02/02/2008
MANITOBA OPEN
Golan Wins In Winnipeg
Manitoba Open 2008
Canada, 29 Jan to 03 Feb, $15k |
Round One
31 Jan |
Quarters
01 Feb |
Semis
02 Feb |
Final
03 Feb |
[1] Borja Golan
(Esp)
11-6, 11-2, 11-6
Andrew McDougall (Can) |
Borja Golan
11/6, 5/0, rtd
Majid Khan |
Borja Golan
11-6, 11-1, 11-2
Yasir Butt |
Borja Golan
11-3, 11-6,
7-11, 11-6 (55m)
Nafiizwan Adnan |
Arturo Salazar (Mex)
11-7, 12-10, 2-11, 11-8
Majid Khan (Pak) |
[3] Yasir Butt
(Pak)
11-5, 11-6, 11-1
[Q] Keith Pritchard (Can) |
Yasir Butt
11/7, 11/5, 11/8
[8] Ryan Donegan |
[8] Ryan Donegan (Usa)
11-5, 11-5, 1-11, 11-5
[Q] Dave Glass (Can) |
[LL] Philip
Nightingale (Eng)
12-10, 11-8, 11-5
[7] Nafiizwan Adnan (Mas) |
Nafiizwan Adnan
11/3, 11.5, 11/13, 11/4
Cesar Salazar |
Nafiizwan Adnan
11-5, 11-10 (2-0),
9-11, 11-5
Shawn Delierre |
Cesar Salazar (Mex)
11-9, 11-8, 7-11, 11-9
[4] Jorge Fereirra (Mex) |
Ian Power (Can)
11-7, 11-5, 11-5
[6] Chris Gordon (Usa) |
Chris Gordon
11/3, 11/9, 12/10
Shawn Delierre |
[Q] Jaymie Haycocks
(Eng)
11-6, 12-10, 9-11, 11-6
[2] Shawn Delierre (Can) |
Golan
Wins In
Winnipeg
Spanish favourite Borja Golan needed almost an hour to fight off
the challenge of Malaysian Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan in the final of the
Winnipeg Building & Decorating Manitoba Open to win the $15,000
PSA
Tour
squash event in its fifth year at Winnipeg Squash Racquet Club in
Winnipeg
in
the Canadian
province of
Manitoba.
Adnan, the 21-year-old sixth seed competing in his first event in
North America, caused a significant upset in the semi-finals when he
removed second-seeded Canadian Shawn Delierre - thus leaving the
final without local interest for the first time in its five years as a PSA
Tour event.
But
Golan, the 25-year-old world No24 from Santiago DC - ranked 67 places
higher than his opponent - rushed to a two-game lead over the Malaysian
before Adnan fought back to take the third game.
It was all to no avail, however, as the Spaniard reclaimed control of the
encounter to close out the match 11-3, 11-6, 7-11, 11-6.
The triumph marks Golan's first Tour title of the year - but the 16th
of his career, from 20 final appearances.
Cesar
Salazar Silenced In
Winnipeg
Quarters
Cesar Salazar's
giant-killing run in the Winnipeg Building & Decorating Manitoba Open
came to an end when the Mexican was beaten by Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan
in the quarter-finals of the $15,000
PSA
Tour
squash event in its fifth year at Winnipeg Squash Racquet Club in
Winnipeg
in
the Canadian
province of
Manitoba.
Salazar, a qualifier, upset fellow Mexican Jorge Isaac Baltazar
Ferreira, the No3 seed, in the opening round. But sixth-seeded
Malaysian Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan was too strong for the 20-year-old,
winning 11-3, 11-5, 10-11 (1-3), 11-4 to reach the semi-finals.
Adnan will face local hero Shawn Delierre after the second seed
from Montreal defeated fifth-seeded American Christopher Gordon
11-3, 11-9, 11-10 (2-0).
The other semi-final will be the clash predicted by the seedings, between
favourite Borja Golan and fourth seed Yasir Butt. Spaniard
Golan had an easy ride through to the last four when unseeded Pakistani
Majid Khan retired injured midway through their second game.
Butt, 19, from
Pakistan, beat Ryan Donegan, the No7 seed from the USA, 11-7, 11-5,
11-8.
Salazars Suffer Mixed Fortunes In
Manitoba
Mexican twins Arturo Salazar and Cesar Salazar suffered
surprising mixed fortunes in the first round of the Winnipeg Building &
Decorating Manitoba Open, the $15,000
PSA
Tour
squash event in its fifth year at Winnipeg Squash Racquet Club in
Winnipeg
in
the Canadian
province of
Manitoba.
Cesar, a qualifier, upset fellow Mexican Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira,
the No3 seed, 11-9, 11-8, 7-11, 11-9 and will now meet Malaysia's sixth
seed Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan for a place in the semi-finals.
But Arturo Salazar, the eighth seed who is also 20 and also from
San
Luis Potosi, crashed out in a four-game upset to Pakistan's Majid Khan.
Peshawar-based Khan, the 24-year-old who reached last week's Bankers
Hall Club Open in Vancouver as a qualifier, maintained his fine form
to beat his Mexican opponent 11-7, 11-10 (2-0), 2-11, 11-8.
Khan
now comes up against Borja Golan, the top seed from
Spain.
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