/15, 15/3, 15/5, 15/7 Martin Heath
Chris Small 15/3, 15/12, 15/13 Peter Billson
Alister Walker 15/6, 15/11, 15/4 Kenny Macnamara	Alister Walker 15/9, 15/7, 11/15, 15/12 Marcus Berrett
[Q] Simon Boughton 15/11, 15/8 ,15/4 [5/8] Marcus Berrett (12.00)
[5/8] Tim Vail w/o Mohammed El-Said	Tim Vail 10/15, 15/12, 15/8, 15/3 David Campion	Tim Vail 15/13, 15/9, 7/15, 15/12 Martin Heath
[Q] Kristen Johnson 15/11, 15/2, 10/15, 12/15, 15/11 David Campion
Andrew Whipp 15/9, 15/6, 15/6 [Q] Oliver Davidson	Andrew Whipp 11/15, 15/12, 15/5, 15/9 Martin Heath
bye [2] Martin Heath

Artemis Edinburgh Open 2004 29-Jan to 01-Feb, £2000
1st Round Fri 30th	2nd Round Fri 30th	Quarters Sat 31st	Semis Sat 31st	Final Sun 1st
---	[1] Linda Charman 9/0, 9/1, 9/0 Georgina Stoker	Linda Charman 9/0, 9/0, 9/0 Jenna Gates	Linda Charman 9/0, 9/0, 9/6 Laura Hill	Linda Charman 9/4, 9/2, 9/6 Jenny Tranfield
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---	Jenna Gates 9/0, 9/0, 9/1 Yvonne Ferguson
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---	Senga Macfie 7/9, 10/8, 9/5, 9/3 Sarah Bowles	Senga Macfie 9/7, 9/2, 9/0 Laura Hill
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---	Susan Darymple 9/7, 9/2, 9/0 [3/4] Laura Hill
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---	[3/4] Vicky Lankester w/o Laura Dedic	Laura Dedic 9/2, 9/1, 9/1 Lauren Siddall	Lauren Siddall 9/1, 9/2, 9/2 Jenny Tranfield
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---	Helen Macfie 9/1, 9/4, 9/6 Lauren Siddall
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---	Becky Botwright 9/3, 9/0, 9/2 Lauren Grey	Becky Botwright 7/9, 9/4, 9/1, 9/1 Jenny Tranfield
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---	Elaine Inglis 9/0, 9/0, 9/0 [2] Jenny Tranfield *
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* replaced Janie Thacker, withdrawn

Artemis Edinburgh Open 2002 - Men's Draw
Prelims / First Round 18th	Quarters 19th	Semis 19th	Final 20th
[2] Stephen Meads (Eng) 15/2 15/11 15/1 Paul Thomas	Stephen Meads 15/9 15/12 15/7 Jason Barry	Stephen Meads 15/11 15/10 11/15 15/10 Alistair Walker	Stephen Meads 15/12 15/9 15/10 * John Russell *
Jason Barry (Rsa) 15/11 15/14 15/11 Stuart Crawford
[5/8] Laurens Anjema (Ned) 15/10 15/11 15/5 Simon Broughton	Laurens Anjema 15/11 15/12 15/120 Alistair Walker
Alistair Walker 15/10 15/11 15/5 [5/8] Greg Tippings (Wal)
[3/4] John Russell (Eng) 11/15 15/14 15/14 15/12 Chris Small	John Russell 15/12 15/5 15/12 Andrew Whipp	John Russell 7/15 15/9 retd Paul Lord
[5/8] Andrew Whipp (Eng) 15/6 15/12 15/4 Alan Tasker
[5/8] Stuart Cowie (Sco) 15/0 retd Sam Miller	Stuart Cowie 15/4 12/15 15/10 15/5 Paul Lord
Peter O'Hara 15/6 9/15 15/9 15/9 [3/4] Paul Lord (Eng)
[1] Tim Garner withdrew injured
All Ladies seeds cruised through the first round against local players apart from Scotland's Susan Dalrymple who had her work cut out in a closely fought match against Astrid Gamory of France. 9/3 8/10 10/8 9/4. Jenny Duncalf looked to be in great form in the Quarter Finals dropping only 2 points to Dalrymple 9/0 9/2 9/0. The closest Ladies Quarter final was between Lauren Briggs and Helen Easton. It was Easton who came out on top 9/2 9/7 9/7. The big upset came in the Semis when Jenny Duncalf beat first seed Senga Macfie in 3 sets. Duncalf was solid as Macfie drifted in and out of the game battling with herself and her opponent and looked like making a comeback at 4-0 up in the fifth, but Duncalf held firm and took the game 9/4 to take the match. Carla Khan came back from way down in the first game ( 0-8 I think! ) to take Helen Easton right to the wire, but eventually lost that game 8-10, Easton then took the next 9-1 before grinding a 9-7 to take the match.