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XIII Abierto Colombiano 2010
31-Aug -
05-Sep, Bogota, $30k |
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"I just wanted to thanked some
people who made this happen!!
"It was a big week for me, playing at home is always special
and really wanted to thank my dad Angel Rodriguez who helped
me during all my entire career so far, my coach Sardar Ali
Khan who is helping me to rise my level every day, without
him can not do what am doing.
Also wanted to thank Max Weithers very special person who
has been helped me recently mentally and HEAD my sponsor!
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05-Sep, Final:
Miguel Angel
Rodriguez bt Olli Tuominen
9-11,11-9,11-5,11-5 (54m)
Rodriguez claims second Colombian
title
Juan Carlos
Santacruz reports
 The
final was certainly the best match of the tournament, with
two vibrant games in the beginning that perfectly defined
what was going to be Miguel Rodriguez’s second victory in
his third disputed final of the Colombian Squash Open.
The first and second games were defined by the same score,
11-9 and allowed a 1-1 game tie between Rodriguez and
Touminen. Both players gave a symphony of dynamism and
velocity. Both the Colombian and the Finnish had incredible
security and precision, as a result 90% of the points were
winners with no unforced errors.
 Touminen’s
pressure with his traditional strong lengths and drops kept
the Colombian moving all around the court. Rodriguez didn’t
save one drop of energy to lift up every single ball played
by the Finnish. In spite of this, two strong lengths gave
the Finnish the advantage of the first game, that lasted 19
minutes.
In the second game, the score tied up again to 9-9, but in
this occasion Rodriguez had more patience, worked his
rival’s legs and generated two cross courts that won the
game. With no doubt, this game was a turning point in the
match. This game of exquisite squash lasted 18 minutes.
 For
the third game the Colombian continued to play with his
strategy of pressure combined with patience. This mental
strength began to betray the Finnish who started to make
mistakes under the Colombians pressure. Although Touminen’s
endurance was an issue, his mental tiredness took over. The
8 minute game gave Rodriguez the advantage.
By the final game, the crowd was inspired by the Colombians
possible triumph so they received the players with
applauses. The final game began with a score of 2-2 after
both players exhibited long rallies, the Finnish player
started to fall into frustration again. After winning a
point, 3-2, Touminen committed 8 unforced errors giving
Rodriguez the advantage to 10-3.
 Nonetheless,
the Finnish fought for his honor and performed to winning
points. Unfortunately he found a concentrated Colombian who
waited and defined the match with an outstanding cross
court. Rodriguez conquered the title as a local, 11-5 after
9 minutes.
It was an immense delight for the crowd that cheered for
Miguel Angel.
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 Colombian
Open 2010
31 Aug - 05-Seo, Bogota, $30k |
Round One
02-Sep |
Quarters
03-Sep |
Semis
04-Sep |
Final
05-Sep |
[1] Olli Tuominen (Fin)
11-1,11-3,11-3 (20m)
[Q] Gonzalo Miranda (Arg) |
[1] Olli Tuominen
11-9,11-5,11-6 (30m)
[8] Jan Koukal |
[1] Olli Tuominen
11-6,11-6,11-3 (34m)
[6] Arturo Salazar |
[1] Olli Tuominen
9-11,11-9,11-5,11-5 (54m)
[3] Miguel Angel Rodriguez |
[8] Jan Koukal (Cze)
6-11,11-6,11-7,11-5 (42m)
[Q] Eric Tepoz (Mex) |
[4] Rafael Alarcon (Bra)
11-3,4-11,12-10,11-4 (37m)
[Q] Jorge Ferreira (Mex) |
[4] Rafael Alarcon
10-12,11-7,11-8,11-9 (76m)
[6] Arturo Salazar |
[6] Arturo Salazar (Mex)
11-2,11-2,11-4 (16m)
Simon Martinez (Col) |
Chris Gordon (Usa)
6-11, 11-6,11-7,11-5 (47m)
[5] Stéphane Galifi (Ita) |
[5] Stéphane Galifi
11-6,11-8,11-3 (27m)
[3] Miguel Angel Rodriguez |
[3] Miguel Angel Rodriguez
11-3,11-8 rt (28m)
[2]Shahier Razik |
Robin Clarke (Can)
11-5,11-9,11-7 (24m)
[3] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (Col) |
Cesar Salazar (Mex)
9-11,13-11,11-6,4-11, 11-5 (56m)
[7]
Henrik Mustonen (Fin) |
Cesar Salazar
11-6,11-6,11-5 (39m)
[2]Shahier Razik |
[Q] Fabien Verseille (Fra)
11-8,5-11,1-11,11-3,11-5 (69m)
[2]Shahier Razik (Can) |
01-Sep,
Qualifying Finals:
Fabián Verseille (Fra) - Andrew MacDougall (Can) 11-9,11-9,2-11,11-6 (42m)
Gonzalo Miranda (Arg) - Fred Reid (Can) 11-7,11-6,11-8
(17m)
Eric Tepoz (Mex) - Nahuel Ramos (Arg)
11-3,11-2,10-12,11-2 (41m)
Jorge Baltazar(Mex) - Javier Castilla (Col).
