Finnish champion Emilia flies home flag
By POKU SALO – Squash Mad Correspondent
The 30th edition of the Savcor Finnish Open in Mikkeli is this year again a women’s event as it was when the event started in 1990.
The first two rounds saw only one upset when Switzerland’s 9-16 seeded Ambre Allinckx beat seventh seed Anna Kimberley from England in four games.
The only Finnish player who survived was the fourth seed, Finnish Champion Emilia Soini, who beat Englands Katia Wells in three straight games.
PSA $12,000 Women’s Savcor Finnish Open 2020, Sport Forum, Mikkeli, Finland.
Quarter Finals:
[1] Milou van der Heijden (NED) v [5] Tessa ter Sluis (NED)
[3] Enora Villard (FRA) v [9/16] Ambre Allinckx (SUI)
[4] Emilia Soini (FIN) v [8] Alice Green (ENG)
[2] Lucy Turmel (ENG) v [6] Catalina Pelaez (COL)
Second Round:
[1] Milou van der Heijden (NED) bt [9/16] Emilia Korhonen (FIN) 11-7, 11-6, 11-3
[5] Tessa ter Sluis (NED) bt Daphne Timmer (NED) 11-3, 11-3, 11-2
[9/16] Ambre Allinckx (SUI) bt [7] Anna Kimberley (ENG) 11-8, 4-11, 11-4, 11-4
[3] Enora Villard (FRA) bt [9/16] Riina Koskinen (FIN) 11-8, 11-2, 11-5
[4] Emilia Soini (FIN) bt [9/16] Katie Wells (ENG) 11-2, 11-1, 11-3
[8] Alice Green (ENG) bt [9/16] Sofía Mateos (ESP) 11-4, 11-6, 11-3
[6] Catalina Pelaez (COL) bt [9/16] Polly Clark (ENG) 11-6, 11-7, 11-4
[2] Lucy Turmel (ENG) bt [9/16] Elise Romba (FRA) 11-4, 11-1, 9-11, 11-1
First Round:
[1] Milou van der Heijden (NED) bye
[9/16] Emilia Korhonen (FIN) bt Meeri Särkkä (FIN) 11-7, 11-3, 11-7
Daphne Timmer (NED) bt [9/16] Chloe Kalvø (NOR) 11-3, 11-3, 11-9
[5] Tessa ter Sluis (NED) bye
[7] Anna Kimberley (ENG) bye
[9/16] Ambre Allinckx (SUI) bt Saara Vanhanen (FIN) 11-6, 11-1, 11-4
[9/16] Riina Koskinen (FIN) bt Kincső Szász (ROM) 11-1, 11-0, 11-3
[3] Enora Villard (FRA) bye
[4] Emilia Soini (FIN) bye
[9/16] Katie Wells (ENG) bt Gabi Fritsche (NED) 11-9, 11-6, 11-4
[9/16] Sofía Mateos (ESP) bt Henrietta Huuhka (FIN) 12-10, 11-5, 10-12, 11-7
[8] Alice Green (ENG) bye
[6] Catalina Pelaez (COL) bye
[9/16] Polly Clark (ENG) bt [WC] Maarit Ekholm (FIN) 11-6, 15-13, 11-9
[9/16] Elise Romba (FRA) bt [WC] Milla Uusitalo (FIN) 11-1, 11-5, 7-11, 11-7
[2] Lucy Turmel (ENG) bye
Pictures courtesy of Finnish Open