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28/11/2016
Edmonton Open 2016

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Elias Beats Salazar to Capture Edmonton Open Title

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Edmonton Open 2016 21 - 26 Nov Alberta, Canada, $35k

Round One 23 NOV	Quarters 24 NOV	Semis 25 NOV	Final 26 NOV
[1] Daryl Selby (ENG) 11-6, 11-6, 11-7 (38m) [WC] Nick Sachvie (CAN)	Daryl Selby 11-7, 11-9, 10-12, 11-7 (74m) Ben Coleman	Daryl Selby 9-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-6 (71m) Diego Elias	Diego Elias 11-4, 11-4, 11-7 (34m) Cesar Salazar
[8] Ben Coleman (ENG) 11-5, 11-8, 12-10 (51m) [Q] Christopher Gordon (USA)
[5] Joe Lee (ENG) 11-8, 11-8, 13-11 (40m) [Q] Joshua Larkin (AUS)	Joe Lee 11-9, 11-6, 11-1 (42m) Diego Elias
[4] Diego Elias (PER) 11-8, 13-11, 11-6 (41m) [Q] Andrew Schnell (CAN)
[3] Cesar Salazar (MEX) 11-2, 11-3, 11-6 (22m) Kristian Frost Olesen (DEN)	Cesar Salazar 11-6, 11-8, 14-12 (41m) Charles Sharpes	Cesar Salazar 11-3, 11-5, 3-11, 11-6 (38m) Alfredo Avila
[7] Todd Harrity (USA) 11-8, 8-11, 11-9, 11-5 (60m) Charles Sharpes (ENG)
[6] Arturo Salazar (MEX) 11-6, 11-2, 11-1 (23m) [Q] Alfredo Avila (MEX)	Alfredo Avila 7-11, 10-12, 11-8, 11-8, 13-11 (76m) Alister Walker
[2] Stephen Coppinger (RSA) 5-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-8, 11-8 (60m) Alister Walker (BOT)

Qualifying

$35,000 Men's ReidBuilt Homes Edmonton Open, Royal Glenora Club, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Qualifying finals: Alfredo Avila (MEX) bt Michael McCue (CAN) 11-8, 11-2, 11-1 (24m) Joshua Larkin (AUS) bt Henrik Mustonen (FIN) 11-5, 11-3, 12-10 (31m) Andrew Schnell (CAN) bt Martin Knight (NZL) 11-6, 11-7, 5-11, 11-8 (61m) Christopher Gordon (USA) bt Joshua Masters (ENG) 11-9, 12-10, 11-6 (42m)

REPORTS

Elias Beats Salazar to Capture Edmonton Open Title Peru’s Diego Elias overcame Mexico’s Cesar Salazar in the final of the 2016 ReidBuilt Homes Edmonton Open to lift his first ever PSA M35 title, beating the Mexican in straight games at the Royal Glenora Club. World No.27 Elias has built on a strong start to the season - which saw him reach the semi-final stage of the NetSuite Open, PSA M100 tournament back in September - to break into the world’s top 30 for the first time in this month’s rankings, and he claimed a huge scalp over tournament top seed Daryl Selby in the last four in Edmonton to reach the final. Salazar, meanwhile, downed Denmark’s Kristian Frost Olesen, England's Charles Sharpes and compatriot Alfredo Avila to book his place in a 13th PSA World Tour final. It was Elias who put the early points on the board at the start of the encounter as he capitalised on any loose shots from Salazar to punish the Mexican World No.29, and he duly built up a two-game lead with 11-4 victories in both. The two-time World Junior Champion continued his assault into the third game, going 5-0 ahead, and he fended off a resurgence from Salazar in the latter stages to take it 11-7 and earn his fourth career PSA World Tour title.