Tournaments - Professional Squash Association

Main Draw

24 - 27 Sep
Venue

Prague, Czech Republic
Prize

$5,000 (m) / $5,000 (w)
Website

Overview

Men's Event

England's Mark Fuller claimed his maiden PSA World Tour title with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Douglas Kempsell in the final of the Prague Open, PSA M5 tournament.

The number six seed earned his place in the showpiece event after superb straight games victories over Daniel Poleshchuk and Sebastiaan Weenink in the quarter-final and semi-final, respectively while Kempsell overcame home favourite Jan Koukal in his last four fixture.

Fuller, who had lost to Kempsell in all three of the pair's previous encounters, started slowly with Kempsell in the driving seat throughout the match's opening stages after a number of long and patient rallies. However, Fuller managed to take four points without reply towards the end of the game to take the lead with an 11-9 margin of victory. World No.112 Kempsell stormed back though in the second game to level proceedings.

Kempsell was appearing in his fourth final in his last five PSA World Tour events and looked to be closing in on the victory when he claimed the third game 11-8 to go ahead for the first time in the encounter. A good start from Fuller in the fourth enabled the 30-year-old to draw level and send the match into a dramatic fifth and final game after an 11-7 triumph.

The two traded frenetic blows as the encounter drew to a close but it was Fuller who amassed four championship balls in the latter stages. Kempsell saved three of them but couldn't return a tight forehand drive from Fuller which brought the titanic battle to an end after 92 minutes with an 11-9, 7-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-9 victory in Fuller's favour.

“It was a fantastic week in Prague with a superbly organized tournament,” said Fuller.

“I have really enjoyed it. It was a really good match. Dougie fights for every ball so you have to keep playing and battling if you want to beat him.

“I have played so many of these tournaments and seen so many people win titles. It is a fantastic feeling to finally win one myself.”

Result – Final: Prague Open 2015
[6] Mark Fuller (ENG) bt [3] Douglas Kempsell (SCO) 3-2: 11-9, 7-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-9 (92m)

Women's Event

Former World No.2 Natalie Grinham lifted her first PSA World Tour title since 2013 with a 3-1 defeat of top seed Deon Saffery in the final of the Prague Open, PSA W5 event.

The Dutchwoman booked her place in the final after defeating Egyptian qualifier Hana Moataz in the semi-final stage while Saffery came through in four games with a win over Mayar Hany.

The opening game was an entertaining affair that saw both players achieve multiple game balls before Saffery eventually took the lead with an 16-14 victory. The second was a very high-quality game which saw both players move each other around the court with a multitude of sumptuous shots that had the gathered spectators on their feet time and time again. Grinham just managed to pull away to claim the game and draw level.

37-year-old Grinham came out on top in a dramatic third game as well which featured a number of high-octane rallies taking centre stage as both players sought to gain the initiative. Grinham narrowly managed to edge a 12-10 tie-break to take a 2-1 advantage heading in to game four.

She raced into an early lead courtesy of some mistakes from Saffery and controlled the rest of the game to earn a 14-16, 11-8, 12-10, 11-5 victory, capturing her first PSA World Tour title of 2015 in the process.

“It was a nice match to play,” said Grinham.

“Deon is a very handy player. She has a great hold and sent me he wrong way quite a few times. The third game was crucial.

“I’m happy I managed to get this one. I am really happy that I have won my first PSA World Tour title since having my second child.”

Result – Final: Prague Open 2015
[2] Natalie Grinham (NED) bt [1] Deon Saffery (WAL) 3-1: 14-16, 11-8, 12-10, 11-5 (36m)

Top Seeds

1	S. Weenink (233)
2	J. Koukal (151)
3	D. Kempsell (113)
4	D. Poleshchuk (515)
5	B. Fischer (169)
6	M. Fuller (176)
7	J. Daehler (158)
8	P. Miescher (314)

1	D. Saffery (81)
2	N. Grinham (69)
3	M. Hany (40)
4	V. Temple-Murray (225)
5	S. Kandra (137)
6	C. Mesic (106)
7	M. Nasser (51)
8	G. Kennedy (179)

Sep

28

Fuller Secures First PSA Title in Prague

Sep

27

Saffery and Grinham to Meet in Women's Prague Open Final

Sep

27

Top Seeds Downed as Fuller and Kempsell Get Set for Prague Open Final

Sep

26

Moataz Slays Kennedy in Women's Prague Open

Sep

25

Powerful Encounters in Store at Prague Open

Sep

25

Delsinne Secures Women's Prague Open Main Draw Berth

Sep

25

Kviecinsky Downs De La Torre in Prague

Sep

24

Women's Prague Open Off to a Start

Sep

24

Upsets Aplenty in Prague Open Qualifying

Round 1

Final round

Round 1

Thu 24th Sep

Miroslav Celler (1)

