Danish second seed Kristian Frost claimed his seventh career PSA title - his fifth of the year - as he beat local favourite Rafael Alarcon in a marathon three-game final in Brazil.

18-Aug, Semis:
Rafa run continues in Ponta Grossa

Brazilian number one Rafael Alarcon delighted the partisan crowd at the Ponta Lagoa Internacional Challenger when he overcame event favourite Joe Lee in an 86-minute semi-final marathon.

The No4 seed from Sao Paulo came back from 1-2 down and from 4-7 behind in the fourth to beat Englishman Lee 11-9, 4-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-6.

"It was a fantastic match with unbelievable recovering by Rafa," said event promoter Alexandre Bulyk.

The win takes 35-year-old Alarcon, ranked 82 in the world, into the 30th PSA final of his career. The success also means that the Brazilian star has made the final in all three of his PSA Tour event appearances this year.

In the final Alarcon faces Kristian Frost, the second seed from Denmark who will be appearing in his fifth PSA final this year - with title triumphs in all the previous four.

The 23-year-old from Odense ended North American interest in Ponta Grossa when he beat US number two Chris Gordon, the third seed, in straight games.
 

 11/9, 4/11, 9/11, 11/9, 11/6 (86m)

[4] Rafael Alarcon

11/7, 11/5, 13/11 (78m)

[2] Kristian Frost

11/6, 11/5, 11/4 (47m)

[2] Kristian Frost

Qualifying:

Pedro Momento (Bra) bt Tariq Khan (Pak)                                                w/o
Vinicius Costa (Bra) bt Mauro Maes (Bra)                       11/5, 11/6, 11/4 (27m)
Ibrahim Nyanzi (Uga) bt Andre Ulandowski (Uga)    11/8, 11/7, 8/11, 11/5 (37m)