Badminton seeds defeated

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32707, 9 September 1971, Page 14

Badminton seeds defeated

The young Hawke’s Bay player, P. Shirley caused the first real upset of the New Zealand badminton championships when he beat the national representative and fifth seed. M. Stossel (Wellington), in the third round of the men’s singles last evening.

' The unseeded Shirley demonstrated superb reflexes by reSeatedly managing to retrieve le New Zealand players* smashes, and forcing his opponent into errors. Shirley’s height, aided by a leap into the air on the point of impact, enabled him to produce a very fine smash of his own. The Hawke's Bay player swept through Stoesel’s defence In the first game without allowing his opponent to score. Stoesel made a better beginning in the second game and Shirley succumbed easily after the first half dozen points, in an attempt to reserve his stamina for the deciding game. The over-all score was 154, 2-15, 15-3. Shirley has created a reputation as a “giant-killer” this season. HebeatStossel and another member of this season’s New Zealand Whyte Trophy squad, F. Glrvan (Hawke’s Bay), in the Hdwke’s Bay championships, W. B. Johns (Auckland), a New Zealand representative in the Thomas Cup world final in Kuala Lumpur in 1969, in the North Island and Auckland Centennial championships, and put R. Livingston, the Australian champion, out of the Wellington championships in the first round a fortnight ago. Shirley’s sudden rise could partially be explained by the fact that he has been able to receive regular tuition by, and play against, the New Zealand professional coach, Mr Eddie Ng Boon Ooh, a former Malaysian schoolboy International, who is based in Hawke’s Bay. The seventh seed in the mens singles. D. Reeks (Auckland), became the victim of another upset In the third round when he was beaten by th* unseeded Wellington player, J. Rowe. A player who has been on the verge of greater success since he became a member of the national squad In 1969, Rowe beat Reeks quite comfortably, 154, 15-4. The eighth-seeded D. Gloyn (Manawatu) also had a lucky escape in a hard-fought battle with B. Hall (Auckland). The contest lasted for 55 minutes, with two of the games going into setting, and Gloyn finally winning, 14-18, 18-16, 15-4. All the seeds advanced safely Into the quarter-finals of the women’s singles. However, Miss L. Gow (Auckland), a daughter of Mrs V. Gow, the women’s record-holder for the number of appearances for the Dominion, eliminated Mrs G. Waller (nee Steel), of Wellington, a member of the successful New Zealand Über Cup team last July. Th former New Zealand Thomas Cup squad member, G. A. Miller (Canterbury), who has

had a potentially brilliant career interrupted by a series of injuries, made a welcome return to competition last evening for the first time this season. He partnered J. Patton, the convener of the Canterbury representative selection panel, in the men’s doubles. However, the pair were beaten, 15-13, 18-16, by the third seeds, J. W. Compton and J. Rowe (Wellington). In the women’s doubles, Mrs V. Gow and Miss A. Gow (Auckland) beat the third-seeded pair, Mrs G. Waller (Wellington) and Miss J. Purser (Taranaki), in the second round. Results were:

Man's tingles Third round.—R. Livingston (Australia) beat A. Shannon (oSJSa)TIS4, 15-2; D. Gloyne (Manawatu) beat B. Hall (Auckland), 14-18,1846, 154; W. B. Johns (Auckland) beat P. Gortinge (Taranaki), 15-7, 154; J. W. Compton (Wellington) beat M. Creighton (Otago), IM, 154; J. Rowe (Wellington) beat D. Reeks «r^&ki) IM U?-J: Yoong (Canterbury), 15-3, 15-7; P. Shirley (Hawke’s Bay) beat M. Stossel (Wellington), 154, 2-15, 15-3; R. H. Punier (Taranaki) beat P. V. Boatwood (Canterbury), 15-2, 15-2.