SVK

1-3 (11-8, 3-11, 2-11, 5-11)

Petr Martin

CZE
Thu 24th Sep

Vojtech Ryba

CZE

0-3 (3-11, 7-11, 5-11)

Phil Nightingale (5)

ENG
Thu 24th Sep

Peter Kviecinsky

SVK

3-2 (8-11, 11-4, 9-11, 11-8, 11-3)

Ondrej Ertl

CZE
Thu 24th Sep

Marek Lapacek

CZE

1-3 (4-11, 6-11, 11-7, 2-11)

Antonio De La Torre (4)

GUA
Thu 24th Sep

Nick Mulvey (3)

ENG

3-1 (2-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-5)

Jakub Solnicky

CZE
Thu 24th Sep

Filip Kocarek

CZE

0-3 (1-11, 6-11, 4-11)

Ondrej Uherka (6)

CZE
Thu 24th Sep

Julian Tomlinson (7)

ENG

3-1 (11-5, 11-13, 11-5, 12-10)

Petr Zatrepalek

CZE
Thu 24th Sep

David Zeman

CZE

3-2 (4-11, 11-5, 11-9, 7-11, 15-13)

Remo Handl (2)

SUI

Final round

Thu 24th Sep

Petr Martin

CZE

3-1 (11-8, 12-14, 11-4, 11-4)

Phil Nightingale (5)

ENG

Qualifier #1: Petr Martin

CZE
Thu 24th Sep

Peter Kviecinsky

SVK

3-0 (11-7, 11-6, 11-5)

Antonio De La Torre (4)

GUA

Qualifier #2: Peter Kviecinsky

SVK
Thu 24th Sep

Nick Mulvey (3)

ENG

3-0 (11-5, 12-10, 11-9)

Ondrej Uherka (6)

CZE

Qualifier #3: Nick Mulvey

ENG
Thu 24th Sep

Julian Tomlinson (7)

ENG

3-1 (11-5, 11-6, 10-12, 11-2)

David Zeman

CZE

Qualifier #4: Julian Tomlinson

ENG

Round 1

Quarter final

Semi final

Final

Round 1

Fri 25th Sep

Sebastiaan Weenink (1)

NED

3-0 (11-7, 11-9, 13-11)

Julian Tomlinson

ENG
Fri 25th Sep

Martin Svec

CZE

3-1 (11-9, 12-10, 12-14, 11-8)

Jonas Daehler (7)

SUI
Fri 25th Sep

Mark Fuller (6)

ENG

3-1 (10-12, 11-6, 11-5)

Peter Kviecinsky

SVK
Fri 25th Sep

Jaakko Vähämaa

FIN

1-3 (10-12, 7-11, 11-6, 9-11)

Daniel Poleshchuk (4)

ISR
Fri 25th Sep

Douglas Kempsell (3)

SCO

3-0 (11-4, 11-2, 11-1)

Jakob Dirnberger

AUT
Fri 25th Sep

Petr Martin

CZE

1-3 (3-11, 7-11, 11-8, 8-11)

Benjamin Fischer (5)

SUI
Fri 25th Sep

Patrick Miescher (8)

SUI

1-3 (11-9, 8-11, 13-15, 10-12)

Nick Mulvey

ENG
Fri 25th Sep

Daniel Mekbib

CZE

2-3 (5-11, 9-11, 13-11, 12-10, 7-11)

Jan Koukal (2)

CZE

Quarter final

Fri 25th Sep

Sebastiaan Weenink (1)

NED

3-1 (11-8, 10-12, 13-11, 11-6)

Martin Svec

CZE
Fri 25th Sep

Mark Fuller (6)

ENG

3-0 (11-7, 13-11, 11-6)

Daniel Poleshchuk (4)

ISR
Fri 25th Sep

Douglas Kempsell (3)

SCO

3-2 (6-11, 11-8, 9-11, 15-13, 13-11)

Benjamin Fischer (5)

SUI
Fri 25th Sep

Nick Mulvey

ENG

0-3 (2-11, 8-11, 7-11)

Jan Koukal (2)

CZE

Semi final

Sat 26th Sep

Sebastiaan Weenink (1)

NED

0-3 (2-11, 7-11, 6-11)

Mark Fuller (6)

ENG
Sat 26th Sep

Douglas Kempsell (3)

SCO

3-0 (11-9, 11-7, 11-9)

Jan Koukal (2)

CZE

Final

Sun 27th Sep

Mark Fuller (6)

ENG

3-2 (11-9, 7-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-9)

Douglas Kempsell (3)