7-11,11-2,11-2,11-9 (38m)
31-Aug,
Qualifying Round One:
Fabien Verseille (Fra)
bt Rodrigo Torres (Col)
11-5,11-5,11-3 (29m)
Fred Reid (Can) bt Juan Pablo Roude (Arg)
11-9,11-3,7-11,9-11,11-2 (42m)
Andrew McDougall (Can) bt Arturo Jaramillo (Col)
11-5,11-9,11-5 (21m)
Gonzalo Miranda (Arg) bt Andrés González (Col)
11-9,11-3,11-7 (22m)
Javier Castilla (Col) bt Lekgotla Mosope (Bot)
11-6,11-9,11-7 (33m)
Nahuel Ramos (Arg) bt Erik Herrera (Col)
11-5,12-10,11-7 (28m)
Eric Tepoz (Mex) bt Armando Olguín (Mex)
11-0,11-7,11-3 (18m)
Jorge Baltazar(Mex) bt Salvador Martínez (Mex)
11-9,11-5,11-1 (24m)
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05-Sep, Final:
Miguel Angel
Rodriguez bt Olli Tuominen
9-11,11-9,11-5,11-5 (54m)
 
Tuominen to take on Rodriguez
Juan Carlos
Santacruz reports
Olli Touminen (FIN) - Arturo Salazar (MEX) 11-6,11-6,11-3
(34m)
 A
varied game, the power of his shots and the precision to
attack were the clear virtues that allowed the Finnish
player to advance to the final of the Colombian Open.
The first game had highly intense moments, but Salazar’s
wound from last night affected his performance.
From that moment on, he couldn’t take the pain off of his
head and the Finnish took advantage and gained strength, he
quickly ended the Mexicans intention to pass to the final.
Miguel Rodríguez (COL) - Shahier Razik (CAN) 11-3,11-8 rt
(28m)
An imposition in Razik’s left gluteus made him withdraw from
the match at the end of the second game, allowing the
Colombian Rodriguez to enter his third final of the
Colombian Open.
 In
spite of the injury, the Colombian proved his patience.
Rodriguez waited, he worked every single ball and took the
adequate decisions on when to attack The first game was
consistent, Razik proposed his traditional game; he may be
one of the most patient players in the tour, but he found a
rival of great velocity that picked up every single drop
Razik played. The clear outcome of this response by the
Colombian was Raziks frustration. In the second game Razik
showed his brilliance when he tied the match to 8 all, after
the Colombian committed 3 consecutive errors.
Nonetheless, the Colombian took advantage of one error from
Razik and played two fantastic drop shots that won him the
game. Unfortunately, the Canadian was diagnosed with a
muscular contracture and had to abandon the match |
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Salazar joins top seeds in Bogota
semis
Juan Carlos
Santacruz reports
Olli Touminen(FIN) - Jan Koukal (CZE) 11-9,11-5,11-6
(30m)
Both Europeans displayed outstanding technique, but
Touminen's superiority was clearer due to his drops'
precision, boast attacks and permanent anticipation. Koukal
showed his best moment in the third game with fantastic
winning rallies, but Touminen didn’t stay behind and
portrayed a variety of shots, constantly attacking even if
he was defending himself. He left a pleasant impression and
conquered his second consecutive semifinal in the Colombian
Open.
