World Squash Tour Title Holder Eyes Victorian Open Crown
Australia's Mike Corren became one of a distinguished quartet of current touring squash
professionals to boast 20 titles on the PSA World Tour after winning the ASB North Island
Championship, in Hamilton, New Zealand recently.
The top seed from South Australia did not drop a game throughout the tournament and it is the
35-year-old's second title in the space of a week after he won the PSA International Golden
Open trophy in Western Australia last week. His current good form and number one seeding,
places him in an excellent position to snare the prestigious Victorian Open crown for 2009.
Corren has played the event a number of times and was narrowly beaten last year by Victorian
Steve Robinson.
Corren, whose interests (according to his PSA profile) include 'rubber bands, hedge trimming,
and anything that goes ding or dong', won his first Tour title at the American Club Classic in Hong
Kong in 1996.
Corren reached a career-high No
38 world ranking in February 2004 – yet the distinguished
group which he joins otherwise comprises former world number ones! He shares third place in
the list with Frenchman Thierry Lincou, who also has 20 PSA titles to his name – just behind
second-placed Amr Shabana, of Egypt, on 22 titles, and number one Australia David Palmer,
who has 25.
Corren is the number one seed in the Men’s Victorian Open to be staged at the Melbourne
Sports & Aquatic Centre from July 3 – 5. Spectators are welcome and admission is free.
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