Bryan Lim and Tamika Hunt take top prize at Moreton Bay PSA Open

Bryan Lim has won his second consecutive PSA Satellite event of 2022 after taking home the Men's PSA title at the Moreton Bay Open as Tamika Hunt took out the Women's PSA event. 

It is the second time the Moreton Bay Open, an event on the PSA Satellite Tour that is proudly supported by Moreton Bay Regional Council, has been run and was originally created to benefit players getting started on the PSA Tour.

With the tournament kicking off last Thursday 28 April at Scarborough Squash Club with the first round of the Men's PSA event, it all came to a head Saturday and Sunday with the finals. 

Australian Junior Open U19 boy's champion Oscar Curtis beat local player Brad Freeme in a 3-1 victory to book his spot in the semi-final before a 3-0 win over Caleb Johnson saw the West Australian player advance to the final. Lim, who plays at Daisy Hill Squash Club, didn't drop a game during his three matches in the lead up to the final. 

The number one seed settled into a rhythm from the start of the opening game of the final, controlling Curtis and taking the first game relatively comfortably 11-3. At the start of the second, Curtis increased the tempo and hit a better length in the opening exchanges to stretch out to a 4-2 lead. 

However, Lim's accuracy would quickly turn the tide of the game as he reasserted himself to take control of the game, winning 11-5. This control continued in the third and whilst Curtis managed to piece together some quality rallies, Lim’s consistency would prove too hard to overcome as he won the final 3-0 (11-3, 11-5, 11-5).

Lim's victory at the Moreton Bay Open follows on from his win at the Gold Coast Open earlier this year.

The PSA Women's semi-final saw a surprise victory as no.4 seed Colette Sultana beat no.2 seed Madison Lyon to reach the final, where she met 2018 Commonwealth Games representative Hunt. 

Hunt was always slightly ahead on the scoreboard in the opening two games against Sultana, getting on to the ball early and keeping the tempo high which saw her take a 2-0 lead. Using a good variety of pace in the third, Hunt moved to a 7-3 lead putting her in a prime position to take the match in straight games but that's when the momentum shifted.

Sultana found a good mix of length and attack at the front, and with a run of points, she managed to force her way back into the match, taking the third game 11-8. Tied at 6-6 in the fourth game Hunt lifted her intensity and shot accuracy to win five straight points, taking the game 11-6 to secure victory 3-1 (11-8, 11-6, 8-11, 11-6).

Full results can be found here