Adam Auckland (Eng) 11/5, 11/6, 11/6 (23m)
[8] Adil Maqbool (Pak)
Adam Auckland
11/5, 11/5, 11/7. 38m Alan Clyne
[Q] Jan vd Herrewegen (Bel)
11/4, 11/3, 3/11, 11/6. 53 m [2] Alan Clyne (Sco)
RESULTS: PSA
Challenger 10Garavan's Bar Paddy Whack West Of
Ireland Open
Galway, Ireland
Clyne
Conquers Cuskelly For Six
#PSAWorldTour
Scottish number one Alan Clyne
picked up the sixth PSA World Tour
title of his career when he upset top-seeded Australian Ryan Cuskelly
in today's final of the Garavan's Bar Paddy Whack West Of
Ireland Open,
the PSA Challenger 10
squash event in its eighth successive year at Galway Lawn Tennis Club
in Galway,
Ireland.
World No.37 Clyne took just 37 minutes to overcome Dutchman Sebastiaan Weenink,
the No.7 seed in the semi-finals to reach his 12th final.
By contrast, left-hander Cuskelly was stretched for 76 minutes before
overcoming Clyne's national team-mate Greg Lobban,
the Scottish No.2, 12-10, 11-7, 8-11, 11-8 in the other semi in a win
which set up the US-based Aussie's 13th Tour final appearance.
It was Clyne's first visit to Galway since winning the title in 2010 –
and the 27-year-old from Edinburgh celebrated his return in fine style,
recovering from a game down to beat World No.36 Cuskelly 4-11, 11-8,
11-8, 11-4 in 77 minutes.
"It feels great to win in Galway again," said Clyne (pictured below, left, with Cuskelly)
later. "We've had a tough training block over the last few weeks in
Scotland and, when it pays off with good results, it's a nice feeling.
"I want to keep this form going into the Irish Open next week and
hopefully peak come the Europeans in Riccione at the end of the month."