Shahier Razik (CAN) - Cesar Salazar (MEX) 11-6,11-6,11-5
(39m)
The Canadian Razik from Egyptian background gave an
outstanding demonstration of physical pressure, patience and
tranquility. He was clear and never risked against the
Mexican, who couldn’t find a clear game proposition against
Razik's technical advantage. Many thought Razik would
eventually run out of air after long rallies in the first
game that lasted 17 minutes. By the second game Razik only
attacked when he felt comfortable and defined the second
game. In the final game, 6 drops that died in the nick
frustrated Salazar who ended up accepting the Canadian's
inspiration.
Arturo Salazar(MEX) - Rafael Alarcón (BRA)
10-12,11-7,11-8,11-9 (76m)
The Mexican Salazar played consistently and consolidated
himself in the semifinal of the Colombian Squash Open after
defeating the experienced Alarcon, who despite playing his
best shots and his strong back shots couldn’t dismantle the
Mexican's physical strength. Salazar got every single shot
and won the points. The Mexican played with strength, power,
velocity and strategy in a very exciting match. Alarcon won
the first game after a tie break, but Salazar imposed speed
and precision for the next two games. In the final game,
Salazar had to given 3 minutes to recover from a hit on his
knee. Yet with the public’s cheer Salazar entered the fourth
game losing 2-6, played strong and generated winning points.
Alarcon pressured but it wasn’t enough.
Miguel Rodríguez (COL) - Stephane Galifi (ITA)
11-6,11-8,11-3 (27m)
It was a challenging game for the Colombian due to his
commitment to play as a local in front of his crowd. In the
first game, he imposed velocity, intense drop shots and
tight lengths to win in three consecutive games. Galifi
tried to stop the game's rhythm, he tried to play slow and
paused, but he found a concentrated and precise Colombian.
Galifi was surprised by the Colombian's speed and precision.
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Salazars progress in Bogota
Juan Carlos
Santacruz reports
Olli Touminen(FIN) – Gonzalo Miranda(ARG) 11-1,11-3,11-3
(20m)
With great strength in his shots, the Finnish Touminen
didn’t allow the Argentinean Miranda to breath, in spite of
exposing his best game he couldn’t resolve Touminen’s
strategy. Touminen plated fast and consistently. He thought
of an easy pass to the next round, and he achieved it.
Miguel Rodríguez (COL) – Robin Clarke(CAN) 11-5,11-9,11-7
(24m)
The Colombian Rodriguez played with long rallies during the
first two games and looked for the precise moment to attack
frustrating Clarke’s strategy. The Canadian couldn’t
decipher the velocity imposed by the Colombian with constant
rhythm changes.
In the third game, the Colombian attacked
from the beginning, making fantasy shots and gave great
happiness from his fans that accompanied the Colombian in
the match. Rodriguez entered the quarterfinals and tomorrow
will fight for the semifinals.
César Salazar (MEX) – Henrik
Mustonen(FIN)9-11,13-11,11-6,4-11, 11-5 (56m)
The Mexican Salazar managed to defeat the exquisite Finnish
player after a 5 games battle, where Salazar exhibited his
best squash in the first round of the Colombian Open.
Mustonen took the lead in the first game against an anxious
Salazar, who found his balance in the second game after an
exhausting tie break that had fantastic winning shots that
admired the crowd.
The third game was clearer for Salazar
thanks to his multiple winning back hand drops and precise
anticipation. In the fourth game Mustonen took higher risks
and generated excellent back hand drops that tested the
Mexicans stamina. The Mexican tried to more the Finnish
around the four points of the court, but Mustonen got every
shot and won the fourth game.
For the final game, Salazar
tightened his winning shots, anticipated and achieved cross
court volleys that surprised the Finnish. Mustonen couldn’t
change the path of the match. The youngest player in the
tournament unfortunately lost, but proved to be the
tournaments revelation.
Shaier Razik (CAN) – Fabian
Verseille(FRA)11-8,5-11,1-11,11-3,11-5 (69m)
In a long game, filled with patience, dosed air and working
each shot with clear conviction, the Canadian Razik proved
squash can be achieved despite the altitudes challenge.
The
French Verseille portrayed his maximum strength with drive
lengths and cross courts that pressured the Canadian.
