04/06/2012
CERDIL OPEN 2012
Koukal Gets Revenge In Dourados
Cerdil
Open 2012
30 May - 02 Jun, Brazil, $10k |
Round One
31 May |
Quarters
01 Jun |
Semis
02 Jun |
Final
03 Jun |
[1] Jan Koukal (Cze)
11/2, 11/2, 11/7 (16m)
[Q] Arnaldo Vasconcellos (Bra) |
Jan Koukal
10-12, 11-4, 11-7, 9-11, 11-9 (70m)
Joan Lezaud |
Jan Koukal
11-13, 11-8, 11-9,
11-5 (58m)
Evan Williams |
Jan Koukal
9-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-9 (50m)
Andrew Wagih |
Joan Lezaud (Fra)
11/5, 11/13, 11/5, 11/5 (38m)
[Q] Juan Pablo Roude (Arg) |
Gonzalo Miranda (Arg)
5/11, 12/10, 11/6, 11/6 (63m)
[Q] Manoel Pereira (Bra) |
Gonzalo Miranda
11-6, 9-11, 11-5, 10-12, 11-4 (75m)
Evan Williams |
Evan Williams (Nzl)
7/11, 12/10, 11/6, 11/8 (63m)
[4] Chris Gordon (Usa) |
[3] Rafael Alarcon (Bra)
11/5, 11/6, 11/8 (25m)
[Q] Luke Butterworth (Eng) |
Rafael Alarcon
9-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-5 (32m)
Hernan D'Arcangelo |
Rafael Alarcon
3-11, 12-10, 10-12, 11-5, 11-9 (65m)
Andrew Wagih |
Vinicius Rodrigues (Bra)
10/12,
13/11, 11/9, 11/4 (55m)
Hernan D'Arcangelo (Arg) |
Fabien Verseille (Fra)
11/8, 7/11, 11/2, 13/11 (65m)
Fernando Lopez (Mex) |
Fabien Verseille
11-5, 11-9, 11-1 (25m)
Andrew Wagih |
Leandro Romiglio (Esp)
11/6, 3/1 rtd (11m)
[2] Andrew Wagih (Egy) |
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RESULTS: PSA Challenger 10 Cerdil Open, Dourados, Brazil
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Koukal
Gets Revenge In Dourados
Just a
week after losing to the Brazilian in the final of the Paraguay Open,
Czech squash star Jan Koukal gained his revenge by beating home
hero Rafael Alarcon in four games in the final of the Cerdil
Open, the PSA World Tour Challenger 10 event in its third
year at the Shopping Avenida Center in Dourados, Brazil.
Both
had survived tough semi-finals - top seed Koukal ending the impressive
run of unseeded New Zealander Evan Williams in four games to
reach his third successive Cerdil final, but third seed Alarcon battling
for more than an hour to upset second-seeded Egyptian Andrew Wagih
Shoukry 3-11, 12-10, 10-12, 11-5, 11-9.
It was
Alarcon, the world No79 from Sao Paulo, who took the early lead in the
final, however.
But
Koukal, who went down to the top-ranked Brazilian in straight games in
the Paraguayan capital Asuncion, reclaimed the advantage to close out
the match 9-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-9 after 50 minutes.
The
win marks the 28-year-old from Prague's 21st PSA World Tour title.
Rafa
On Course In Dourados
Top-ranked Brazilian Rafael Alarcon extended home interest in the
Cerdil Open into the semi-finals when he beat Argentinean
Hernan D'Arcangelo in the quarter-finals of the PSA World Tour
Challenger 10 squash event in its third year at the Shopping
Avenida Center in Dourados.
Third
seed Alarcon, the world No79 from Sao Paulo, fought back from a game
down to beat D'Arcangelo 9-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-5.
The
35-year-old Brazilian now faces Andrew Wagih Shoukry for a place
in the final. The No2 seed from Egypt took just 25 minutes to see off
Frenchman Fabien Verseille 11-5, 11-9, 11-1.
Unseeded New Zealander Evan Williams maintained his fine form in
the event by overcoming Argentina's Gonzalo Miranda 11-6, 9-11,
11-5, 10-12, 11-4 in a 75-minutes marathon.
The
22-year-old from Wellington, ranked outside the world top 120, will now
face top seed Jan Koukal. The Czech world No50, bidding for a
place in the final for the third year in a row, prevailed 10-12, 11-4,
11-7, 9-11, 11-9 in 70 minutes over France's Joan Lezaud.
Kiwi
Williams Downs Gordon In Dourados
Unheralded New Zealander Evan Williams caused the biggest first
round upset in the Cerdil Open in Brazil when he despatched
fourth seed Christopher Gordon to claim an unexpected place in
the quarter-finals of the PSA World Tour Challenger 10 squash
event in its third year at the Shopping Avenida Center in
Dourados.
The
22-year-old from Wellington, ranked outside the world top 120 and
competing for the first time in Brazil, recovered from a game down to
beat world No 70 Gordon, the US number two, 7-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-8 in
63 minutes.
Williams will now face Gonzalo Miranda after the Argentinean beat
local hope Manoel Pereira, a qualifier from Sao Paulo in Brazil,
5-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-6 also in 63 minutes.
Brazilian interest in the event now rests solely with third seed
Rafael Alarcon. Fresh from his title triumph in last week's
Paraguay Open, world No79 from Sao Paulo took just 25 minutes to
overcome English qualifier Luke Butterworth 11-5, 11-6, 11-8 and
will now take on Argentina's Hernan D'Arcangelo for a place in
the semi-finals.
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