Rory Stewart wins PSA Odense Open

Rory Stewart claimed his 10th PSA World Tour career title with victory over Bernat Jaume of Spain in the final of the PSA Odense Open in Denmark.

Following wins over Mohd Syafiq Kamal of Malaysia, fellow #teamunsquashable player Yannick Wilhelmi of Switzerland & England's Ben Coleman enroute to the final, Rory produced another stunning performance on the all-glass show court at Odense Squash Club to claim an impressive 11-4 11-8 10-12 11-6 victory over the 5th seeded Spaniard to win his third title of the 2022-23 season.

A high quality & entertaining final played in a competitive but good spirit between both players, saw Rory lose the third game on a tie-break before securing a 57-minute.

Professional Squash Association (PSA) Odense Squash Open
Squash Center Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Men’s Final:
[3] Rory Stewart (SCO) bt [5] Bernat Jaume (ESP) 11-4, 11-8, 10-12, 11-6 (57m)

Semi-Finals:
[5] Bernat Jaume (ESP) bt [1] Balázs Farkas (HUN) 7-11, 12-10, 11-7, 11-3 (55m)
[3] Rory Stewart (SCO) bt [9/16] Ben Coleman (ENG) 11-6, 11-8, 11-9 (53m)

Quarter-Finals:
[1] Balázs Farkas (HUN) bt [7] Addeen Idrakie (MAS) 11-6, 11-6, 11-2 (31m)
[5] Bernat Jaume (ESP) bt [9/16] Daniel Poleshchuk (ISR) 11-7, 11-9, 11-8 (39m)
[3] Rory Stewart (SCO) bt [9/16] Yannick Wilhelmi (SUI) 11-6, 11-5, 11-7 (42m)
[9/16] Ben Coleman (ENG) bt [9/16] Owain Taylor (WAL) 10-12, 11-3, 11-2, 11-4 (57m)

2nd Round:
[1] Balázs Farkas (HUN) bt [9/16] Emyr Evans (WAL) 11-5, 13-11, 11-6
[7] Addeen Idrakie (MAS) bt [9/16] Lwamba Chileshe (NZL) 8-11, 11-3, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7
[5] Bernat Jaume (ESP) bt [9/16] Yannik Omlor (GER) 6-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-9
[9/16] Daniel Poleshchuk (ISR) bt [4] Juan Camilo Vargas (COL) 12-10, 11-5, 8-11, 11-6 (48m)
[3] Rory Stewart (SCO) bt [9/16] Mohd Syafiq Kamal (MAS) 11-7, 11-4, 11-6 (29m)
[9/16] Yannick Wilhelmi (SUI) bt [8] Simon Herbert (ENG) 2-11, 14-12, 11-2, 11-9 (45m)
[9/16] Ben Coleman (ENG) bt [6] Mazen Gamal (EGY) 11-4, 6-11, 11-6, 11-1
[9/16] Owain Taylor (WAL) bt [2] Rui Soares (POR) 10-12, 11-5, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9

1st Round:
[1] Balázs Farkas (HUN) bye
[9/16] Emyr Evans (WAL) bt Valentin Rapp (GER) 11-7, 11-6, 11-6 (28m)
[9/16] Lwamba Chileshe (NZL) bt Mohamed Nasser (EGY) 8-11, 11-7, 15-13, 11-8
[7] Addeen Idrakie (MAS) bye
[5] Bernat Jaume (ESP) bye
[9/16] Yannik Omlor (GER) bt Aqeel Rehman (AUT) 11-8, 13-11, 11-4 (37m)
[9/16] Daniel Poleshchuk (ISR) bt Joeri Hapers (BEL) 11-3, 11-8, 11-4 (25m)
[4] Juan Camilo Vargas (COL) bye
[3] Rory Stewart (SCO) bye
[9/16] Mohd Syafiq Kamal (MAS) bt [WC] Joakim Jepsen (DEN) 11-7, 11-4, 11-3 (23m)
[9/16] Yannick Wilhelmi (SUI) bt [WC] Marcus Søby Jepsen (DEN) 11-5, 11-3, 11-7 (26m)
[8] Simon Herbert (ENG) bye
[6] Mazen Gamal (EGY) bye
[9/16] Ben Coleman (ENG) bt [WC] Theis Houlberg (DEN) 12-10, 11-7, 11-6 (35m)
[9/16] Owain Taylor (WAL) bt Andrés Herrera (COL) 10-12, 11-9, 11-5, 14-12 (78m)
[2] Rui Soares (POR) bye

Rory Stewart reaches PSA Odense Open Final
Rory Stewart of Scotland showed all his battling qualities & pure class to progress to the final of the PSA Odense Open in Denmark with an 11-6 11-8 11-9 victory over Ben Coleman of England.

All three games of the 53-minute semi-final were competitive, but it was the Scot who showed a greater range of attacking weapons who advanced to the final.

The 26-year-old Scot who is at a career-high No.55 in the PSA World Rankings will face fifth seed Bernat Jaume of Spain in the final on the all-glass show court at Odense Squash Club.

Rory Stewart & Bernat Jaume have played twice before on the PSA World Tour with the Spaniard winning on both occasions, although their last meeting was an 86-minute, five-game battle at last year's PSA Everbright Securities International Hong Kong Squash Open.

Professional Squash Association (PSA) Odense Squash Open
Squash Center Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Men’s Semi-Final:
[3] Rory Stewart (SCO) bt [9/16] Ben Coleman (ENG) 11-6 11-8 11-9

Rory Stewart wins all-UNSQUASHABLE quarter-final at PSA Odense Open
Rory Stewart of Scotland defeated fellow #teamunsquashable player Yannick Wilhelmi of Switzerland 11-6 11-5 11-7 in a closely contested quarter-final of the PSA Odense Open in Denmark.

