There were no surprises on Day 2 of the Playfair Ltd. / Federal Bookmakers Barbados Squash Open on Tuesday night, June 20th at the Barbados Squash Club (BSC).
In the Men’s A plate competition the 2002 National men’s finalist, Fabian Goodridge, dispatched Craig Archer in straight games for the loss of six points, while national team hopeful John Cumberbatch was even more devastating against the up and coming Don Benn and dropped only three points while progressing to the Plate semi-finals tonight (Wednesday). The current national under-19 champion, Alex Garcia, had to struggle against the promising former junior national player, Steven Miller, before winning in four hard fought games 10/8 9/4 3/9 10/9 in 42 minutes, the longest match of the night.
In the Men’s B first round the majority of the matches held resulted in straight games victories for the higher ranked player. A former national captain, Mickey Armstrong, however was made to work hard by the impressive David Lewis before prevailing in four games 6/9 9/2 9/6 9/0 to reach the quarter final round which will also be played tonight (Wednesday).
Full results from Day 2 on June 20th were as follows (all players from Barbados unless stated otherwise):
Ladies 1st Round: #5 Jenny Armstrong defeated Cilla Seale 9/1 9/1 9/0
Ladies Plate 1st Round: Maia Blackman defeated Zoe Lisk 9/0 9/6 9/7
Ladies Plate 1st Round: Edna Corbette defeated Cilla Seale 6/9 9/5 9/6 9/6
Ladies Plate 1st Round: Tracy Roett defeated Paula Yarde 9/0 9/1 9/0
Men’s A Plate 1st Round: Fabian Goodridge defeated Craig Archer 9/1 9/5 9/0
Men’s A Plate 1st Round: Alex Garcia defeated Steven Miller 10/8 9/4 3/9 10/9
Men’s A Plate 1st Round: John Cumberbatch defeated Don Benn 9/0 9/3 9/0
Men’s B – 1st Round: Mickey Armstrong defeated David Lewis 6/9 9/2 9/6 9/0
Men’s B – 1st Round: Andrew Nunes defeated Frank Jordan 9/1 9/0 9/0
Men’s B – 1st Round: David Foster defeated Sylvester Nurse 9/5 10/9 10/8
Men’s B – 1st Round: Cliff Nolan defeated Orson Simpson 9/4 9/1 9/6
Men’s B – 1st Round: Fredrik Crouzet (Martinique) defeated Jonathan O?Dowd 10/8 9/4 9/1
Men’s B – 1st Round: Alex McDonald defeated Ciaran Raymer 9/6 9/2 9/5
Men’s B – 1st Round: Roger Martin defeated Kieran Young 9/2 9/6 9/4
Men’s B – 1st Round: Tariq Williams (Guyana) defeated Ricky Edwards 9/0 9/2 9/6
Men’s B Plate – Preliminary Round: Michael Best defeated Frank Jordan 1/9 9/2 9/7 10/8
Men’s B Plate – Preliminary Round: Kieran Young defeated Ryan Foster 9/6 9/0 9/1
The top seeded men and ladies all play tonight Wednesday, starting from 5:00 p.m. and continuing until approximately 9:30 p.m. Matches will begin at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday June 22nd and Friday June 23rd at the BSC [427-7913]. All finals will be contested between noon and 5:30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, June 24th. The trophy presentation ceremony will be held at the BSC on Saturday evening also.
