07/04/2008
CURITIBA OPEN
Rodriguez Claims Curitiba Crown
Curitiba
Open 2008
Curitiba, Brazil, 01-06 April, $15k |
Round One
03-Apr |
Quarters
04-Apr |
Semis
05-Apr |
Final
06-Apr |
[1] Miguel Angel
Rodriguez (Col)
12/10, 11/3, 11/5 (29m)
Fabio Cechin (Bra) |
Miguel Angel Rodriguez
7-11, 11-4,
11-10 (5-3), 11-10 (4-2) (73m)
Chris Gordon |
Miguel Angel Rodriguez
11-6, 2-11,
10-11 (0-2), 11-7, 11-6 (87m)
Dylan Bennett |
Miguel Angel Rodriguez
11-9, 2-11,
11-9, 9-11, 11-8 (66m)
Tom Richards |
[5] Chris Gordon (Usa)
11/9, 7/11, 4/11, 11/9, 13/11 (70m)
Rob Sutherland (Wal) |
[4] Dylan Bennett
(Ned)
11/8, 11/7, 11/9 (36m)
[Q] Manoel Pereira (Bra) |
Dylan Bennett
11-7, 11-9, 11-10
(2-0) (38m)
Robin Clarke |
[6] Robin Clarke (Can)
11/9, 11/8, 8/11, 11/4 (56m)
[Q] Junior Christovam (Bra) |
Regardt Schonborn
(Rsa)
13/11, 11/5, 11/2 (46m)
[7] Arturo Salazar (Mex) |
Arturo Salazar
6-11, 11-10
(2-0), 11-6, 11-8 (58m)
Jan Koukal |
Arturo Salazar
11-8, 11-3, 2-11,
2-11, 11-9 (62m)
Tom Richards |
[Q] Tiago Cabral (Bra)
11/5, 11/6, 11/4 (30m)
[3] Jan Koukal (Cze) |
David Vidal (Esp)
11/9, 8/11, 11/5, 11/4 (55m)
[8] Tom Richards (Eng) |
Tom Richards
6-11, 11-10 (3-1),
10-11 (1-3), 11-10 (2-0), 11-6 (65m)
Rafael Alarcon |
[Q] Glaucio Novack
(Bra)
11/4, 11/5, 11/6 (17m)
[2] Rafael Alarcon (Bra) |
Rodriguez Claims
Curitiba
Crown
Colombian Miguel Angel Rodriguez battled for 66 minutes in the
final of the Curitiba Open to win the $15,000
PSA
Tour
squash event at the Barigui Shopping Mall in
Curitiba
in
Brazil.
The
top seed from Bogotá, who was celebrating his 14th time in a
Tour final, was facing surprise English opponent Tom Richards - the
No8 seed from
Surrey
who had survived hour-long matches
against higher seeds in the previous two rounds to earn a place in his
maiden Tour final.
The
22-year-old Colombian twice led in the match - and 21-year-old Richards
twice drew level.
But it was South American champion Rodriguez who prevailed in the decider
to record an 11-9, 2-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8 victory - and the seventh PSA
Tour title of his career.
Richards Crashes Into
Curitiba
Climax
Englishman Tom Richards, the eighth seed, claimed two
successive upsets in the Curitiba Open in
Brazil to earn a surprise place in the final
of the $15,000 PSA Tour
squash event at the Barigui Shopping Mall
in Curitiba,
the largest city in Southern Brazil.
The
21-year-old from Surrey, still fighting back to full fitness after an
eight-month lay-off last year following knee surgery, made his
breakthrough in the quarter-finals when he beat local hero Rafael F
Alarcon, the second seed from Sao Paulo, 6-11, 11-10 (3-1), 10-11
(1-3), 11-10 (2-0), 11-6 in 65 minutes.
In the semis, Richards defeated seventh-seeded Mexican Arturo Salazar
11-8, 11-3, 2-11, 2-11, 11-9 in another hour-long battle to record his
first appearance in a PSA Tour final.
Richards will face top seed Miguel Angel Rodriguez - but the
Colombian favourite was taken the full distance by Dylan Bennett,
the fourth seed from the
Netherlands, before winning 11-6, 2-11, 10-11 (0-2), 11-7, 11-6 in 87
minutes.
The
22-year-old from Bogotá is celebrating his 14th time in a Tour
final.
Alarcon Races To
Curitiba
Quarters
Rafael F Alarcon
single-handedly led local interest through to the quarter-finals of the
Curitiba Open after romping to a 17-minute first round victory in the
$15,000
PSA
Tour
squash event being staged in Curitiba, the largest city in Southern
Brazil, for the first time since 1994.
Alarcon, the 30-year-old second seed from Sao Paolo, despatched fellow
countryman Glaucio Novack, a qualifier, 11-4, 11-5, 11-6 and will
now take on Englishman Tom Richards for a place in the semi-finals
at the Barigui Shopping Mall.
The No: 8 seed from Surrey needed 55 minutes to overcome Spaniard David
Vidal 11-9, 8-11, 11-5, 11-4.
Alarcon is expected to meet Miguel Angel Rodriguez in an all-South
American final on Sunday. The top seed from
Colombia defeated Brazilian Fabio Cechin 11-10 (2-0), 11-3, 11-5.
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