Final:
Koukal bt Alarcon  11/8, 11/6, 10/12, 10/12, 11/7 (75m)

Czech champion Jan Koukal survived his second successive 75-minute marathon in the 'Tour De Las Americas' Regatas Resistencia Open in Argentina to win the inaugural event at the Club Regatas Resistencia.

Less than 24 hours after beating Adrian Waller in a five-game semi - thereby avenging two Tour final defeats in a row by the Englishman over the last two weeks - top seed Koukal faced Rafael Alarcon, the second-seeded Brazilian whom he defeated in four games in last year's Cerdil Open final in Brazil.

The top-ranked Czech player raced to a two-game lead before Alarcon regained the upper hand in the third to move 7-2 ahead.

But Koukal clawed his way back and twice was just a single-point away from victory.

However, the Brazilian saved both match-balls before converting his own to reduce the deficit.

Koukal again led in the fourth - and again Alarcon re-established control to force a fifth-game decider - much to the delight of the capacity crowd.

The Czech charged ahead to lead again - but this time there was no comeback for the Brazilian. As Koukal clinched his epic 11-8, 11-6, 10-12, 10-12, 11-7 victory, the 27-year-old from Prague threw his racket in the air in jubilation as the crowd rose to give both players a standing ovation..

The triumph marks the 18th PSA World Tour title of Koukal's career.

6-11, 6-11, 16-14, 11-9, 11-8 (75m)

[3] Adrian Waller

11/8, 11/6, 10/12, 10/12, 11/7 (75m)

[2] Rafael Alarcon

9-11, 11-7, 11-9, 12-10 (55m)

[2] Rafael Alarcon

Qualifying Finals:

Hernan D'Arcangelo bt Luke Butterworth        11-7, 7-11, 11-2, 11-6 (45m)
Robertino Pezzota bt Peter Martin  11-7,         11-9, 9-11, 3-11, 11-6 (65m)
Vinicius Rodriguez bt Obregon Rodrigo                    11-2, 11-8, 11-5 (23m)
Matias Valenzuela bt Steve London        2-11, 11-7, 11-7, 5-11, 11-9 (66m)
 
Qualifying:
Vinicius Rodrigues (Bra) bye
Rodrigo Obregon (Arg) bt Ramiro Maldonado (Arg)                    11-1, 11-2, 11-3 (15m)
Matias Valenzuela (Arg) v Ignacio Gutierrez Keen (Arg)
Steve London (Eng) bt Gonzalo Gallardo (Arg)                       11-7, 13-11, 11-8 (35m)
Hernan D'Arcangelo (Arg) bt Max Camiruaga (Chi) 12-10, 9-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-5 (51m)
Luke Butterworth (Eng) v Nahuel Hernan Ramos (Arg)
Robertino Pezzota (Arg) bt Francisco Obregon (Arg)                 11-9, 11-7, 11-7 (28m)
Petr Martin (Cze) bye

Final:
Koukal bt Alarcon  11/8, 11/6, 10/12, 10/12, 11/7 (75m)

Semis:
Koukal's revenge in Argentina

Czech challenger Jan Koukal avenged two successive defeats by Adrian Waller in the last two weeks when he beat the Englishman in five games to reach the final of the 'Tour De Las Americas' Regatas Resistencia Open in Argentina.

Waller looked set to claim a hat-trick of wins over the Czech champion as romped to a two-game lead. The 21-year-old third seed from Enfield had four match-balls in the marathon third game, but top seed Koukal kept control as he took the game 16-14 to keep the match alive.

The Czech number one dug deep to maintain the upper hand - and, after 75 minutes, threw his racket in the air in jubilation as he clinched his sensational 6-11, 6-11, 16-14, 11-9, 11-8 victory.

The match was a replay of May's Cerdil Open final in Brazil and last week's Paraguay Open climax in Asuncion - both of which Waller won in five games.

The win takes Koukal into his fourth PSA Tour final of the year, and the 27th of his career.

The 27-year-old from Prague will face Brazilian hero Rafael Alarcon, the No2 seed from Sao Paulo who recovered from a game down to beat fourth-seeded American Chris Gordon 9-11, 11-7, 11-9, 12-10 in 55 minutes.

The semi-final success takes 34-year-old Alarcon, ranked just one place lower than Koukal in the world, into the 26th Tour final of his career - but the South American's first in Argentina.