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06-Apr, Final:
[1] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (Col) bt [8] Tom Richards (Eng)
11/9, 2/11, 11/9, 9/11, 11/8 (66m)
Rodriguez Claims Curitiba Crown
Colombian Miguel Angel Rodriguez battled for 66 minutes in the final
of the Curitiba Open to win the $15,000 event at the Barigui
Shopping Mall in Curitiba in Brazil.
The top seed from Bogotá, who was celebrating his 14th time in a
Tour final, was facing surprise English opponent Tom Richards - the
No8 seed from Surrey who had survived hour-long matches against
higher seeds in the previous two rounds to earn a place in his
maiden Tour final.
The 22-year-old Colombian twice led in the match - and 21-year-old
Richards twice drew level.
But it was South American champion Rodriguez who prevailed in the
decider to record victory - and the seventh PSA Tour title of his
career.
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 Curitiba
Open 2008
Curitiba, Brazil, 01-06 April, $15k |
Round One
03-Apr |
Quarters
04-Apr |
Semis
05-Apr |
Final
06-Apr |
[1] Miguel Angel
Rodriguez (Col)
12/10, 11/3, 11/5 (29m)
Fabio Cechin (Bra) |
[1] Miguel Angel Rodriguez
7/11, 11/4, 15/13, 14/12 (73m)
[5] Chris Gordon |
[1] Miguel Angel Rodriguez
11/6, 2/11, 10/12, 11/7, 11/6 (87m)
[4] Dylan Bennett |
[1] Miguel Angel Rodriguez
11/9, 2/11, 11/9, 9/11, 11/8 (66m)
[8] Tom Richards |
[5] Chris Gordon (Usa)
11/9, 7/11, 4/11, 11/9, 13/11 (70m)
Rob Sutherland (Wal) |
[4] Dylan Bennett
(Ned)
11/8, 11/7, 11/9 (36m)
[Q] Manoel Pereira (Bra) |
[4] Dylan Bennett
11/7, 11/9, 12/10 (38m)
[6] Robin Clarke |
[6] Robin Clarke (Can)
11/9, 11/8, 8/11, 11/4 (56m)
[Q] Junior Christovam (Bra) |
Regardt Schonborn
(Rsa)
13/11, 11/5, 11/2 (46m)
[7] Arturo Salazar (Mex) |
[7] Arturo Salazar
6/11, 12/10, 11/6, 11/8 (58m)
[3] Jan Koukal |
[7] Arturo Salazar
11/8, 11/3, 2/11, 2/11, 11/9 (62m)
[8] Tom Richards |
[Q] Tiago Cabral (Bra)
11/5, 11/6, 11/4 (30m)
[3] Jan Koukal (Cze) |
David Vidal (Esp)
11/9, 8/11, 11/5, 11/4 (55m)
[8] Tom Richards (Eng) |
[8] Tom Richards
6/11, 13/11, 11/13, 12/10, 11/6 (65m)
[2] Rafael Alarcon |
[Q] Glaucio Novack
(Bra)
11/4, 11/5, 11/6 (17m)
[2] Rafael Alarcon (Bra) |
02-Apr, Qualifying Finals:
Junior Christovam bt Ronivaldo Duarte 13/11,
11/4, 11/9
Tiago Cabral bt Sabino Cornejo
11/6, 11/5, 11/8
Manoel Pereira bt Pedro Mometto
11/6, 11/5, 11/8
Glaucio Novack bt Renato Patricio
11/7, 8/11, 11/8, 7/11, 11/7
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06-Apr, Final:
[1] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (Col) bt [8] Tom Richards (Eng)
11/9, 2/11, 11/9, 9/11, 11/8 (66m)
Richards reaches Curitiba climax
Englishman Tom Richards, the eighth seed, claimed two successive
upsets in the Curitiba Open in Brazil to earn a surprise place in
the final of the $15,000 event at the Barigui Shopping Mall in
Curitiba, the largest city in Southern Brazil.
The 21-year-old from Surrey, still fighting back to full fitness
after an eight-month lay-off last year following knee surgery, made
his breakthrough in the quarter-finals when he beat local hero
Rafael Alarcon, the second seed from Sao Paulo in 65 minutes.
In the semis, Richards defeated seventh-seeded Mexican Arturo
Salazar in another hour-long battle to record his first appearance
in a PSA Tour final.
Richards will face top seed Miguel Angel Rodriguez - but the
Colombian favourite was taken the full distance by Dylan Bennett,
the fourth seed from the Netherlands, before winning in 87 minutes.
It will be the 22-year-old from Bogotá's 14th time in a Tour final.
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Alarcon Races To Curitiba Quarters
Rafael Alarcon single-handedly led local interest through to the
quarter-finals of the Curitiba Open after romping to a 17-minute
first round victory in the event being staged in Curitiba, the
largest city in Southern Brazil, for the first time since 1994.
Alarcon, the 30-year-old second seed from Sao Paolo, despatched
fellow countryman Glaucio Novack, a qualifier and will now take on
Englishman Tom Richards for a place in the semi-finals at the
Barigui Shopping Mall.
The No8 seed from Surrey needed 55 minutes to overcome Spaniard
David Vidal.
Alarcon is expected to meet Miguel Angel Rodriguez in an all-South
American final on Sunday. The top seed from Colombia defeated
Brazilian Fabio Cechin.
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