SCO

Winner: Mark Fuller

ENG

Round 1

Final round

Round 1

Thu 24th Sep

Tessa ter Sluis (1)

NED

Bye
Thu 24th Sep

Denisa Peleskova

CZE

1-3 (11-8, 7-11, 8-11, 3-11)

Marta Latorre (7)

ESP
Thu 24th Sep

Charlotte Delsinne (5)

FRA

3-2

-
Thu 24th Sep

Nadia Pfister (3)

SUI

Bye
Thu 24th Sep

Nada Elkalaawy (4)

ENG

Bye
Thu 24th Sep

Eliska Jiraskova

0-3 (5-11, 8-11, 5-11)

Eva Fertekova (8)

CZE
Thu 24th Sep

Katrina Burrows (6)

ENG

0-3 (9-11, 6-11, 2-11)

Zuzana Kubanova

CZE
Thu 24th Sep

Hana Moataz (2)

EGY

Bye

Final round

Thu 24th Sep

Tessa ter Sluis (1)

NED

3-1 (5-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-8)

Marta Latorre (7)

ESP

Qualifier #1: Tessa ter Sluis

NED
Thu 24th Sep

Charlotte Delsinne (5)

FRA

3-1 (11-5, 10-12, 11-2, 11-8)

Nadia Pfister (3)

SUI

Qualifier #2: Charlotte Delsinne

FRA
Thu 24th Sep

Nada Elkalaawy (4)

ENG

3-1 (9-11, 11-4, 11-2, 11-3)

Eva Fertekova (8)

CZE

Qualifier #3: Nada Elkalaawy

ENG
Thu 24th Sep

Zuzana Kubanova

CZE

0-3 (8-11, 13-15, 3-11)

Hana Moataz (2)

EGY

Qualifier #4: Hana Moataz

EGY

Round 1

Quarter final

Semi final

Final

Round 1

Fri 25th Sep

Deon Saffery (1)

WAL

3-1 (10-12, 11-5, 11-6, 11-9)

Alison Thomson

SCO
Fri 25th Sep

Nada Elkalaawy

ENG

2-3 (9-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-5, 11-13)

Menna Nasser (7)

EGY
Fri 25th Sep

Sina Kandra (5)

GER

3-0 (11-6, 11-8, 11-9)

Enora Villard

FRA
Fri 25th Sep

Tessa ter Sluis

NED

0-3 (7-11, 6-11, 9-11)

Mayar Hany (3)

EGY
Fri 25th Sep

Victoria Temple-Murray (4)

ENG

3-1 (11-5, 11-6, 9-11, 11-8)

Anna Serme

CZE
Fri 25th Sep

Hana Moataz

EGY

3-1 (11-5, 11-5, 5-11, 11-6)

Georgina Kennedy (8)

ENG
Fri 25th Sep

Chloe Mesic (6)

FRA

3-0 (11-2, 11-7, 11-7)

Charlotte Delsinne

FRA
Fri 25th Sep

Nada Abbas

EGY

0-3 (7-11, 4-11, 8-11)

Natalie Grinham (2)

NED

Quarter final

Fri 25th Sep

Deon Saffery (1)

WAL

3-0 (11-6, 12-10, 12-10)

Menna Nasser (7)

EGY
Fri 25th Sep

Sina Kandra (5)

GER

0-3 (9-11, 10-12, 6-11)

Mayar Hany (3)

EGY
Fri 25th Sep

Victoria Temple-Murray (4)

ENG

1-3 (8-11, 8-11, 11-7, 10-12)

Hana Moataz

EGY
Fri 25th Sep

Chloe Mesic (6)

FRA

1-3 (11-9, 5-11, 3-11, 3-11)

Natalie Grinham (2)

NED

Semi final

Sat 26th Sep

Deon Saffery (1)

WAL

3-1 (11-9, 11-4, 10-12, 11-6)

Mayar Hany (3)

EGY
Sat 26th Sep

Hana Moataz

EGY

0-3 (5-11, 6-11, 5-11)

Natalie Grinham (2)

NED

Final

Sun 27th Sep

Deon Saffery (1)

WAL

1-3 (16-14, 8-11, 10-12, 5-11)

Natalie Grinham (2)

NED

Winner: Natalie Grinham

NED

Final Sun, 27th September 2015

Player	Games	Results
Mark Fuller M. Fuller [6]	3	11	7	8	11	11
Douglas Kempsell D. Kempsell [3]	2	9	11	11	7	9

Semi final Sat, 26th September 2015

Player	Games	Results
Sebastiaan Weenink S. Weenink [1]	0	2	7	6
Mark Fuller M. Fuller [6]	3	11	11	11

