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Minneapolis, MN, WPH Press, 8/13/18
Day One
The Wall Ball singles kicked off the day at the World Championships on Monday, as Ireland’s top-seeded Conor McElduff advanced to the final with a clinical victory against New York’s Josef Gotsch, while Vlad Klym won the battle of New York in the bottom half of the draw, ousting Arthur Sayed to advance to the final. The women’s Wall Ball saw defending champion Danielle Daskalakis cruise past Ireland’s Fiona Tully to advance to the final, while Ireland’s sharp-shooting southpaw Martina McMahon advanced to the final in the bottom half, overcoming Spain’s Karen McConney.
Former national champions Willie Polanco and Joe Kaplan will meet in Tuesday’s small ball 1-Wall finals, as Polanco cruised past Eric Lee in the upper bracket and Kaplan had little difficulty in sweeping rising 1-Wall star Steven Woo in the bottom bracket.
The men’s 4-Wall open singles kicks off tomorrow with round of 32 action, while the Wall Ball events will conclude on Tuesday.
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David Fink
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Ireland’s top two 1-Wallers Conor McElduff and Martina McMahon have advanced to the World Open Singles Finals after two excellent semi-final wins today. McElduff accounted for Josef Gotsch (USA) 21- 6, 21-12 while Martina McMahon saw off Karen McConney (T&T) 21-13, 21-3.
McElduff now plays Vlad Klym (USA) in tomorrow’s final at 2pm local time (8pm Irish time). While McMahon plays the top seed Danielle Daskalakis (USA) at 11am tomorrow.
The big guns enter the 4-Wall Championships tomorrow with reigning World Champion Paul Brady and Irish Team Captain Martin Mulkerrins plays Ricardo Fernandez Jr (Mex) and Jeff Strebig (USA) respectively.
Day 5 Key Results (1-Wall) – Monday 13th:
- Mens Open Singles SF: Conor McElduff (Team Ireland) dft Josef Gotsch (USA) 21-6, 21-12
- Mens Open Singles SF: Vlad Klym (USA) dft Arthur Sayed (USA) 21-18, 21-18
- Ladies Open Singles SF: Martina McMahon (Team Ireland) dft Karen McConney (T&T) 21-13, 21-3
- Ladies Open Singles SF: Danielle Daskalakis (USA) dft Fiona Tully (Roscommon) 21-9, 21-7
- Girls 19&U Singles SF: Megan McCann (Team Ireland) dft Sinead Meagher 21-5, 21-5
- Boys 17&U Singles Final: Eimhin O Diolluin dft Eoghan McGinnity (Team Ireland) 21-3, 17-21, 11-0
- Girls 17&U Singles SF: Niamh Heffernan (Team Ireland) dft Mollie Dagg 21-7, 21-17
- Girls 15&U Singles SF: Mairead Fox (Team Ireland) dft Chloe Philpott 21-10, 21-16
Day 6 Key Fixtures (1-Wall) – Tuesday 14th:
- Mens Open Singles Final: Conor McElduff (Team Ireland) v Vlad Klym (USA)
- Ladies Open Singles Final: Danielle Daskalakis (USA) v Martina McMahon (Team Ireland)
- Mens Open Doubles Final: Conor McElduff/Paudi Quish (Team Ireland/Limerick) v Vlad Klym/Ingmar McKenzie (USA)
- Girls 19&U Singles Final: Megan McCann (Team Ireland) v Eimear Ni Bhiadha
- Girls 17&U Singles SF: Niamh Heffernan (Team Ireland) v Leah Doyle
- Girls 15&U Singles SF: Mairead Fox (Team Ireland) v Clodagh Munroe
Day 6 Key Fixtures (4-Wall) – Tuesday 14th:
- Mens Open Singles R32: Paul Brady (Team Ireland) v Ricardo Fernandez Jr (Mex)
- Mens Open Singles R32: Martin Mulkerrins (Team Ireland) v Jeff Strebig (USA)
- Mens Open Singles R32: Robbie McCarthy (Team Ireland) v Quinn Foley (USA)
- Mens Open Singles R32: Diarmuid Nash (Team Ireland) v Loren Collado (USA)