Nonetheless, he couldn’t obtain the concentration needed for
such a long match. Verseille allowed the referees decisions
to affect his game; he consistently challenged the decisions
and was even sanctioned with the loss of one point.
This
lack of calmness stopped his dream of passing to the next
round. Razik entered the quarterfinals of the Colombian
Squash Open.
Arturo Salazar (MEX) – Simón Martínez (COL)
11-2,11-2,11-4 (16m)
The experience of the Mexican, 22, was evident in court
against the Colombian junior Simon Martinez , who played his
best game in order to make this match a learning experience.
The Mexican advanced to the quarter finals.
Stephane Galifi (ITA)- Chris Gordon(USA) 6-11,
11-6,11-7,11-5 (47m)
The Italian Galifi, during his first visit to Colombia
showed his experience in handling timing and his
surroundings by attacking consistently. In the first game,
the Italians unforced errors gave the American the lead.
Nevertheless, Galiti began to tighten his back hand drops to
pressure with short cross courts from both sides, to finish
the match with a proposition of slow shots that wore out
Gordon.
Jan Koukal (CHE) – Eric Tepoz(MEX) 6-11,11-6,11-7,11-5
(42m)
The Czech had to play with upmost intelligence, strategic,
patient and highly mature in order to defeat the solid
Mexican Tepoz. After losing the first game, he identified
the strategy needed to win, and he was consistent with deep
lengths and cross courts combined with killer drop shots
that little by little affected Tepoz’s endurance. This match
was a magnificent exhibition.
Rafael Alarcón (BRA) – Jorge Baltazar (MEX).
11-3,4-11,12-10,11-4 (37m)
 Convinced of his game plan with deep shots, strong and near
the lines, the Brazilian Alarcon proved great inspiration
especially in the third game. For the first game he applied
precise winning shots and won. Despite of winning the first
game he lost the second game due to his lack of
concentration.
But in the third game, when Baltazar was
winning 10-6 he returned to his attack plan, displaying his
physical strength and killer shots, Baltazar lifted every
single impossible ball but couldn’t close the game. Alarcon
succeeded in the tie break and had a 2-1 advantage.
By the
fourth game the match was already sentenced, Baltazar was
out of breath and lost the match to the Brazilian
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Qualifying complete in Bogota
Juan Carlos
Santacruz reports
Fabián Verseille (Fra) - Andrew MacDougall (Can)
11-9,11-9,2-11,11-6 (42m)
In a game filled with pressure and risk, accompanied by
tight backhand drops, the French Verseille became the first
qualifier to enter the main draw. Verseille defeated the
Canadian McDougall who exhibited a classical game of
anticipation and deep lengths. Despite the Canadians
proposal, Verseille imposed constant rhythm changes that
allowed him to win the match in the fourth game.
Gonzalo Miranda (Arg) - Fred Reid (Can) 11-7,11-6,11-8
(17m)
The Argentinean Miranda achieved his best result since he
became a professional in 2008by entering the main draw of a
3 star tournament. Miranda was loyal to his strategy and
played deep game and changed the rhythm of the match to
defeat his opponent in 3 consecutive games. The Canadian
Reid who in spite of risking 90% of his shots couldn’t find
precision and gave in to Miranda.
Eric Tepoz (Mex) - Nahuel Ramos (Arg) –
11-3,11-2,10-12,11-2 (41m)
The Mexicans experience allowed him to enter the main draw
of the Colombian Open for a second time. He played constant
deep lengths and pressured in the front. Hus game eventually
wore out the 19 years old Argentinean who exhibited his best
level in the third game.
Jorge Baltazar(Mex) - Javier Castilla (Col).
7-11,11-2,11-2,11-9 (38m)
The Colombian began the match with constants attacks,
pressuring the solid Mexican. Nonetheless, the experienced
Mexican, 28, played a slower match and with consecutive
lengths to attack the Colombian and force his errors. The
Mexican won with solid backhand drops and defeated the
Colombia wouldn’t define a winning strategy.
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Under way in Bogota
Juan Carlos
Santacruz reports
Two Argentineans, two Canadians, two Mexicans, one
Colombian and one French player will contest the qualifying
finals in Bogota.
Fabien Verseille (Fra) – Rodrigo Torres (Col) 11-5, 11-5,
11-3 (29m).
