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24/01/2005
Berden Banks Bankers Hall Title
Dutchman Tommy Berden claimed the seventh PSA Tour title of his career...
Dutchman Tommy Berden claimed the seventh PSA Tour title of his career when he upset England's top seed Peter Barker in the final of the Talisman Energy Bankers Hall Club Squash Open in Calgary, Canada.
The second-seeded 25-year-old from Almere ended the brave run of unseeded Mexican Eric Galvez in the semi-finals, then faced his second Barker in the final, having beaten the older of the two brothers Phillip Barker in the quarters.
The two top seeds were evenly matched over the first two games, but Berden, a former European junior champion and three times the Dutch national champion, ultimately took the upper hand to win 11-8 7-11 11-6 11-5.
Semi-finals:
[1] Peter Barker (ENG) bt [4] Ben Garner (ENG) 11-4, 11-9, 11-6
[2] Tommy Berden (NED) bt Eric Galvez (MEX) 11-8, 11-7, 5-11, 11-5
Final:
[2] Tommy Berden (NED) bt [1] Peter Barker (ENG) 11-8, 7-11, 11-6, 11-5
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