2017 Australian Open Short Track Speed Skating Championships

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1 2017 Australian Open Short Track Speed Skating Championships Day 1, Session m Senior Men - Race 1: Liam O Brien took the early lead and had some competition early from Danny Kah, Denali Blunden and Josh Kah. With 3 laps to go Denali slipped in nicely on the inside to take a strong lead, but was over taken by half a second by O Brien with Josh Kah finishing third. 1: Liam O Brien (2:35.516) 2: Denali Blunden (2:35.526) 3: Joshua Kah (2:35.792) Race 2: Keanu Blunden took the lead from the start, and refused to let go over the whole course of heat two of the senior mens 1500m race. Blunden cruised to a comfortable win over Ethan De Rose, with Skylah Kah finishing third. 1: Keanu Blunden 2: Ethan De Rose 3: Hazim Shahrum Heats 1500m Masters - Race 3: Herbie Labiche as expected from the world masters champion was too strong from start to fnish, winning a comfortable victory over Melissa Kah who held on to 2 nd over Raymond Wilby. Race 4: Christopher Brookes representing Queensland took the lead early, but with 5 laps to go Sashen took off and burned all comers from there on. Christopher Brookes held on to second place comfortably over Kenneth Howie. Race 5: Erik De Haas from WA took off from the start and with 7 laps remaining had already reached the tail of his competitors. He seemed content enough to follow the pack and stay safe and took out the heat easily with one lap for the others remaining. Scott Kiel Chisholm finished second

2 Race 6: Robin Black and Russell Collins from the Olympic Southern Flyers held a considerable lead throughout the heat, with three laps to go we had a change with Russell Collins take the lead from Robin Black until Black in the final lap took over the lead to win heat 4 of the Masters 1500m. 1: Robin Black 2: Russell Collins 3: Raymond Wilby 1500m Junior and Senior Ladies Race 7: In the first heat of the 1500m junior ladies we had the first winter Olympian from Singapore, Cheyenne Goh, cross the finish line first. In what was a close contest from our top three finishers, Cheyenne proved too strong. 1: Cheyenne Goh 2: Siyu Wang 3: Stephanie Fabian Race 8: Mikayla Biggs from New Zealand lead the entire race from Katie Fabian who settled for second position in the 2 nd heat of the junior/senior females 1500m. The two had a considerable lead from the other competitors. 1: Mikayla Biggs 2: Katie Fabian 3: Victoria Chin 500m Midget Ladies Race 9: The first heat of the 500m midgets ladies had just the three skaters, with Amelia Chau from Singapore taking out the first heat followed by Sophia Moon from Sydney. The last racer over the line was Sarah Sorenson. 1: Amelia Chau 2: Sophia Moon 3: Sarah Sorenson

3 Race 10: The second heat of the 500m midget ladies featured a false start, with one of the racers receiving their first warning. The second start saw Thanutchaya Chatthaisong from Thailand, skate off to the lead, where she dominated the race. Crossing the line in second was Leona Jones. 1: Thanutchaya Chatthaisong 2: Leona Jones 3: Eunjin Serena Ha Race 11: Skater Kodchakon Kancharin set the early pace and led for the entirety of heat three in the 500m midgets ladies. Her early speed was no match for the other racers, however, Bryna Thin Len Ng raced well for second spot. 1: Kodchakon Kancharin 2: Bryna Thin Len Ng 3: Hannah Taleb Midgets Mens 500m Race 12: The first heat of the 500m midget mens was a close encounter between the first two competitors to cross the line. Decided by under three-tenths of a second, Sydney Arrows skater, Arjun Mootoosamy, crossed the line ahead of Chen Hoe Danton Tan to claim bragging rights. 1: Arjun Mootoosamy 2: Chen Hoe Danton Tan 3: Gyumin Lee Race 13: The second heat of the midget mens featured a false start from the skater in lane 4 before the gun. In the restart, Luke Zeliff claimed first position after being able to negotiate a challenging Feryagin in second position. 1: Luke Zeliff 2: Edward Feryagin 3: Luke Hasbani

