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31/07/2008 - New Zealand's Martin Knight (pictured) and Campbell Grayson have both qualified for the main draw at the Australian Open Squash Championships in Clare, South Australia.
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The two kiwis have safely navigated their way through their final qualifying matches, with Knight winning 11/5 6/11 11/5 11/4 against Australian Steven Robinson, while Grayson downed fellow kiwi Joshua Greenfield 11/7 9/11 11/5 12/10.
Knight will now play Australian top seed David Palmer in the first round of the main draw tonight and Grayson is up against 6th seeded Australian Ryan Cuskelly.
New Zealand number one Kashif Shuja is the third seed in the event, and will play Australia's Mike Corren first up.
Meanwhile, Jackie Laurenson has missed out on a spot in the women's draw, beaten 11/8 8/11 11/9 11/9 by Australia's Sarah Cardwell in the final round of qualifying. Cardwell is the 16-year-old daughter of former Australian star Vicki Cardwell.
However, New Zealand will still be represented in the women's event, with second seed Jaclyn Hawkes taking on Australian qualifier Zoe Petrovansky, sixth seed Joelle King up against England's Jenna Gates and Kylie Lindsay to face 7th seeded Annie Au from Hong Kong.
Men's qualifying finals:
Zac Alexander (AUS) bt Dick Lau (HKG) 8-11, 11-8, 11-4, 11-9 (36m)
Martin Knight (NZL) bt Steven Robinson (AUS) 11-5, 6-11, 11-5, 11-4 (39m)
Justin Beard (AUS) bt Max Lee (HKG) 4-11, 11-8, 3-11, 11-7, 11-7 (41m)
Campbell Grayson (NZL) bt Joshua Greenfield (NZL) 11-7, 9-11, 11-5, 12-10 (42m)
Women's qualifying finals:
Sarah Cardwell (AUS) bt Jackie Laurenson (NZL) 11-8, 8-11, 11-9, 11-9 (38m)
Zoe Petrovansky (AUS) bt Maggy Marshall (AUS) 11-4, 11-5, 12-10 (23m)
Melody Francis (AUS) bt Bonny Wu (AUS) 11-4, 11-5, 11-5 (19m)
Shin Nga Leung (HKG) bt Kimberley Bessell (AUS) 11-3, 11-9, 9-11, 11-7 (29m)
Updated Men's 1st round draw:
[1] David Palmer (AUS) v [Q] Martin Knight (NZL)
[8] Khawaja Adil Maqbool (PAK) v [Q] Zac Alexander (AUS)
[4] Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) v [Q] Justin Beard (AUS)
[7] Bradley Hindle (AUS) v Robbie Temple (ENG)
[5] Scott Arnold (AUS) v Steve Finitsis (AUS)
[3] Kashif Shuja (NZL) v Mike Corren (AUS)
[6] Ryan Cuskelly (AUS) v [Q] Campbell Grayson (NZL)
[2] Chris Ryder (ENG) v Matthew Karwalski (AUS)
Updated Women's 1st round draw:
[1] Kasey Brown (AUS) v Joey Chan (HKG)
[5] Amelia Pittock (AUS) v [Q] Melody Francis (AUS)
[4] Christina Mak (HKG) v [Q] Sarah Cardwell (AUS)
[8] Joelle King (NZL) v Jenna Gates (ENG)
[7] Annie Au (HKG) v Kylie Lindsay (NZL)
[3] Donna Urquhart (AUS) v Adel Weir (RSA)
[6] Lisa Camilleri (AUS) v [Q] Shin Nga Leung (HKG)
[2] Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL) v [Q] Zoe Petrovansky (AUS)
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