{"id":16611,"date":"2013-07-23T05:18:03","date_gmt":"2013-07-23T05:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=16611"},"modified":"2013-07-23T05:18:03","modified_gmt":"2013-07-23T05:18:03","slug":"third-time-lucky-for-finitsis-in-tasmania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=16611","title":{"rendered":"Third Time Lucky For Finitsis In Tasmania"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australia’s Steven Finitsis made it third time lucky when he claimed the Tasmanian Open title with a straight games win over India’s Mahesh Mangaonkar in the final of the PSA World Tour Challenger 5 squash event at Eastside Squash Centre in Hobart in Tasmania.<\/p>\n

Finitsis had been runner-up at his last two tournaments in Hong Kong and Melbourne – but was in superb touch in Hobart, not dropping a game on the way to his 11th title on the PSA World Tour.<\/p>\n

The 30-year-old third seed dominated the young Indian in the final, winning 11-5, 11-6, 11-7 to continue his impressive form over the last three weeks.<\/p>\n

“I’m very pleased with the last three tournaments I’ve played in – being runner-up in Hong Kong and Melbourne and going one step further and winning the Tasmanian Open,” said the Amsterdam-based Queenslander.\n<\/p>\n

“Some things have just clicked and a big thanks has to go to my coach Willem (Van Kleeff) and physical trainer Frank (Ruijne) in the Netherlands and my training partners in The Hague.<\/p>\n

“Of course also thanks to Squash Australia and my sponsors AIS, Australian Sports Commission, Burdock Group, Double AR, Wilson and Sportsplaza International for their continued support in my professional career.”<\/p>\n

RESULTS: PSA Challenger 5 Tasmanian Open, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia<\/strong><\/p>\n

1st round:<\/strong><\/p>\n

[1] Mike Corren (AUS) bt Daniel Wright (AUS) 11-8, 11-1, 11-5 (19m)<\/p>\n

[Q] Mark Andrew Burke (BEL) bt Aidan Parkes (AUS) 11-5, 11-6, 11-3 (18m)<\/p>\n

James Skiffington (NZL) bt Matthew Bridle (AUS) 11-2, 11-3, 12-14, 11-7 (31m)<\/p>\n

[7] Sunil Seth (GUY) bt Kwon Hyeon-Jun (KOR) 11-7, 4-11, 6-11, 11-3, 11-7 (52m)<\/p>\n

[6] Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) bt [Q] Paul Tuffin (NZL) 12-10, 11-4, 11-4 (23m)<\/p>\n

Darcy Evans (AUS) bt Thomas Calvert (AUS) 11-8, 11-6, 11-9 (31m)<\/p>\n

Chris van der Salm (NZL) bt [Q] Brendan Ward (AUS) 11-5, 11-3, 11-5 (14m)<\/p>\n

[4] Evan Williams (NZL) bt [Q] Mark de Vries (AUS) 11-5, 11-1, 11-1 (15m)<\/p>\n

[3] Steven Finitsis (AUS) bt David Crossley (AUS) 11-3, 11-3, 11-3 (21m)<\/p>\n

Jaakko Vahamaa (FIN) bt [Q] Rod Harker (AUS) 11-8, 11-3, 11-4 (23m)<\/p>\n

Ben Grindrod (NZL) bt [Q] Tom Strugnell (AUS) 11-3, 11-3, 11-5 (16m)<\/p>\n

Lance James Beddoes (NZL) bt [8] Jan van den Herrewegen (BEL) 11-9, 11-5, 7-11, 15-13 (61m)<\/p>\n

[5] Paul Coll (NZL) bt [Q] Matthew Creely (AUS) 11-7, 11-7, 11-4 (17m)<\/p>\n

Chris Lloyd (NZL) bt Adrian Leanza (USA) 8-11, 11-8, 11-9, 9-11, 11-6 (60m)<\/p>\n

Rhys Dowling (AUS) bt [Q] Brodie Stokes (AUS) 11-6, 11-2, 11-5 (21m)<\/p>\n

[2] Ivan Yuen (MAS) bt Jong Myoung Park (KOR) 4-11, 11-3, 11-3, 12-10 (34m)<\/p>\n

2nd round:<\/strong><\/p>\n

[1] Mike Corren (AUS) bt [Q] Mark Andrew Burke (BEL) 11-7, 11-7, 10-12, 11-6 (50m)<\/p>\n

[7] Sunil Seth (GUY) bt James Skiffington (NZL) 11-6, 11-5, 11-6 (25m)<\/p>\n

[6] Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) bt Darcy Evans (AUS) 11-3, 11-6, 11-5 (30m)<\/p>\n

[4] Evan Williams (NZL) bt Chris van der Salm (NZL) 11-4, 11-5, 11-6 (25m)<\/p>\n

[3] Steven Finitsis (AUS) bt Jaakko Vahamaa (FIN) 11-6, 11-4, 11-1 (26m)<\/p>\n

Lance James Beddoes (NZL) bt Ben Grindrod (NZL) 12-14, 11-9, 11-9, 11-5 (39m)<\/p>\n

[5] Paul Coll (NZL) bt Chris Lloyd (NZL) 11-1, 11-7, 11-4 (20m)<\/p>\n

[2] Ivan Yuen (MAS) bt Rhys Dowling (AUS) 11-5, 3-11, 11-3, 8-11, 11-3 (54m)<\/p>\n

Quarter-finals:<\/p>\n

[1] Mike Corren (AUS) bt [7] Sunil Seth (GUY) 11-5, 5-11, 11-4, 11-5 (39m)<\/p>\n

[6] Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) bt [4] Evan Williams (NZL) 7-11, 11-7, 13-11, 11-5 (64m)<\/p>\n

[3] Steven Finitsis (AUS) bt Lance James Beddoes (NZL) 11-3, 11-4, 11-8 (31m)<\/p>\n

[5] Paul Coll (NZL) bt [2] Ivan Yuen (MAS) 11-1, 11-5, 11-9 (44m)<\/p>\n

Semi-finals:<\/p>\n

[6] Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) bt [1] Mike Corren (AUS) 11-4, 6-11, 11-3, 11-6 (43m)<\/p>\n

[3] Steven Finitsis (AUS) bt [5] Paul Coll (NZL) 11-5, 11-6, 11-7 (42m)<\/p>\n

Final:<\/p>\n

[3] Steven Finitsis (AUS) bt [6] Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) 11-5, 11-6, 11-7 (36m)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Australia’s Steven Finitsis made it third time lucky when he claimed the Tasmanian Open title with a straight games win over India’s Mahesh Mangaonkar in the final of the PSA World Tour Challenger 5 squash event at Eastside Squash Centre in Hobart in Tasmania.<\/p>\n

Finitsis had been runner-up at his last two tournaments in Hong Kong and Melbourne – but was in superb touch in Hobart, not dropping a game on the way to his 11th title on the PSA World Tour.<\/p>\n

The 30-year-old third seed dominated the young Indian in the final, winning 11-5, 11-6, 11-7 to continue his impressive form over the last three weeks.<\/p>\n

“I’m very pleased with the last three tournaments I’ve played in – being runner-up in Hong Kong and Melbourne and going one step further and winning the Tasmanian Open,” said the Amsterdam-based Queenslander.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-others"],"yoast_head":"\nThird Time Lucky For Finitsis In Tasmania - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=16611\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Third Time Lucky For Finitsis In Tasmania - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Australia's Steven Finitsis made it third time lucky when he claimed the Tasmanian Open title with a straight games win over India's Mahesh Mangaonkar in the final of the PSA World Tour Challenger 5 squash event at Eastside Squash Centre in Hobart in Tasmania. 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