Concordia Closed 2018- Semi Finals and Finals Night.
In brief there were no real surprises in the semi finals played on Wednesday night.
Dave Hall and Mark Knott were first up and Mark got off to a flyer with many of those short cross court kill shots that everyone enjoys playing against. Dave had no answer and lost the first game 9-15.
For some reason Mark stopped playing those winners and slowly Dave got back into the game winning 3-1. Dan Cusack and Peter Edney (yes Peter was playing again tonight) was the other semi in the B competition. It was 3-0 to Dan but there was more to it. Dan had to work hard and the 2nd game was very close 15-14. Peter has provided solid entertainment throughout this competition as well as being there throughout and marking many games. Great contribution.
Ian Morton was up against it in the 1st of the two A semi finals against Simon Long. He battled well and it was only in the last game that Ian showed signs of tiredness, Simon was just too tidy playing great length to sap his opponents energy. Intelligent squash from both players at times.
The battle of the night was between Jamie Morton and James O’Neill and no one was surprised to see the game go to the wire.
Some great ball striking from Jamie and great resilience from James who just wouldn’t let go. Both players were sharp around court and no one could predict the outcome. 1-1 then 2-2 says it all.
It ended 15-10 to James in the 5th however that only came about through the very occasional error or nick shot as the game progressed. Great squash played by 2 very sporting players.
The Finals
Dave Hall v Dan Cusack in the B final saw a straight forward 3-0 win to Dan however Dave would be the first to admit he was slightly under the weather. He started slowly, those on the balcony putting it down to nerves but Dave never really got going. The tough games played earlier in the week seem to have taken their toll and although it wasn’t a totally one sided affair, Dan had much control of the rallies and was able to manage the score relieving pressure when he needed to. Good to watch all the same, and a pleasure to mark/referee.
The A final ended with the same score line, Simon Long demonstrating his overall technical superiority. James O’Neill worked very hard to make it an entertaining spar with some great rallies and almost ‘exhibition style’ exchanges. There were no disappointed spectators and a new name on the Trophy.
The Finals night ended what had been a great week of squash for our club (I’ll try to make sure the competitions don’t clash with the school breaks next time but it isn’t always possible)
Thank you to all who supported and marked games, some not even playing on the night but happy to help out.
I look forward to the next one.
Ian Mc
In brief there were no real surprises in the semi finals played on Wednesday night.
Dave Hall and Mark Knott were first up and Mark got off to a flyer with many of those short cross court kill shots that everyone enjoys playing against. Dave had no answer and lost the first game 9-15.
For some reason Mark stopped playing those winners and slowly Dave got back into the game winning 3-1. Dan Cusack and Peter Edney (yes Peter was playing again tonight) was the other semi in the B competition. It was 3-0 to Dan but there was more to it. Dan had to work hard and the 2nd game was very close 15-14. Peter has provided solid entertainment throughout this competition as well as being there throughout and marking many games. Great contribution.
Ian Morton was up against it in the 1st of the two A semi finals against Simon Long. He battled well and it was only in the last game that Ian showed signs of tiredness, Simon was just too tidy playing great length to sap his opponents energy. Intelligent squash from both players at times.
The battle of the night was between Jamie Morton and James O’Neill and no one was surprised to see the game go to the wire.
Some great ball striking from Jamie and great resilience from James who just wouldn’t let go. Both players were sharp around court and no one could predict the outcome. 1-1 then 2-2 says it all.
It ended 15-10 to James in the 5th however that only came about through the very occasional error or nick shot as the game progressed. Great squash played by 2 very sporting players.
The Finals
Dave Hall v Dan Cusack in the B final saw a straight forward 3-0 win to Dan however Dave would be the first to admit he was slightly under the weather. He started slowly, those on the balcony putting it down to nerves but Dave never really got going. The tough games played earlier in the week seem to have taken their toll and although it wasn’t a totally one sided affair, Dan had much control of the rallies and was able to manage the score relieving pressure when he needed to. Good to watch all the same, and a pleasure to mark/referee.
The A final ended with the same score line, Simon Long demonstrating his overall technical superiority. James O’Neill worked very hard to make it an entertaining spar with some great rallies and almost ‘exhibition style’ exchanges. There were no disappointed spectators and a new name on the Trophy.
The Finals night ended what had been a great week of squash for our club (I’ll try to make sure the competitions don’t clash with the school breaks next time but it isn’t always possible)
Thank you to all who supported and marked games, some not even playing on the night but happy to help out.
I look forward to the next one.
Ian Mc
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