HM QUEEN'S CUP 2025
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The third day of the Match Play phase of the 107th edition of the Copa de SM La Reina, International Amateur Women's Spanish Cup, has concluded at the Real Club de Golf El Prat with the quarter-finals and semi-finals, which have made up the grand final of the tournament, to which the Spanish Nagore Martínez and the Irish Olivia Costello have advanced.
QUARTER FINALS
The quarter-finals took place in the morning, in which the two Spanish representatives in the competition, Nagore Martínez and Liz Hao, brilliantly resolved their respective commitments.
The Catalan player faced the Dutch player Rosanne Boene in a match that she controlled at all times after taking the lead on the first hole, but the small advantage of one hole meant that the golfer from the Netherlands tied the score on the 13th hole, but Nagore Martínez took the lead again on the 16th hole and confirmed her victory on the 17th hole by 2 up.
The match between Liz Hao and Sweden's Matilda Bjorkman was somewhat more relaxed, although the Swedish player initially led for the first two holes. Then, on the 4th hole, Liz Hao took the lead for the first time and never relinquished it, building a four-hole advantage on the 13th and 14th holes. Finally, the Madrid native secured her victory on the 13th hole with a score of 4-2.
With this result, both players earned their place in the semifinals, although the bad news is that they had to face each other for a place in the final, while on the other side of the bracket, the Irish Olivia Costello and the French Sara Brentcheneff faced each other, who previously eliminated the French Louise Uma Landgraf (1 up) and the Dane Benedicte Brent-Buchholz (3-2) respectively in the quarterfinals.
SEMIFINALS
The fratricidal duel between Nagore Martínez and Liz Hao for a place in the final, played in the afternoon, at least left the certainty that the 2025 Copa de SM La Reina would have a Spanish finalist.
As expected, the match began with tremendous equality, typical of two players who know each other perfectly, until on the 5th hole, Liz Hao took the first advantage, which lasted until the 7th hole, where the scoreboard was tied again.
Thus they reached the 12th hole, where Nagore Martínez took the lead, and again her advantage lasted two holes, with the tie returning between holes 14 and 16, but on the 17th hole, the Catalan player took the lead again and secured her victory one hole later by a score of 1 up.
In the other semi-final, the match between Ireland's Olivia Costello and France's Sara Brentcheneff was less eventful, as the Irish player took the lead on the 2nd hole and never relinquished it, reaching a five-hole lead on the 11th hole, before finishing the match on the 14th hole by 4 up.
Thus, after five grueling days of competition, Nagore Martínez will face Olivia Costello, one of the best amateur players in Europe, in tomorrow's final of the Copa de SM La Reina. One of the two will take the title from last year's winner, Andrea Revuelta, and they are sure to put on a magnificent golfing spectacle.
Round of 16 and Round of 16
The second day of the Match Play phase of the 107th edition of the Copa de SM La Reina was a marathon of excitement and good play, with two magnificent elimination rounds, the round of 16 and the round of 16, after which Nagore Martínez and Liz Hao qualified for the quarterfinals.
The first round of eliminations wasn't particularly positive for the Spanish players, as they suffered more defeats than victories. Specifically, four players were eliminated, while three managed to advance to the next round.
The biggest win belonged to Lucía Iraola, who achieved the most decisive victory against Portugal's Amelia Gabin, defeating her 5-3. Following in the footsteps of the Basque player from the Blume National School in León was Nagore Martínez, although her joy wasn't complete as she defeated another Spaniard, Amanda Revuelta. This all-Spanish duel was marked by its closeness and excitement on the scoreboard, and wasn't decided until the 19th hole.
Finally, the Spanish trio that survived these rounds of 32 was completed by Madrid native Liz Hao, who eliminated Sweden's Elin Pudas by 2 up.
The other side of the coin on this day, besides the aforementioned Amanda Revuelta, was Martina Navarro, who couldn't overcome England's Charlotte Naughton (3-2). Aroa González also failed to win her match against Denmark's Johanna Paula Axelsen (1 up); and Carolina Pérez-Tasso was likewise defeated by Sweden's Ebba Lindqvist (3-1).
The second match of the day, the round of 16, with three Spanish representatives, resulted in victories for Nagore Martínez and Liz Hao, and the defeat of Lucía Iraola.
Both the Catalan and the Madrid native won their respective matches comfortably. Nagore Martínez defeated Sweden's Ebba Lindqvist, who had beaten Carolina Pérez-Tasso a few hours earlier, by a score of 4-2, while Liz Hao did the same against Ireland's Kate Lanigan, winning 4-3.
Unfortunately, Lucía Iraola lost to Denmark's Benedicte Brent-Buchholz 4-3, in a match where she couldn't find her best form.
1/32 OF THE FINAL
The first day of direct eliminations brought the first strong emotions in the Copa de SM La Reina, International of Spain Amateur Women, as seven Spanish golfers overcame this vibrant first round on the Barcelona course of the Real Club de Golf El Prat: Liz Hao, Aroa González, Lucía Iraola, Amanda Revuelta, Nagore Martínez, Martina Navarro and Carolina Pérez-Tasso.
The day featured four close matches. The most exciting was the one decided on the 21st hole, which saw Aroa González from Navarre advance at the expense of Noa Terroba from Malaga. The other matches resulted in Lucía Iraola (8/6), Amanda Revuelta (5/4), and Nagore Martínez (1up) qualifying, and Ane Urchegui, Luna Isabella Valencia, and Daniela Montolio being eliminated.
Special mention should be made of the role in this Queen's Cup of Ane Urchegui, who had a remarkable elimination phase just six weeks after giving birth to her first child.
The highest-ranked Spaniard in the qualifying phase, Liz Hao from Madrid, pushed until the 19th hole to knock out the Swiss Sarah Uebelhart after never having been in the lead.
Positive news also came from the rankings of Martina Navarro from Alicante, who came back against Katrina Bulkovska, a Latvian based in Andalusia, after being down on the 16th hole, and Carolina Pérez-Tasso from Catalonia (2up), who took control from the 15th hole onwards against the French player Clémence Cadeac.
Angela Revuelta gave up in an intense match
The downside of the day was the other six eliminations. Ángela Revuelta, one of Spain's top contenders, lost a thrilling match to Italy's Natalia Aparicio (1 up), who was more accurate in the closing stages. Carmen García, meanwhile, fell to one of the players to watch, Ireland's Olivia Costello (4/3).
Also eliminated in this first round were Carlota Carmona (3/2), Adriana García Terol (4/3), Cristina García (3/2) and Carlota López (6/5).