With powerful drives the French, Verseille won in the opening
match of the Colombian Open. Versaille defeated the
Colombian Rodrigo Torres in three successive games, 11-5,
11-5 and 11-3 within 28 minutes that clearly place this
player among the favorites to win in the qualifying round.
Jorge Baltazar (Mex) – Salvador Martínez (Mex).
11-9,11-5,11-1 (24m)
Baltazar’s experience, pause and tranquility detained his
compatriot’s intention to win the match. Unfortunately, for
Martinez’s bad luck, he had to play against the top seed of
the qualy draw. Baltazar player solidly and proved his
favoritism for entering the main draw.
Javier Castilla (Col) - Lekgotla Mosope (Bot) 11-6, 11-9,
11-7 (33m)
The Colombian Castilla and the African player proposed a
highly technical game, and low risk in the first game.
Nonetheless in the second game both players began to attack
each other and exhibited the best moments of the match.
Despite this, Mosope lost precision and Castilla gained it.
By the third game, Botswana’s player lost his endurance
giving the victory to the Colombia.
Andrew MacDougall (Can) – Arturo Jaramillo (Col)
11-5,11-9,11-5 (21m)
The Colombian, 38, tried to propose and extenuating game
against the Canadian, but the constant anticipation,
precision and solidness allowed the Canadian to pass
comfortably to the next round.
Fred Reid (Can) – Juan Pablo Roude (Arg)
11-9,11-3,7-11,9-11,11-2 (42m)
The Canadians strength throughout the first two games seemed
to forecast a fast triumph, but his speculation in the third
game, allowed the Argentineans reaction and despite tying
the match, the Canadian regained his concentration and won.
Gonzalo Miranda (Arg) - Andrés González (Col) 11-9,11-3,11-7
(22m)
The Argentinean Miranda, 20, imposed his experience of 2
years as a professional to stop the debutants aspiration to
the next round.
Nahuel Ramos (Arg) - Erik Herrera (Col) 11-5,12-10,11-7
(28m)
Probably thinking that the oxygen wouldn’t be enough, the
Argentinean Ramos attacked from every corner of the court
and summed the points necessary to pass to the next round.
All his attack propositions were effective leaving the
Colombian with no possibilities.
Eric Tepoz (Mex) – Armando Olguín (Mex) 11-0,11-7,11-3 (18m)
Tepoz’s calculated and strategic game was enough to defeat
his compatriot. It was a fast game dominated by Tepoz’s
physical strength.
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Razik & Tuominen head Bogota Draw
Preview from Juan Carlos Santacruz
With a singular draw, led by two of the most emblematic
representatives of the so called classical squash, the
Finnish Olli Touminen and the Canadian Shaier
Razik are the No. 1 and 2 seeds of the XIII Colombian
Squash Open.
The draw has an exceptional group of the top 50 players.
This notable response of all the professional players,
guarantees a tournament of high standards, highly disputed
and with vibrant matches from the start of the qualy rounds.
Moreover, this tournament has the particularity that none of
the players is a clear favorite, the tournament is highly
competitive.
The No. 1 and 2 seeds of the Colombian Squash Open are two
tour veterans, who form part of the exclusive elite of
players who represent the most classical exhibition of
modern squash. Both players are over 30 and with more than
10 years of competing as professionals. Both players are the
best in their countries.
The Finnish Touminen, 31, has been a professional since 98
and has reached the No. 13 place in the PSA rankings;
meanwhile the born Egyptian but nationalized Canadian Razik,
33, has been a professional since 99 and has obtained the
No. 20 place in the PSA rankings in his best performance.
The main draw completed by 16 players, 11 seeded players, 1
wild card and 4 qualifiers will surely compete directly with
the top players of the draw.
The 11 seeded players are represented by the top 3 Mexican
players Arturo Salazar, Eric Galvez and
Cesar Salazar; Robin Clarke No. 2 of Canada;
Jan Koukal Czech Republics’ No 1, Brazils No. 1
Rafael Alarcon, American Chris Gordon and the
Colombians Miguel Angel Rodriguez No. 3 seed of the
tournament followed by the junior Simon Martinez who
won the wild card. In addition, the qualy draw will have the
top 100 PSA players, 12 pre- classified and 4 local players
in the Nogal Club of Bogota.
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