RESULTS:
PSA Challenger 5Open Squash Provence
Chateau-Arnoux
Chateau-Arnoux, France
Andre
Celebrates Maiden Title In Chateau-Arnoux
After making his third PSA World
Tour
final appearance of the year – and the fourth of his career – at the
Open Squash Provence
Chateau-Arnoux,
Frenchman Christophe Andre
finally celebrated his first title success when he beat fellow
countryman Auguste Dussourd in
the climax of the PSA Challenger 5
event at Salle De Sport Et De Squash
in Chateau-Arnoux,
France.
The top seed from Reunion Island had a remarkably clear run to the
final, winning his opening match in straight games before coasting
through the next two after both opponents were forced to retire
mid-match!
By complete contrast, 18-year-old Dussourd – one of three qualifiers
to make the semi-finals – had to survive two five-game battles to
make the final, his first on the PSA Tour in his first time in the
main draw of a Tour event.
The Paris-based underdog took the opening game of the final, but
27-year-old Andre (pictured below) –
ranked more than 200 places higher than Dussourd, the lowest-ranked
player in the draw – soon took control before closing out the match
9-11, 11-3, 11-1, 11-9 after 46 minutes to become a Tour title
winner for the first time.