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Men's
qualifying rounds
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Pool A:
[1]
MEXICO bt EL SALVADOR 3-0
Eric
Galvez bt Ricardo Weisskopf 9-4, 9-3, 9-4
Marcos
Mendez bt Byron Garcia 9-7, 9-5, 9-1
Jorge
Isaac Baltazar Ferreira bt Nelson Coronado 9-3, 9-6, 9-2
USA bt EL
SALVADOR 2-1
Julian
Illingworth lost to Ricardo Weisskopf 3-9, 0-9, 6-9
Christopher Gordon bt Nelson Coronado 9-5, 9-2, 9-0
Jamie
Crombie bt Byron Garcia 9-1, 9-1, 9-5
[1]
MEXICO bt USA 2-1
Eric
Galvez lost to Julian Illingworth 3-9, 9-7, 8-10, 0-9
Jorge
Isaac Baltazar Ferreira bt Christopher Gordon 7-9, 9-4, 9-5, 9-2
Marcos
Mendez bt Jamie Crombie 9-4, 9-3, 9-0
Final positions: 1
Mexico, 2
USA, 3 El Salvador
Pool
B:
[2]
CANADA bt ARGENTINA 3-0
Shahier
Razik bt Roberto Pezzota 9-0, 9-1, 9-3
Shawn
Delierre bt Rodrigo Pezzota 7-9, 9-2, 4-9, 9-4, 9-1
Robin
Clarke bt Matias Valenzuela 9-6, 9-8, 9-6
[2]
CANADA bt GUATEMALA 2-1
Shahier
Razik bt Jose Paulo Mendez 9-2, 9-2, 9-2
Robin
Clarke bt Mauricio Sedano 9-1, 9-6, 9-3
Shawn
Delierre lost to Luis Asturias 4-9, 4-9, 9-1, 7-9
ARGENTINA
bt GUATEMALA 3-0
Roberto
Pezzota bt Jose Paulo Mendez 9-0, 9-5, 9-1
Rodrigo
Pezzota bt Luis Asturias 5-9, 10-8, 9-7, 9-4
Matias
Valenzuela bt Mauricio Sedano 9-2, 9-2, 9-1
Final positions: 1
Canada, 2
Argentina, 3 Guatemala
Pool
C:
[3]
BRAZIL bt [4] COLOMBIA 2-1
Rafael F
Alarcon bt Miguel Angel Rodriguez 9-4, 9-5, 9-0
Ronivaldo
Santos lost to Bernardo Samper 3-9, 6-9, 9-5, 6-9
Luciano
Alves Barbosa bt Javier Castilla Conde 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
[3]
BRAZIL bt PERU 3-0
Rafael F
Alarcon bt Jose Manuel Elias 9-0, 10-9, 9-7
Ronivaldo
Santos bt Mauricio Dasso 9-1, 9-3, 9-2
Luciano
Alves Barbosa bt Andres Duany 9-7, 9-1, 9-4
[3]
BRAZIL bt VENEZUELA 3-0
Rafael F
Alarcon bt Hernan Augusto Marino Osorio 9-0, 9-1, 9-3
Luciano
Alves Barbosa bt Luis Hernandes 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
Ronivaldo
Santos bt Francisco Valecillo 9-4, 9-4, 9-1
[4]
COLOMBIA bt PERU 2-1
Miguel
Angel Rodriguez lost to Jose Manuel Elias 9-1, 6-9, 4-9, 6-9
Javier
Castilla Conde bt Andres Duany 9-3, 7-9, 9-2, 4-9, 9-1
Bernardo
Samper bt Mauricio Dasso 9-0, 9-0, 9-1
[4]
COLOMBIA bt VENEZUELA 2-1
Miguel
Angel Rodriguez bt Hernan Augusto Marino Osorio 9-3, 7-9, 9-4, 9-0
Bernardo
Samper bt Francisco Valecillo 9-0, 9-0, 9-1
Javier
Castilla Conde lost to Luis Hernandes 0-9, 0-9, 0-9
PERU bt
VENEZUELA 2-1
Jose
Manuel Elias bt Hernan Augusto Marino Osorio 9-7, 9-4, 9-2
Mauricio
Dasso lost to Francisco Valecillo 9-10, 10-8, 8-10, 1-9
Andres
Duany bt Luis Hernandes 9-3, 9-0, 9-0
Final positions: 1
Brazil, 2
Colombia, 3 Peru, 4 Venezuela
Men's
quarter-finals:
[1]
MEXICO bye
[4]
COLOMBIA bt ARGENTINA 2-1
Javier
Castilla Conde bt Matias Valenzuela 6-9, 9-2, 9-1, 9-7
Miguel
Angel Rodriguez lost to Roberto Pezzota 6-9, 1-9, 1-9
