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[1] Renan Lavigne (FRA) bt [8] Bradley Hindle (AUS) 11-9, 11-10 (2-0), 11-7 (59m)

Renan Lavigne, the No1 seed from France, edged out England's second seed Joey Barrington in a 110-minute marathon five-game final to win the North Shore Credit Union/Comfort Inn Open title at Evergreen Squash Club in Vancouver, Canada.

Lavigne, 31, from Marseille, took the first game 11-5 in a relatively quick 12 minutes that gave no indication of how the rest of the match was to be played - as none of the subsequent games took less than 20 minutes.

The Frenchman took the second game in 26 minutes as both players reached deep to try to discover weaknesses in the other. The game see-sawed back and forth so much that neither player was ahead by more than one point until Lavigne won the tiebreaker.

Barrington attempted to shift the momentum in the third game but could not gain more than a single point lead until taking the final two points to win. The 25-year-old from Somerset grabbed the momentum in the fourth to draw level.

Barrington roared away to a convincing 7-3 lead in the decider, only to see the gritty and focused Lavigne reduce the deficit to 7-9, then win the next four points for a stunning 11-5 11-10 9-11 6-11 11-9 victory.

The triumph marks the seventh PSA Tour title of Lavigne's career, but his first for more than two years.

Top Seeds To Contest Vancouver Final

France's No1 seed Renan Lavigne and England's second seed Joey Barrington will meet in the final of the North Shore Credit Union/Comfort Inn Squash Open after straight games semi-final victories at Evergreen Squash Club in Vancouver, Canada.

Lavigne, 31, from Marseille, ended popular German qualifier Simon Rosner's run - beating the 18-year-old 11-9 11-8 11-7 in 32 minutes.

Barrington is celebrating his 10th appearance in a PSA Tour final. In a 42m battle with Mexico's fifth seed Eric Galvez, the 25-year-old from Somerset won 11-5 11-9 11-5.

Rosner Battles Into Vancouver Semis

Germany's 18-year-old Simon Rosner continued his fine run in the North Shore Credit Union/Comfort Inn Squash Open when he dismissed fellow qualifier Paul Davis to reserve his place in the semi-finals of the PSA Tour event at Evergreen Squash Club in Vancouver, Canada.

Rosner's 11-10 11-4 11-4 win over the Australian takes him through to a meeting with France's top seed Renan Lavigne, who took almost an hour to overcome Australia's eighth seed Bradley Hindle 11-9 11-10 11-7.

The other semi-final will pitch England's second seed Joey Barrington against fifth-seeded Mexican Eric Galvez. Barrington beat unseeded Colombian Bernardo Samper 11-4 11-7 11-8, while Galvez defeated Egypt's Amr Mansi 11-8 11-9 11-7.

Seeds Vanquished In Vancouver

Seeds tumbled on the opening day of action in the North Shore Credit Union/Comfort Inn Squash Open at Evergreen Squash Club in Vancouver, Canada.

German qualifier Simon Rosner produced the most devastating upset when he beat local player Matthew Giuffre, the fourth seed and highest-seeded Canadian in the $15,000 PSA Tour event draw. Rosner battled for 71 minutes to overcome Giuffre 11-9 7-11 11-6 3-11 11-8 – and now meets fellow qualifier Paul Davis, from Australia, who beat Bermuda's seventh seed Nicholas Kyme 11-8 9-11 11-6 11-3.

Welshman Gavin Jones was the highest seed to fall – beaten 11-8 11-8 2-11 10-11 11-1 by Egypt's Amr Mansi in an 85-minute marathon.

Rosner Rallies Into Evergreen Main Draw In Vancouver

Germany's Simon Rosner survived a marathon 80-minute qualifying final clash against France's Julien Balbo to earn a place in the main draw of the North Shore Credit Union/Comfort Inn Squash Open at Evergreen Squash Club in Vancouver, Canada.

The 18-year-old won 9-11 11-8 11-10 11-9 to set up a first round meeting with fourth seed Matthew Giuffre, the highest-seeded Canadian in this $15,000 PSA Tour event formerly known as the Evergreen Open.

Rosner is joined in the first round by fellow qualifiers Omar Mosaad, from Egypt, and Tony James and Paul Davis, both from Australia.