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Leinster Open,
Dublin, Ireland
Mustonen Makes
Amends In Dublin
After
finishing as runner-up a year ago, teenager Henrik Mustonen went one
better in Ireland on Sunday when he became the first Finnish winner of the
Leinster Open following his upset over second-seeded Englishman Shaun le
Roux in the final of the $6,000 PSA World Tour squash event in its
fifth year at Fitzwilliam LTC in Dublin.
Mustonen, a
19-year-old from Hollola, made his breakthrough in the semi-finals where he
scored one of the best wins of his career by beating top-seeded Italian
Davide Bianchetti, the world No43, in straight games.
The
third-seeded Finn, ranked 87 in the world, then battled for 71 minutes to
overcome Le Roux 9-11, 12-10, 12-14, 11-2, 11-4.
The win marks
Mustonen's second Tour title triumph - but his first for more than a year.
1st round:
[1] Davide Bianchetti (ITA) bt Reiko Peter (SUI) 11-6, 11-7, 11-8
Andrea Torricini (ITA) bt [7] Arthur Gaskin (IRL) 11-9, 11-7,
6-11, 9-11, 13-11
[3] Henrik Mustonen (FIN) bt [Q] Rory Pennell (ENG) 11-4, 11-3,
11-2
[Q] Andrew Birks (ENG) bt [8] Aqeel Rehman (AUT) 11-9, 10-12,
13-11, 11-5
[6] Jethro Binns (WAL) bt Ido Avron (ISR) 11-6, 11-3, 11-6
[Q] Mark Fuller (ENG) bt [4] Leandro Romiglio (ARG) 3-11, 3-11,
11-4, 11-4, 11-6
[Q] Jonathan Harford (ENG) bt [5] Alejandro Garbi Caro (ESP) 11-9,
13-11, 11-9
[2] Shaun le Roux (ENG) bt Niall Rooney (IRL) 11-2, 11-3, 11-7
Quarter-finals:
[1] Davide Bianchetti (ITA) bt Andrea Torricini (ITA) 11-7, 11-8,
11-4 (47m)
[3] Henrik Mustonen (FIN) bt [Q] Andrew Birks (ENG) 12-10, 9-11,
11-6, 17-15 (52m)
[6] Jethro Binns (WAL) bt [Q] Mark Fuller (ENG) 11-8, 7-11, 8-11,
11-4, 11-4 (63m)
[2] Shaun le Roux (ENG) bt [Q] Jonathan Harford (ENG) 11-5, 11-8,
8-11, 8-11, 11-8 (87m)
Semi-finals:
[3] Henrik Mustonen (FIN) bt [1] Davide Bianchetti (ITA) 15-13,
11-5, 11-9 (58m)
[2] Shaun le Roux (ENG) bt [6] Jethro Binns (WAL) 11-4, 11-5, 11-6
(29m)
Final:
[3] Henrik Mustonen (FIN) bt [2] Shaun le Roux (ENG) 9-11, 12-10,
12-14, 11-2, 11-4 (71m) |
