There were 255 World Masters matches today as the action continued at the three clubs hosting this year’s event.
Wanderers Club
Most of the larger 19 categories are now down to the last 16 with some of the smaller draws already at the quarter-final stage – although with plate events set to start there will be no let up in the quantity or quality of squash.
Parkview
As on the first two days there were a number of seeding upsets, the majority of which saw South African players beating minor seeds.
Craig van der Wath at Country Club Johannesburg
The biggest upset so far saw Retha Jacobs beat W34 [3/4] seed Tracy Browne 11-7, 11-4, 12-14, 11-6 in an all-South Africa matchup.
Evening action at Wanderers
Elsewhere five 5/8 seeds were beaten, as below:
M60 Leon Lennox (Rsa) 3-0 [5/8] Tomas Carlsten (Swe) 11-6, 11-9, 11-4
M60 Alf Close (Rsa) 3-1 [5/8] Geoffrey Carter (Rsa) 11-8, 11-9, 8-11, 11-1
W45 Denisa Linhartova (Cze) 3-1 [5/8] Karen Schepers 16-14, 3-11, 11-8, 11-8
W45 Nina Janisch (Ger) 3-2 [5/8] Dione Johnson (Rsa) 7-11, 15-13, 11-7, 10-12, 11-9
W55 Cheryll Strauss (Rsa) 3-1 [5/8] Bettina Peters (Ger) 11-5, 9-11, 11-6, 11-2
Action continues at the three clubs on Day Fourwhen the finals stages of some of the draws will begin to emerge, and we hope to have more detailed coverage – in the meantime follow the updates on the Results and Gallery pages.
