SquashSite – all about Squash [1] Baptiste Masotti (Fra) 3-2 [2] Greg Lobban  (Sco)  9-11 Top seed Baptiste Masotti is the only Frenchman through to the last four in Lagourd after a straight-game win over Declan James Eighth seed Ivan Yuen got the better of fellow Malaysian Syafiq Kamal to set up a meeting with Masotti No home joy in the bottom half of the draw as George Parker ended the run of Toufik Mekhalfi PETALING JAYA: It was joy for squash player Yee Xin Ying after she emerged as champion in the Open de Lagord event in France 11-2 in the final of the Professional Squash Association (PSA) tour competition on Saturday (Oct 19) We would love to keep you posted on the latest promotion Day One: 400 Freestyle Finals to Open Selection Extravaganza officials and hundreds of thousands of fans will make their way to Lucas Oil Stadium — home of the National Football League’s Indianapolis Colts — for a unique U.S complete with three temporary pools (two 50-meter and one 25-meter) with swimmers putting their hopes and dreams on the line for the opportunity to represent Team USA at the Summer Olympic Games in Paris These previews are part of a comprehensive Trials edition of Swimming World The first final of the Olympic Trials will be the weakest event in the United States in recent years the only individual event out of 34 contested at last year’s World Championships in which no American qualified for the final Kieran Smith has the best credentials of anyone in the field with an Olympic bronze medal in this event from the Tokyo Olympics but Smith has not approached the 3:43-territory that won him an Olympic medal since then David Johnston was the winner of the event at U.S while Jake Mitchell was an Olympic finalist in Tokyo after he made the team in dramatic fashion not achieving the Olympic “A” cut until a solo time trial midway through Olympic Trials There have been indications that Carson Foster better known for his medley and butterfly swimming they would have to annihilate their best times to become medal contenders for Paris where it will surely take at least 3:41 to make the podium Summer McIntosh and Erika Fairweather have reached or surpassed Katie Ledecky’s level in the 400 free Ledecky has hit marks in the 3:58-range each of the last two years and her final tune-up race before Olympic Trials produced another sub-4:00 effort which is quicker than any other American in history The only question here will be how Ledecky’s Trials time compares to what her rivals reach at their domestic selection meets Leah Smith has been a medalist behind Ledecky at the 2016 Olympics and three World Championships although she is coming off a labrum injury earlier this year while Bella Sims was a finalist at last year’s Worlds Teenagers Katie Grimes and Claire Weinstein could put themselves into the mix although their better events will come later in the meet Welcome to our community. We invite you to join our discussion. Our community guidelines are simple: be respectful and constructive, keep on topic, and support your fellow commenters. Commenting signifies that you agree to our Terms of Use but the Men’s is dull as they will be lucky to Final at Paris let alone medal! 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mais en les utilisant à des moments différents Nous vous conseillons de modifier votre mot de passe Votre abonnement n’autorise pas la lecture de cet article merci de contacter notre service commercial Home   Sport   Article Greg Lobban was beaten by the same opponent for the second time in a week last Saturday this time in the final of the Open de Lagord After having been knocked out of the Grasshopper Cup in Zurich North Kessock's Lobban faced off with hometown star – world number 15 and top seed – Baptiste Masotti once more looking to get his hands on some silverware went into the contest as the fresher of the two players after only having to play nine minutes of his semi final against George Parker before the Englishman retired due to injury Masotti on the other hand needed a fifth-game tie-break to move past the second round meaning his court time ahead of the final had already eclipsed two hours The final certainly started in Lobban's favour coming from 6-2 down to win the first game 11-9 but he could not prevent Masotti going on an eight-point winning run to take the second and level the overall scores Frenchman Masotti then claimed the third set 11-6 to move to within one of victory but Lobban fought back – racing into an early 5-1 lead in the fourth set and comfortably staying clear That meant the final would be decided in a winner-take-all fifth set but it was Masotti who got over the line to get his hands on the trophy PETALING JAYA: National squash player Yee Xin Ying has clinched the US$15,000 (RM64,500) Open De Lagord title in France on Saturday (October 19) The Sabahan has pulled off “three upset wins” 11-8, 11-9, 11-2 in 24 minutes, as quoted from the New Straits Times “I’m thrilled to have won my second title this year after the Ace Challenger Cup in July “It wasn’t easy going up against higher-ranked players ALSO READ: Malaysia go down fighting to Egypt in 2023 Squash World Cup final “I’m just grateful for the opportunity and can’t wait to see what’s next.,“ Xin Ying was quoted as saying by the New Straits Times The world number 107 has also overcome world number 50 Torrie Malik from England and compatriot Sehveetrraa Kumar (world number 85) in the semi-finals of the Open De Lagord ALSO READ: Sivasangari to lead nation’s charge in Malaysia Squash Cup the 20-year-old reportedly bagged the women’s singles gold in this year’s Malaysia Games (SUKMA) in August also going up against national teammate Sehvetraa Xin Ying won the silver at the Squash World Cup in India not backing down against first seed Egypt in the finals also taking down India’s strongest players in the semi-finals Tel: +603-7784 6688      Fax: +603-7785 2625 PETALING JAYA: Squash player Yee Xin Ying (pic) proved that she could one day close the gaps to the likes of the Azman sisters after capturing her third title since making a comeback from a serious injury Xin Ying ruptured her Achilles tendon last November and was sidelined for eight months after undergoing surgery