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Tournament
ADL Optical/Rodenstock Manitoba Squash Open,
Winnipeg, Canada
Final:
[1] Shahier Razik (CAN) bt [4] Jean-Michel Arcucci (FRA) 8-11, 11-3, 11-5,
11-9 (65m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Shahier Razik (CAN) bt [5] Stacey Ross (ENG) 10-11 (4-6), 11-8, 11-9,
11-1 (105m) [4] Jean-Michel Arcucci (FRA) bt [6] Scott Handley (ENG) 11-9,
11-5, 11-8 (60m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Shahier Razik (CAN) bt
[7] Shawn Delierre (CAN) 10-11 (0-2), 11-6, 11-2, 11-3(70m)
[5] Stacey Ross (ENG) bt [3]
Eric Galvez (MEX) 11-6, 11-6, 11-4 (45m)
[4] Jean-Michel Arcucci (FRA)
bt Bernardo Samper (COL) 11-10 (6-4), 11-4, 5-11, 11-9 (60m)
[6] Scott Handley (ENG) bt
[2] Matthew Giuffre (CAN) 7-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-2, 11-5 (72m)
1st round:
[1] Shahier Razik (CAN) bt
[Q] Laurence Delasaux (ENG) 11-8, 11-7, 11-9 (40m)
[7] Shawn Delierre (CAN) bt
Iain Crozier (CAN) 11-3, 11-4, 11-8 (30m)
[3] Eric Galvez (MEX) bt
Bradley Hindle (AUS) 10-11 (7-9), 11-6, 11-3, 11-5 (85m)
[5] Stacey Ross (ENG) bt [Q]
Robin Clarke (CAN) 11-7, 11-3, 11-5 (40m)
Bernardo Samper (COL) bt [8]
Nicholas Kyme (BER) 11-7, 11-7, 11-3 (40m)
[4] Jean-Michel Arcucci (FRA)
bt [Q] Martin Knight (NZL) 11-7, 11-4, 11-5 (45m)
[6] Scott Handley (ENG) bt
[Q] Steve Finitsis (AUS) 10-11 (1-3), 10-11 (0-2), 11-8, 11-8, 11-6 (55m)
[2] Matthew Giuffre (CAN) bt
Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) 11-8, 11-3, 8-11, 11-9 (70m)
Qualifying
finals:
Robin Clarke (CAN) bt Ian Power (CAN)11-6, 11-10 (2-0), 11-7 (45m)
Laurence Delasaux (ENG) bt Campbell Grayson (NZL)8-11, 11-3, 11-5, 8-11, 11-9 (80m)
Steve Finitsis (AUS) bt Patrick Bedore (CAN)11-9, 11-9, 11-4 (65m)
Martin Knight (NZL) bt Paul Davis (AUS)8-11, 11-5, 10-11 (4-6), 11-9, 11-7 (115m)
Reports
Razik
Reclaims Manitoba Trophy
Two years after
winning the title for the first time, Canada's Shahier Razik
reclaimed the ADL Optical/Rodenstock Manitoba Squash Open trophy
after beating France's Jean-Michel Arcucci in the final of the PSA
Tour event in Winnipeg, Canada.
Razik, the top seed from Toronto, recovered from a game down to defeat the
fourth seed 8-11 11-3 11-5 11-9 in 65 minutes to win the 12th PSA
title of his career.
Razik Rallies To Ross Victory In Manitoba
Canada's Shahier
Razik made sure of local interest in the climax of the ADL Optical/Rodenstock
Manitoba Squash Open in Winnipeg – but it took the top seed 105 minutes
to overcome his fifth-seeded opponent Stacey Ross in the semi-finals
of the PSA Tour event in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
Ross, from Surrey in
England, took the first game after winning the tie-break 6-4, but the
Toronto-based favourite, the event champion in 2004, maintained the upper
hand over the next three games to win 10-11 11-8 11-9 11-1.
In his 19th
PSA final, Razik will face France's Jean-Michel Arcucci after the
fourth seed beat England's sixth seed Scott Handley 11-9 11-5 11-8 in
exactly an hour.
Scott & Stacey Sink Seeds
In Manitoba
Englishmen Stacey Ross
and Scott Handley pulled off impressive upsets to reach the
semi-finals ADL Optical/Rodenstock Manitoba Squash Open in Winnipeg,
Canada.
Sixth seed Handley recovered from two games down to despatch Canada's second
seed Matthew Giuffre 7-11 7-11 11-8 11-2 11-5 in 72 minutes. The
31-year-old from Oxfordshire will now face France's fourth seed
Jean-Michel Arcucci, who ended unseeded Bernardo Samper's brave
run by beating the Colombian 11-10 11-4 5-11 11-9.
Ross took just 45 minutes to overcome Mexico's third seed Eric Galvez
11-6 11-6 11-4. The 32-year-old from Surrey will now take on Canada's sole
representative in the event Shahier Razik. The favourite from Toronto
defeated Montreal-based Shawn Delierre, the seventh seed, 10-11 11-6
11-2 11-3.
Samper Scampers Into
Manitoba Quarters
Unseeded Colombian
Bernardo Samper caused the only upset on the opening day of action in
the ADL Optical/Rodenstock Manitoba Squash Open when he despatched
Bermuda's eighth seed Nicholas Kyme 11-7 11-7 11-3 in 40 minutes in
Winnipeg, Canada.
The 23-year-old from Bogotá now faces fourth seed Jean-Michel Arcucci
in the last eight after the Frenchman beat New Zealand qualifier Martin
Knight 11-7 11-4 11-5.
A mouth-watering all-Canadian quarter-final clash is set up at the top of
the draw when top seed Shahier Razik takes on seventh seed Shawn
Delierre. The favourite, from Toronto, beat English qualifier
Laurence Delasaux 11-8 11-7 11-9, while Montreal-based Delierre
dismissed fellow Canadian Iain Crozier 11-3 11-4 11-8.
Knight Survives Manitoba Marathon
New Zealander Martin Knight survived a near two-hour marathon to earn a place in the main draw of the ADL Optical/Rodenstock Manitoba Squash Open in Winnipeg, Canada.
The 22-year-old from Auckland beat Australian Paul Davis 8-11 11-5 10-11 11-9 11-7 in 115 minutes to earn a first round match against Frenchman Jean-Michel Arcucci, the fourth seed.
In another extended qualifying final battle, England's Laurence Delasaux beat New Zealand's Campbell Grayson 8-11 11-3 11-5 8-11 11-9 in 80 minutes to set up a first round meeting with Canada's top seed Shahier Razik, winner of the PSA Tour title two years ago.
1st round draw:
[1] Shahier Razik (CAN) v [Q] Laurence Delasaux (ENG)
[7] Shawn Delierre (CAN) v Iain Crozier (CAN)
[3] Eric Galvez (MEX) v Bradley Hindle (AUS)
[5] Stacey Ross (ENG) v [Q] Robin Clarke (CAN)
[8] Nicholas Kyme (BER) v Bernardo Samper (COL)
[4] Jean-Michel Arcucci (FRA) v [Q] Martin Knight (NZL)
[6] Scott Handley (ENG) v [Q] Steve Finitsis (AUS)
[2] Matthew Giuffre (CAN) v Aaron Frankcomb (AUS)
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