Douglas Kempsell D. Kempsell [3]	3	11	11	11
Jan Koukal J. Koukal [2]	0	9	7	9

Quarter final Fri, 25th September 2015

Player	Games	Results
Sebastiaan Weenink S. Weenink [1]	3	11	10	13	11
Martin Svec M. Svec	1	8	12	11	6

Mark Fuller M. Fuller [6]	3	11	13	11
Daniel Poleshchuk D. Poleshchuk [4]	0	7	11	6

Douglas Kempsell D. Kempsell [3]	3	6	11	9	15	13
Benjamin Fischer B. Fischer [5]	2	11	8	11	13	11

Nick Mulvey N. Mulvey	0	2	8	7
Jan Koukal J. Koukal [2]	3	11	11	11

Round 1 Fri, 25th September 2015

Player	Games	Results
Sebastiaan Weenink S. Weenink [1]	3	11	11	13
Julian Tomlinson J. Tomlinson	0	7	9	11

Martin Svec M. Svec	3	11	12	12	11
Jonas Daehler J. Daehler [7]	1	9	10	14	8

Mark Fuller M. Fuller [6]	3	10	11	11	11
Peter Kviecinsky P. Kviecinsky	1	12	6	0	5

Jaakko Vähämaa J. Vähämaa	1	10	7	11	9
Daniel Poleshchuk D. Poleshchuk [4]	3	12	11	6	11

Douglas Kempsell D. Kempsell [3]	3	11	11	11
Jakob Dirnberger J. Dirnberger	0	4	2	1

Petr Martin P. Martin	1	3	7	11	8
Benjamin Fischer B. Fischer [5]	3	11	11	8	11

Patrick Miescher P. Miescher [8]	1	11	8	13	10
Nick Mulvey N. Mulvey	3	9	11	15	12

Daniel Mekbib D. Mekbib	2	5	9	13	12	7
Jan Koukal J. Koukal [2]	3	11	11	11	10	11

Final Sun, 27th September 2015

Player	Games	Results
Deon Saffery D. Saffery [1]	1	16	8	10	5
Natalie Grinham N. Grinham [2]	3	14	11	12	11

Semi final Sat, 26th September 2015

Player	Games	Results
Deon Saffery D. Saffery [1]	3	11	11	10	11
Mayar Hany M. Hany [3]	1	9	4	12	6

Hana Moataz H. Moataz	0	5	6	5
Natalie Grinham N. Grinham [2]	3	11	11	11

Quarter final Fri, 25th September 2015

Player	Games	Results
Deon Saffery D. Saffery [1]	3	11	12	12
Menna Nasser M. Nasser [7]	0	6	10	10

Sina Kandra S. Kandra [5]	0	9	10	6
Mayar Hany M. Hany [3]	3	11	12	11

Victoria Temple-Murray V. Temple-Murray [4]	1	8	8	11	10
Hana Moataz H. Moataz	3	11	11	7	12

Chloe Mesic C. Mesic [6]	1	11	5	3	3
Natalie Grinham N. Grinham [2]	3	9	11	11	11

Round 1 Fri, 25th September 2015

Player	Games	Results
Deon Saffery D. Saffery [1]	3	10	11	11	11
Alison Thomson A. Thomson	1	12	5	6	9

Nada Elkalaawy N. Elkalaawy	2	9	11	10	11	11
Menna Nasser M. Nasser [7]	3	11	7	12	5	13

Sina Kandra S. Kandra [5]	3	11	11	11
Enora Villard E. Villard	0	6	8	9

Tessa ter Sluis T. Sluis	0	7	6	9
Mayar Hany M. Hany [3]	3	11	11	11

Victoria Temple-Murray V. Temple-Murray [4]	3	11	11	9	11
Anna Serme A. Serme	1	5	6	11	8

Hana Moataz H. Moataz	3	11	11	5	11
Georgina Kennedy G. Kennedy [8]	1	5	5	11	6

Chloe Mesic C. Mesic [6]	3	11	11	11
Charlotte Delsinne C. Delsinne	0	2	7	7

Nada Abbas N. Abbas	0	7	4	8
Natalie Grinham N. Grinham [2]	3	11	11	11

Prague Open 2015

Overview

Top Seeds

Round 1

Final round

Round 1

Quarter final

Semi final

Final

Round 1

Final round

Round 1

Quarter final

Semi final

Final

Final Sun, 27th September 2015

Semi final Sat, 26th September 2015

Quarter final Fri, 25th September 2015

Round 1 Fri, 25th September 2015

Final Sun, 27th September 2015

Semi final Sat, 26th September 2015

Quarter final Fri, 25th September 2015

Round 1 Fri, 25th September 2015

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