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RESULTS: Talisman Energy Bankers Hall Club Squash Open,
Calgary,
Alberta, Canada
1st round:
[1] Martin Knight (NZL) bt Jens Schoor (GER) 11-8, 11-5, 11-8
(60m)
[Q] Dane Sharp (CAN) bt [8] Max Lee (HKG) 12-10, 10-12, 11-8,
11-7 (70m)
[4] Jan Koukal (CZE) bt [Q] Peter Creed (WAL) 8-11, 11-2, 8-11,
11-6, 11-3 (53m)
[7] Laurence Delasaux (ENG) bt [Q] Andrew McDougall (CAN) 11-5,
11-3, 11-6 (32m)
[Q] Matthew Giuffre (CAN) bt [6] David Phillips (CAN) 11-9,
11-5, 11-9(32m)
[3] Arturo Salazar (MEX) bt Andrew Schnell (CAN) 11-4, 11-2,
11-7 (41m) [5] Robin Clarke (CAN) bt Khawaja Adil Maqbool (PAK)
11-7, 11-6, 13-11(33m)
[2] Chris Simpson (ENG) bt Dick Lau (HKG) 11-6, 7-11, 4-11,
11-6, 11-6(72m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Martin Knight (NZL) bt [Q] Dane Sharp (CAN) 11-4, 7-11,
11-7, 13-11(77m)
[4] Jan Koukal (CZE) bt [7] Laurence Delasaux (ENG) 2-11, 11-5,
11-6, 5-11, 11-7 (66m)
[3] Arturo Salazar (MEX) bt [Q] Matthew Giuffre (CAN) 11-9,
11-6, 11-6(32m)
[2] Chris Simpson (ENG) bt [5] Robin Clarke (CAN) 11-7, 7-11,
11-2, 11-3(48m)
Semi-finals:
[4] Jan Koukal (CZE) bt [1] Martin Knight (NZL) 8-11, 11-8,
16-14, 6-11,11-2 (100m)
[3] Arturo Salazar (MEX) bt [2] Chris Simpson (ENG) 11-5, 9-11,
11-4, 8-11, 13-11 (95m)
Final:
[3] Arturo Salazar (MEX) bt [4] Jan Koukal (CZE) 11-4, 7-11,
11-7, 12-10(65m)
Mexican Arturo Salazar successfully retained his title in the
Talisman Energy Bankers Hall Club Open – but had to survive two
successive battles lasting more than an hour before winning the
$10,000 PSA World Tour squash title in its seventh year at
Bankers Hall Club in Calgary in the Canadian province of
Alberta.
The 22-year-old third seed from San Luis Potosi accounted for
the top seed in the semi-finals when he beat England's Chris
Simpson 11-5, 9-11, 11-4, 8-11, 13-11 in a 95-minute marathon.
His final opponent Jan Koukal had an even harder battle before
earning his place in the climax: The No4 seed from the Czech
Republic saw off top-seeded New Zealander Martin Knight 8-11,
11-8, 16-14, 6-11, 11-2 in exactly 100 minutes.
Both players surely felt the effects of the previous day's
toils in the final – but it was Salazar who suffered the least
as he prevailed 11-4, 7-11, 11-7, 12-10 to beat the Czech number
one in 65 minutes.
The win takes Salazar's career PSA Tour tally to four titles
from four final appearances. |
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