20-Mar,
Final:
[2] Shawn De Lierre (CAN) bt [1] Viktor Berg
(CAN) 15-12, 17-15, 13-15, 15-13
De Lierre Delights In
Debut PSA Title On Home Soil
Canada's Shawn De Lierre chalked up the first PSA Tour title
success of his career, on home soil, when he upset his top-seeded
compatriot Viktor Berg in an evenly-contested four-game final of the
Quebec Open Squash Classic at Club
Atwater in Montreal.
A packed gallery cheered on the two Torontonians, Berg the 26-year-old
favourite seeking his second title in his fifth PSA Tour final, and De
Lierre, the 21-year-old second seed in his first appearance in a Tour
climax.
Berg seemed impatient and always in a rush to end the rallies, whereas De
Lierre was highly composed and attacked and retrieved well as he strode to
his notable 15-12 17-15 13-15 15-13 victory over the world No49.
19-Mar:
All-Canadian Final
Torontonians Viktor Berg and Shawn
De Lierre will meet in an all-Canadian final of the Quebec Open Squash
Classic after straightforward straight games wins in the semi-finals at
the Atwater Club in Montreal, Canada.
Berg, the 26-year-old top seed, beat compatriot David Phillips, the fourth
seed, 15-9 15-9 15-10 to reach his fifth PSA Tour final. The favourite had
reached the last four after fighting back from 0/2 down in the
quarter-finals to beat Hungarian Mark Krajcsak.
"It was the best match of the tournament to date," said the club's Head
Squash & Tennis Professional Ken Flynn of the Berg/Krajcsak clash. "It was
by far the most thrilling and exciting, with dynamic retrieving and great
shot execution for five games. These two players were a joy to watch and
very sportsmanlike for the whole match."
In the other semi-final, 21-year-old second seed De Lierre ended
Australian qualifier Michael Joint's run - winning 15-13 15-9 15-8 to
reach the first PSA final of his career.
Semi-Finals:
[1] Viktor Berg (CAN) bt [4] David Phillips (CAN) 15- 9, 15-9, 15-10
[2] Shawn DeLierre (CAN) bt [Q] Michael Joint (AUS) 15-13, 15-9 15-8
Quarter-finals:
[1] Viktor Berg (CAN) bt Mark Krajcsak (HUN) 15-17, 15-17, 15-11, 15-11,
15-8
[4] David Phillips (CAN) bt [Q] Ken Flynn (IRL) 15-7, 15-11, 15-8
[Q] Michael Joint (AUS) bt [3] Ian Power (CAN) 17-16, 15-13, 17-15
[2] Shawn De Lierre (CAN) bt [8] Josh McDonald (CAN) 15-6, 9-15, 15-6,
15-10
1st round:
[1] Viktor Berg (CAN) bt Robin Clarke (CAN) 3-2
Mark Krajcsak (HUN) bt [6] Fabian Kalaitzis (GRE) 3-1
[4] David Phillips (CAN) bt [Q] Mauricio Sanchez (MEX) 3-0
[Q] Ken Flynn (IRL) bt Ryan Thompson (NAM) 3-0
[Q] Michael Joint (AUS) bt [7] Sherif Kamel (EGY) 3-2
[3] Ian Power (CAN) bt Patrick Bedore (CAN) 3-0
[8] Josh McDonald (CAN) bt [Q] Bertrand Tissot (FRA) 3-0
[2] Shawn De Lierre (CAN) bt Mohamed Elkeily (EGY) 3-0
Qualifying finals:
Ken Flynn (IRL) bt Ryan Thompson (NAM) 15-5, 15-8, 15-13
Mauricio Sanchez (MEX) bt Dan Sibley (CAN) 15-11, 15-8, 15-3
Bertrand Tissot (FRA) bt Arthur Gaskin (IRL) 15-9, 15-10, 8-15, 10-15,
15-13
Michael Joint (AUS) bt Sandor Fulop (HUN) 15-10, 15-10, 15-9
1st qualifying round:
Ken Flynn (IRL) bt Michael Reid (CAN) 3-0
Mauricio Sanchez (MEX) bt David Delierre (CAN) 3-0
Arthur Gaskin (IRL) bt Darren Barclay (CAN) 3-1
Michael Joint (AUS) bt Ben Marien (CAN) 3-0
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