Clare Valley Australian Open 2008

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The Australian Open 2008 took place from July 29th to August 3rd, 2008 in Clare , Australia . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2008/09 and belonged to Category 2 Star . It was endowed with $ 26,000.

The defending champion was Stewart Boswell , who did not run again. In the final David Palmer won against Kashif Shuja with 11: 7, 14:12 and 11: 8. It was Palmer's first title win at the tournament.

The field of participants in the men's competition consisted of 16 players, four of which were reserved for qualifiers. The eight best players were seeded. Per Wildcard received Matthew Karwalski a spot in the main draw.

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached

01. AustraliaAustralia David Palmer victory
02. EnglandEngland Chris Ryder Quarter finals
03. New ZealandNew Zealand Kashif Shuja final
04th AustraliaAustralia Aaron Frankcomb Quarter finals
No. player Round reached
05. AustraliaAustralia Scott Arnold Quarter finals

06th AustraliaAustralia Ryan Cuskelly 1 round

07th AustraliaAustralia Bradley Hindle 1 round

08th. PakistanPakistan Adil Maqbool Quarter finals

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Results

First round   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
1  AustraliaAustralia D. Palmer 11 11 11                  
Q  New ZealandNew Zealand M. Knight 9 5 7th   1  AustraliaAustralia D. Palmer 11 11 11
Q  AustraliaAustralia Z. Alexander 9 6th 10   8th  PakistanPakistan A. Maqbool 9 4th 8th  
8th  PakistanPakistan A. Maqbool 11 11 12     1  AustraliaAustralia D. Palmer 11 11 11
7th  AustraliaAustralia B. Hindle 7th 6th 8th      EnglandEngland R. Temple 4th 6th 4th  
 EnglandEngland R. Temple 11 11 11    EnglandEngland R. Temple 11 11 11  
Q  AustraliaAustralia J. Beard 6th 5 8th   4th  AustraliaAustralia A. Frankcomb 8th 6th 8th  
4th  AustraliaAustralia A. Frankcomb 11 11 11     1  AustraliaAustralia D. Palmer 11 14th 11
3  New ZealandNew Zealand K. Shuja 11 3 11 14th     3  New ZealandNew Zealand K. Shuja 7th 12 8th
 AustraliaAustralia M. Corren 7th 11 8th 12   3  New ZealandNew Zealand K. Shuja 5 11 11 11  
 AustraliaAustralia S. Finitsis 9 9 9   5  AustraliaAustralia S. Arnold 11 5 7th 7th  
5  AustraliaAustralia S. Arnold 11 11 11     3  New ZealandNew Zealand K. Shuja 11 9 7th 11 11
6th  AustraliaAustralia R. Cuskelly 6th 9 11     Q  New ZealandNew Zealand C. Grayson 9 11 11 5 6th  
Q  New ZealandNew Zealand C. Grayson 11 11 13   Q  New ZealandNew Zealand C. Grayson 14th 11 5 8th 11  
WC  AustraliaAustralia M. Karwalski 9 7th 7th   2  EnglandEngland C. Ryder 12 6th 11 11 9  
2  EnglandEngland C. Ryder 11 11 11    

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