The third seeded Scot will face Ben Coleman of England in the semi-final at the Odense Squash Club.

Professional Squash Association (PSA) Odense Squash Open
Squash Center Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Men’s Quarter-Final:
[3] Rory Stewart (SCO) bt [9/16] Yannick Wilhelmi (SUI) 11-6 11-5 11-7

Yannick Wilhelmi to face Rory Stewart in PSA Odense Open quarter-fianls
Yannick Wilhelmi of Switzerland will today face fellow #teamunsquashable player Rory Stewart of Scotland in the quarterfinals of the PSA Odense Open in Denmark.

The 21-year old Swiss defeated 8th seed Simon Herbert of England 2-11 14-12 11-2 11-9 in 45-minutes whilst 3rd seed Rory Stewart beat Mohd Syafiq Kamal of Malaysia 11-7 11-4 11-6 in 29-minutes in his 2nd round match at the Odense Squash Club.

Lwamba Chileshe of New Zealand & Danish No.1 Klara Møller were both denied quarter-final places with Lwamba beaten in five tightly contested games by 7th seed Addeen Idrakie of Malaysia & Klara beaten by 6th seed Kaitlyn Watts in an equally competitive four-game contest.

Professional Squash Association (PSA) Odense Squash Open
Squash Center Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Men’s Quarter-Finals:
[3] Rory Stewart (SCO) v [9/16] Yannick Wilhelmi (SUI)

Men’s 2nd Round:
[7] Addeen Idrakie (MAS) bt [9/16] Lwamba Chileshe (NZL) 8-11 11-3 8-11 11-7 11-7
[3] Rory Stewart (SCO) bt [9/16] Mohd Syafiq Kamal (MAS) 11-7 11-4 11-6
Women’s 2nd Round:
[6] Kaitlyn Watts (NZL) bt Klara Møller (DEN) 11-4 11-13 11-8 11-9

Klara Møller, Lwamba Chileshe & Yannick Wilhelmi join Rory Stewart in 2nd round of PSA Odense Open
Danish No.1 Klara Møller defeated Ali Loke of Wales 12-10 11-8 11-3 in 26 minutes on the opening day of the PSA Odense Open to book her place in the 2nd round where she will play Kaitlyn Watts of New Zealand.

Fellow #teamunsquashable players Lwamba Chileshe of New Zealand & Yannick Wilhelmi of Switzerland both recorded 1st round victories at the Odense Squash Club in Denmark.

Lwamba Chileshe beat Mohamed Nasser of Egypt 8-11 11-7 15-13 11-8 in 54-minutse, whilst Yannick Wilhelmi beat Wild Card Marcus Soby Jepsen of Denmark 11-5 11-3 11-7 in 26-minutres.

Third seed Rory Stewart of Scotland received a bye in the 1st round & will today face Mohammad Syafiq Kamal of Malaysia. Lwamba Chileshe will face Malaysia Addeen Idrakie in his 2nd round match with Yannick Wilhelmi playing Simon Herbert of England.

Professional Squash Association (PSA) Odense Squash Open
Squash Center Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Men’s 1st Round:
Lwamba Chileshe (NZL) bt Mohamed Nasser (EGY) 8-11 11-7 15-13 11-8
Yannick Wilhelmi (SUI) bt [WC] Marcus Soby Jepsen (DEN) 11-5 11-3 11-7
Women’s 1st Round:
Klara Møller (DEN) bt Ali Loke (WAL) 12-10 11-8 11-3

Klara Møller, Rory Stewart, Lwamba Chileshe & Yannick Wilhelmi to compete in PSA Odense Open in Denmark
The PSA Odense Open gets underway today in Denmark & Danish No.1 Klara Møller is excited to be playing on home soil at the Odense Squash Club.

21-year-old Klara Møller is the Danish No.1 & having recently moved to Odense is looking forward to playing in front of a home crowd.

“I think I’m playing well at the moment. I’m in a good place both physically & mentally. Training is going well & I can feel that I’m constantly improving, which really motivates me to keep training hard,” she explained.

“I’ve been looking forward to this since March last year! I’m permanently living in Odense now, so it’s going to be even more special this year.

“I spend some time training the juniors & I also practice with some of the men at the club & the atmosphere is just phenomenal. People are just so nice & I feel really welcome. Besides that, I have a lot of friends who are planning to come & cheer for me. Can’t wait!”

Klara Møller made the 2nd round of last year’s PSA Odense Open & also won her maiden PSA World Tour event at the end of 2022 when she defeated compatriot Caroline Lyng in the final of the PSA Wake Up Squash Angers International in France.

“It obviously felt so good claiming my first Tour title & it was definitely a bit of a confidence boost. I didn’t expect it to happen that soon & now I’m just hungry for more!

“As I don’t play a lot of tournaments because of my studies, there’s still a long way to go. I don’t want to put any unnecessary pressure on myself. As long as I’m enjoying myself & my squash, I believe the results will come & eventually I’ll break into the world’s top 100.”

Klara Møller will compete this week in Odense alongside #teamunsquashable players Rory Stewart of Scotland. Lwamba Chileshe of New Zealand & Yannick Wilhelmi of Switzerland.

Professional Squash Association (PSA) Odense Squash Open
Men’s 1st Round Draw:
[9/16] Lwamba Chileshe (NZL) v Mohamed Nasser (EGY)
[3] Rory Stewart (SCO) – [Bye]
[9/16] Yannick Wilhelmi (SUI) v [WC] Marcus Soby Jepsen (DEN)

Professional Squash Association (PSA) Odense Squash Open
Women’s 1st Round Draw:
Klara Møller (DEN) v [9/16] Ali Loke (WAL)