Bernardo
Samper bt Rodrigo Pezzota 9-6, 9-1, 9-6
[3]
BRAZIL bt USA 2-1
Luciano
Alves Barbosa bt Jamie Crombie 7-9, 9-2, 9-0, 9-2
Rafael F
Alarcon bt Julian Illingworth 8-10, 9-4, 9-4, 9-4
Ronivaldo
Santos lost to Christopher Gordon 0-9, 0-9, 0-9
[2]
CANADA bye
Semi-finals:
[4]
COLOMBIA bt [1] MEXICO 2-0
Javier
Castilla Conde bt Marcos Mendez 9-4, 4-9, 9-4, 9-4 (66m)
Miguel
Angel Rodriguez bt Eric Galvez 4-9, 9-5, 9-7, 9-3 (83m)
Bernardo
Samper v Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira (dead rubber not played)
[2]
CANADA bt [3] BRAZIL 2-0
Robin
Clarke bt Luciano Alves Barbosa 9-5, 5-9, 9-7, 9-4 (57m)
Shahier
Razik bt Rafael F Alarcon 9-6, 4-9, 9-6, 9-6
Shawn
Delierre v Ronivaldo Santos (dead rubber not played)
Men's final:
[4]
COLOMBIA bt [2] CANADA 2-0
Javier
Castilla Conde bt Robin Clarke 9-2, 0-9, 10-9, 9-3 (51m)
Miguel
Angel Rodriguez bt Shahier Razik 0-9, 10-9, 9-4, 9-7 (94m)
Bernardo
Samper v Shawn Delierre (dead rubber - match not played)
Bronze
medal winners: [1] MEXICO & [3] BRAZIL
5th place
play-off:
USA bt
ARGENTINA 2-1
Jamie
Crombie bt Matias Valenzuela 9-3, 9-3, 9-0
Julian
Illingworth lost to Roberto Pezzota 2-9, 6-9, 3-9
Christopher Gordon bt Rodrigo Pezzota 9-0, 9-4, 9-4
7th
place:
EL
SALVADOR, 8th place: PERU, 9th place: GUATEMALA, 10th place: VENEZUELA
Women's
qualifying rounds
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Pool A:
[1] USA
bt COLOMBIA 3-0
Natalie
Grainger bt Silvia Angulo Rugeles 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
Michelle
Quibell bt Catalina Pelaez 9-2, 9-1, 9-3
Latasha
Khan bt Isabel Restrepo 9-2, 9-0, 10-8
COLOMBIA
bt [4] BRAZIL 2-1
Silvia
Angulo Rugeles bt Thaisa Serafini 9-6, 9-5, 9-1
Isabel
Restrepo lost to Karen Redfern 9-5, 0-9, 0-9, 5-9
Catalina
Pelaez bt Mariana Pontalti 10-8, 6-9, 9-6, 9-5
Pool B:
[2]
MEXICO bt ARGENTINA 3-0
Samantha
Teran bt Luz Etchechoury 9-3, 9-4, 9-0
Nayelly
Hernandez bt Fernanda Rocha 9-2, 9-5, 9-4
Karina
Herrera Zuniga bt Antonella Falcione 9-3, 9-1, 9-3
[3]
CANADA bt ARGENTINA 3-0
Runa Reta
bt Luz Etchechoury 9-0, 9-0, 9-5
Alana
Miller bt Antonella Falcione 9-4, 9-0, 9-1
Carolyn
Russell bt Fernanda Rocha 9-3, 9-1, 9-1
Women's
finals qualifying rounds - Pool A:
[1] USA
bt [4] BRAZIL 3-0
Michelle
Quibell bt Mariana Pontalti 9-5, 9-1, 9-6
Natalie
Grainger bt Thaisa Serafini 9-1, 9-0, 9-2
Latasha
Khan bt Karen Redfern 9-1, 9-0, 9-3
Final positions: 1
USA, 2
Colombia, 3 Brazil
Pool
B:
[3]
CANADA bt [2] MEXICO 2-1
Carolyn
Russell bt Nayelly Hernandez 9-1, 9-1, 9-2
Runa Reta
lost to Samantha Teran 3-9, 9-2, 2-9, 3-9
Alana
Miller bt Karina Herrera Zuniga 9-4, 5-9, 9-0, 9-0
Final positions: 1
Canada, 2
Mexico, 3 Argentina
Semi-finals:
[1] USA
bt [2] MEXICO 3-0
Michelle
Quibell bt Nayelly Hernandez 9-6, 9-2, 9-2
Natalie
Grainger bt Samantha Teran 9-7, 9-2, 9-5
Latasha
Khan bt Karina Herrera Zuniga 9-0, 9-3, 9-4
