Eddie Charlton
10-12, 8-11, 11-6, 11-1, 11-2 Cesar Salazar
Cesar Salazar 11-7, 11-4, 11-4
Stephen Coppinger
Cesar Salazar (Mex) 11-5, 11-9, 11-6
Arturo Salazar (Mex)
Eric Galvez (Mex)) 5-11, 4-11, 11-8 ret.
[Q] Eric Tepos (Mex)
Eric Tepos
11-8, 11-5, 11-1 Stephen Coppinger
Josue Enriquez (Gua) 11-8, 11-5, 11-1
[2] Stephen Coppinger (Rsa)
Rodriguez Romps To Second Sporta Success
years after clinching the Torneo Internacional PSA Sporta title for the
first time, Colombian squash star Miguel Angel Rodriguez was again back
on the winner's podium after upsetting South African Stephen Coppinger in
the final of the PSA World Tour International 25 event at Sporta
in the Guatemala capital Guatemala City.
The
third seed from Bogota made his breakthrough in the semi-finals, dismissing
event favourite Laurens Jan Anjema in games.
Now
celebrating the 30th PSA Tour final appearance of his illustrious career, world
No23 Rodriguez faced the in-form Coppinger, ranked five places higher.
Both
players are currently coached by Australia's US-based former world champion
David Palmer.
It
was only the pair's second meeting - the first being on Rodriguez's home soil
last September when the local hero secured a -game victory in the
Colombian Open semi-finals.
Coppinger was after revenge - but again it was the Colombian who prevailed,
winning 11-5, 9-11, 11-8, 11-0 to claim the 22nd PSA Tour title of his career.
Coppinger
Coasts Into Sporta Semis
Second-seeded
South African Stephen Coppinger scored his second successive straight
games win in the VI Torneo Internacional PSA Sporta to secure a
semi-final berth in the PSA World Tour International 25 squash event at
Sporta in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
The
28-year-old world No18 from Cape Town despatched Mexican qualifier Erik Tepos
Valtierra 11-8, 11-5, 11-1 and will now face a further Mexican Cesar
Salazar for a place in the final.
It was 12
months ago that Cesar defeated Arturo Salazar in the event's final to end
his twin brother's two-year reign as Sporta champion!
Cruelly, the
pair met again in this year's first round, with unseeded Cesar winning in three
games to earn a quarter-final clash with fellow non-seed Eddie Charlton.
The
25-year-old Mexican had to recover from 2/1 down to topple the Englishman 10-12,
8-11, 11-6, 11-1, 11-2 to set up his meeting with Coppinger.
Top seed
Laurens Jan Anjema was also taken the full distance by Campbell Grayson
before beating the New Zealander 11-7, 3-11, 11-7, 1-11, 11-6 in the top half of
the draw.
The Dutchman
ranked 17 in the world will now face third seed Miguel Angel Rodriguez
following the Colombian's 11-6, 11-4, 11-4 defeat of US champion Christopher
Gordon.