Women's singles Second round. —Mrs A. Branfield (Auckland) beat Miss F. Inglis (Canterbury), .114, 11-1; Miss L. Gow (Auckland) beat Mrs G. Waller (Wellington), 11-9, Ml, 114; Mrs P. Stevens (Northland) beat Miss P. Bullen (Auckland), 11-1, 11-4; Mias F. Walters (Auckland) beat Miss J. Mlles (Canterbury), 11-6, 11-3; Miss G. Tompkins (Wellington) beat Mrs H. Neame (Wellington), 11-6, 11-6; Miss L. Hetherington (Wellington) beat Miss S. (Taranaki), 11-4, 11-5; Miss M. Skeen (Auckland) beat Miss S. McLeod (Taranaki), 114. 11-2; Miss R. Glenle (Auckland) beat Mrs R. Moran (Canterbury), 11-1, 114. Men's doubles First round.—A. Lee and A. Borren (Canterbury) beat G. Parmenter (Otago) and M. Brewer md 1 ? Edgecumbet and G. Ellis (Canteroury) beat N. AUerby and A. Shannon (Oroua), 15-11, 1540: PShirlev and K. Atkinson (Hawke's Bay) beat J. Lang and P. Curtain (Canterbury), 15-5, 15-12; gand G. Glyon (Manawatu) beat B. Wylie and D. B. Reid (Canterbury), 15-9. 15-13. Second round. M. Stossel (Wellington) and W. B. Johns (Auckland) beat J. Robinson and P. Gorringe (Taranaki),- 15-5, 154; P. Whiting and Pat Leng Kon (Canterbury) beat M. Price and A, GrUßtha (Nelson), 1542, 13-18. 154; J. W. Compton and

Picken and P. Tito (Wellington); Shirley and Atkinson beat Gloyn and Gloyn, 154, 15-13; R. Logan (Nelson) and A. G. Duckmanton (Waikato) beat J. B. Sawyer (Wanganui) and E. Harvey (Wellington), 154, 15-7; Edgecumbe and Elis beat Yoong and Boatwood, 18-17, 15-7; Hall and Reeks beat Lee and Borren, 154, 154. Women's doubles First round.—Miss P. Bullen (Auckland) and Mrs H. Mac Donnell (Taranaki) beat Misses A. Wilson (Oroua) and S. Williams (Tiranakl), 17-16, 15-12; Misses O. Mason (Manawatu) and L. Gow (Auckland) beat Mrs L Bassett and Miss A. Roas (Canterbury), 17-14, 15-12; Misses J. and M. Sween (Auckland) beat Mrs K. Lean and Miss J. Mlles (Canterbury). 18-14, 15-6. _ Second round.—Miss G. Tompkins (Wellington) and Mra B. Parr (Auckland) beat Miss F. Inglis and Mrs A. Chambers (Canterbury), 154, 15-5; Mrs R. Moran and Miss T. Mitchell (Canterbury) beat Mra J- Wooster and Miss C. Bryant (Nelson), 1447, 15-12, 15-10; Mr* P. Stevens (Northland) and Miss F. Walter* (Auckland) beat Miss R. Stuart (Nelson) and Mr* B. Anderson (C*nterburv), 15-2, 154; Mr* V. Gow »nd Miss A. Gow (Auckland) beat Mrs G. Waller (Wellington) and Miss J. Purser (Taranaki), 1541. I»4 { Misses C. Coetzer (Manawatu) and B. Coetzer (Hutt Valley) beat Mesdames M. Miller and A. K. Smith (Canterbury), 945, 154, 15-9; Misses J. and M Skeen beat Misses B. Hall and S Dench and Mrs Mac Donnell, 154, IM-Quarter-final. - Tompkins and Parr beat Moran and Mitehell, 154, 154.

Beys’ doubles First round.—N. Skelt *nd K. Grace (Southland) beat G. Yates and G. Connor (Hutt Valley), 15-5, 1540; C. Steel and P. Lenhart (Wellington) beat S. Bresanello and M. Reece (Auckland), 13-15, 154, 184, B. Sanders and D. Curtate (Canterbury) beat C. McCarthy andl D. Senshllwood (Wellington), 15-10, US, 15-7.

Girls' double* First round.-Mi**** D. Primer and M. Connor (Hutt Valley) beat Misses W. Wriker »W1 K. Curtain (WMt Cout), 154, IMS. 15-10; Misses S. Mdtaod (Tarsnakl) and L. Ward (Auckland) beat Misses C. Bullen and A. Gow (Auckland), 154, 154; Misses J. Eden (Nelson) »nd A. Ross (Canterbury) be»t Misses M. Frewen and C. Eder (Southland), IM. 154; Misses S. Well* afid M. Steel (Wellington).beat Misses R. Henderson (Northland) and S. Skeen (Auckland). 15-9. 15-3; Misses S. Horrell and S. Kltehteghsm (Southland) best Misses E. Hasson and K. Bergman (West Coast), IM, 11-15, 15-12.