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August 3, 2015
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Binnie, Mahfood win All Jamaica squash titles |
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CHRIS Chris Binnie claimed his sixth title and Mary Mahfood won her first senior trophy as the WATA All Jamaica Squash Championships wrapped up at the Liguanea Club in Kingston over the weekend. Facing his strongest competition in recent years, Binnie pulled out all the stops to beat his fellow professional player, Lewis Walters, who was out to end Binnie's dominance on local soil. With one game under his belt, the reigning national and Caribbean champion, grew in confidence, convincingly winning the second game and then staving off a third game rally to beat Walters 15-13, 11-4, 11-9. "It was one of the toughest finals I've had at the All Jamaica because Lewis is such a strong player so I'm very happy that I came out on top because no matter where in the world I play it means a lot to me to defend my national title," Binnie said. In the ladies competition, Mahfood delivered a commanding performance to beat Alyssa Mullings 11-9, 11-4, 11-8 and dethrone the two-time champion. The win gave Mahfood, the current All Jamaica Under-19 champion, her first senior title and an edge over Mullings, her teammate and arch-rival. "It's never easy to play Alyssa because she's such a fighter, but I've been working on my game playing on the US college circuit, and I've sharpened my match skills, so I'm very happy with my performance at this tournament," Mahfood said. Mahfood was also voted most outstanding female player, while senior national team player, Bruce Burrowes was the most outstanding male. The gutsy journeyman prevailed 14-12, 6-11, 11-6, 8-11, 14-12 to beat Julian Morrison for third place, making him the top amateur player in the men's draw. |
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