4 Race 14: The third and final heat of the 500m midget mens featured another false start. In the restart, Chan Fung Tsui got out to a handy lead and continued through to the finish line. He was followed by Chak Ki Sze and Symon Alha who rounded out the second and third positions respectively. 1: Chan Fung Tsui 2: Chak Ki Sze 3: Symon Alha 1000m Junior men Race 15: The first race of the junior mens 1000m race saw a tightly contested race until the third last lap, when Thailand s, Triphop Thongnam excelled out from Olympic Southern Flyer, Ryan Justice. In the process, Thongnam gained himself a huge lead. 1: Triphop Thongnam 2: Ryan justice 3: Edison Lam Race 16: In the second and last heat of the junior mens 1000m race, we witnessed a slow start to the heat. Alexander Myint lead for the early stages of the race until Julius Raya and Max Solin surpassed him. Julius Raya wasn t challenged beyond that instance in the race and finished as the leader. 1: Julius Raya 2: Max Solin 3: Liam Morrissey 777m Sub-Junior Ladies Race 17: The first heat of the sub-junior ladies 77m race had just the four skaters, but after an early crash from Sophie Sorenson the short fields top three was all but finalised. The leading skaters contested a tight race, with all three crossing the line for a photo finish. 1: Aye Soponkij 2: Kayla Gonzales 3: Kar Weng Soo

5 Race 18: The second heat race of the 777-metre sub-junior ladies was won by Shu Yen Dione Tan from Malaysia. The youngster set the tone for a fast race and looked to complete the seven-lap race in ease. 1: Shu Yen Dione Tan 2: Anne Vu Quynh Nga Le 3: Anna Vu Quynh Phuong Le 777m Sub-Junior Mens Race 19: Huiwon Sam Lee from the Sydney Arrows got off to a great start in first heat of the subjunior men s 777m race. However, Sam Lee had his lead cut short when, Nattapat Kancharin, passed him and followed on to complete the heat in first position. 1: Nattapat Kancharin 2: Huiwon Sam Lee 3: Ashley Anderson Race 20: The second heat of the sub-juniors 777m race was won by the Arrows, Kieran Guan, after he got off to a superb start to the race. He led from start to finish and was followed across the line by Joseph Gear and Lucas Wareham. 1: Kieran Guan 2: Joseph Gear 3: Lachlan Wareham Race 21: In the third and final heat of the sub-juniors 777m, international racer Marc Gonzales, started his race in terrific fashion. He was the leader for multiple laps, but was eventually reined in by Kan Soponkij. Kan crossed the line first and then hot on his heels was Vicki Poon. 1: Kan Soponkij 2: Vicki Poon 3: Marc Gonzales

6 333m Nipper Mens/Ladies Race 22: The first heat of the youngest skaters (nippers) was raced at a fast pace and was won by Billie Russell and then closely followed by Sid Mootoosamy. 1: Billie Russell 2: Jian Jung 3: Dongjun Jaden Shin Race 23: The second heat race in the combined nippers featured four skaters from Sydney, whilst the other hailed from Queensland. The winner of the heat was Woojin Charles Ha, who was closely followed across the line by Claire Moon. 1: Woojin Charles Ha 2: Claire Moon 3: Robin Lee Race 24: The final heat race of the youngest competitors was raced in slow fashion, this heat ended up being the slowest of the nippers. The winner was Harry Woo from Sydney and he was followed by New Zealander, Luke Street. 1: Harry Woo 2: Luke Street 3: Ryan Liu 1500m Masters Semi Final Group 2 Race 25: The first race of the group two Masters 1500m semi-final was slowly contested, with very little change of positions throughout the 13-lap race. The first skater across the line was Peter Vanderhorst, who had led for the entirety of the final. In second was Caroline Phillips Anthony Richter in third. 1: Peter Vanderhorst 2: Caroline Phillips 3: Anthony Richter Race 26: Donbing Liu from Queensland started strongly and opted for the lead early into the race. Alison Throssel and her club-mate, Christopher Robson tailed him. Donbing Liu drifted out further in front with just under 800 metres to go, but Christopher Robson shadowed him carefully. The Queenslander could not shake Robson off for the remaining laps but just held on at the finish line to win by the barest of margins. Alison Throssell finished well behind them in third.

