Deadly Delasaux Ditches
All-Comers Again In BC Open
England's
Laurence Delasaux extended his remarkable run on the PSA World Squash
Tour in Canada when he beat Siddharth Suchde
in the final of the $6,000 BC Open at Sport Central in Richmond,
BC, to claim his third Tour title in five weeks as a qualifier!
The
24-year-old from Hull, ranked 149 in the world, made his breakthrough in the
first round where he despatched in-form second-seeded Australian Mike Corren
in straight games.
Successive
wins over Welshman Jethro Binns and fourth-seeded compatriot Neil
Hitchens took the Yorkshireman into the final - his fifth as a qualifier
since finishing as runner-up in the Scandinavian Open in Sweden in June.
But deadly
Delasaux was too strong for Suchde, the third seed from India. After surviving
a tie-break first game, the English underdog went on to win 12-10, 11-3, 11-1 in
52 minutes.
The European
Junior champion in 2004, Delasaux first joined the PSA the following year - but,
less than two years later, grew tired of touring and gave up his membership.
However, the
sport's appeal took over again and the young Englishman rejoined the PSA in June
this year. Starting with a ranking of 317, Delasaux began a sensational Tour
run which included final berths in all but one of the six events he entered -
and title triumphs in the Niagara Classic, the Saskatoon Boast Open,
and now the BC Open - all in Canada.
BC Squash
Open, Richmond, BC, Canada
1st round:
[1] David
Phillips (CAN) bt Thomas Brinkman (CAN) 11-6, 12-10, 3-11, 11-6 (32m)
[5] Eddie
Charlton (ENG) bt [Q] Fred Reid (CAN) 11-4, 11-6, 11-2 (25m)
[3] Siddharth
Suchde (IND) bt [Q] Justin Todd (CAN) 11-8, 11-4, 11-5 (25m)
[7] Lewis
Walters (ENG) bt Salvador Martinez (MEX) 11-9, 11-5, 11-8 (45m)
[Q] Anthony
Graham (ENG) bt [6] Tyler Hamilton (CAN) 11-1, 11-3, 11-4 (23m)
[4] Neil
Hitchens (ENG) bt Dave Glass (CAN) 11-6, 11-3, 11-8 (26m)
Jethro Binns (WAL)
bt [8] Matthew Serediak (CAN) 11-7, 11-4, 11-7 (27m)
[Q] Laurence
Delasaux (ENG) bt [2] Mike Corren (AUS) 11-4, 18-16, 11-3 (23m)
Quarter-finals:
[5] Eddie
Charlton (ENG) bt [1] David Phillips (CAN) 11-7, 11-5 ret. (14m)
[3] Siddharth
Suchde (IND) bt [7] Lewis Walters (ENG) 11-2, 12-10, 11-6 (38m)
[4] Neil
Hitchens (ENG) bt [Q] Anthony Graham (ENG) 11-6, 12-10, 12-10 (48m)
[Q] Laurence
Delasaux (ENG) bt Jethro Binns (WAL) 11-5, 11-5, 11-6 (39m)
Semi-finals:
[3] Siddharth
Suchde (IND) bt [5] Eddie Charlton (ENG) 11-9, 16-14, 11-5 (54m)
[Q] Laurence
Delasaux (ENG) bt [4] Neil Hitchens (ENG) 11-6, 11-5, 11-6 (29m)
Final:
[Q] Laurence
Delasaux (ENG) bt [3] Siddharth Suchde (IND) 12-10, 11-3, 11-1 (52m)
|