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Pittsburgh
Open,
Pittsburgh, USA
Delierre
Celebrates Hat-Trick In Pittsburgh
Canada's
Shawn Delierre brought a sensational end-of-year run to a magnificent climax
when he won the Pittsburgh Open, the $10,000 PSA World Tour squash
event at Rivers Club in Pittsburgh, USA.
It was the
third Tour title triumph against the odds in four weeks for the 28-year-old from
Montreal. Delierre began his run in Rhode Island, USA, in November when he won
the Rhodysquash RI Open as a non-seed - then continued his form at
the beginning of the month on home soil where he claimed the Edmonton Open
as the No7 seed.
The fourth
seed in Pittsburgh, Delierre made his breakthrough in the semi-finals where he
despatched top-seeded American Julian Illingworth in four games in a
repeat of the RI Open final.
The Canadian
number two, ranked 63 in the world, took a two-game lead in the final against
Stephane Galifi - but the second-seeded Italian fought back to draw level.
Delierre kept
up the pressure, however, and after 76 minutes closed out the match 11-8, 11-8,
4-11, 8-11, 11-8 to secure the ninth PSA title of his career.
1st round:
[1] Julian Illingworth (USA) bt [Q] Philip Nightingale (ENG) 11-1,
11-4, 9-11, 11-3
[6] Eddie Charlton (ENG) bt Chris Truswell (ENG) 12-10, 11-6, 11-7
[4] Shawn Delierre (CAN) bt Olivier Pett (ENG) 11-8, 1-11, 4-11,
11-9, 11-4
[Q] Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) bt [8] Neil Hitchens (ENG) 11-2,
8-11, 11-6, 11-3
[Q] Adam Murrills (ENG) bt [7] Wade Johnstone (AUS) 11-3, 11-9,
8-11, 12-10
[Q] Anthony Graham (ENG) bt [3] Alan Clyne (SCO) 11-9, 9-11, 11-7,
12-10
[5] Andrew Wagih Shoukry (EGY) bt Peter Creed (WAL) 11-7, 11-6,
11-8
[2] Stephane Galifi (ITA) bt Lekgotla Mosope (BOT) 11-8, 11-3,
11-8
Quarter-finals:
[1] Julian Illingworth (USA) bt [6] Eddie Charlton (ENG) 11-3,
12-10, 11-7 (35m)
[4] Shawn Delierre (CAN) bt [Q] Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) 12-14,
14-12, 11-5, 11-8
[Q] Anthony Graham (ENG) bt [Q] Adam Murrills (ENG) 11-5, 9-11,
11-5, 11-9
[2] Stephane Galifi (ITA) bt [5] Andrew Wagih Shoukry (EGY) 11-4,
11-6, 11-9
Semi-finals:
[4] Shawn Delierre (CAN) bt [1] Julian Illingworth (USA) 7-11,
11-7, 11-6, 11-8 (65m)
[2] Stephane Galifi (ITA) bt [Q] Anthony Graham (ENG) 11-3, 12-10,
8-11, 11-2 (53m)
Final:
[4] Shawn Delierre (CAN) bt [2] Stephane Galifi (ITA) 11-8, 11-8,
4-11, 8-11, 11-8 (76m)
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