Hannah Barwood only British player to

reach last 8 of Spanish championship

Hannah Barwood (Knowle), the English women's amateur champion in 2008, is the only British player to reach the quarter-finals of the Spanish women's amateur international championship at Golf Platja de Pals, Girona.

Eighth of the 32 qualifiers, Hannah beat the Welsh champion, Tara Davies (Holyhead), the No 9 seed, by 2 and 1 in the second round.

Barwood now plays Klara Spilkova, the No 16 qualifier and the girl who won the European Young Masters' girls' title by the astonishing margin of 14 strokes over 54 holes last summer.

Spilkova beat the No 1 seed and defending champion, Lucie Andre (France), by one hole in the second round.

England's other qualifier, Rachel Jennings lost by one hole in the second round to Louise Ridderstrom (Sweden).

Amy Boulden (Maesdu), the second Welsh player among the qualifiers, lost in the second round by 6 and 5 to Johanna Tillstrom (Sweden).
Stirling University student Kelsey MacDonald, the only Scottish qualifier, was knocked out in the round of the last 16.
Nairn Dunbar's Scottish Under-21 champion, 12th of the 32 qualifiers, won her morning tie by 3 and 2 against 21st qualifier Belen Buendia (Spain) but lost by 6 and 4 to Emma Nilsson (Sweden), the No 5 seed.

The No 2 seed, Anna Arrese (Spain), is still there. She plays Louise Ridderstrom (Sweden) in the quarter-finals. Arrese won the Portuguese women's amateur international championship, played under a stroke-play format, in the last week of January this year.

Results:

FIRST ROUND

L Andre (France) (1) bt C Boutier (France) (32) 3 and 2.

K Spilkova (Czech Republic) (16) bt A Blasco (Spain) (17) at 20th.

T Davies (Wales) (9) bt M Gidali (France) (24) at 19th.

H Barwood (England) bt N Jimenez (Spain) (25) 2 and 1.

E Nilsson (Sweden) (5) bt N Holleder (Germany) (28) and 4.

K MacDonald (Scotland) (12) bt B Buendia (Spain) (21) 3 and 2.

A Boulden (Wales) (13) bt M Prat (Spain) (20) 2 holes.

J Tillstrom (Sweden) (29) bt V Sternebeck (Germany) (4) 6 and 5.

L Stempfle (Germany) bt E Lundstrom (Sweden) (30) at 19th.

E Folch (Apin) (19) bt J Janson (Sweden) (14) 5 and 3.

P Delacour (France) (22) bt L Ikatzy (Germany) (11) at 19th.

N Salaverria (Spain) (6) bt L Sobron (Spain) (27) 5 and 4.

L Ridderstrom (Sweden) (26) bt S Kirchmayer (Germany) (7) 1 hole.

R Jennings (England) (23) bt C Hedberg (Spain) (10) 3 and 2.

A Dahlberg (Sweden) (15) bt L Charpier (France) (18) 7 and 6.

A Arrese (Spain) (2) bt A Provot (France) (31) 2 holes.

SECOND ROUND

Spilkova bt Andre 1 hole.

Barwood bt Davies 2 and 1.

Nilsson bt MacDonald 6 and 4.

Tillstrom bt Boulden 6 and 5.

Folch bt Stempfle 3 and 1.

Salaverria bt Delacour 3 and 1.

Ridderstrom bt Jennings 1 hole.

Arrese bt Dahlberg 2 holes.