[3]
CANADA bt COLOMBIA 2-1
Carolyn
Russell bt Catalina Pelaez 9-0, 9-3, 9-0
Runa Reta
bt Silvia Angulo Rugeles 9-7, 9-1, 9-3
Alana
Miller lost to Isabel Restrepo 0-9, 0-9
Women's final:
[3]
CANADA bt [1] USA 2-1
Carolyn
Russell bt Michelle Quibell 3-9, 9-2, 9-4, 9-5 (35m)
Runa Reta
lost to Natalie Grainger 2-9, 0-9, 4-9 (22m)
Alana
Miller bt Latasha Khan 9-7, 9-5, 10-8 (43m)
Bronze
medal winners: [2] MEXICO & COLOMBIA
5th place
play-off:
[4]
BRAZIL bt ARGENTINA 3-0
Mariana
Pontalti bt Fernanda Rocha 9-3, 9-5, 9-3
Thaisa
Serafini bt Luz Etchechoury 9-2, 9-3, 10-8
Karen
Redfern bt Antonella Falcione 9-4, 9-1, 9-6
Columbia Deny Canada Pan
Am Games Gold Double
Colombia
maintained their giant-killing run in the Pan American Games to
deny
Canada
double
squash gold in the team events at the Miécimo da Silva Complex in
Rio de
Janeiro,
Brazil.
Colombia
beat
Canada
2/0 in
the men's final to win gold for the first time, while
Canada
defeated
USA
2/1 in a
dramatic women's final to reclaim the title lost to USA in the 2003 final
in the
Dominican
Republic.
It was a
sensational performance by fourth seeds Colombia who reached the men's
event final for the first time by upsetting favourites
Mexico
- led by individual gold medallist Eric Galvez - in the
semi-finals.
Javier
Castilla Conde,
a 26-year-old from Bogotá ranked 229 in the world, put Colombia in the
lead when he beat Canada's world No77 Robin Clarke, a 21-year-old
'veteran' of more than 30 PSA Tour events, 9-2, 0-9, 10-9, 9-3 in 51
minutes.
But it
was top string Miguel Angel Rodriguez who was the hero for
Colombia. The 21-year-old, also from Bogotá, recovered from a nervous
start against Shahier Razik to beat the 2006 gold medallist 0-9,
10-9, 9-4, 9-7 in 94 minutes - appropriately the longest match of the
tournament.
Toronto-based Razik, ranked 20 places higher than his Colombian opponent,
was no match for the in-form Rodriguez who broke into the world top 50
this month to become the highest-ranked player from his country.
"This is
an historic moment for Colombia," said Sergio Rodriguez, President
of the Federacion Panamericana de Squash, who is also Treasurer of
the Colombian NOC. "Squash has grown exponentially in the last ten years
but this gold has come four years earlier than expected. Sardar Khan
instilled belief in our teams and I am immensely proud of their
performance, both Men and Women.
"Gold,
the metal for which we were discovered, is again part of history; this
time with Squash," Rodriguez added. "What a triumph to continue the
winning vein of 2007: Champions at the South American Junior
Championships, Champions at the South American Championships (seniors) and
now Gold at the Pan American Games of the Olympic cycle. The triumphs in
Rio fill the Colombian Squash community with joy and give us momentum to
further our commitment towards youth."
