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Talisman Energy Bankers Hall Club Squash Open,
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1st
round:
[1] Martin Knight (NZL) bt
Jens Schoor (GER) 11-8, 11-5, 11-8 (60m)
[Q] Dane Sharp (CAN) bt [8]
Max Lee (HKG) 12-10, 10-12, 11-8, 11-7 (70m)
[4] Jan Koukal (CZE) bt [Q]
Peter Creed (WAL) 8-11, 11-2, 8-11, 11-6, 11-3 (53m)
[7] Laurence Delasaux (ENG)
bt [Q] Andrew McDougall (CAN) 11-5, 11-3, 11-6 (32m)
[Q] Matthew Giuffre (CAN)
bt [6] David Phillips (CAN) 11-9, 11-5, 11-9 (32m)
[3] Arturo Salazar (MEX) bt
Andrew Schnell (CAN) 11-4, 11-2, 11-7 (41m)
[5] Robin Clarke (CAN) bt
Khawaja Adil Maqbool (PAK) 11-7, 11-6, 13-11 (33m)
[2] Chris Simpson (ENG) bt
Dick Lau (HKG) 11-6, 7-11, 4-11, 11-6, 11-6 (72m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Martin Knight (NZL) bt
[Q] Dane Sharp (CAN) 11-4, 7-11, 11-7, 13-11 (77m)
[4] Jan Koukal (CZE) bt [7]
Laurence Delasaux (ENG) 2-11, 11-5, 11-6, 5-11, 11-7 (66m)
[3] Arturo Salazar (MEX) bt
[Q] Matthew Giuffre (CAN) 11-9, 11-6, 11-6 (32m)
[2] Chris Simpson (ENG) bt
[5] Robin Clarke (CAN) 11-7, 7-11, 11-2, 11-3 (48m)
Semi-finals:
[4] Jan Koukal (CZE) bt [1]
Martin Knight (NZL) 8-11, 11-8, 16-14, 6-11, 11-2 (100m)
[3] Arturo Salazar (MEX) bt
[2] Chris Simpson (ENG) 11-5, 9-11, 11-4, 8-11, 13-11 (95m)
Final:
[3] Arturo Salazar (MEX) bt
[4] Jan Koukal (CZE) 11-4, 7-11, 11-7, 12-10 (65m)
Salazar Banks Second Bankers Hall Club
Crown In Calgary
Mexican Arturo Salazar
successfully retained his title in the Talisman Energy Bankers Hall Club Open
– but had to survive two successive battles lasting more than an hour before
winning the $10,000 PSA World Tour squash title in its seventh year at
Bankers Hall Club in Calgary in the Canadian province of Alberta.
The 22-year-old third seed
from San Luis Potosi accounted for the top seed in the semi-finals when he beat
England's Chris Simpson 11-5, 9-11, 11-4, 8-11, 13-11 in a 95-minute
marathon.
His final opponent Jan
Koukal had an even harder battle before earning his place in the climax:
The No4 seed from the Czech Republic saw off top-seeded New Zealander Martin
Knight 8-11, 11-8, 16-14, 6-11, 11-2 in exactly 100 minutes.
Both players surely felt
the effects of the previous day's toils in the final – but it was Salazar who
suffered the least as he prevailed 11-4, 7-11, 11-7, 12-10 to beat the Czech
number one in 65 minutes.
The win takes Salazar's
career PSA Tour tally to four titles from four final appearances.
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