All England Final In Rhiwbina PSA Welsh Open Squash

Leading Welsh and World referee Roy Gingell is at the centre of this picture showing the attendance at the Welsh Open 2017.

All England Final In Rhiwbina PSA Welsh Open Squash

Patrick Rooney, a teenage squash professional from St Helens in Merseyside, left Welsh squash fans disappointed at Rhiwbina SRC.

The 19-year-old Rooney, ranked 104 in the World, defeated home favourite Peter Creed in four games.

Caerphilly-born Creed, who plays out of the Rhiwbina club, won the first game 11-6, but Rooney hit back to win the next three 11-8, 11-5, 11-6.

Eighth seed Rooney joined the PSA World Tour three years ago, won silver at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Samoa during 2015 and gold in the European Junior u-19 Championship.

He plays Leicester-born George Parker in the Rhiwbina PSA $10,000 World Tour Tournament final in Cardiff.

Qualifier Parker, 21, defeated top seed and fellow Englishmen Joshua Masters in his Welsh Open semi-final, winning 11-8, 11-9, 11-9.

The Rhiwbina event attracted players rated in the World’s top 100.

Attendances have been excellent all week and the semi-finals were sold out.

First round results, seedings in brackets: 

(1) Joshua Masters (England) beat Lyell Fuller (England) 10-12, 11-4. 11-6, 11-8

Ahsan Ayaz (Pakistan) beat (5) Kristian Frost (Denmark) 7-11, 4-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-9

(Qualifier) George Parker (England) beat (6) Jan Van Den Herrenwegen (Belgium) 11-4, 7-11, 11-9, 11-8

(4) Mahesh Mangaonkar (India) beat (Qu) Emyr Evans (Wales) 11-8, 10-12, 11-1, 10-12, 11-6.

(3) Carlos Cornes (Spain) beat (wildcard) Sam Fenwick (Wales) 11-6, 11-9, 11-6

(Qu) Mark Fuller (England) beat (8) Patrick Rooney (England) 14-12, 11-4, 11-6

Ammar Altamimi (Kuwait) beat (7) Dougie Kempsell (Scotland) 12-10, 8-11, 11-8, 12-10

(2) Peter Creed (Wales) beat (Qu) Brian Byrne (Ireland) 11-3, 11-3, 11-3

Quarter-final results: 

(1) Joshua Masters beat Ahsan Ayaz 11-7, 11-7, 11-7 (33 mins)

(Qu) George Parker beat Mahesh Mangaonkar 6-11, 11-3, 11-3, 11-6 (44 mins)

(8) Patrick Rooney beat (3) Carlos Cornes 9-11, 11-7, 11-2, 9-11, 11-4

(2) Peter Creed beat Ammar Altamimi 11-6, 9-11, 11-7, 11-5 (53 mins)

Rhiwbina PSA Semi-finals: 

George Parker beat Joshua Masters 11-8, 11-9, 11-9

Patrick Rooney beat Peter Creed 6-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-6

The final is at Rhiwbina SRC on Sunday (3pm).

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