10/11/2009
PITTSBURGH OPEN
Qualifier Hinds Powers To Pittsburgh Prize
Pittsburgh
Open 2009
03-08 Nov, USA, $6k |
Round One
05 Nov |
Quarters
06 Nov |
Semis
07 Nov |
Final
08 Nov |
[2] Chris Gordon (Usa)
11/5, 11/5, 11/8 (37m)
[Q] Joel Hinds (Eng) |
Joel Hinds
11/7, 11/8, 11/5 (38m)
Peter Creed |
Joel Hinds
11/3, 11/9, 11/9
Lekgotla Mosope |
Joel Hinds
6-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-2, 11-5
Bernardo Samper |
[8] Elvinn Keo (Mas)
11/4, 9/11, 11/8, 9/11, 11/6
[Q] Peter Creed (Wal) |
[4] Wade Johnstone (Aus)
7/11, 10/12, 11/8, 11/9, 11/7 (58m)
[Q] Lekgotla Mosope (Bot) |
Lekgotla Mosope
18/16, 11/4, 8/11, 11/8 (86m)
Lukas Jelinek |
[7] Patrick Chifunda (Zam)
11/7, 11/13, 11/9, 9/11, 11/2 (69m)
[Q] Lukas Jelinek (Cze) |
Erik Tepos (Mex)
12/10, 5/11, 11/9, 11/7
[6] Arshad Iqbal Burkhi (Pak) |
Arshad Iqbal Burkhi
12/10, 11/8, 12/14, 11/5
Muhd Asyraf Azan |
Arshad Iqbal Burkhi
11/5, 11/4, 11/7
Bernardo Samper |
Edward Marks (Usa)
13/11, 11/9, 13/11
[3] Muhd Asyraf Azan (Mas) |
Amr Mansi (Egy)
10/12, 11/9, 7/11, 11/4, 11/2 (57m)
[5] Ivan Yuen (Mas) |
Ivan Yuen
11/5, 9/11, 11/6, 11/4
Bernardo Samper |
Kamran Khan (Mas)
11/5, 11/8, 11/7
[1] Bernardo Samper (Col) |
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Qualifier Hinds Powers To
Pittsburgh Prize
Englishman
Joel Hinds scored his maiden PSA World Tour squash title in
sensational style in the USA - fighting through the qualifiers, and then the
whole field of the Super Satellite event at Rivers Club in
Pittsburgh, to claim the Pittsburgh Open trophy.
The
22-year-old from Derby - at 198, the lowest-ranked player in the event - also
joins an illustrious group of former winners of this established Tour title,
including world number ones Jonathon Power of Canada, Lee Beachill
of England, and Thierry Lincou of France.
Hinds made his
major breakthrough in the opening round, where he despatched top seed
Christopher Gordon, the world No81 from the USA, in straight games.
Playing in
only his fifth Tour event, Hinds went on to defeat two fellow qualifiers before
meeting Bernardo Samper, the second seed from Colombia, in the final.
Twice the
Englishman came back from behind after 27-year-old Samper, based in New York,
took game leads.
But the
Colombian made too many errors in the decider as Hinds romped through to take
his first PSA title 6-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-2, 11-5.
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