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Top turn-out for tournament in Matamata

Joelle King and Jaclyn Hawkes are among nine of the world's top 20 players entered in the Matamata Open

A major coup for Matamata.

The Waikato town will play host to nine of the world's top 20 women's squash players, at the WSA World Tour's Matamata Open this week.  The $35,000 event is amongst the top dozen on tour as far as prizemoney is concerned, offering the same purse as tournaments in Paris and Greenwich, USA.

Leading the international invasion of the event is Ireland's Madeline Perry, ranked number five in the world.  Perry is one of five quarter-finalists from last weekend's prestigious Australian Open in Canberra who have crossed the ditch to play in Matamata.  The 35-year-old tops the seedings this weekend, ahead of sixth ranked Annie Au from Hong Kong.  Australian Rachael Grinham, a former world number one, is seeded third, followed by New Zealand number one Joelle King.

Two other Kiwis have also gained direct entry to the main draw.  World number 19 Jaclyn Hawkes is seeded eight, while tournament organiser Kylie Lindsay takes on seventh seeded Australian Donna Urquhart in the opening round on Thursday.

The depth of the field is evident from the talent on show in qualifying over the next couple of days.  American Amanda Sobhy, who made the last eight in Canberra, is one of two players in the world's top 30 vying for a spot in the main draw, along with Denmark's Line Hansen.  Others with the credentials to win through to the round of 16 are South African Siyoli Waters, New Zealand's Amanda Landers-Murphy and Czech Olga Ertlova, who are all in the world's top 50, while rising kiwi star Megan Craig is also a chance, having climbed to 51 on the latest rankings.

Matamata Open
First Round
1)Madeline Perry (IRE)vs qualifier
8)Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL) vs Delia Arnold (MAS)
4)Joelle King (NZL) vs qualifier
7)Donna Urquhart (AUS) vs Kylie Lindsay
6)Dipika Pallikal (IND) vs Alison Waters (ENG)
3)Rachael Grinham (AUS) vs qualifier
5)Low Wee Wern (MAS) vs qualifier
2)Annie Au (HKG) vs Emma Beddoes (ENG)

Qualification
Line Hansen (DEN) BYE
Amanda Landers-Murphy (NZL) BYE
Siyoli Waters (RSA) BYE
Lisa Aitken (SCO) vs Chloe Mesic (FRA)
Nadine Cull (NZL) vs Tesni Evans (WAL)
Olga Ertlova (CZE) BYE
Genevieve Lessard (CAN) vs Megan Craig (NZL)
Amanda Sobhy (USA) BYE

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