7 1: Donbing Liu 2: Christopher Robson 3: Alison Throssell Race 27: Eric De Haas was out of the blocks early and led until the 500-metre mark, when he was overtaken by Frank Anderson and Russell Collins. Collins and Anderson battled it out neck and neck for multiple laps, until Collins put the afterburners on with 3 laps to go. He won comfortably over Robin Black in second and Frank Anderson in third. 1: Russell Collins 2: Robert Black 3: Frank Anderson Race 28: In the second semi-final of the group 1 masters 1500m Sachen Chetty took the early lead, as Chris Brookes and Mellissa Kah trailed him closely. The previous strong competitor in the first heats, Herbie Labiche was close to last place. George Fabian came in from the outside to the lead with 5 laps remaining, but his challenge was short lived as Chris Brookes regained the lead. Herbie Labiche took his opportunity with 3 laps to go and moved into the lead. Nobody could catch him when the bell rang for the last lap, and he finished strongly showing some nice tactics in the 1500m. Sashen Chetty finished second and Christopher Brookes rounded out third place. 1: Herbie Labiche 2: Sashen Chetty 3: Christopher Brookes Semi Finals 500m Midget Ladies Race 29: 1: Amelia Chow 2: Thanatchaya 3: Hannah Takeb Race 30: In an international heavy race, Thailand s Kodchakon Kancharin won a comfortable race ahead of Bryna Thin Len Ng in the second semi-final of the group 1 midget ladies. 1: Kodchakon Kancharin 2: Bryna Thin Len Ng 3: Leona Jones

8 500m Midget Men s semi-finals Race 31: 1: Arjun Mootoosamy 2: Chan Fung Tsui 3: Luke Hasbani Race 32: 1: Luke Zeliff 2: Chen Hoe Danton Tan 3: Edward Feryagin Sub-Junior men s 777m semi-finals Race 33: 1: Nattapat Kancharin 2: Marc Gonzales 3: Kan Soponkij Race 34: 1: Kireran Guan 2: Vicko Poon 3: Joseph Gear Nippers 333m semi-finals: Race 35: The first match-up of the Nippers semi-final race was a close encounter between the two qualifiers, Harry Woo and Luke Street. Although Street finished almost two-seconds behind Woo, he contested a great race. 1: Harry Woo 2: Luke Street 3: Woojin Charles Ha Race 36: The second group 1 semi-final in the 333m nippers was easily won by Billie Russell. Russell backed up her earlier dominance in the heats to post a 39-secound blitz ahead of her other competitors. Claire Moon finished in second position to qualify for the final. 1: Billie Russell 2: Claire Moon 3: Jian Jung

9 2000m Midgets Relay: Race 37: The Sydney Arrows got off to a fantastic start in the midgets 2000m relay. They dominated the entirety of the 18 laps, at one stage having a 20-metre lead on their nearest rival, the Olympic Southern Flyers team. A fall to the Sydney Speed Skating Club in the early stages of the relay threw a spanner in their chances of winning. 1: Arrows 2: Flyers 3: Sydney Junior Relay: Three states WA, NSW and Victoria - competed for the 3000m Junior relay. The Sydney Arrows followed on from the midget s earlier performance and started strongly with an early lead. They were not challenged for the whole race with strong performances by their top skaters. Ryan Justice fought hard for the Olympic Southern Flyers as they finished second ahead of a spirited performance by the West Australian team, the Western Flames. 1. Arrows 2. Flyers 3. Western Flames