Rory Stewart reaches Scottish National Championship final
May 21 2024
UNSQUASHABLE player Rory Stewart consolidated his position as Scotland No.2 but was a maiden Scottish Squash National Championship title by top seed Greg Lobban at the Newlands Lawn Tennis & Squash Club, Glasgow, Scotland.
The Scottish No.2 defeated John Green 11-8 11-4 11-6 in his opening match, having received a bye in the 1st round, before beating Matthew Bedwell 11-6 11-5 11-4 in the quarter-finals and 3rd seed Alasdair Prott 11-6 11-4 9-11 11-8 in the semi-finals.
In the eagerly anticipated final, Rory Stewart was denied 11-5 11-9 11-1 by Scottish No.1 Greg Lobban.
Scottish National Squash Championships 2024, Newlands LT & SC, Glasgow, Scotland
Men’s Final:
[1] Greg Lobban bt [2] Rory Stewart 11-5, 11-9, 11-1 (46m)
Men’s Final Third Place Play-Off:
[3] Alasdair Prott bt [5] John Meehan 11-7, 11-7, 11-2
Men’s Semi-Finals:
[1] Greg Lobban bt [5] John Meehan 11-5, 11-7, 11-7
[2] Rory Stewart bt [3] Alasdair Prott 11-6, 11-4, 9-11, 11-8
Men’s Quarter-Finals:
[1] Greg Lobban bt [8] Andrew Glen11-4, 11-3, 11-4
[5] John Meehan bt [4] Martin Ross 11-5, 11-8, 11-8
[3] Alasdair Prott bt [6] Rory Richmond 11-6, 11-6, 11-4
[2] Rory Stewart bt [7] Matthew Bedwell 11-6, 11-5, 11-4
Men’s 2nd Round:
[1] Greg Lobban bt Christopher Murphy 11-5, 11-3, 11-2
[8] Andrew Glen bt [9] Craig Valente-Wallace 11-5, 11-5, 11-8
[5] John Meehan bt [12] Fraser Steven 11-5, 11-5, 11-8
[4] Martin Ross bt [13] Finlay Scott 11-7, 11-4, 10-12, 11-8
[3] Alasdair Prott bt [14] Oliver Hunter 11-6, 11-6, 11-6
[6] Rory Richmond bt [11] Chris Shinnie 11-9, 11-5, 11-5
[7] Matthew Bedwell bt [10] Finlay Halton 11-9, 3-11, 11-7, 13-11
[2] Rory Stewart bt John Green 11-8, 11-4, 11-6
Men’s 1st Round:
[1] Greg Lobban bye
Christopher Murphy bt [16] Murdo Mackenzie 11-6, 11-8, 4-11, 11-9
[9] Craig Valente-Wallace bt James Beaumont 11-1, 11-2, 11-2
[8] Andrew Glen bt Paul Sweeney 11-4, 11-1, 11-3
[5] John Meehan bt Billy McLafferty 11-1, 11-1, 11-2
[12] Fraser Steven bt Jesse Mills 11-8, 11-2, 11-6
[13] Finlay Scott bt Christopher Wilson 11-1, 11-1, 11-1
[4] Martin Ross bt Peter Macari 11-6, 11-5, 11-2
[3] Alasdair Prott bye
[14] Oliver Hunter bt Thomas Clark 11-6, 11-3, 3-11, 11-4
[11] Chris Shinnie bt Cailean McAlpine 11-4, 11-1, 11-2
[6] Rory Richmond bt Scott Ballentyne 11-2, 11-4, 11-4
[7] Matthew Bedwell bt David Morrison 11-3, 11-9, 11-3
[10] Finlay Halton bt Archie Niven 15-13, 13-11, 11-3
John Green bt [15] Bruno Macari Shaw 11-2, 11-8, 11-2
[2] Rory Stewart bye