Among
those watching the men's final was Andres Botero, the President of
the CNOC who was elected as an IOC Member two weeks ago.
The
women's final was also an upset, with Carolyn Russell opening up an
impressive lead for third seeds Canada when she beat Michelle Quibell
3-9, 9-2, 9-4, 9-5. Favourites USA struck back in convincing fashion
as individual Pan Am Games gold medallist Natalie Grainger extended
her unbeaten Rio run to seven matches with a 9-2, 9-0, 9-4 victory over
Canadian Runa Reta in just 22 minutes.
The
decider saw surprise 2007 individual silver medallist Alana Miller
overcome USA's 2003 gold medal winner Latasha Khan, ranked 14
places higher in the world, 9-7, 9-5, 10-8 in 43 minutes to clinch a
memorable triumph for Canada.
"The Pan
American Games Rio 2007 have been a resounding success for Squash," added
World Squash Federation Chief Executive Christian Leighton.
"The passion and commitment that I've witnessed from athletes, referees
and administrators shows how much this competition means to them.
"WSF is
very grateful to Mario Vazquez Rana, President of the Pan American
Sports Organisation (PASO), and the CORIO for hosting our event. The
spread of gold medals shows how competition is really heating up in the
region. The four golds on offer went to four different countries (Mexico,
USA, Canada and Colombia). We very much look forward to Guadalajara
2011."
Canada Chasing Double Pan
Am Games Gold In Rio
Canada
are in
line for double squash gold in the Pan American Games after
surviving the semi-finals in both the men's and women's team events at the
Miécimo da Silva Complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
But it
was
Colombia
who hit
the headlines on the penultimate day of the team competition after beating
favourites
Mexico
2/0 in the men's semi-finals. Javier Castilla Conde put the fourth
seeds ahead with a 9-4, 4-9, 9-4, 9-4 victory over Mexican Marcos
Mendez in 66 minutes before 21-year-old Miguel Angel Rodriguez
gave one of the best performances of his life to defeat newly-crowned Pan
Am Games gold medallist Eric Galvez - ranked nine places higher in
the world - 4-9, 9-5, 9-7, 9-3 in an 83-minute marathon.
Appearing
in their first final in the history of the Games, Colombia will face
Canada
after the
second seeds beat
Brazil
2/0.
Canada, winners of the team gold medal in 1995 and 1999, are through to
their fourth successive men's final.
The
women's team final will be a North American clash for the fourth time in a
row. Individual gold medallist Natalie Grainger led favourites
USA
to a 3/0
win over
Mexico
in the
first semi-final. The defending champion will face
Canada
for gold
after the third seeds defeated
Colombia
2/1 in
the other semi
Illingworth Gains Revenge Over Galvez
Just 24
hours after losing to the Mexican in the men's individual Pan American
Games final, US hero Julian Illingworth gained revenge on the
first day of the team event by beating gold medallist Eric Galvez
in the opening match of the Pool A tie between USA and favourites
Mexico at the Miécimo da Silva Complex in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil.
It turned
out to be a gruelling day for the 23-year-old from Portland who had first
led his squad in the early morning tie against
El
Salvador.
Illingworth went down 9-3, 9-0, 9-6 to Ricardo Weisskopf - but his
team-mates saved the day to lead USA to a 2/1 win.
The
position was reversed later in the day when the three-times US champion
recovered his form to overcome Galvez 9-3, 7-9, 10-8, 9-0 - but this time
it was Galvez's team-mates who restored order to take the top seeds to a
2/1 win over USA to finish in first place in the Pool standings.
The
success earns Mexico a bye in the quarter-finals as the men's event moves
into the knockout stages, while USA will face third seeds
Brazil
for a
place in the semi-finals.
On the
first day of the women's team action, new gold medallist Natalie
Grainger brushed aside Silvia Angulo Rugeles 9-0, 9-0, 9-0 as
favourites USA defeated Colombia 3/0. The US squad now face
fourth seeds
Brazil
in the
final tie in Pool A.
Men's
quarter-final line-up
[1]
MEXICO bye
[4]
COLOMBIA v ARGENTINA
[3]
BRAZIL v USA
[2]
CANADA bye
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