1st round: [1] Rachael Grinham (AUS) bt [Q] Amelia Pittock (AUS) 9-4, 7-9, 9-0, 9-0 [5] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) bt [Q] Tara Mullins (CAN) 9-6, 9-1, 9-2 [3] Jenny Duncalf (ENG) bt Louise Crome (NZL) 2-9, 9-2, 9-2, 9-5 Line Hansen (DEN) bt [7] Sharon Wee (MAS) 6-9, 9-4, 9-7, 5-9, 9-7 [6] Kasey Brown (AUS) bt Manuela Manetta (ITA) 9-4, 9-3, 9-5 [4] Shelley Kitchen (NZL) bt [Q] Laura Hill (ENG) 9-0, 9-5, 9-2 [8] Latasha Khan (USA) bt [Q] Lauren Siddall (ENG) 6-9, 9-2, 9-3, 9-2 [2] Natalie Grainger (USA) bt Tricia Chuah (MAS) 9-3, 9-3, 9-1
to earn a surprise place in the quarter-finals of the WISPA World Tour Silver event in Poughkeepsie in the US state of New York.
The 24-year-old from Odense recovered from a game down to take a 2/1 lead. But Wee fought back to level the match, then saved a match-ball at 8-4 in the decider to close the gap to just a single point.
Hansen held out, however, and clinched the match 6-9, 9-4, 9-7, 5-9, 9-7.
The Dane will now face England's Jenny Duncalf, the third seed from Yorkshire who beat New Zealand's Louise Crome 2-9, 9-2, 9-2, 9-5.
Event favourite Rachael Grinham was given a scare when fellow Australian Amelia Pittock, a qualifier, took the second game to level the score in their first round match. The three-time British Open champion upped the pace, however, and prevented Pittock from scoring a further point, winning 9-4, 7-9, 9-0, 9-0!
Quarter-final line-up: [1] Rachael Grinham (AUS) v [5] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) [3] Jenny Duncalf (ENG) v Line Hansen (DEN) [4] Shelley Kitchen (NZL) v [6] Kasey Brown (AUS) [2] Natalie Grainger (USA) v [8] Latasha Khan (USA) |